BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



Bohnen (G ER o BEANS, BusK or Dwarf Varieties 



Fapiuoli (Ital.) 



One pound will plant about 50 ft. of row. 



Beans are among- the most satisfactory vegetables for the home-garden, since they thrive in all sections and on a great 

 rariety of soils. While they will, of course, do best on soils well enriched with manure, good crops of Beans may be 

 raised even on poor soil, providing you plant prolific kinds and cultivate freely. As a rule it is not safe to plant Beans 

 until the ground has become thoroughly warm, generally after the middle of May, and they may be sown any time from 

 then on up to August 1. The rows should be placed from 2 to 2% feet apart, and seeds dropped about 4 inches apart 

 in the row, to be covered with from 2 to 3 inches of soil, the greater depth in light soils, shallower in heavy soils. The 

 pods should never be picked while the vines are wet, as this will spread rust and leaf-spot disease, cutting short the crop, 

 besides making the pods unfit for use. Successive sowings of 20-foot rows, made at intervals of about two weeks, will 

 give a plentiful supply of Snap Beans for a family of five throughout the season. Throughout July sow varieties which 

 will require less than 65 days in which to bear pods. 



THE BEST GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 



TE\DERGREEN, New bush bean described fully on page 5. 



BOUNTIFUL. This is perhaps the finest all-round, flat-podded, green Bush Bean in 

 cultivation today. It surpasses 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 to 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. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLE S S GREEN-POD. The earliest round-podded 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 particularly 

 well on heavy clay soils. 



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 6% inches long, vary from 

 slightly curved to straight, are deeply saddle-backed, tender, and of finest quality. 



GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. Also sold as Giant Stringless Valentine. A most 

 dependable yielder of handsome, round-podded Beans which are fleshy and ab- 

 solutely stringless at all stages of development. Slightly later in season than 

 Bountiful but an unusually heavy bearer and a fine variety to plant for a suc- 

 cession crop after the first earlies. Both Giant Stringless and Burpee's Stringless 

 Green-Pod are particularly recommended for heavy clay soils. 



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

 ing 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. 



MASTERPIECE. A superior variety for growing under glass; very early and prolific. 

 The pods attain a length of 7 inches, straight, tender, meaty and stringless. 



VARIETIES GROWN FOR DRY SHELL BEANS 



These are mostly late-maturing varieties, not suitable for use as "snap-shorts" 

 in the green stage (with the exception of Dwarf Horticultural which is a dual- 

 purpose kind). They are grown extensively for dry Beans for winter use. 



Bountiful Beans 



WHITE MARROWFAT. Large, plump, white Beans — finest 

 for baking. 



SNOWFLAKE NAVY. An improved strain of the common, 

 small Navy Bean, earlier and more productive. 



DWARF HORTICULTURAL. Furnishes green-shelled Beans 

 of the finest quality. The strain we offer is entirely string- 

 less, hence the pods may be used as "snap-shorts" in the 

 green stage. 



WHITE KIDNEY. Desirable for Shell Beans. Seeds large, 

 white, kidney-shaped, and of excellent quality. 



RED KIDNEY. Like White Kidney except in the color of 

 the seed. Very popular for baking and for soups. 



BEANS — DWARF GREEN 

 Pkt. 



Tendergreen § .10 



Bountiful 10 



Burpee's Stringless 10 



Full Measure 10 



Giant Stringless 10 



Keeney's Stringless Ref . .10 

 Masterpiece 25 



DRY OR SHELL 



White Marrowfat 10 



Snowflake NaT)- 10 



Horticultural Dwarf ... .10 



White Kidney 10 



Red Kidney 10 



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