Beckert's Seed Store. 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Kentucky Wonder Beans 



. Does best in cool sections. 



EDIBLE-PODDED POLE BEANS 



The Pole or Running Beans are not quite as hardy as the Bush Beans and should be 

 planted later, after the soil is warmer and the weather more settled. The seed is commonly 

 sown in slightly raised hills, 5 to 6 feet apart, four or five seeds to the hill, and the vines 

 trained on stout poles standing 6 to 8 feet high. Another very good method is to sow the 

 seed in rows, thinning the plants to stand about 1 foot apart and then training each vine 

 up a string or wire running from a stake at the base to a horizontal pole or wire above. A 

 single horizontal may be made to serve two rows, tent-fashion. The yield is increased if 

 the tips of the vines are pinched back when they are about 5 feet high. Although the Pole 

 Beans do not ripen as early as the Bush varieties, they are much more productive, con- 

 tinuing to bear until frost, if kept picked. One pound cf seed will plant about 100 hills. 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES 



KENTUCKY WONDER or Old Homestead. A splendid "old-reliable," the most 

 popular of all the Pole Beans. It is a vigorous grower, doing well on almost any soil, 

 commencing to bear in about 85 days after sowing and continuing for a long season. The 

 pods are produced in clusters and are deep green in color, round and meaty, often 9 

 inches long, tender and stringless when young, always of the finest quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 

 WHITE-SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER or Burger's Green-Pod Stringless. 

 Earlier than Kentucky Wonder and remains longer in bearing. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, 

 borne in clusters, dark green in color, meaty and stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 2 lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 

 LAZY WIFE. An extremely productive 

 sort, bearing broad, thick, flat pods, 4 to 6 

 inches long; stringless at all stages, tender 

 and rich in flavor. Although its bearing 

 season is somewhat shorter than other 

 sorts, Lazy Wife at its height will out- 

 yield any other Pole Bean. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 }4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.65, 10 lbs. $2.85. 

 WHITE CREASEBACK. One of 4 the oldest 

 varieties in cultivation and also one of the 

 best. The plants are exceedingly thrifty 

 and continue bearing until stopped by 

 frost. The pods are borne in big clusters; 

 silvery green in color; of medium size but 

 very thick and meaty; perfectly stringless 

 while young. Pkt. 10 cts., Y lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 5ilbs. $1.50, 

 10 lbs. $2.75. 

 HORTICULTURAL POLE. Particularly 

 valuable for cool sections. A good pro- 

 ducer of large, fleshly pods and the best 

 variety for Shell Beans, which are of the 

 finest flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., Y 2 lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 

 10 lbs. $2.75. 

 YARD LONG or Asparagus Bean. Round, 

 glossy green pods, attaining a length of 2 

 feet or more. The Beans are quite a curi- 

 osity and of fair quality while young. Pkt. 

 20 cts., lb. $1.00. 

 SCARLET RUNNER. Grown for its showy 

 red blossoms, as well as for the Beans 

 which are generally shelled and cooked like 

 Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts. 



WAX-PODDED VARIETIES 



KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. So named on account of its resemblance to the green-podded 

 Kentucky Wonder. A vigorous and immensely productive variety; extremely early, the first 

 pods being ready for picking in 75 days from planting. The pods average 7 inches in length 

 and are of a bright yellow color, round and thick, and of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 

 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 



GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. Following Kentucky Wonder Wax in maturity by about 10 

 days, this variety produces big clusters of very broad, flat but thick pods of a light waxy 

 yellow color and delicious flavor. The pods will grow 7 inches long by I inch broad, but 

 should be picked before becoming more than 5 inches long as they develop considerable fiber 

 when full-grown. Golden Cluster Wax is a leader in quality. Pkt. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 



Beckert's Seed Store, Pittsburgh, Pa. Warren, Ohio. September 16, 1928. 



Gentlemen: This is a good time to say a few words in regard to, and in appreciation of, the quality 

 of your vegetable seeds. 



We have built up a large trade on spring sales of vegetable plants, our customers coming back to us 

 year after year, much pleased with the quality, and wanting more "just like I got here last year." 



We feel that you should have a good share of the credit as we have never had complaints of seeds or 

 plants not being true to name, as some of the other dealers have. 



Yours truly, 



(Signed) H. W. Ward. 



Horticultural Pole Beans 



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