22 Working in Bean Vines While Wet Causes Rust . Wait Until They Dry Off 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax 
Beans 
Dwarf or Bush . Wax Podded 
We have indicated the number of days required 
under ordinary circumstances for the common gar¬ 
den varieties to produce snap pods. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax 
52 days. The meatiest, crispest, most brittle, and 
entirely stringless Bean grown—the one "Best 
Bean.” It is early, prolific under all conditions, and 
can be grown for early spring, midseason, and late 
canning markets. The seed is shining blue-black; 
the pods are large—5 Vz to 6 inches long—round, 
nearly straight and crease-backed, free from fiber, 
fleshy and brittle, of the highest quality and of a 
clear yellow color, cooking with a delicious flavor. 
The bushes are dwarf, prolific, and sure croppers. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 1 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
Webber or “Cracker Jack” Wax 
High quality, flat podded. Pods long, straight 
and stringless. Brittle pods 6 to 614 inches long. 
Color of pod is decided yellow. Seed yellow, kidney 
shaped. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
Davis White Wax 
52 days. Well adapted for shipping. Plant large 
and thrifty. Pods uniform and attractive; light yel¬ 
low; fleshy and tender when young but become 
somewhat fibrous and stringy. Seeds white. Pkt. 
10 cts., 1 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
Improved Golden Wax (Rustless) 
48 days. A splendid home garden variety; one of 
the most popular, also much used for canning. Plant 
small, productive. Pods very attractive; golden yel¬ 
low; 414-5 inches long; Vz inch wide, thick, oval; 
fleshy, brittle, stringless; very prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., 
1 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
Beans are a profitable crop to grow. 
Hodson Wax 
65 days. Splendidly adapted for shipping. Plant 
large, thrifty, with slender branches; heavily pro¬ 
ductive, notably resistant to disease. Pods attractive 
light yellow; 6',4-7 inches long; Vz inch wide, 
thick oval; fleshy and tender when very young but 
become tough and stringy; yield nearly twice as 
much as the other kinds; quite late. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 
lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
Unrivaled Wax 
We have found this variety to be earlier than any 
other in our trials, which alone renders it extreme¬ 
ly valuable. The flavor is excellent and both plant 
and pod are free from rust and blight. Pods semi¬ 
flat but fleshy; brittle, stringless and tender. Pkt. 
10 cts., 1 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax 
Sometimes sold as Bountiful Wax 
Without a doubt the most thoroughbred flat- 
podded Wax Bean yet introduced. It starts bearing 
within 60 days after seeds are sown. The pods 
average 6 to 7 inches long, are very meaty, flat but 
thick through. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. 
$2.25. 
Dwarf or Bush . Green Podded 
Dwarf Horticultural 
Snap pods 53 days; green shell beans 60 days. 
Particularly desirable green shell sort for home and 
market garden; desirable for snaps. Plant medium 
small, thrifty and productive. Pods dark green at 
snap stage, becoming greenish-yellow splashed with 
carmine; 5-514 inches long; % inch wide and flat 
at snap stage, becoming almost round at green shell 
stage; strictly stringless, slightly fibrous. Seeds 
plump, oval, pinkish-buff, spotted and streaked 
with purplish-red. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 lb. 30 cts., 10 
lbs. $2.25. 
Giant- Stringless Green Pod 
53 days. One of the best for home and market 
garden; very desirable for canning. Plant large, 
hardy, heavily productive. Pods medium green, 6- 
614 inches long; 3 /s-i^ inches thick, round; very 
fleshy, brittle and stringless. Seeds glossy yellowish- 
brown. Variety similar to Full Measure. Pkt. 10 
cts., 1 lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
Red Valentine 
52 days. One of the most dependably productive 
for home and market garden, unexcelled in quality 
for snaps. Plant medium sized, erect, compact, 
hardy. Pods medium green; 4'4-5 inches long; % 
inch thick; wider than thick; very slightly stringy; 
extremely fleshy; brittle, fine grained, tender. Pkt. 
10 cts., 1 lb. 30 tts., 10 lbs. $2.25. 
