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



A basket of Bountiful Beans 



THE BEST GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 



DftT TWTIEI TI This is perhaps the finest all-round, flat-podded, 

 DvJUlN 1 lr UL. green Bush Bean in cultivation today. It sur- 

 passes in bearing qualities and as a reliable cropper most other 

 varieties, and it stands alone in its adaptability to widely varying 

 climatic and soil conditions. It will bear loads of handsome pods, 

 as shown in picture opposite, within 55 days from date of planting, 

 and we have known a 15-foot row t6 yield a bushel of pods from 

 the time the plants started bearing until the first frost. If there is 

 any one Bean that deserves the title of "The Bean for the Home 

 Garden," it is Bountiful among the Green-pods, and on page 4 you 

 will find Sure-Crop Stringless Wax which is a fit mate to Bountiful 

 among the Wax-podded varieties. Bountiful is always stringless, 

 but, like most Beans, should be picked before it is full-grown to be 

 had at its best. Pkt. 15 cts., y 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 2 lbs. 80 

 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $3.25, 100 lbs. $25.00. 

 TENNESSEE GREEN-POD. A flat-podded variety of compara- 

 tively recent introduction which has been judged the finest flavored 

 of all Beans in cultivation! It is also extremely early, maturing a 

 big crop in 50 days. Although it is not as good a Bean as some we 

 offer, becoming stringy when full-grown, it surely holds a treat for 

 those who value real flavor in Beans. If the pods are picked while 

 still young and only 4 to 5 inches long, they are tender and string- 

 less. The plants are of vigorous growth, with heavy, deep green 

 foliage. A Bean well worth trying. Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 

 50 cts., 2 lbs. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $1.85, 10 lbs. $3.50, 100 lbs. $22.00. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. Sk^SS 



Bush Bean, and a splendid variety for every purpose. The first 

 pods are ready to pick within 50 days from sowing and, if kept 

 picked, the plants will continue to bear for a long period. The 

 pods are round, full, and fleshy, absolutely stringless at all stages, remaining crisp and tender until the seed is fully developed. Does par- 

 ticularly well on heavy clay soils. Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 25 cts., lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 80 cts., 5 lbs. $1.65, 10 lbs. $3.00, 100 lbs. $23.00. 



FULL MEASURE. A well-named, round-podded, green, stringless Bush Bean of extraordinary yielding power. The plants are thrifty and 

 bear early, generally within 60 days after seeds are sown. Pods average 6 to inches long, vary from slightly curved to straight, are 

 deeply saddle-backed, tender, and of finest qualitv. Pkt. 10 cts., V^lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 80 cts., 5 lbs. $1.65, 10 lbs. $3.00, 100 lbs. $21.00. 



IMPROVED RED VALENTINE. Productive and hardy, doing well on a wide 

 variety of soils. We offer a much-improved strain of Red Valentine which pro- 

 duces, in about 55 days from planting, perfectly round, thick and meaty pods 

 that are stringless until half-grown. Quality excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., %Ib. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $19.00. 



BLACK VALENTINE. An old stand-by and one of the most reliable croppers 

 among the green-podded Bush Beans, thriving on poor soils and in most unfavor- 

 able weather. In about 65 davs from sowing, it matures handsome, long, straight, 

 thick, flat pods. Quality only fair but a heavy yielder. Pkt. 10 cts., Vi'b. 25 cts., 

 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.65, 100 lbs. $17.00. 



GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. 



Valentine. A most dependable 

 yielder of handsome, round-podded Beans which are fleshy and absolutely string- 

 less at all stages of development. Slightly later in season than Bountiful but an 

 unusually heavy bearer and a fine variety to plant for a succession crop after 

 the first earlies. Both Giant Stringless and Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod are 

 particularly recommended for heavy clay soils. Pkt. 10 cts., V^lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75, 100 lbs. $22.00. 



THE REFUGEE BEANS 



These difFer from other Bush Beans in being distinctly later and making a very 

 much larger plant. Refugee Beans should be dropped from 6 to 8 inches apart in 

 the rows and at least 2Yi feet should be allowed between the rows. While both 

 Extra-Early and Late Refugee are stringy when fully grown, they yield tremendous 

 crops of handsome, fleshy and brittle pods. Where different varieties of 

 Beans are planted at one time, to give a succession, the Refugee Beans 

 are indispensable as heavy croppers late in the season. ^-r~ ^ 



EXTRA-EARLY REFUGEE. (55-60 days.) Pods round, solid, 



tender; good quality. Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.85, 100 lbs. $20.00. 



LATE REFUGEE or 1000 to 1. (80-85 days.) Pods round, tender, fleshy, and 

 of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 

 10 lbs. $2.75, 100 lbs. $22.00. 



KEENEY'S STRINGLESS GREEN REFUGEE. It took many years of careful 

 breeding to produce this Bean in which every bit of the stringiness of the standard 

 Refugee varieties has been eliminated. In season, Stringless Green Refugee 

 comes between the two varieties offered above. It is just as prolific and, in 

 addition to its other good Refugee qualities, it has been found to be a particularly 

 fine Bean for canning. Pkt. 10 cts., l/ 2 lb. 25 cts., lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 80 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.65, 10 lbs . $3.00, 100 lbs. $22.00. 



There is one book which should be in every gardener's and home-owner's library. 

 It is GARDEN GUIDE described on page 87 of this catalogue 



Giant Stringless Green-Pod Beans 



D. N, Shoemaker 



