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BEAN S-—POLE or RUNNING 
Although pole beans require considerable care and labor, they are when properly grown usually of longer bearing period 
than the dwarf sorts and are generally more productive. 
Pole beans are even more sensitive to cold and wet, as well as to drought and hot winds, than the dwarf varieties, but are of 
superior quality and productiveness. After settled warm weather, set poles four to eight feet Jong in rows four feet apart and 
extending north and south, the poles being three feet apart in the row. Let the poles slant slightly toward the north. Set in 
this way the vines climb better, and the pods are straighter and more easily seen. Around each stake plant five to eight beans 
one and one-half to two inches deep. When well started thin to four plants, and see that they all climb around the pole in the 
same way, for they will not grow if tied up in the opposite direction. 
Another plan is to plant in rows thickly enough so that there will be one plant to eight or ten inches. Set posts five feet 
high firmly at each end of the rows and drive stakes made of two by two lumber at intervals of about sixteen feet along the 
rows. Stretch a wire, size number 10 or 12, between the posts along each row, and fasten it to the tops of the stakes with wire 
staples. Run a lighter wire or twine along the bottom about six inches from the ground and fasten to the posts and stakes 
with wire staples. Between these two stretch a wire or twine wherever there is a plant. he vines will run up these until they 
reach the top wire, when they willcare forthemselves. Another way is to omit the bottom wire and stick small stakes two to 
six inches in the soil and fasten to top wire. 
° This green podded, white seeded creaseback 
White Creaseback variety is valuable for its extreme earliness and 
its habit of perfecting all of its pods within a short time. The vines are 
medium sized, vigorous and in good soil wonderfully productive, bearing 
‘round, fleshy pods in clusters of from four to twelve. The pods are of medium 
Jlength, usually about five inches, comparatively straight and of attractive 
\light green color. They are of the best quality as snaps for home use and 
stand shipping better than most sorts. Seed small, oval, white. The beans 
are too small to be of much value when shelled green, but are considered by 
many to be of very. superior quality for baking. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 
70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
Also known as Old Homestead. We believe this 
Kentucky Wondervariety is the most practically useful of the green 
podded pole beans suitable for use as snaps. It is an early, very prolific 
sort, with showy pods which are of most excellent quality. The vines are 
vigorous, climbing well and very productive, bearing pods in large clusters. 
The pods are medium light green, very long, often reaching nine or ten 
inches, curved and twisted, nearly round and very crisp when young, becom- 
ing very irregular and spongy as the beans ripen. Seed long, oval, slightly 
flattened, dun colored. One of the very best early pole snap beans for the 
home garden or market. The quality of our stock is unsurpassed. Pkt. 10c; 
Lb. 40c; 2Lbs. 70c; postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
A new green podded variety that is unsurpassed in quality 
Nancy D. for use as green shelled beans. In season it matures with 
Kentucky Wonder and the vines are exceptionally vigorous and productive. 
The pods are nearly as long as those of Kentucky Wonder but are broader 
and flatter and somewhat lighter in color. When in condition for use as snaps 
the pods are nearly stringless.and are of excellent quality, Seed medium 
size, flattened kidney shaped, buff or putty colored splashed with brown. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 
O 6 ° An early maturing, green podded, 
St. Louis Perfection White White seeded pole sort desirable for 
snaps and unsurpassed in its class as green shell beans. The vines are vigor- 
ous and very productive. The pods are round, very long, often eight to nine 
inches, irregular in shape and quite stringless. The beans when shelled green 
are large, very tender and white, a very desirable feature when comparison 
is made with the colored beans of other varieties of this class. Seed medium 
long, oval or well rounded, solid white. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c 
postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
This extensively cultivated, green podded 
Red Speckled Cut Short climbing sort, with red Sexe ueet oval 
seed, is used largely in the south for planting among corn. It will give a 
good crop without the use of poles. The vines are medium sized, but vigor- 
ous, twining loosely with dark colored leaves. The snap pods are short, three 
to three and one-half inches, straight, flat to oval, fleshy and of good quality. 
The pods as they mature become light yellow tinged with red, the beans 
showing distinctly through the pod. Seed nearly oblong, cut off diagonally 
at the ends, light grayish white, covered about the eye and atone end with 
reddish or purplish brown, and irregularly dusted over most of the surface. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
° . A hardy and ver roductive 
Scotia or Striped Creaseback green podded commnelaibeant The 
vines are sturdy and of good climbing habit, with small-medium deep, green 
leaves. The pods are long, about six inches, very cylindrical or completely 
rounded, distinctly crease-backed, very fleshy and of excellent quality. The Kentucky WonpDER 
color when in condition for use as snaps is light silvery green, becoming 
tinged with purple as the pods mature. Seed small-medium, kidney shaped, mottled putty color with dark striping. This is 
especially suitable for growing on corn for snaps. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 
° The vines of this well known green podded kidney bean for green shell use are of good climbing 
Dutch Case Knife habit, but twining rather loosely and may be eed fora oan hill sort of aaeciimmScason! It is 
used for snaps when quite young. The leaves are large and crumpled. The pods are very long, seven to eight inches, flat, 
irregular, medium green, becoming lighter as they mature. Seed broad, kidney shaped, flat, clear white and of excellent 
quality whether used green or dry. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 
Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include transportation: if ordered shipped prepaid add 8c. 
per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of beans. 
