BEANS 



Evfr>' garucii. i.uiit- or small, must have Beans, which are among 

 the finest of all vegetables. They are tilled with tlavor and health- 

 giving vitamins and furnish the best of food when fresh, canned, or 

 dried. Pick Green-podded and \Va.x Beans early and often for heavy 

 crops. 



Ci'LTi'RE. Plant about May 1 if .soil is warm and dry, in rows 

 2' 2 to 3 feet apart, dropping the Beans 3 inches apart in the drills 

 and covering not more than 2 inches deep. Soil should be well pre- 

 pared. Give frequent but shallow cultivation. Sow every 2 weeks 

 for a succession. 



We pay postage on pkts., lbs.. 2 lbs., and 5 lbs. Larger quantities will be sent by Parcel Post if postage is included with order; otherwise 

 they will be shipped by Express or Freight Collect. See page 77 for Parcel Post rates. 



Green-podded Bush Beans 



Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill; 

 70 pounds, an acre. A peck weighs 15 pounds, 

 a bushel 60 pounds. 



577. Conteniler. iKeadv to pick in 54 

 da\s, I .A recent intrixluction from the 

 L . S. Regional \ egetable Breeding Labora- 

 tory at Charleston, S. C. with resistance to 

 common Bean mosaic and powdery mddew. 

 Plant is heavy yielding, moderately vigor- 

 ous, hardy under adverse conditions. 

 Pods longer than those of Black Valentine, 

 more round and not so slender. Pkt. UK ; 

 lb. 75c.; 2 lbs. SI. 25; 5 lbs. S2.6(). postpaid. 

 lb. 5V.; 2 IKs. $1.00; 5 lbs. S2.2S. not 

 postpaid. 



549. Longre«n. (Ready to pick in 33 days.) 

 Improved strain of Tendergrcen. Sturdv, 

 compact, erect plant, 16 to 18 inches tall. 

 A heavy producer of smooth, round, 

 straight, stringless pods 6'2 to 7 inches 

 long, dark green in color. Pkt. 10c.; lb. 70c. ; 

 2 lbs. 51.15; 5 lbs. $2.35, postpaid. 



lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 1;,, <2>«K not 

 postpaid. 



539. Dwarf Horticultural. (Ready to pick 



;:. "-4 ...i .-.. I .'.(.• jIa.i'.s stringless pods of 

 medium length are splashed with red. Not 

 onlv an excellent pod Bean but the green 

 shelletl Beans mature earlv and are of the 

 Imest quality. Pkt. Klc; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. 



51.20; 5 ll>s. 52.45, postpaid. 



1 :. Ni, ; 2 lbs. 95c.; 5 lbs. $2.10, not 

 postpaid. 



546. Early Bountiful. (Ready to pick in 

 4H da-.'.. K.irl\. tlat-podded; rich green, 

 .■>trmgle,-» po<ls (>' ._, to 7 inches long. Brittle 

 and tender; ships well. Pkt. lOi.; lb. 70c.; 



2 lbs. 51.15; 5 lbs. $2.35, postpaid. 



1 h. ^1. ; 2 lbs. 9(Jc.; 5 lbs. S2.00. not 

 postpaid. 



547. Giant Stringless. (Ready to pick in 

 52 (ia\^ \ tr\ long, nearly round, straight 

 pods of medium green. Vigorous, spread- 

 ing plants. Pkt. 10c. ; lb. 65c.; 2 lbs. $1.10; 

 5 lbs. 52.25, postpaid. 



I ■, 4o, : 2 lbs. 85c.; 5 lbs. 51.90, not 

 postpaid. 



571. Plentiful. (Ready to pick in 51 days.) 

 ( ,l.i-.>ltiefi as a black-seeded Bountiful. 

 Pixis flat, light green, quite straight and 

 stringless. Pkt. lOc; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 

 5 lbs. S2. 35, postpaid. 



n, 5/1, : 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. S2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



548. Stringless Black Valentine. (Ready 

 "o pick in 51 riavs.i Early and hardy; 

 plant is upstanding and very prolific. Pods 

 6'o to 7 inches long, oval-round and filled 

 with meatv, delicious Beans. Pkt. 10c. ; 

 lb. 65t.; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. S2.25, postpaid. 

 I ii. 45c.; 2 lbs. 85c.; 5 lbs. S1.90, not 

 postpaid. 



545. Stringless Green-Pod. (Ready to 

 ;jic K. in 5i davs. \ erv early and prolific; 

 long, round, fleshy, medium green pods. 

 Desirable for the small garden because of 

 its crispness and long sea.son. Pkt. 10c. ; 

 lb. 65c.; 2 lbs. SI. 10; 5 lbs. S2.25, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c.; 2 lbs. 85c-.; 5 lbs. SI. 90, not 

 postpaid. 



550. Stringless Red Valentine. (Ready to 



pick in 32 days., I Larlv, with medium-sized 

 pods of good color and qualitv. Pkt. 10c. ; 

 lb, 70(.; 2 lbs. SL15; 5Ibs. $2.33, postpaid. 

 Lb. J/K.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



551. Tendergreen. (Ready to pick in 53 

 da\s. 1 1 Ills Bean produces quantities of 

 stringless, round, meaty, tender, deep 

 green pods, 6'-> to 7 inches long. Pkt. lOc; 

 lb. 70c.;2 lbs. SI. 15; 5lbs. S2.35, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c-.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. S2.0ti. not 

 postpaid. 



523. Tenderlong 15. (Ready to pick in 53 

 d.i\^ ^ nt-w strain of the older Tender- 

 long, bred for resistance to two forms of 

 Bean mosaic common to the North. Plants 

 and pods similar to Tendergrcen except 

 that po<ls are slightly longer. Pkt. l()c.;lb. 

 75c-.; 2 lbs. 51.25; 5 lbs. S2.60. postpaid. 

 I 1. ^x.; 2 lbs. $1.{K); 5 lbs. S2.25, not 

 postpaid. 



538. Tennessee Green-Pod. (Ready to 



pick in ^4 (lass. Ilu- intermediate early 

 snap Bean, flat, <lark green pods 6 to 

 7 inches long. Oval, Hat, yellowish brown 

 seeds. Pkt. 10c. ; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. SI. 15; 

 5 lbs. 52.35, postpaid. 



Lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 

 532. Topcrop. (Ready to pick in 50 days.) 

 A T'Su All-.\mcrica U.S.D.A. introduc- 

 tion. Resistant to common Bean mosaic. 

 Plants upright and vigorous, attaining 

 a height of eighteen inches and a spread 

 of about 24 inches. Light green pods 6 

 inches long, round, slightly crea.seback. 

 Very slender and straight when young, 

 borne high on plant. Entirely stringless, 

 brittle, meaty and without liber. Recom- 

 mended for canning and free'-ting. Pkt. 

 lOc; lb. 75c.; 2 lbs. $1.25; 5 lbs. $2.60, 

 postpaid. 



1 I. 55c.; 2 lbs. Sl.(K); 5 lbs. S2.23, not 

 postpaid. 



530. Wade. 'Ready to pick in 55 days.; 

 I his All-America Gold Medal Winner 

 for 1950 just release<l by the U. S. D. A. 

 was develope<l by the late Dr. B. L. 

 Wade at the Regional Breeding Station, 

 Charleston, S. C. It is an excellent 

 home and market-garden variety and 

 well adapted for processing. Plant 18 to 

 20 inches tall; frame rugged; foliage 

 very dark green. Resistant to common 

 Bean mosaic, Bean virus 15 and pow- 

 dery mildew. Highly productive of deep 

 green pods 5\^j to 6 inches long, round, 

 tender and meaty. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 80c.; 

 2 lbs. SI. 30; 5 lbs. S2.75, postpaid. 

 Lb. 60c.; 2 lbs. SI. 05; 5 lbs. S2.40, not 

 postpaid. 



Wax Beans 



541. Best Yet Wax. (Ready to pick in 52 



days. ) I he erec t, bushy plants are disease- 

 resistant. Rich lemon-yellow in color and 

 oval in form, the pods are brittle and abso- 

 lutely stringless. Superlative for the home 

 gardener, the market gardener and the 

 canner. Pkt. 10c. ; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. S1.20; 

 5 lbs. S2.45, postpaid. 



Lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 95c.; 5 lbs. S2.10, not 

 postpaid. 



552. Improved Golden Wax. (Ready to 

 pick in 50 days./ Our improved strain of 

 Golden Wax, rustproof to a remarkable 

 degree and an early and free producer of 

 perfectly stringless, thick, flat, yellow 

 pods. Pkt. lOc; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. $1.20; 

 5 lbs. S2.45, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c.; 5 lbs. S2.10, not 

 postpaid. 



542. Pencil-Pod Wax. (Ready to pick in 

 52 days.) Long, round, bright yellosv pods 

 over a long season. Pkt. 10c; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. 

 SI. 15; 5 lbs. $2.55, postpaid. 



I I). 5()c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



540. Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. (Ready 

 to pick in 53 da\s.) Pods arc 6 to 7 inches 

 long. Hat. tender. Pkt. lOc; lb. 65c.; 2 lbs. 

 SI. 10; 5 lbs. S2.25, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c.: 2 lbs. 85c.; 5 lbs. $1.90, not 

 postpaid. 



578. Cherokee. (Ready to pick in 50 days.) 

 Virus, large and erect, are highly pro- 

 ductive of oval-shaped uniform pods, 5 

 to 6 inches long. Bright golden yellow, 

 tender and stringless at all stages. Black 

 seed. Pkl. Klc; ll>. 70c.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 

 5 lbs. 52.35, postpaid. 

 lb. 5()c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



Climbing or Pole Beans 



One pound will plant 100 hills; 

 30 pounds an acre 



543. Cherry Pole, Horticultural, or Cut- 

 short. 1 Reads to pick in 75 days.) Short, 

 pale gr<-(-n ptiils sircak<-d with red; Beans 

 splashed and spotted with wine-red. High- 

 est quality. Pkt. lOc; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 

 5 lbs. S2. 35. postpaid. I 1>. SOc; 2 lbs. 9()c.; 

 5 lbs. 52.01). not postpaid. 



553. Kentucky Wonder or Old Home- 

 stead. (Ready to pick in 65 days.) Early 

 and productive. Silvery green stringless 

 pods liarig in great clusters from base to 

 top of the pole. I liesc Beans cook delici- 

 ously tender. Pkl. 10c. ; lb. 65c.; 2 lbs. 

 $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 1 I.. 45c. ;2 lbs. 

 85c.; 5 lbs. $1.90, not postpaid. 



527. Lazy Wife. (Ready to pick in 74 days.) 

 Exicllcnl lor srr.ips and green shelled or dry 

 Beans. 1 he broad, thick, stringless pods 

 are 5 to 7 inches long. Seed roundish white 

 when dry. Pkt. lOc; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 

 5 lbs. $2. 35, postpaid. 1 b. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 

 5 lbs. S2.00. not postpaid. 



572. White Creaseback or Cornfield. 

 (Ready to j)ick in 65 days.) The crease- 

 backed pods arc stringless when young 

 and t he dry Beans are small and ivory-white. 

 Pkt. 10c. ; 11). 70c.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 51bs. $2.35, 

 postpaid. Lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 51bs. $2.00, 

 not postpaid. 



Edible Soy Beans 



528. Bansei. (112 days for use as green 

 shelled Beans; 30 days later for dry Beans.) 

 Plant very erect, a heavy producer and 

 ripens quickly at end of sea.son. Beans at 

 green stage are dark green, oval in shape; 

 when fully matured, yellowish with brown 

 eye. Lb. 65c.; 2 lbs. $L10, postpaid. 



Shell Beans 



526. Boston Pea or White Navy. (Matures 

 in 90 days.) The most [X>pular baking 

 Bean. Very productive. Pkt. 10c. ; lb. 65c.; 

 2 lbs. SI. 10; 5 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c.; 2 lbs. 85c.; 5 lbs. S1.90, not 

 postpaid. 



506. Red Kidney. (Ready to pick in 95 

 days.; Lor dry Bean use. Vine 14 to 16 

 inches tall, bush type. Seed is dark rich red, 

 flattened oval kidnev shape. Pkt. 10c. ; II). 

 70c.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 5 lbs. $2.35, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 90c.; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



For Not Postpaid prices on larger quantities refer to page 77. 



F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



