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Plant beans after all danger of frost is past, in warm, dry, 

 well-prepared soil. The rows should be 2 to 3 feet apart and the 

 seeds covered IH to 2 inches deep. Thin the young plants to 

 3 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 



Shallow cultivation should be frequent until blossoming; then 

 stop to avoid injury to the roots. (Root injury causes the 

 blossoms to fall off.) For succession, plant every 2 weeks until 

 midsummer. Frequent picking of the crop insures long bearing. 

 Two pounds of seed sow 100 feet, and 60 pounds sow 1 acre. 

 Not less than 5 lbs. of a variety sold at the 10 lb. rate. 

 Postpaid in U. S. A. 



BUSH— GREEN POD 



BOUNTIFUL 48 days. Very desirable for home and market 

 garden; particularly valuable for early shipping. Plant 

 large, thrifty, prolific. Pods clear light green; 6J/2 to 7 

 inches long, over Yi inch wide, flat, Y^ inch thick; fleshy, 

 very slightly fibrous, stringless, brittle and tender. Seeds 

 straw yellow. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75. 



BLACK VALENTINE 53 days. Well adapted for shipping, 

 but too tough and fibrous for home gardens. In California 

 this bean is usually called "French String." It is grown 

 by the market gardeners for the earliest bean and used 

 when the pod is about the size of a thick shoe-string. Plant 

 medium large, thrifty, hardy, prolific. Pods dark green, 

 very uniform and symmetrical; nearly Yi inch wide and 

 almost round; retain handsome color and firm texture long 

 after picking. Seeds solid black. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 



BROAD WINDSOR LONG POD (Also known as Fava Bean 

 and as Horse Bean; not a kidney bean.) Late. Valuable 

 for green shell use. Plant very large and erect, strictly 

 bush. Pods glossy green; 5 inches long, \Yi inches broad, 

 stout; 3 seeded; smooth. Green shell beans large, broad, 

 flat, light green. Dry seeds very large; circular, flat; pale 

 reddish-brown with black eye. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.25. 



DWARF HORTICULTURAL Snap pods 53 days; green sheU 

 beans 60 days. Particularly desirable green shell and snap 

 sort for home and market garden. Plant medium small, 

 thrifty and productive. Pods dark green at snap stage, 

 becoming greenish-yellow splashed with carmine; 5 to bYi 

 inches long, Y% inch wide and flat at snap stage, becoming 

 almost round at green shell stage; strictly stringless, slightly 

 fibrous. Seeds plump oval, pinkish-buff, spotted and 

 streaked with purplish-red. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75. 



EARLY MOHAWK 50 days. Snap pods splendid for shipping. 



Plant large, very hardy, heavily productive. Pods medium 



green; 6 to 6J^ inches long; flat oval; coarse and somewhat 



fibrous. Seeds medium large; violet splashed with pale buff. 



Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75. 



EARLY REFUGEE 53 days. Desirable for shipping and can- 

 ning. Plant medium small; compact; hardy; very produc- 

 tive. Pods light green; ^Yi to 5 inches long, y% inch thick, 

 round; uniform; stringless at snap stage; fleshy, brittle, 

 fine grained. Seeds dark violet mottled with buff. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75. 



FORDHOOK FAVORITE 52 days. Attractive medium dark 

 green pods, fleshy and tender; nearly round, 5^ to 6 

 inches long, and of fine flavor. Seeds pure white, and if 

 allowed to ripen are useful for baking or soup. 

 Pkt. 5c;lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75. 



FULL MEASURE 52 days. Unsurpassed for home and market 

 garden. Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods 

 medium green, 6 to 6^ inches long, Yi inch thick, round; 

 very fleshy, brittle, stringless, fine grained. Seeds reddish- 

 brown mottled with buff. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75. 



GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 53 days. One of the 

 best for home and market garden; very desirable for can- 

 ning. Plant large, hardy, heavily productive. Pods medium 

 green, 6 to %Yi inches long, Yi to -^ inch thick, round; very 

 fleshy, brittle, and stringless. Seeds glossy yellowish-brown. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75. 



REFUGEE or 1000 TO 1 (Sometimes called Late Refugee, 

 Round Pod Refugee, and Improved Refugee.) 70 days. 

 Very popular canning and pickling sort. Plant large, hardy, 

 extremely productive. Pods medium green; very uniform, 

 5 to hYi. inches long, ^g inch thick, round; string}' at later 

 stages; very fleshy, brittle, and fine grained. Seeds dark 

 violet-purple splashed with buff. Similar to Stringless 

 Refugee, but pods somewhat stringy. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 



RED VALENTINE 52 days. One of the most dependably 

 productive for home and market garden, unexcelled in 

 quality for snaps. Plant medium sized, erect, compact, 

 hardy. Pods medium green; 4}^ to 5 inches long, ^g inch 

 thick; wider than thick; very slightly stringy; extremely 

 fleshy; brittle, fine grained, tender. Seeds purplish-red 

 splashed with buff; of irregular shape. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs- $2.75. 



Like all other crops on our Experimental Farms, beans are carefully inspected and noted to 

 determine the purity of each variety and strain. 



