F. H. EBELING 
66th Annual Catalog 1868-1934 
SYRACUSE, N. Y 
Dwarf Green Podded Beans—Continued 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. A very desirable green-podded snap 
sort for the home garden and largely grown for the market. Vine is 
vigorous, spreading and productive. Pods are dark green, five to six 
inches long, crisp and tender. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c. 
RED VALENTINE EXTRA EARLY ROUND POD. For snaps there is 
nothing superior to this variety among the dwarf green-podded sorts 
both for home and market garden and many prefer it to the wax varie¬ 
ties. Very fleshy, crisp and tender. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c. 
REFUGEE* or 1000 TO 1. Of compact growth and very prolific. The 
pods are light green, very solid and tender. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 65c. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL. Vines very productive. Pods five inches, fit 
for use as green shelled beans early. The beans are very large and 
about equal to the Lima in quality. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c. 
Pea, per lb.$0.20 
Marrow, per lb.20 
Navy, per lb.15 
Imperial, per lb. . $0.20 
White Kidney, per lb.20 
Red Kidney, per lb.20 
Fordhook Bush Lima Bean. 
Special Prices on Bushel Lots 
All Prices Subject to Change Without Notice 
White Field Beans and Petunias planted in with Potatoes will keep out, drive away 
or kill Potato Bugs. This has been tried out and found to work successfully. 
Crosby’s Egyptian Beet. 
BEANS—Pole Lima 
SCARLET RUNNER, POLE. Largely grown as an orna¬ 
mental, for its attractive flower clusters. The shelled 
beans are quite palatable and serve the same as Limas. 
Pkt., 10c; y* lb., 15c; lb., 40c. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. Vines very vigorous and 
productive. Pods five to six inches long, filled with four 
or five immense white beans of the finest quality. On ac¬ 
count of its large pods it is a favorite with market gar¬ 
deners. It will come into bearing sooner and will make 
larger pods if not more than two vines are left to grow 
on a pole. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c. 
EARLY JERSEY LIMA. Matures a few days earlier than 
the King of the Garden, and is very productive. The pods 
contain from three to four large beans, and the quality 
is good. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c. 
BEETS with a Rich Flavor 
Try Them and Taste the Difference. 
Rube (Ger.) Barbabietola (It.) 
Best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sand loam. 
If wanted very early, sow such sorts as Crosby’s Egyptian 
or Detroit Dark Red in hotbeds and transplant, cutting off 
the outer leaves. For general crop sow in freshly prepared 
soil as soon as the ground will permit, in rows eighteen 
inches apart, covering about an inch deep and pressing the 
soil firmly over the seed. For winter use the turnip varie¬ 
ties may be sown in June so as to mature late in the season. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP. The best 
variety for forcing and excellent for first early crop out- 
of-doors, being very early with small tops. Root very 
dark red, moderately thick, a little rounded on top, dis¬ 
tinctly flat on the bottom, and about two inches in diam¬ 
eter when mature. Flesh dark purplish red, zoned lighter 
shade. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.25. (Same 
as Albani Beet). 
ALBANI. Turnip shaped. Bright scarlet color, very early 
open ground variety, a good buncher. (Same as Early 
Egyptian Blood Turnip). Oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
EARLY ECLIPSE An early beet especially desirable for 
the home garden. Tops small. Root bright deep red, 
smooth, round. Flesh bright red, zoned with pinkish 
white; very sweet, crisp and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
% lb., 30c; lb., $1.25. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN, SPECIAL. This special selection 
is valuable both for the private gardener and the amateur, 
on account of its reliability to produce a uniform crop of 
best quality. In the production of this seed, selection is 
not only made for shape, but also for extreme earliness 
and high quality. The skin is very smooth, bright red 
and flesh vermilion, very sweet and tender. Oz., 15c; 
y A lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
Special Cash Discount to Market Gardeners. 
BEANS—Dwarf or Bush Lima 
DREER’S BUSH LIMA. A dwarf variety of the 
Dreer’s Improved Lima. The beans grow 
close together in the pods, producing 3 to 4 
and sometimes 5 in a pod, and are thick, 
sweet and succulent. Lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c. 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA. True bush form of 
large white Lima, bush 15 to 20 inches high, 
24 to 30 inches diameter, supported by its 
own thick stems. For productiveness and 
quality* of beans it is not surpassed. Lb., 40c; 
2 lbs., 75c. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. An improved dwarf 
Lima of the Kumerle type. The plant is vig¬ 
orous and erect growing, bearing well above 
the ground. The pods, which are produced 
in large clusters, are medium green, about 
four and three-fourths inches long, and con¬ 
tain three to five large beans. Lb., 60c; 2 
lbs., $1.00. 
BROAD WINDSOR. An old-fashioned English 
shell bean. This bean is very hardy; it 
should be planted as early as the ground will 
permit, three or four inches deep in rows 
three feet apart, and plants four feet apart 
in row. Dry beans very large and yellowish 
green. Oz., 10c; lb., 50c. 
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