C. C. MORSE & CO.— SEEDS— SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 
DT A MC DWARF OR BUSH 
OE-M.rNiD GREEN PODDED 
with poles or "a trellis on which to climb. For a gardei 
Sow in rows 18 inches to 24 inches apart, and cover frorr 
watered and the beans will continue bearing much longe 
In this clue are the dwarf beans having green podi. The newest and best varieties are now absolutely stringless. 
Beans require a light friable soil, with plenty of moisture, and they are very sensitive to frost. In California they should not be sown 
•arlier than April ISth. In the garden the soil should be made mellow and rich, and kept so, and all pole varieties should be provided 
••'•"* ' >•■'■'■' ■ " ; 1 : !■ ' - <>-> « crop plan string beans in succession every four weeks throughout the season 
one to two inches deep, but not more. Keep the pods picked and the vines well 
than if he vines are allowed to become dry. Hoe the rows occasionally. 
For farm crop plant about 25 pounds pole beans per acre, in rows 36 inches apart; plant bush beans about 35 pounds per acre in rows 
24 inches apart. Heavy clay or adobe soils are not best for beans. For the home garden there should be a succession of five or jir 
varieties to provide the table with early, medium and late beans. Use one pound of seed for 100 feet of row. 
In this State the bean crop is so far limited only by the amount that can be profitably sold — the best bean districts are in San Luii 
Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The California bean crop in 1910 was 2,600,000 sacks, and is being increased each 
Commercial plantings are made usually from May 10th to 25th. year - 
The Bean crop is very short this year, and on some varieties was a total failure. We harvested i 
sowed. We are doing our best to fill all orders for our customers. 
Commercial Beans have been so high in price for the past year that they have been a luxury. The 
snap beans, and if they are allowed to grow older and used as green shelled beans they are still del 
See page 2 for special free delivery offer. 
nstances less 
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CANADIAN WONDER. A hardy and 
thrifty variety bearing long green 
pods of fair quality. The seed is a 
rich mahogany red and very at- 
tractive. Pkt. 10c; lto. 30c; 10 lbs. 
$2.50. 
Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. A 
long podded green variety. Plants 
strong and vigorous and leaves 
large, of fair quality. Seed long, 
kidney-shaped, light-yellow with 
darker marks about the eyes. Pkt. 
10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 
Extra Early Refugee. A very early, 
green-podded variety, with medium- 
sized, green, fleshy pods; seed drab, 
freely spotted with dark purple. 
The vines are smaller and of more 
upright growth, and leaves a little 
larger than the Late Refugee. The 
pods are round and make an attrac- 
tive appearance when shipped to 
market. Their color is lighter than 
most of the green beans. Pkt. 10c; 
lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 
MORSE'S SELECTED 
STRINGLESS 
GREEN POD 
Wo have made a selection of this 
favorite bean, which is absolutely 
stringless. Nor have any of its 
good qualities suffered. The pods 
are very tender and of the best 
quality — thick and meaty and long. 
The plant bears well and is a 
variety which will more than give 
satisfaction. Probably if there is 
one best bean in this class for the 
home garden it is Morse's String- 
less Green Pod. Seed brown. Pkt. 
10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
French String Bean. A hardy 
green - podded variety, 
with black seed. Is much 
esteemed by the Italian 
market gardeners for a 
very productive string 
bean and a good shipper. 
A great many of the 
string beans in the San 
Francisco markets are of this 1< 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50, 
Morse's Selected String-lass Green Pod 
Black Valentin*. A long-podded 
green variety, recommended for 
shipping and for table. Pods am 
straight, early and of good quality. 
Seed black. This variety Is popu- 
lar in some sections on account of 
its exceptional blight resisting qual- 
ities. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 
Dwarf Horticultural. A very vigor- 
ous variety with large leaves, used 
as a shell bean, green or dried. 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
Early Mohawk. A hardy and early 
variety, with large, flat, dark-green 
pods with tapering points; seed 
long, kidney-shaped; drab, purple 
and brown. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 
lbs. $2.50. 
ENGLISH OB BROAD WINDSOR. 
This is not a string bean of any 
sort, but a very well-known, popu- 
lar variety with many farmera. 
Familiarly known as the Hors« 
Bean. Pkt. 10c; lb. 15c; market 
fluctuates on 100 lbs. from $4.50 to 
$6.00. 
EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTINE. 
A popular variety; erect vine with 
dark-green leaves. Pods of medium 
length; fleshy, round and saddle- 
backed, with only slight strings. 
Seed pink, marbled with red. Pkt. 
10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 
MORSE'S SELECTED 
REFUGEE OR 
1000 TO 1 
If there is any dwarf bean so 
prolific as Morse's Selection of 
Refugee we have never heard 
of it. As many as 150 pods are 
found on one vine. These pod* 
are long and green, becomine 
lighter in color as they ma- 
ture. Not an extra early 
bean, but a hardy one and 
an extra heavy bearer. Pkt. 
10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
Our beans are raised here in 
California and every individual 
field is visited and rogued of 
all types not the beet. 
