PREMIUM SEEDS 
Beans— Continued 
KEI) KIDNEY. — Similar to White Kidney, except 
being of a dark pink color. For prices see colored 
pages. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL, or Bush Cranberry. — 
Very productive and compact in growth. Pods me- 
dium length, broad, thick, curved and splashed with 
red. Very desirable as a green shelled bean, maturing 
early. Seed large, oval, plump and splashed with 
bright red. For prices sec colored pages. 
Pole Beans 
Pole Beans are even more sensitive to cold and 
wet than the Dwarf varieties, and should be sown 
two weeks later. After settled warm weather, set 
poles four to eight feet long in rows four feet apart 
and extending north and south, the poles being three 
feet apart in the row. Around each stake plant five 
to eight beans two inches deep. 
Two pounds will make about 100 hills. 
KENTUCKY WONDER OR OLD HOMESTEAD.— 
Pods green, nine Inches or more long, nearly round, 
fleshy, stringless, and of excellent flavor. Dry beans, 
long oval, dun-colored. It is an early and most pro- 
lific variety. For prices see colored pages. 
WHITE SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER, or ST. 
LOUIS PERFECTION.— Similar to the above except 
that the seed is white and pods not quite so large. 
For prices see colored pages. 
WHITE CREASEBACK.— Early pods; long, round, 
green, tender and stringless white beans. For prices 
see colored pages. 
SCOTIA OR STRIPED CREASBACK.— A hardy 
productive cornfield bean. Has green pods about six 
inches long, rounded, creased-back, very fleshy and 
fine quality. Used for snaps when the color is light 
green. Seed kidney shape, fawn color with black 
stripes. For prices see colored pages. 
HORTICULTURAL POLE, OCTOBER OR SPEC- 
KLED CRANBERRY. — A well-known variety with 
beans of high quality, either green or dry, not as 
vigorous a grower as some of the others. Also known 
as “Wren's Egg.” For prices see colored pages. 
LAZY WIFE. — This is a superior variety for the 
home garden, also as a field bean among corn. De- 
sirable either for cooking in the pod or shelled for 
winter. The large green pods are from 4 to G inches 
in length. Very tender, of delicious flavor. They are 
broad and thick, and are stringless until quite large. 
Dry beans are round, pure, white. For prices see 
colored pages. 
CUT SHORT, or CORN HILL.— An old variety that 
is in favor for planting among corn. It will yield 
a good crop without the use of poles. Beans nearly 
oblong, cut off at the ends, white and partially dotted 
with spots. For prices see colored pages. 
DUTCH CASE KNIFE. — This is also used as a corn- 
hill bean. Pods long and flat; beans flat, kidney 
shaped, which are of excellent quality, green or dry. 
For prices see colored pages. 
Wax Beans 
GOLDEN WAX. — The old standard wax sort. Pro- 
ductive and early with yellow semi-round pods of 
good quality, ready to pick 49 days from planting. 
For prices see colored pages. 
PROLIFIC BLACK WAX (Black Seed.)— Very 
early, round, yellow pods, a well-known standard 
sort. For prices see colored pages. 
Dwarf or Bush Lima Beans 
Dwarf or Bush Limas should be planted three feet 
apart, dropping two or three beans fifteen inches 
apart In the row. Cover about an inch deep. Dwarf 
Limas require no support. Plant with the eye down. 
Dwarf or Bush Lima 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA. — Plants make perfect 
bushes from eighteen inches to two feet high. They 
are sure croppers and immense yielders. Pods as 
large as those of the Pole Lima, and contain three 
to five beans of the best quality. For prices sco col- 
ored pages. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA. — Valuable on account 
of extreme earliness. Extremely productive, tender, 
and delicious. The dry beans are small and white. 
The best variety to use for canning. For prices see 
colored pages. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA.— This is an excellent 
Bush Lima Bean for the home garden. It is a type 
between the Burpee's and Dreer’s. Very good yielder, 
the pods being well filled with thick, meaty beans, 
which are excellent for cooking. For prices see col- 
ored pages. 
Pole Lima Beans 
Lima Beans are not only profitable as green shell 
beans, but are also a paying crop to sell as dried 
beans during the winter. 
They are always In demand and bring good prices. 
Lima Beans will not grow until the weather and 
ground are warm; if planted earlier the seeds are 
apt to rot in the ground. 
• KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA.— Vines vigorous 
and productive, producing a continuous bloom and 
fruitage to the end of the season. The pods are of 
enormous size, some specimens measuring from 5 to 
$ inches, some containing 7 beans to the pod. all 
perfectly formed and of superior quality. For prices 
see colored pages. 
SMALL LIMA or BUTTER BEAN. — Also called 
Sieva or Carolina. Not nearly so large as the other 
varieties, but a good bearfer, and about 10 days earlier 
than other varieties. Fo rprices see colored pages. 
LARGE WHITE LUMA. — A late variety producing 
large pods and beans. Pods borne in clusters. For 
prices see colored pages. 
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