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250 ]^y Late Introduction 
By far the Finest Globe Shape Main 
Crop Beet in Cultivation. The flesh is 
dark crimson, rich sweet flavor. Very 
smooth—no fibrous roots. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 19 cts.; % lb., 44 cts.; lb., 79 
cts.; lb. $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.90, postpaid. 
Eclipse 
1 oz. of Beet Seed 
will sow row 100 
feet long, 7 lbs. per 
acre. 
Shumway’s Selected Garden Beets for Table and Canning 
248 An excellent English variety for the home 
garden. Used for second early crop, or for late 
planting and winter keeping. Roots are 
turnip-shaped and regular. Flesh is deep 
blood-red, exceedingly sweet and of fine qual¬ 
ity. Tops are small and erect; fine for beet 
greens. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ^ lb., 23 
cts.; 1/2 40 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.40, 
postpaid. 
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245 Excellent Early Garden Sort. A distinct im¬ 
provement on the older forms of Egyptian beet, with 
a larger and more globular root. It is extremely 
early. Produces a more desirable turnip shape beet 
of presentable size in about 42 days, making it a 
favorite with market gardeners for earliest sales. 
The tlc.sh is purplish-red, zoned with a somewhat 
lighter shade; tender and rich flavored. Pkt., 7 cts.; 
oz., 14 cts.; 1/4 lb., 27 cts.; 1/2 Ih., 48 cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 
2 lbs., $1.70, postpaid. 
241 Beautiful Color—Excellent Quality. A hand¬ 
some and medium size, globe shape sort, entirely 
free from rootlets; a grand second early sort, 
ready for use in 41 days. The foliage is small but 
just right for bunching or for forcing under glass. 
Of a rich bronze purple, borne on slender stems 
which occupy but a small portion of the root. The 
flesh is a rich blood red, slightly zoned or ringed. 
Pkt., 7 Cts.; oz., 14 cts.; 1/4 lb., 27 cts.; V 2 Ih., 48 
cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.70, postpaid. 
213 Improved 
White Navy 
The world’s most 
popular baking bean. 
Always popular, yields 
enormously; makes de¬ 
licious baked, beans. 
The old standby. 
Plants are of decidedly 
robust growth, devel¬ 
oping strong roots 
after setting pods. 
Beans arc clear white. 
Pkt., 7 cts.; 1/2 ll>-, 18 
cts.; lb., 28 cts.; 2 lbs., 
46 cts., postpaid. 
. For Shelling and Betking 
217 White Mexican or Prolific Tree. 
212 White Marrow. An excellent large seeded 
baking sort. Vines large, slender spreading, with 
hort runners and small leaves; very prolific; 
seeds large, about twice the size of the white navy 
bean; ovoid, clear white, cooking very dry and 
mealy. Pkt., 9 cts>\ V 2 lb., 21 cts.; lb., 33 cts.; 
lbs., 56 cts., postpaid. 
218 Great Northern. Very popular baking va¬ 
riety. A splendid-field bean, preferred by many 
to the navy beans for baking. Excellent quality, 
fine flavor, cooks rapidly, good size beans, heavy 
yielder. Beans arc larger and softer than com¬ 
mon navy beans. Pkt., 8 cts.; Vz lb., 19 Cts.; lb., 
30 cts.; 2 lbs., 50 cts., postpaid. 
215 White Kidney. Same as Red Kidney except seed is white. Plant 
upright, with large, broad leaves; pods medium size, dark green; 
seed large, white, kidney-shaped, slightly flattened and of excellent 
quality green or dry. Pkt., 9 cts.; 1/2 Ih., 21 cts.; lb., 33 cts.; 2. lbs., 
56 cts., postpaid. 
214 Red Kidney 
The good old-fashioned 
baking bean. This well 
known field bean is one of 
the best varieties for use as 
a dry bean. Producing large, 
flat, green pods. Well filled 
with large, red kidney-shaped 
beans, rich in flavor, and is 
one of the largest of all bak¬ 
ing beans. It is used exten¬ 
sively for canning purposes. 
Pkt., 9 cts.; 1/2 lb., 21 cts.; 
lb., 33 cts.; 2 lbs., 56 cts., 
postpaid. 
The best field bean in cultivation. 
A .sure cropper. Selected out of the 
navy variety, reducing the runners 
and making it a bush form variety. 
No other farm crop has seen such 
a great advance in price as beans. 
It is one of the greatest money¬ 
making crops for farmers. The pods 
arc large and filled with medium 
sized, pure, white, nearly round 
beans, which excel in cooking quali¬ 
ties. It is an upright grower, hold¬ 
ing the pods well up from the ground, 
and a great bearer. The pods grow 
in thick clusters and ripen in Au¬ 
gust, the leaves falling earlier than 
other varieties. No other bean ap¬ 
proaches it in yield or quality. Pkt., 
8 cts.; 1/2 lb., 19 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 
2 lbs., 50 cts., postpaid. 
216 Dwarf Horticultural or Wren’s Egg. Excellent for snap beans 
or shelling green. The pods are greenish-ycllow'splashed with red, 
5 inches long, stout and flat. It is a very hardy, medium late variety 
and stringless used for snap beans or for shelling green. Particu¬ 
larly fine for succotash. Heavy yielding, and fine flavored. Does 
well in a cool climate. The seeds arc light buff, spotted red. Pkt., 
10 cts.; 1/2 lb., 22 cts.; lb., 35 cts.; 2 lbs., 60. cts., postpaid. 
1 Ib. of Bean seed plants row 100 
feet long; 60 lbs. plants an acre. 
