VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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



Yellow- or Wax-podded Bush Beans 



The Best Flat-podded Kinds 



Sure-Crop Stringless Wax <see illustration) 



Perhaps tin- most thoroughbred lint-podded Wax Bean yet introduced. In its general 

 characteristic <>l dependability it compares favorably with Bountiful among the green- 

 podded varieties. It produces its handsome, 6-inch pods in from 60 to 65 days alter seed 

 is sown. The plants are hardy, rust- and blight-resistant. The pods are of rich yellow 

 color. Hat but thick through, perfeetl\ stringless, and of finest quality. In our competi- 

 tive trials Sure-Crop Stringless Wax has outvielded the old \\ ardwell's Kiclne\ Wax two 

 to one. While Wardwcll's is the dependable standby with market-gardeners throughout 

 the country today, we predict that Sure-Crop Stringless Wax will make many more 

 friends, especially among home-gardeners. Our stock is extra fine, coming from the 

 originator of this matchless variety. Pkt. 15 cts., pt. 50 cts., qt. 90 cts., 2 qts. $1.75. 



Wardwell's Kidney Wax. An excellent early variety which for years has been highly 

 esteemed by market-growers as the standard ot excellence lor lamily trade. Its creamy yellow 

 pods average (> inches long, are broad, decidedly Hat but: brittle and stringless. Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax has proven its reliability under widely varying soil and weather conditions. It 

 surely is a good Bean to pin your faith to. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 85 cts., 2 qts. $1.65. 



Currie's Rustproof. Rustproof. Pods long, flat, tender, and of good quality. Extra early. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 80 cts., 2 qts. $1.55. 



Davis Kidney Wax. Distinctly a market-gardener's variety and an excellent shipper. It 

 is stringless while young. The exceedingly straight, handsome pods make it an excellent va- 

 riety lor marketing, and it bears them in good quantities. While young, the pods are of ex- 

 cellent Savor. This is one of the earliest Wax Beans in cultivation, but has only a short 

 season of bearing. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 80 cts., 2 qts. $1.55. 



The Best Round-podded Sorts 

 Round-Pod Kidney or Brittle Wax 



This we like to call a round-podded brother to Sure-Crop Stringless Wax, although in 

 yielding qualities none of the round-podded varieties measure up to the standards of the 

 flat-podded kinds. Brittle Wax is perhaps the handsomest of all round-podded Wax 



Beans and is surely of superlative quality. 



It starts bearing 6-inch pods 60 days after planting 

 the seed and continues to bear for the greater part of 

 , a month. On rich soil, plants make quite a vigorous 

 | growth and Beans should be dropped 5 to 6 inches 

 apart, otherwise the plants will crowd each other in the 

 row to such an extent as to injure the bearing possi- 

 bilities. This holds good, more or less, in connection 

 with all our best Bush Beans. Brittle Wax is perfectly 

 stringless, even after it becomes old and 

 overgrown. If you prefer a round-podded 

 to a flat-podded Bean, you make no mis- 

 take in choosing Round-Pod Kidney or 

 Brittle Wax for either home- or market- 

 garden. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 85 

 cts., 2 qts. $1.65. 



Hardy Wax. A very prolific kind of 

 unusual disease-resistance. It also stands 

 cold, disagreeable weather better than most 

 kinds, and for this reason may be planted 

 a week or so sooner. Hardy Wax is as 

 prolific as Brittle Wax described above, 

 but the pods average shorter, though 

 they are of a brighter yellow color. We 

 consider Hardy Wax one of the most 

 dependable round-podded sorts for th e 

 home-garden, especially in northern 

 sections. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 45 cts., qt. 85 cts., 2 qts. 

 $1.65. 



Sure-Crop Stringless Wax Beans 

 BEANS, PEAS AND CORN IN PACKETS 

 Mailed at catalogue prices 



Round-Pod Kidney, or 

 Brittle Wax Beans. One 

 of the best in its class. 



Pencil-Pod Wax. The best strain of German Black Wax in cultivation today. It is 

 hardy and very productive. The pods average 5 to 5J/£ inches long, varying from straight 

 to slightly curved, are purely saddle-backed, and of excellent stringless quality at all stages. 

 In productiveness it compares very favorably with both Hardy Wax and Brittle Wax. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 80 cts., 2 qts. $1.55. 



BY ALL MEANS GROW BEANS! Those that you do not use green may remain on the 

 plants, to be picked when dry, as "Shell Beans." Withal, Beans are the easiest vegetables 

 to grow and actually enrich the soil in nitrogen, while bearing the crop. 



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