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



THE CHOICEST BEANS 



BUSH OR DWARF 

 VARIETIES 



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

 Soils. \\ Ink- crops Willi of course, be best on soils well enriched with manure, good crops of Beans ma\ be raised even on poor soil, 

 providing \ou plant prolific kinds and cultivate freely. Cultivation in connection with Beans will oil set grcatl\ an\ lack ol fertility 

 in the soil. As a rule it is not sale to plant Beans until the ground has become thoroughly warm, gcncralh altei the middle ol \la\. 

 The rows should be placed from 2 to 2} i feet apart, and seeds dropped about 4 inches apart in the row, to be covered with from 2 to 

 4 inches of soil, the greater depth in light soils, shallower in heavy soils. For a succession of crops make repeated sowings up to August 

 1, of one and the same v ariety or of varieties maturing in succession. (The number of days given after each sort indicates when the 

 Inst picking is ready. 1 Throughout ,lul\ sow varieties which will require less than 65 days in which to bear pods. 

 Ph. isc remember, in connection with growing Beans, that pods should never be picked while the vines are wet, as 

 this practice will spread rust and the leaf-spot disease, cutting short the crop, besides making the pods unlit for use. 

 Successive sowings of 20-foot rows, made at intervals of about two weeks, will give a plentiful supply of Beans for a 

 family of live throughout the season. One pound of seed will sow 50 feet of drill. 



One pound of Beans is equivalent to about one pint by measure 



THE BEST GREEN-PODDED SORTS 



Rf~ll TMTIFI II ' '" s ' s perhaps the finest all-round, flat-podded, green Bush Bean in cultivation today. It surpasses in 

 DUUli 1 IrULi. bearing qualities and as a reliable cropper most other varieties, and it stands alone in its adaptability to 

 widely varying climatic and soil conditions. Bountiful is a true t horoughbred. It will bear loads of handsome pods, as 

 shown in the picture below, within 60 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, and on page 5 you will 

 find Sure-Crop Stringless Wax which is a fit 

 mate to Bountiful among the Wax-podded 

 varieties. Bountiful is absolutely stringless, 

 always. Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 17 cts., lb. 30 cts., 

 2 lbs. 55 cts., 5 lbs. $1.15, 15 lbs. $2.60. 



TENNESSEE GREEN-POD. 



variety of comparatively recent introduction 

 which has been judged the finest flavored of all 

 Beans in cultivation! It is also extremely early, 

 maturing a big crop in 55 to 60days. Although 

 it is not as good a Bean as some we off er, be- 

 coming stringy when full-grown, it surely 

 holds a treat for those who value real flavor in 

 Beans. If the pods are picked while still 

 young and only 4 to 5 inches long, they are 

 tender and stringless. The plants are of short, 

 compact growth, with heavy, deep green foli- 

 age which is particularly blight resistant. 

 Altogether, it is a Bean well worth trying. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., V 2 lb. 17 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 

 55 cts., 5 lbs. $1.20, 15 lbs. $2.75. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN- 



DQr\ The earliest round-podded Bush 

 * Bean, and a splendid variety for 

 every purpose. The first pods are ready to 

 pick within 60 days from sowing and, if kept 

 picked, the plants will continue to bear for a 

 long period. The pods are round, full, and 

 stages, remaining crisp and tender until the seed is fully developed. Stringless 

 Pkt. 10 cts. y 2 lb. 17 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 



A basket of Bountiful Beans 



FULL MEASURE. 



fleshy, absolutely stringless at all 



Green-Pod does particularly well on heavy clay soils. 

 5 lbs. $1.10, 15 lbs. $2.45. 



(See illustration at right.) A well-named, round-podded, green, stringless Bush Bean of 

 extraordinary yielding power. The plants are thrifty and bear early, generally within 65 days 

 after seeds are sown. Pods average 6 to 6}/2 inches long, vary from slightly curved to straight, are deeply saddle- 

 backed, tender, and of finest quality — always. Bearing clusters of two to four pods, this sort is as fine a basket- 

 filler as we know, comparing favorably with Bountiful and the other good sorts described on this page. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 17 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 5 lbs. $1.15, 15 lbs. $2.60. 

 IMPROVED RED VALENTINE. The Valentine Beans are old standbys, being productive and hardy, doing wel' 

 on a wide variety of soils. We offer a much-improved strain of Red Valentine which produces, in about 60 days 

 from planting, perfectly round, thick and meaty pods that are stringless until full-grown. Quality excellent. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 17 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 5 lbs. $1.10, 15 lbs. $2.45. 



The most reliable cropper of the green-podded Bush Beans, thriving on poor soils and 

 in most unfavorable weather. In about 65 days from sowing, it matures handsome, 

 long, straight, round pods of fine quality. A heavy yielder. Pkt. 10 cts., y 2 lb. 17 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.10, 15 lbs. $2.45. 



BLACK VALENTINE. 



"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. 



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