BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds 



GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS, continued 



BLACK VALENTINE. Pods long, straight, round and early; of good quality and a heavy 

 yielder; rust-proof. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



FULL MEASURE. Stringless; pods round, tender, of excellent quality and borne very 

 profusely. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 23 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



IMPROVED RED VALENTINE. Pods round, thick and solid; tender and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



LONGFELLOW. Pods straight, round, pale green and long. When cooked they retain 

 their light green color and good flavor. Productive and early. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 40 cts. 



EXTRA-EARLY REFUGEE. Earlier than the Refugee. Pods round, solid, tender and 

 of excellent quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. 



REFUGEE. Pods round, tender, fleshy and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. 

 WHITE-SEEDED STRINGLESS GREEN-POD, or FORDHOOK FAVORITE. Pods 

 light green, J>2 inch in diameter, 5}^ to 6;H> inches long; full, fleshy and nearly round; abso- 

 lutely stringless; seed white. A few days later than the earlier varieties; very productive and 

 best quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



WHITE MARROWFAT. Grown for a dry Bean for winter use. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., 

 qt. 25 cts., 1-2'pk. 85 cts., pk. §1.50. 



DWARF HORTICULTURAL. Furnishes green shelled Beans of fine quality. Pkt. 10 

 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Hpk. §1.10. 



SNOWFLAKE, NAVY. An improvement on the common Navy Bean; earlier and more 

 productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., J^pk. 90 cts. 



WONDER OF FRANCE. A valuable French Bean for growing under glass; very early and 

 prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 50 cts., qt. $1. 



TRIUMPH OF THE FRAMES. For forcing. Very dwarf, prolific and of fine quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 50 cts., qt. $1. 



BROAD WINDSOR. An English variety, used as a shell Bean. Should be planted as 

 early in the spring as the soil is tillable. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



BUSH LIMA BEANS 



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. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., Hpk. SI. 75, pk. §3.25. 



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. 10 cts., 

 pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., ^pk. §1.30, pk. §2.40. 



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. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., }/ipk. §1.75, bus. §3.25. 



WOOD'S BUSH LIMA. Larger than Henderson Bush Lima, as productive and of as 

 good quality, but a little later. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 15cts., qt. 30 cts., Mpk- SI. 10, pk. §2.10. 



POLE or RUNNING 

 BEANS 



(Stangenbohncn) 



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 con- 

 sidered 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 (All 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. 15 cts., 

 qt. 30 cts., Hpk. §1.10, pk. §2.10. 



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. 15 cts.. qt. 30 cts., Hpk. 

 $1.10, pk. §2.10. 



Parcel-post weight of Beans: Pint, 17 ozs.; quart, 34 ozs.; peck, 17 lbs. 



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Giant Improved Bush Lima Beans 



