BEANS 



Every garden, large or small, must ha\e Beans, which are among 



the finest ot all vegetables. They are tilled with flavor and health- 



nins and furnish the best of food when fresh, canned, or 



dried. Pick Green-podded and Was Beans early and often for heavy 



( - ips. 



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

 2 ' •„■ to 5 feet apart, dropping the Beans 5 inches apart in the drills 

 and covering not more than 2 inches deep. Soil should be w< II pre- 

 pared. Give frequent but -.hallow 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. 



578. Contender. lb . to pick in 54 

 \n introduction from the U. S. 

 Vegeta >l( Bn • 



S. I ince to 



common Bean ■ powdery mildew. 



Plar ■ yielding, model 



lardy under adverse conditions. Pods 

 longer than those of Black Valentine, more 

 round and not so slender. Pkt. IV; 



postpaid, 

 not 

 postpaid. 

 539. Dwarf Horticultural I tylor Long- 

 • pick in 54 da 

 productive strain with pods - 

 inches long. Light green and strin. 

 snap stage, turning white witi 

 crimson as it matures. Not only ai 

 lent pod Bean but the green shelled Beans 

 mature earlv and are of the linest qualitv. 



bs.$1.30; 5 lbs 

 postpaid. 



5, not 

 postpaid. 



546. Early Bountiful. Keadv to pick in 

 48 days.) Earlv, tlat-podded; rich 

 stringless pods 6 1 2 to 7 inches long. Brittle 

 and tendc 



2 lb- postpaid. 



. not 

 postpaid. 



547. Giant Stringless. Beads to pick in 



long, nearlv round, straight 

 pods of medium green. \ 

 ing plants. Pkt. 1 5c.; lb. 70c.; 2 lbs 

 5 II- (2 postpaid. 

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

 postpaid. 

 530. Plentiful. pick in 51 davs.) 



. t black-seeded Bounti- 



^^ ful. Pods Hat, light green, quite 

 — • straight and stringless. Pkt. 15c; 

 postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. \l not 



postpaid. 



548. Stringless Black Valentine. Ready 

 . t to pick in 51 davs. LarK and hardy; 

 j£g plant is upstanding and very prolific. 



' Pods 6} 2 to 7 inches long, oval- 

 round and filled with meaty, delicious 

 Beans. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. 

 5 lbs. S2.4m postpaid. 

 Lb. 5 ; 5 lbs. $1.90, not 



postpaid. 



545. Stringless Green-Pod. Ready to 

 pick in 55 davs. Very early and prolific; 

 long, round, fleshy, medium green pods. 

 Desirable for the small garden because of 

 its crispness and long season. Pkt. 15c; 

 lb. 7< H.15; 5 lbs. $2.40, postpaid. 



Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.90, not 

 postpaid. 



537. Stringless Red Valentine. Heady to 

 pick in 52 days.; Earlv, with medium-sized 

 pods of good color and qualitv. Pkt. 15c; 

 lb. 70c ; 2 lbs. S1.20; 5 lbs. 52. 50, postpaid. 

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

 postpaid. 



571. Sulphur, f Ready to pick in 55 days.) 

 Adapted to the Southern and Mountain 

 sections. Pods light green, 4J/£ to 5 inches 

 long, plump, straight to slightly curved, 

 not stringless but remaining tender until 

 Beans are far advanced. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 

 2 lbs. SI. 25; 5 lbs. $2.60; postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. 52.10, not 

 postpaid. 



551. Tendergreen. (Read} to pick in 5? 



days.) I Ins Bean produces quantities ol 

 stringless, round, meaty, tender, deep 



pods, 6J4 to 7 inches long. Pkt. 15c; 

 lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 5 lbs $2.50, postpaid. 



lb. 50c; 2 lbs. ^0c; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



538. Tennessee Green-Pod. (Ready to 

 pick in 54 days.) The intermediate early 

 snap Bean flat, dark green pods o to 

 7 inches long. Oval, Bat, yellowish brown 

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

 5 lbs $2.60, postpaid. 

 I b 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.10, not 

 postpaid. 



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

 . ^ Resistant to common Bern mosaic. 

 1« Plants upright and vigorous, 



V — / ing a height of 18 inches and a spre id 

 of about 24 inches. 1 ight green pods 6 

 inches long, round, slight I \ creaseback. 

 slender anil straight when young, 

 borne high on plant. Entirely stringless, 

 brittle, meat) and without liber. Recom- 

 mended lor canning and freezing. Pkt. 

 15c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs $1 10; - lbs 

 postpaid. 



2 U.s. $1 00; 5 lbs. $2.25, not 

 postpaid. 



532. Wade. K. tdj to pick in 55 days.) 



. * Developed b\ the late Dr. B. I . 



ij\ \\ i ai the Regional Breeding 



^S^ Station. Charleston, S. C. It is 

 an excellent home and market-garden 

 variety and well adapted for proci 



Plant IS to 20 inches till; frame rugged; 

 foli Resistant to 



common Bean mosaic. Bean virus 15 

 and powdery mildew. Highly produc- 

 ts. . reen pods 5 > ._, to 6 in 



long, round, tender and meaty. Pkt 



15c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.30; 5 lbs. $2.80, 

 postpaid. 



I b. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. 52.50, not 

 postpaid. 



523. White Half Runner. (Ready to pii k 



in 00 days.) A home-garden variety popu- 

 lar in the South as either a green or a dry 

 Bean. Pods round, light green. 4 inches 

 long, Stringy and fibrous when full grown 

 but with a distinctive Bower. Bu h; 

 Vigorous, productive vines with short 

 runners. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. -140. 

 5 lbs. 55.00, postpaid. 

 Lb. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. S2.50, not 

 postpaid. 



Wax Beans 



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

 days. ) The erect, bushv 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. 15c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.30; 

 5 lbs. 52.75, postpaid. 

 Lb. 55c; 2 lbs. 51.00; 5 lbs. $2.25, 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 earlv and free producer of 

 perfectly stringless, thick, flat, yellow 

 pods. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 

 5 lbs. $2.60, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.10, not 

 postpaid. 



542. Pencil-Pod Black Wax. (Reach topii I 

 in 52 days.) I ong, round, bright yellow 

 pods Over a long season. Pkt. 15c. lb. 



2 lbs $1.25; 5 ||>s. $2.60, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 ll.s. 05c; 5 lbs. $2.10, not 

 postpaid. 

 540. Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. (Ready 

 to pick in 5 i days.) Pods are 6 to 7 inches 

 long, flat, tender. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. 

 $1 25; 5 lbs $2 60, postpaid. 



1 b. 50c; 2 lbs. 05c; 5 lbs. $2.10. not 

 postpaid. 



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



. ^ \ mis, large and elect, are highb pro- 



*jA ductive of oval-shaped uniform pods, 



V_ 5 to (> inches long. Blight golden 

 yellow, tendei and stringless at all 

 Black seed. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 

 5 lbs J2.60, postpaid. 



I b. 50c; 2 lbs. 05c.; 5 lbs. $2.10, not 



postpaid. 



Climbing or Pole Beans 



One pound will plant 100 hills; 

 30 pounds, an acre 



543. Cherry Pole, Horticultural, or Cut- 

 short. (Ready to pick in 75 days.) Short, 



pale green pods Streaked with red; Beans 



splashed and spotted with wine-red. High- 

 est quality. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 

 5 lbs. s2. 50, postpaid. I I.. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 



5 lb- I not postpaid. 



553. Kentucky Wonder or Old Home- 

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

 and productive. Silvery green stringless 



pods hang in great clusters bom base to 

 top of the pole. These Beans cook deli- 

 [y tender. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. 

 SI. 15; 5 lbs 2 40, postpaid. I b.50c.;21bs. 

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



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



I Xl client lor snaps and green shelled or dry 

 Beans. I he broad, thick, stringless pods 

 are 5 to 7 inches long. Seed roundish, white 

 when dry. Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 

 5 lbs. 52.50, postpaid. I b. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 

 5 lbs. $2.00, not postpaid. 

 572. White Creaseback or Cornfield. 



(Ready to pick in 65 days.) The crease- 

 backed pods are stringless when young 

 and the dry Beans an- small and ivory- white. 

 Pkt. 15c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 5 lbs. $2.60, 

 postpaid. Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.10, 

 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 season. Beans at 

 green stage are dark green, oval in shape; 

 when fully matured, yellowish with brown 

 eye. Lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. 



Shell Beans 



526. Boston Pea or White Navy. (Matures 

 in 90 days.) The most popular baking 

 Bean. Very productive. Pkt. 15c; lb. 65c; 



2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. S2.25, postpaid. 



Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.80, not 

 postpaid. 

 503. Red Kidney. (Ready to pick in 95 

 days.) For dry Bean use. Vine 14 to 16 

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

 flattened oval kidnev shape. Pkt. 15c; lb, 

 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 5 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. 

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

 postpaid. 



For quantity prices write for market-growers' list 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



