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Pole Beans 



One pint of seed will plant 75 hills 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 2 qts. $1.20; 4 qts. $2.25 



Green-podded Varieties 



Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 65 days. A popular old 

 reliable, bearing heavy clusters of round and meaty pods, often 

 9 inches long. 



White-Seeded Kentucky Wonder. 64 days. Excellent for dry 

 shell use, as well as for Snap Beans. 



Lazy Wife. 72 days. Thick, flat pods; stringless, tender. 



Horticultural Pole. 70 days. Unexcelled for Shell Beans. 



Scarlet Runner. 90 days. Grown for its showy red blossoms. 

 Pods shelled and cooked like Limas. 



Yard Long or Asparagus. Narrow, enormous, long pods of as- 

 paragus-like flavor. 



Wax-podded Varieties 



Kentucky Wonder Wax. 68 days. Immensely productive. 

 Golden Cluster Wax. 74 days. Produces large clusters of broad, 

 flat, thick, light yellow pods 7 inches long and 1 inch broad. 



Lima Beans 



Sow only after weather has become settled and warm. Place seeds, 

 eye down, 5 to 6 inches apart. After plants have been well estab- 

 lished, thin out to stand 8 inches apart. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 2 qts. $1.20; 4 qts. $2.25 



Bush Lima Beans 



One pint of seed will plant about 75 feet of row 



Fordhook. 75 days. Outstanding in quality, producing strong and 

 erect plants that bear pods in clusters of from 4 to 8. Beans are 

 light green in color when shelled; very fleshy and tender. 



Extra-Early Giant. 72 days. The earliest of all thn large-podded 

 Bush Limas. 



Burpee's Giant Improved. 76 days. A heavy yielder of enormous, 

 flat pods. 



Wood's Prolific. 70 days. The dwarf "Butter Bean" of the South. 

 Favorite for canning. 



Pole Lima Beans 



One pint of seed will plant 75 hills 



Giant-Podded. 90 days. The largest-podded of all Lima Beans. 



Shells large; white Beans of excellent flavor. 

 King of the Garden. 88 days. A heavy producer of large, straight 



pods, 6 inches long, with 4 to 6 large white Beans. 

 Early Leviathan. 79 days. Earliest of all Pole Limas. 

 Carolina or Sieva. 78 days. Small. White-seeded. Heavy bearer 



and fine for canning. 



Bountiful Beans 



Dry Shell Beans 



One pint of seed will plant about 75 feet of row 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 65 cts.; 2 qts. $1.20; 4 qts. $2.25 

 White Marrowfat. 60 days. Plump, white Beans. Finest for 

 baking. 



Snowflake Navy. 70 days. Improved strain of the small Navy 

 Beans. 



Horticultural Dwarf. 54 days. The pods, being entirely stringless, 

 are favorites for Snap-shorts; also excellent for green shelled 

 Beans. 



White Kidney. 62 days. Large, white, kidney-shaped Bean ol 

 fine quality. 



Red Kidney. 60 days. Popular for baking and soups. 



Table Beets 



Rube (Ger.) Barbabietola {Hal.) 



One ounce of seed will plant 75 feet of row 

 Spade your garden deeply and sow seed carefully in early April, in 

 rows 18 inches apart and 1 inch deep. When seedlings are about 3 

 inches high, thin out so that plants stand about 3 to 4 inches apart, 

 which gives ample room for their full development. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 1 4 lb. 50 cts. 

 Crosby's Improved Egyptian. 60 days. Unsurpassed in earliness 

 and quality. Roots are slightly flattened globes with small tap- 

 roots. Flesh deep red, sweet, and tender. Ideal for the home or 

 market gardener. 



Extra-Early Egyptian. 56 days. Extra-early variety with small 

 tops. The roots are dark crimson, of medium size, and slightly 

 flattened. 



Early Wonder. 58 days. An early strain of Crosby's with small 

 tops and small tap-root. Recommended for first early and fall 

 plantings. 



Detroit Blood-Red. 68 days. Roots globular, smooth, and uni- 

 form; flesh dark red, with indistinct zones, remains sweet and 

 tender for a long period. 



Good for All. 60 days. One of the best all-purpose Beets on the 

 market. The uniform, globular roots can be harvested for pickling 

 purposes when to 2 inches in diameter, but will retain their 

 tenderness, flavor, and uniform dark crimson color when fully 

 matured. 



Swiss Chard • Spinach Beet 



Biesskohl (Ger.) Bietola (/fa/.) 



A wholesome vegetable taking the place of spinach during the 

 summer months. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J/ 4 lb. 50 cts. 

 Lucullus. Its fleshy, dark green, crumpled leaves can be had 40 to 50 

 days after sowing. The fleshy stems can be prepared like asparagus. 

 Fordhook Giant. Broad, heavily crumpled, dark green leaves. 

 Thick white stems. 



Mangel Wurzels 



Oz. 10 cts.; V 4 lh. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 

 Giant Long Red. Heavy cropper. Roots long and thick, slightly 

 tapering. 



Giant Half-Sugar. Rich in sugar. Roots bronze-green above 



ground and grayish below; smooth and uniform. 

 Golden Tankard. Large roots, nearly cylindrical; flesh bright 



yellow. 



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