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



GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS, continued 



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This is pirlia ps tin- finest al l-i i m nil, flat -podded, green Bush 

 Bean in cultivation today. 1 1 surpasses in b< iring qualities and 

 as a reliable cropper most of the other varieties. It stands alone 

 in its adaptability to widely varying climatic and soil conditions. 



Bountiful is a true thoroughbred. It will bear loads of hand- 

 some pods, as shown in picture, within 60 days from date of 

 planting, and wc 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, 

 and on the next page you will find Sure-Crop Stringless Wax 

 which is a fit mate to Bountif ul among the Wax-podded varieties. 

 Bountiful is absolutely stringless, aiways. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 5 lbs. $1.25, 15 lbs. $3. 



Giant Stringless Valentine Green- Pod 



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Slightly later in season than Stringless Green-Pod or Bountiful, 

 but a most dependable yielder of handsome round-podded Beans 

 which are fleshy and absolutely stringless at all stages of develop- 

 ment. Both Giant Stringless Valentine Green-Pod and Stringless 

 Green-Pod described on page 4 are particularly recommended 

 2 lbs. 55 cts., 5 lbs. $1.25, 15 lbs. $3. 



The Refugee Beans 



As a class these differ from all 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 2J4 feet should be allowed between the rows. While both Extra 

 Eatly as well as Late Refugee are stringy when fully grown, they are yielders of tremendous crops of extremely handsome, very 

 fleshy and brittle pods. Where one planting of different varieties of Beans 

 is practised, to give a succession, the Refugee Beans are indispensable as 

 heavy croppers late in the season. 



Extra-Early Refugee. (80-85 davs.) Pods round, solid, tender; good quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 45 cts., 5 lbs. $1.15, 15 lbs. $2.75. 



Refugee, or 1000 to 1. (85-90 days.) Pods round, tender, fleshy, and of fine 

 flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 45 cts., 5 lbs. $1.15, 15 lbs. $2.75. 



New Flat-Podded Bush Bean, Tennessee 

 Green-Pod 



Tennessee Green-Pod is the best-flavored of all Beans in cultivation. It is 

 not as handsome a Bean as some others we offer. When the Beans become 

 fully grown, they develop a slight string. However, while 4 to 5 inches long 

 and picked before becoming old, this Bean surely holds a treat for those who 

 value real flavor in Beans. 



The plants are of short, compact habit of growth, with heavy, deep green 

 foliage which is particularly blight. resistant. We feel that those among our 

 customers who are fond of Beans will want to become acquainted with the 

 superlative flavor of this variety. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 50 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.15, 15 lbs. $2.75. 



VARIETIES GROWN FOR DRY SHELL BEANS 



White Marrowfat. Grown for a dry Bean for winter use. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 50 cts., 5 lbs. $1.15, 15 lbs. $2.75. 



Dwarf Horticultural. Furnishes green-shelled Beans of fine quality, ^szi^ 

 As now grown for us by this country's foremost Bean specialist, this 

 strain is entirely stringless, hence the pods may be used as 

 "snapshorts" In the green stage. Pkt. 10 cts., lb 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 5 lbs. 

 $1.25, 15 lbs. $3. - 



White t Kidney. Desirable for a Shell Bean. Seeds large, white, kidney- 

 shaped, and of excellent qualitv. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 

 5 lbs., $1.25, 15 lbs. $3. 



Snow-flake, Navy. An improvement on the common Navy Bean; earlier and 

 more productive. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 45 cts., 5 lbs. $1.15 

 15 lbs. $2.75. 



BEAN CULTURE. By Glenn C. Sevey. 80 cts. 



"Why so many varieties ? " is a seemingly very just question which our customers often 

 raise. The answer is that every one of the varieties we offer has one valuable characteristic 

 or another which makes it desirable for some soil, season, or climate. We serve customers 

 in nearly every state in the Union, and it is in an endeavor to serve all of them in a hundred- 

 point fashion that we offer the best and most reliable varieties in each class of vegetables. Giant Stringless Valentine Green-Pod Beans 



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