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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
Bush Beans. 
Bohnen—Frig ole — Fagiuoli. 
DWARF OR SNAP. 
A succession of sowing can usually be made from 
the first week in May until August in Connecticut. 
Plant in drills 1J4 to 2 inches deep and from eighteen 
inches to 2J4 feet apart, according to the richness of 
the soil and method of cultivation. The plants should 
be about three inches apart. Use about one quart to 
each 250 feet of drill. 
WAX PODDED VARIETIES. 
Crackerjack. (Webber Wax). One of the earliest. 
Stringless wax, bright yellow, semi-round podded, 6 
inches long, hardy, prolific and fine quality; seed 
yellow. Very popular with truckers about New Haven. 
Also one of the best for home gardens. Price per pt., 
25c.; per qt., 45c.; 10 lbs., $1.70; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
Sure Crop Wax. Very desirable, high quality bean. 
A selection from and superior to Currie’s Rust Proof; 
black-seeded, pods 6 to 7 inches long, flat, fleshy and 
stringless. Plant hardy, productive, a few days later 
than Currie’s. Price per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 10 
lbs., $1.70; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Pods 6 to 7 inches long, 
straight and very tender. In color a golden yellow; 
the best quality round-podded, black-seeded wax. 
Price per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; per 10 lbs., $1.70; per 
100 lbs., $14.00. 
TENDERGREEN. 
A SECOND EARLY GREEN POD 
OF FINE QUALITY 
CRACKERJACK WAX. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. (Brittle Wax). Early, round 
podded, 5 to 6 inches long, stringless and of fine quality. 
Seed white with very little brownish black marking at the 
eye. Price per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 10 lbs., $1.80; 100 lbs., 
$15.00. 
Stringless Golden Wax (Keeney’s Improved Stringless 
Kidney Wax). Excellent for canning and home garden use. 
Pods oval, 5 ]/ 2 to 6)4 inches, light yellow, fleshy, brittle and 
fine flavor. Price per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 10 lbs., $1.70; 
100 lbs., $14.00. 
D avis White Kidney Wax. Handsome flat pods, 6 to 7 
inches long, seed white, very productive; has considerable 
string and fibre; valued principally as a market gardener’s 
sort, or excellent shell bean. Price per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 
10 lbs., $1.70; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
Hodson Wax. Long, semi-round, straight, light yellow 
pods, very late, quality fair. Price per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 
10 lbs., $1.70; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
GREEN PODDED VARIETIES. 
Stringless Black Valentine. New. A bean of better 
quality, similar in type to Black Valentine; a long, sleek, 
oval pod, completely stringless and attractive. It makes a 
strong appeal to the taste through its delicate flavor. A 
splendid heavy cropping variety for Market Gardeners. 
Price per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 10 lbs., $1.70; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
Bountiful. Pods to 7 inches long, slightly curved, 
stringless, excellent quality. Seeds bright yellow. Con¬ 
tinues to bear over a longer period than most sorts; suitable 
for home or market. The best second early flat green pod. 
Per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 10 lbs., $1.70; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
Tendergreen. Round, fleshy pods, six inches long, abso¬ 
lutely stringless; similar but superior to Full Measure. We 
consider this the very finest quality, early, green pod bean 
in existence. Price per pkt., 15c.; per pt., 25c.; per qt., 45c.; 
10 lbs., $1.80; 100 lbs., $15.00. 
Note—5 pounds beans sold at the 10-pound rate, or 25 pounds at the 100-pound rate. Postage extra 
on Beans, Sweet Corn and Peas, except in pkts. Beans and Peas weigh about 2 lbs., per qt.; Sweet 
Corn 1J4 lbs. Add for postage according to zone. (See page 2). 
