c ^13eckertb Seed Store 



YELLOW or WAX-PODDED BUSH BEANS 



THE BEST FLAT-PODDED KINDS 



^ITRF-fROP ^TRINini F<S^ W AY The most thoroughbred flat podded Wax Beans 

 O U IVE, V/IVVJl O 1 RinULLOO TT /\A. introduced. Produces its handsome 6-inch pods 

 in 55 days after the seed is sown. The pods are rich yellow perfectly Stringless and of the finest 

 quality. Pkt. 15 cts., y 2 lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 85 cts., 5 lbs. $1.95, 10 lbs. $3.70. 



RUST PROOF GOLDEN WAX. A medium early flat podded productive variety of bushy upright 

 vigorous growth. The pods are straight, of a lemon color, brittle, fleshy and of excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 



CURRIE'S RUSTPROOF. Extra-early and hardy. Pods long and flat, tender and stringless when 

 young but developing considerable string as they mature. A favorite variety for market in some 

 sections. Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 



WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX. (55-60 days.) An excellent early variety which for years has been 

 considered by market-gardeners the standard of quality for family trade. Its creamy yellow pods 

 average 6 inches long and are broad and decidedly flat, brittle and stringless until full-grown. Pkt. 

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



DAVIS WHITE KIDNEY WAX. Distinctly a market-gardeners' variety and an excellent shipper. 

 The pods are light yellow in color, straight and handsome: while young they are of fair quality, be- 

 coming stringy when half-grown. Davis Kidney Wax is hardy and early, but it has only a short 

 season of bearing. Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 



UNRIVALED WAX. (New.) Ready for gathering within 65 days after seeds are sown. A robust 

 grower, it withstands considerable rainy weather. The pods are light yellow in color, long, flat, 

 slightly curved at the end, very fleshy, tender, and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 

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



THE BEST ROUND-PODDED WAX BEANS 



R0UND-P0D BRITTLE WAX. 



Undoubtedly the handsomest of all round-podded 

 Wax Beans and surely of superlative quality. It 

 commences to bear its meaty, slightly curved pods in about 60 days after planting and continues to 

 bear for the greater part of a month. On rich soils, the plants make quite a vigorous growth and, to 

 avoid crowding, the beans should be dropped at least 5 or 6 inches apart. If the plants crowd each 

 other in the rows, their yield is considerably decreased, and this holds true of all varieties. Although 

 none of the round-podded sorts measure up to the flat-podded kinds in yield, Brittle Wax is one of 

 the most prolific and comes very close to Sure-Crop Stringless in this respect. Brittle Wax is perfectly 

 stringless, even after it becomes old and dry. If you prefer a round-podded to a flat-podded Bean, at 

 many do, you will make no mistake in choosing this for home-garden or market. Pkt. 15 cts., lb. 

 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $3.30. 



Pencil Pod PENCIL-POD 

 Black Wax Beans BLACK WAX. This 



is the best strain or 

 Prolific Black Wax in 

 cultivation today. In productiveness it compares very 

 favorably with Brittle Wax and Hardy Wax, commencing 

 to bear in about 65 days from planting. The pods average 

 from 6 to 7 inches long, varying from straight to slightly 

 curved. In appearance they are most attractive, being 

 slender and perfectly round, bright yellow in color, meaty 

 and stringless at all stages, and of exceptionally fine quality. 

 Pencil-Pod Black Wax is one of the good "old-reliables." 

 Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 25 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.75. 



BEANS FOR FORCING 



MASTERPIECE. An English green-podded variety devel- 

 oped especially for growing under glass. We offer a quick- 

 growing and very productive strain of the true variety. 

 The pods are long and straight, and, when forced, they are 

 very meaty, stringless at all stages, tender and of finest 

 flavor. Suitable also for growing outdoors but are then of 

 rather inferior quality. Pkt. 25 cts., y 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 45 

 cts. 



With plant diseases, as with those affecting human 

 beings, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." 

 The surest prevention is good cultivation; strong, well-grown 

 plants do not often succumb to the attacks of garden enemies. 

 Means should be taken to combat insect pests just as soon as 

 they appear, and a close watch should be kept over the garden 

 at all times in order to detect the first arrivals promptly and 

 put them to rout before they have a chance to multiply. 



For a complete list of Insecticides and Fungicides, with 

 prices, see page 74. 



Davis Wax Bean 



6 



