Beckert*s Seed Store 



Boknen (ger.) Beans, Bush or Dwarf Varieties ***** ^ 



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 

 eariety 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 1% to 2 feet apart, and the seeds 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 



» -it < An improved Black Valentine that is entirely free of strings and well adapted for market garden 



ASgfOW V alentine. use an( } f or early shipping. A prolific bearer of attractive oval pods, nearly straight and of fine 

 quality and flavor. Makes an admirable shipper as it retains its color and firmness a long time. 



TESDERGKEEN. All America Gold Medal Winner 1933. An outstanding early-matur- 

 ing green-podded bush bean that has become very popular. Fine in flavor, tender 

 and meaty and splendid for home and market garden as well as for canning. Pods 

 are 6 to 7 inches long, round, nearly straight and absolutely stringless and fiber- 

 less. A heavy and vigorous yielder that in 52 days after planting will produce 

 beans at the eating stage. 



R unrifiil 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. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLESS 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. Matures between the two varieties, 

 Full Measure and Giant Stringless Green-Pod. 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. 



Bountiful Bean* 



VARIETIES GROWN FOR DRY SHELL 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. 



HORTICULTURAL DWARF. 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. % lb. Lb. 



2 1b. 5 1b. 





$.10 



$.20 



§.35 f 



.60 



$1.25 Postpaid 





.10 



.20 



.35 



.60 



1.25 Postpaid 





.10 



.20 



•35 



.60 



1.25 Postpaid 



Burpee's Stringless 



.10 



.20 



.35 



.60 



1.25 Postpaid 





.10 



.20 



.35 



.60 



1.25 Postpaid 



Giant Stringless 



.10 



.20 



.35 



.60 



1.25 Postpaid 



Keeney's Stg. Refugee. . 



.10 



.20 



.35 



.60 



1.25 Postpaid 





.25 



.40 



.75 



1.25 



5.00 Postpaid 



DRY OR SHELL 















.10 



.15 



.30 



.50 



1.00 Postpaid 





.10 



.15 



.30 



.50 



1.00 Postpaid 



Horticultural Dwarf . . . 



.10 



.20 



.35 



.60 



1.25 Postpaid 





.10 



.15 



450 



.50 



1.00 Postpaid 







.15 



.30 



.50 



1.00 Postpaid 



Beans up to 5 lb. quantities are delivered transportation charges paid 



