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SUPERIOR BEANS GROWN AT OUR WESTERN STATIONS 
BUSH BEANS 
Average Height of Vine, 15 Inches 1 Qt. Will Plant 100 Yards; 80 Lbs. per Acre 
The Garden Bean was probably first cultivated in Western Asia and was known in Rome about 2000 years ago 
Ask for special prices on large quantities 
Plant when the apple tree is in bloom, and repeat as frequently as necessary until within fifty days of 
frost. In field culture sow in drills at two and a half to three feet apart. In garden culture, when the culti¬ 
vation is done by hand, the rows may be twenty-four inches apart. The seed should be sown in such quantity 
as under ordinary circumstances to warrant one Bean vine to every two or three inches. If closer than this, 
their production will be impaired. On strong soil they do best at a greater distance. Yield about 125 to 
150 bushels of green pods for market per acre. 
Why Plant Varieties with Strings? We Suggest Planting Only Stringless Types. 
Beans are one of the most desirable vegetables that can be cultivated in the family garden. In our 
opinion there are entirely too many varieties of Bush or Snap Beans on the market and without regard 
to stock on hand, or to price, etc., we recommend for the family garden the following as the best varieties: 
Bountiful for the best flavored, meaty, long, stringless green flat pod— Landreths’ Stringless Green 
Pod, Giant Stringless and Full Measure for the best long, meatjq round stringless green pod bean— 
Landreths’ Extra Early Stringless Red Valentine in place of the 
old style— Pencil Pod Wax for the best round , long, meaty, string- # 
less, wax bean— Wardwells Kidney Wax or Sure Crop for the best, 
long, meaty, flat pod, stringless, wax bean. 
GREEN PODS 
Black Valentine or King of the Earlies—50 Days 
Color of seed, black. Shape, long and slim. Vine, 16 to 17 inches 
tall. Pods, half round to round, slightly curved, stringy, fibrous, 6 
to 6| inches long, medium green, averaging 6 or 7 Beans. Profitable 
for early planting. Very hardy, productive, a most excellent shipper. 
4 to 5 days earlier than Stringless Red Valentines, not as good in 
quality. 
Black Valentine, Stringless—50 Days 
Purple Blossoms. Seed, leaves and habit practically the same as 
the old Black Valentine. Pods are absolutely stringless, nearly 
straight, dark green, and same general character as the old stringy 
Black Valentine but is a decided improvement. 
Bountiful—50 Days 
Vines 16 inches high, bushy and erect. Color of seed, light yellow 
with brownish color about eye. Pods, large, flat, 6 to 6^ inches long 
containing 6 or 7 kidney shaped beans. Color of pods, light green, 
absolutely stringless, slightly fibrous, always tender. One of the 
very best for both market and private gardens. The earliest and 
most tender of the strictly flat stringless pods, being in a class by 
itself. 
Dwarf Horticultural, Speckled Cranberry, or Ruby—56 Days 
Color of seed resembles Horticultural Pole. Height of vine, 14 inches. 
Pods flat, almost straight, absolutely stringless, dashed with red as 
they ripen. About 5 inches long, averaging 5 beans to the pod. 
French’s Horticultural—70 Days 
Later than the Dwarf Horticultural. Color of seed, cream mottled 
purple. Height of vine, 22 inches. Pods flat, straight to a slight 
curve, fibrous, stringy. Vines all show a running tendency, making 
a wild appearance; therefore, much more vigorous than Dwarf 
Horticultural, but not as productive. Pods all green until quite ripe, 
when they are dashed with a brilliant red or carmine. Valuable as a 
shell bean, averaging 6 or 7 beans to the pod. Pods 6j to 7 inches. 
Full Measure—58 Days 
Seed speckled mahogany color. Height of vine, 14 to 16 inches. 
Average 6 beans to pod. Foliage slightly larger than Stringless Green 
Pods, and more of a yellowish green. Pods average 6 inches long, 
more curved than Stringless Green Pods, absolutely stringless, 
possibly more green in color. Pods round, not so large in circum¬ 
ference as Stringless Green Pods, nor as hardy. 
X lb. 
1 lb. , 
5 lbs. ] 
L0 lbs. 
Black Valentine. 
.15 
.25 
1.15 
2.00 
Black Valentine, Stringless. 
.20 
.30 
1.35 
2.40 
Bountiful. 
.15 
.25 
1.15 
2.00 
Dwarf Horticultural. 
..15 
.25 
1.15 
2.00 
French Horticultural. 
.20 
.30 
1.35 
2.40 
Full Measure. 
.20 
.30 
1.35 
2.40 
Bountiful 
