ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure" Seeds 
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Pole Beans 
One pound will plant 100 feet of row ; thirty pounds will plant an aere. 
At the following prices on Beans, packets up 
to five pounds are sent prepaid, all larger quanti¬ 
ties are shipped at purchaser’s expense. 
Culture: Pole Beans are more sensitive to cold 
than the bush kinds, and should not be planted 
before the ground is warm—in this latitude, after 
May 1st. Set poles 6 to 8 feet long, 3 to 4 feet apart, 
in 4-foot rows and plant five or six beans 2 inches 
deep around each pole. 
St. L. S. Co.’s White Cornfield. 65 days. An 
early maturing, green-podded, white-seeded pole 
sort, desirable for snaps and unsurpassed in its 
class as green shell beans. The pods are round, 
very long, often 8 to 9 inches, irregular in shape 
and quite stringless. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 
35c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead). 6 5 days. 
Unexcelled for home and market garden. Ex¬ 
cellent climber, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods 
medium green; 8 to 9 inches long, nearly round 
and % inch in diameter; slightly stringy, fleshy. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.10. 
Lazy Wife. 74 days. Excellent for snaps, green 
shell, and dry shell beans for home and market 
garden. Good climber, heavily productive. Pods 
medium green; 6% inches long. Pkt., 10c; y 2 
lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.10. 
Horticultural (Speckled Cranberry). 70 days. 
Standard for home market. Good climber. Pods 
6 inches long, % inch wide, thick, dark green 
at snap stage, becoming yellowish green splash¬ 
ed with violet-red at green shell stage. Pkt., 
10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.10. 
Lima Beans—Dwarf 
Kramer’s Bush Lima. 70 days. This excellent 
new variety is of special value because it ma¬ 
tures early. Pods are 4 y 2 inches long and 1 % 
inches wide, each containing four fair sized 
beans of splendid quality. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c: 
1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.75. 
St. L. S. Co.’s Improved Bush Lima. 70 days. 
Similar to Burpee’s Bush Lima, except smaller. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.40. 
Broad Windsor. 85 days. An old-fashioned Eng¬ 
lish shell Bean. Dry beans very large and yel¬ 
lowish green. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 45c. 
Fordhook Bush Lima (Potato Lima). 75 days. 
Plant large, erect, heavily productive. Pods 4 to 
4 y 2 inches long, contain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell 
beans large, plump, of the highest quality. Pkt., 
10c; y 2 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.75. 
Henderson’s Bush (Baby Lima). 65 days. Popu¬ 
lar for canning. Plant medium large, productive. 
Pods small, 3 inches long, contain 3 to 4 seeds. 
Green shell beans small, flat, of splendid quality. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.00. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. 75 days. Plant 
large, heavily productive. Pods large, 4 y 2 to 5 
inches long; usually contain 4 large, thick 
beans. Dry beans large, flat, greenish white. 
Pkt., 10c; 'y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.40. 
Pole Lima Beans 
St. L. S. Co.’s Genuine Butter. 80 days. These 
Beans have a creamy white color, in large pods; 
more delicious than the ordinary Lima Bean. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
King of the Garden. 88 days. The true “King” 
of the Limas. The favorite of the market gar- 
eners on account of its long, well filled pods. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.40. 
Small White Lima (or Sieva). 8 2 days. A very 
reliable heavy yielding, early variety. The earli¬ 
est of the Pole Limas, bearing green shell beans 
in 78 days. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 
lbs., $1.40. 
PRICE OF BEANS— Delivery 
Charge Extra 
10 lbs. 
St. L. S. Co.’s White Com- 
25 lbs. 
100 lbs. 
field . 
$2.30 
$5.50 
$21.00 
Kentucky Wonder .... 
St. L. S. Co.’s Genuine 
1.80 
4.25 
16.00 
Butter . 
2.50 
6.00 
23.00 
King of tlie Garden .... 
2.00 
5.00 
19.00 
Small White Lima .... 
2.00 
4.75 
18.00 
Burpee’s Imp. Bush Lima 
2.20 
5.25 
20.00 
Improved Bush Lima . 
2.00 
4.75 
18.00 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. 
1.65 
3.85 
14.50 
Kramer’s Bush Lima . . 
2.40 
5.75 
22.00 
Fordhook Bush Lima . 
2.60 
6.25 
24.00 
