VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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



Waxy or Yellow-Podded BUSH BEANS 



WAX BEAN CROP NEARLY A FAILURE 



SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX. This splendid new Bean is 

 one of the most prolific and best vet introduced. The beautiful, rich 

 yellow, semi-round pods are 7 to 7 1 j inches long and over ' :> inch 

 wide. It is earlv, hardv, stringless, rustproof, of finest quality, and 

 will sell on sight. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 90 cts., 2 qts. SI. 75. 



DAVIS KIDNEY WAX. Early. Pods long, between flat and 

 round; clear waxen color; flavor and quality excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 40 cts., qt. 80 cts., 2 qts. $1.55. 



ROUND-POD KIDNEY, or BRITTLE WAX. Pods long, round, 

 solid, brittle, stringless, and of line quality. Plants vigorous, extra 

 earlv, and very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 90 cts., 

 2 qts. SI. 75. 



WARDWELL'S WAX. Excellent early variety. Pods creamy 

 \ ( How , long, broad, Hat, brittle, and stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., 

 qt. 90 cts., 2 qts. $1.75. 



PENCIL-POD WAX. Pods long, round, straight, slender; fine in 

 quality. Early; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 80 cts., 

 2 qts. $1.55. 



CURRIE'S RUSTPROOF. Rustproof; pods long, flat, tender, and 

 of good quality. Extra early. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 80 cts., 

 2 qts. $1.55. 



HARDY WAX. Can be planted early. Resists disease and 

 flourishes under unfavorable conditions. Stringless and of excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., qt. 90 cts., 2 ats. $1.75. 



BUSH LIMA BEANS 



Like Pole Limas, these are very tender, and cannot be planted until the soil is quite 

 warm and the weather is settled. Plant in rows 2 feet apart and 8 inches apart in the 

 rows. Plant the eye downward. One quart will plant 100 feet of row. 



GIANT IMPROVED BUSH LIMA. This is superior to any of the older forms of 

 Bush Lima. Plant very vigorous and upright, attaining a height of 30 inches and 24 

 inches across. Pods often borne in clusters of five to eight and of enormous size. Beans 

 are larger than those of any other variety and of the very best quality. Matures earlier 

 than others; immensely productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 80 cts., 2 qts. $1.55. 



EXTRA-EARLY GIANT BUSH LIMA. (See front cover.) This new varjety re- 

 sembles in all respects the preceding. Bean of same size and of equally good quality, but 

 it matures approximately ten days to two weeks earlier and is more prolific. A splendid 



acquisition. Pkt. 10c, pt. 45c, qt. 90c, 2 qts. $1.75. 



QUARTER-CENTURY, or WONDER BUSH. 

 Stalks large, bushy, and vigorous, 18 to 20 inches high 

 and as much across; yields heavy crops of large, well- 

 filled pods, containing three or four Beans each, which 

 in size and quality are equal to the Pole Lima. Pkt. 10c, 

 pt. 35 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. $1.35. 



FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. Both pods and Beans 

 much larger than those of any other Potato Lima. 

 Habit of plant a strong, erect, bush-like growth. Pods 

 borne in clusters of from four to eight, averaging five 

 Beans to the pod. Exceedingly productive and of best 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 80 cts., 2 qts. 

 SI. 55. 



WOOD'S BUSH LIMA. Larger than Henderson 

 Bush Lima, as productive and of as good quality, but a 

 little later. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. 

 $1.35. 



Giant Improved Bush Lima Beans 



Kentucky Wonder Beans 



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POLE or RUNNING BEANS m^^) 



These and Bush Limas are less hardy than other Bush Beans, and should be planted several weeks later, 

 when the ground is warmer. Plant the seeds in slightly raised hills, 5 to 6 feet apart, four or five seeds to a 

 hill. The Limas are especially tender and the rule for late outside planting with them is rigid. Painstaking 

 cultivators who are usually the most successful, plant them eye downward, after setting stout poles for every 

 hill. All sorts of late-ripening Pole Beans are benefited by pinching the tips of the vines back when they are 

 about 5 feet high. Lima Beans are considered by many the very finest of all Beans, and there is nothing in 

 the vegetable line that can take their place. A quart of Limas will plant about 100 hills; a quart of smaller 

 sorts about 200. 



POLE LIMA BEANS AH Best Grade, Hand-Picked 



KING OF THE GARDEN. The vines set Beans early and bear until frost; allow only two vines to a 

 hill. Grows very strongly and is very prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. $1.35. 



SIEBERT'S EARLY LIMA. Pods and Beans quite large; very early and productive; the Beans are 

 very tender and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. $1.35. 



EARLY LEVIATHAN. Not only earlier than any other, but the Beans are of the largest size and un- 

 surpassed in quality, being tender and of fine flavor. Very prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. 

 $1.35. 



IDEAL. Pods produced in clusters and of enormous size. An immense cropper and quality of the best. 

 Not extra early, but unsurpassed for a main-crop variety. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 38 cts., qt. 75 cts., 2 qts. 

 SI. 45. 



CARPINTERIA. The Bean of this Lima has a green tint, retaining this color even when ripe. This 

 indicates good quality. Pods generally contain four large Beans, which are thin-skinned, very tender and 

 of fine flavor. Vines are strong and bear profusely. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 38 cts., qt. 75 cts., 2 qts. $1.45. 



SIEVA, CAROLINA, or WILLOW-LEAF LIMA. Beans small, but of excellent quality. Very pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. $1.35. 



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