EARL E. MAY'S 1934 CATALOG OF SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
Beans 
INOCULATE 
this seed 
Dwarf or 
Bush Beans 
Giant String- 
less Green Pod 
One pound will plant 100 feet of drill; 90 lbs., of seed per acre. 
We offer Beans and Peas by the half pound and pound in¬ 
stead of by the pint and quart. 15 lbs. equal one peck; 60 lbs. 
equal one bushel; y 2 lb. equals about % pint; 1 lb. equals about 
1 pint; 2 lbs. equal about 1 quart. 
Culture: Plant as soon as danger of frost is over; placing 
the seed 2 to 3 inches apart and about 2% inches deep. The 
rows should be 2 feet apart. Keep the Pods from touching 
the ground. Most Beans should be picked when about 4 inches 
long. Frequent pickings insure a more prolonged bearing 
season. Avoid jerking the plant, as this frequently disturbs 
young feeding roots. Do not pick when bushes are wet. In 
green podded sorts. Giant Stringless and 
New Stringless Refugee are the leaders. 
Green Pod Rush Beans 
101— GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 
This bean is still the leader of all the 
popular Green Pod Bush Beans. Large, 
stringless and stands dry weather. Pro¬ 
lific bearer. Pods average 5 inches long. 
Excellent cooker. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 20c; lb., 
30c; 3 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
102— BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 
(42 days.) Very early, hardy. Pods are 
a dark green, tender and absolutely string¬ 
less. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 
80c; 5 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
103— IMPROVED VALENTINE. Pods very 
fleshy, round and saddle back. Produces 
large crops. Pods remain on the bush a 
long time without becoming tough and 
hard. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 
80c; 5 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
★ 107—NEW STRINGLESS REFUGEE or 
PERFECTION. This Giant Stringless 
bean is tender, stringless and very brittle. 
A late variety and bears over a long peri¬ 
od. I want you to plant some of these 
beans in your garden this year. Pkt., 5c; 
% lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 85c; 5 lbs., $1.25, 
postpaid. 
Wax-Podded Bush Beans 
One pound will plant 100 feet of drill; 90 
lbs. of seed per acre. 
★ 125—WONDER WAX. This is the 45 day 
bean. Heavy yielder; excellent flavor. 
A picture in actual color is on page 44. 
Pkt., 5c; Vz lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 80c; 
5 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
126—IMPROVED RUST-PROOP GOLDEN 
WAX. (42 days.) Produces heavy crops. 
Pods are of large size. Yields well and is 
a main cold-pack variety. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 
20c; lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.20, post¬ 
paid. 
127—BRITTLE WAX. (40 days.) One of 
the earliest of all Wax Beans, great crop¬ 
per, stringless, extremely prolific, pods 
often measuring 4% to 6 inches long. They 
are broad and solid, tender, brittle and 
entirely stringless at all stages of growth. 
Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 80c; 
5 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
128—IMPROVED BLACK WAX. (44 days.) 
The pods are round and they are produced 
in large quantities, early, very meaty and tender. Seed 
black. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $1.35, 
postpaid. 
129—SURE CROP STRINGLESS WAX. (43 days.) Stringless, 
rustproof, yellow pods, averaging 6 to 7 inches in length, 
heavy yielder. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c; 
5 lbs., $1.35, postpaid. 
130 — PENCIL POD WAX. (38 days.) The market gardeners’ 
favorite. Round, stringless, waxy, white pod, excellent qual¬ 
ity, fine flavor, a prolific yielder. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 
3 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $1.35, postpaid. 
Pole or Raummg Beaus 
One pound will plant 200 hills 
If everyone knew how easy it is to 
grow Pole Beans I am sure that you 
would agree that every farm and garden 
should have at least a few. Another thing 
about them is that they are easily picked, 
too, because they grow on a pole, lattice, 
fence or corn stalk. 
135 — KENTUCKY WONDER. Prolific 
yielder. Can be planted in corn as it 
is a climber. Pods hang in clusters. 
In this Central West it can be planted 
up until the first of July. Everybody 
knows Kentucky Wonder. Pkt., 5c; y 2 
lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., 
$1.35, postpaid. 
137—GOLDEN KENTUCKY WONDER. 
Here is the mate to Kentucky Wonder. 
It has long golden pods which are 
meaty, brittle and of excellent flavor. 
The seeds are medium sized, very regu¬ 
lar, somewhat shriveled and a dark 
brown. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 
3 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $1.30, postpaid. 
Burpee’s String- 
less Green Pod 
Pole or Running Beans—Font. 
136—CORN HILL. This is the ideal bean for planting in the 
corn field. It is a very popular variety and gives you a good 
crop without being poled. The pods are short, fleshy and of 
fine quality. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 85c; 
5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. 
138—LAZY WIFE. So named because you can pick a mess in 
no time at all it is such a heavy yielder. The pods are green, 
broad, thick, very fleshy, entirely stringless. A late variety, 
excellent for snap-shorts or shelled. Pkt., 5c; ^ lb., 20c; 
lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 85c; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. 
Dwarf Bush Lima Beans 
For general purposes I consider the Henderson’s Bush Lima 
the best for the Corn Belt. Burpee’s and Fordhook are both 
good ones and are large varieties. Henderson’s is a little 
smaller, is sometimes called Baby Lima. 
One pound will plant 40 feet of drill 
Culture. Sow after danger of frost is over. Sow in rows 2 
feet apart, 3 inches deep; beans 2 inches apart in the row EYE 
DOWN. Later thin so plants stand 6 to 8 inches apart. 
115—HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA or BABY LIMA. This is 
the popular Baby Lima Bean. It is the small Lima type, 
largely grown by those who prefer the small 
size beans, and is also in big demand for 
canning. The plants grow about 20 inches 
high and are very productive, bearing well 
filled pods throughout the entire season. 
Called Butter Bean in the south. Pkt., 5c; 
y 2 lb., 20 c; lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 95c; 5 lbs., $1.35, 
postpaid. 
114—BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA. 
Vigorous, large size, the single Beans of 
Burpee’s Improved are larger and of better 
quality than the original Burpee’s Bush 
Lima. An immense yielder. The pods are 
5 to 6 inches long. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 25c; 
lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.00; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. 
112—FORDHOOK. An improved form of the 
popular Potato Lima. Big pods and large 
beans. Pods measure 4 to 5 inches. De¬ 
pendable yielder for the middle west. Fine 
beans of the finest flavor. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 
25c; lb., 45c; 3 lbs., $1.30; 5 lbs., $2.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Pole Lima Beans 
One pound will plant 50 hills 
Culture. Put 6 seeds in each hill; hills 3 
feet apart each way. Require a pole 7 feet 
high. When vines reach top, pinch them to 
increase the yield. 
121— LARGE BUTTER LIMA. (70 days.) 
Pods are in clusters, 5 inches long; broad 
and very thin, medium green. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 
3 lbs., 95c; 5 lbs., $1.35, postpaid. 
★ 122—HOFI LIMA BEAN. Here is a new Lima Bean I want 
every one of you to try. This Bean has been grown by 
the Hopi (snake-dancing) Indians, on the Arizona dry lands 
for a number of years. I grew them in my own garden last 
year and they certainly did fine. They are a trifle larger 
than the Henderson Bush or Baby Lima, and they carry that 
genuine big Lima flavor. It is a Bean that should not be 
planted closer together than Corn. They are heavy bearers. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 3 lbs., $1.30; 5 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. 
Farm Beans 
108—IMPROVED NAVY BEANS. Snowy white variety of uni¬ 
form small size. Plants grow upright and bear the pods 
well off the ground. A farm Bean of which a large acreage 
is grown. Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 15c; lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., 90c, 
postpaid. 
109—RED KIDNEY BEANS. One of the very best of the dry 
shell beans; hardy and vigorous grower, heavy yielder. 
Pkt., 5c; y 2 lb., 15c; lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., 90c, postpaid. 
Burpee’s Bush 
Lima 
20c; lb., 35c; 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
l With 
Nitragin 
'oqinal legume Inoculjtor X 
NITRAGIN INOCULATION. Use nitra¬ 
gin on your peas, sweet peas, and beans of 
all kinds including limas. It makes them 
more vigorous and thrifty and gives higher 
yields. Garden size can, 
postpaid.• * H 
HOPI LIMA BEANS "Most Prolific I Ever Had" 
Dear Mr. May: 
I want to write you about the sample of Hopi Lima Pole 
Beans you sent me. They are the most prolific I have 
ever had. You know how hot it was—I just planted them 
along the fence, and did they bear? Well, I’ll tell the 
world they did. Thank you. Mrs. C. C. Robertson, 504 S. 
Birch St., Creston, Iowa. 
Golden Kentucky 
Wonder 
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ALSO The new All-American Flower Selection—Annual 
Canterbury Bells. See page 44 for colored picture. 
5 bulbs FREE (value 30c) with your $1.50 garden and 
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5 bulbs and 1 packet of the New Annual Canterbury 
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Vegetables marked ★ are illustrated in color on pages 43-44 
