THE BARTELDES 
SEED COMPANY 
13 
SEED BEANS 
Dwarf Wax Pod Beans 
SURE CROP WAX. (See under Novelties.) 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX (Rust Proof). The 
standard wax bean for years. The pods are large, 
slightly flattened, brittle, quite stringless when 
young, and of golden wax color. It is very tender, 
of fine flavor, and is unexcelled as a shell bean 
for winter use. The bushes are of compact growth 
and very prolific. Pkt., 5c; X A lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 
DWARF BLACK WAX. Sometimes called Butter 
Beans. One of the earliest varieties, producing 
fine, round, meaty nods of good quality. Pkt., 5c; 
% lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 
WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX. Highly recom- 
mended for private planters and market garden- 
ers. The pods are flat, straight, and are produced 
in large quantities. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. Plant grows about 
15 inches high, very productive, with straight 
pods 6 to 7 inches long, light golden yellow color, 
round, meaty, and deeply saddle-backed; flesh 
brittle, solid, and stringless; flavor fine. Pkt., 5c; 
Vn lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 
DAVIS' WHITE WAX. This bean does not dis- 
color, and is therefore excellent for canning. It is 
immensely productive and a very good shipper. 
The pods are straight and 5 to 6 inches in length. 
The dry bean is white and very desirable for win- 
ter use. Pkt., 5c; Vz lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 
PRICES OF BEANS (Except Packets) DO NOT 
INCLUDE POSTAGE 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. 
Dwarf Soup Beans 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL. An excellent soup bean in summer, 
a fine baking bean in winter. Pkt., 5c; y% lb., 15c; lb., 25c. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. (See under Novelties.) ^ 
Bush Lima Beans 
BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA. This is the bush form of the Large 
White Lima. The bush is about 20 inches high and up to two and a 
half feet in diameter, bearing from 50 to 100 large pods. Pkt., 5c; 
V z lb., 15c; lb., 30c. 
HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA. This bean is about two weeks earlier 
than the pole Limas. It needs no stakes and produces an enormous 
crop of delicious Lima 
beans. The beans are not 
large but are borne in 
great numbers. This va- 
riety is especially adapted 
to the west and middle 
west. Pkt., 5c; ^ lb., 15c; 
lb., 30c. 
INOCULATE YOUR SEED 
BEANS — IT INCREASES 
THE YIELD AND IM- 
PROVES THE SOIL. 
I have bought seeds of you 
35 years. 
First, as C. Arnoldy. 
Second, as Arnoldy & Young. 
Third, as J. M. Young & Co. 
Fourth, as Arnoldy & Die- 
bolt. 
And now as C. Arnoldy. 
Changed partners but al- 
ways stayed by Barteldes. 
Golden Wax. 
FROST PROOF 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
SEE PAGE 91. 
Henderson's Bush Lima. 
