Sure Crop Stringless. 
QUALITY BRINGS BACK OUR CUSTOMERS REGULARLY 
BUSH BEANS-Wax Podded 
One pound of seed will plant 50 feet of row, 90 pounds per acre, in drills. 
CULTURE—Beans should be sown after May 15th, when the ground is 
thoroughly warm. Make successive sowings, 2 weeks apart, for a supply of 
beans all summer. Sow in drills 15 inches apart, 2 inches deep, dropping 
the beans 3 inches apart in the rows, eyes down and cover. Cultivate often. 
Do not walk through or pick beans when wet with dew or rain. 
Days mentioned in descriptions represent average time from planting to table. 
9- FARIBAULT BRITTLE WAX— 52 days. Hero is the standard of 
highest quality in a Wax Bean. Desirable features of this round podded sort 
include a hardy vigor and an abundant yield of tender, succulent, buttery-flavored 
beans. Ideal for home use and for canning. It makes an excellent winter shell 
bean. Pods are 6 inches long, % inch wide; medium yellow and absolutely 
stringless. Plant is large, erect, vigorous and productive. Seed is white, kid¬ 
ney-shaped with black eye. (See inside front cover.) Pkt. 8c, y 2 lb. 20c, 
35c, 2 lbs. 65c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.25, 15 lbs. at 22c per lb. 
11 ■ PROLIFIC BLACK WAX— or Butter Bean—51 days. A good, me¬ 
dium, early home and market garden sort. A heavy producer over a long period. 
Rustproof and of fine quality. Pod is 5% inches long, y. inch wide; round! 
somewhat curved, fleshy, deep golden yellow color, and ” excellent in flavor’ 
Seeds are small oval, solid black. Pkt. 5c, y 2 lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, pre¬ 
paid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.10, 15 lbs. at 20c per lb. 
|2* BLACK PENCIL POD WAX- 52 days. Another desirable sort for 
either home or market gardening. Vigorous, productive and of appetizing flavor 
Pods are 0% inches long, % inch wide; round, slightly curved, fleshy golden 
yellow, tender, absolutely stringless, without fiber, brittle and of finest’quality 
Seeds are oblong, flat, solid black. Pkt. 8c, V 2 lb. 20c, lb. 35c 2 lbs 65c 
prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.25, 15 lbs. at 22c per lb. ‘ ’ 
13« IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX— 19 days. The best known stand¬ 
ard variety of wax bean. Exceptionally hardy and rustproof Pods are 4% 
inches long, % inch wide; straight, thick, flat, creamy-yellow in color 
stringless, and of good quality. Plant is small, erect. Seeds are short- 
oval, white with mottling of violet and light yellow around eve and 
ends. Pkt. 5c, % lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, prepaid.—Not prepa d 
5 lbs. $1.10, 15 lbs. at 20c per lb. p p ’ 
15. SURE CROP STRINGLESS WAX- 53 days. Particularly favored 
by truckers and shippers. Its desirable features include resistance to blight 
and rust, exceptional hardiness and vigor—even in dry sections, good quality 
and heavy yield. Pods are 6 y 2 inches long, y 2 inch wide; golden yellow, thick- 
flat, brittle, strictly stringless, of fine texture and quality. Seeds are oval 
jet black. Pkt. 8c, y 2 lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, prepaid.—Not prepaid 5 
lbs. $1.25, 15 lbs. at 22c per lb. * v ’ 
16. UNRIVALED ROUND POD WAX- 52 days. An extremely prolific 
and attractive home and market growers’ sort. Yery popular among our market 
gardener trade. Pods are 5% inches long, % inch wide; deep yellow narrow 
thick-flat, brittle, stringless when young. Plant is dwarf, erect, stocky, highly 
productive. Seeds are small, long-oval, glossy golden brown. Pkt. 8c’ V, lb 
20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.25, 15 lbs. at 22c lb' 
Faribault Brittle Wax. 
INOCULATE ALL 
LEGUME SEED WITH 
BEANS SHOULD BE INOCULATED 
Bigger yields and better quality crops may be realized through 
the use of McQueen’s Garden Inoculator. The small extra cost will 
be returned tenfold. One packet McQueen’s Garden Inoculator will 
treat 5 pounds of garden beans. Pkt. 15c or two for 25c, postpaid. 
POLE OR RUNNER VARIETIES 
Plant in. hills 3 feet apart each way, sowing 4 to 6 
beans to a hill. Stake with poles 7 feet high. 
60. OLD HOMESTEAD OR KENTUCKY 
WONDER -65 days. The most popular pole bean. 
Fine for home, market and for canning. Will bear 
heavily all summer if kept picked. Pods are 8 inches 
long, y 2 inch wide; silvery green, practically round, 
curved, of good quality and very brittle. Plant is 
strong climber. Seeds are buff brown. Pkt. 5c, y 2 lb. 
17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
$1.10, 15 lbs. at 20c per lb. 
61. SCARLET RUNNER -66 days. Used for 
decorative purposes as well as for snap and green shell 
beans. Brilliant scarlet flowers, followed by large 
delicious pods. Ideal sort for covering fences. Pkt. 
8c, y 2 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, prepaid. 
19. EARLY WONDER WAX ■-40 days. This is the ideal wax 
bean for the early market, and the first one ready for the home table. 
Its worthwhile features include extreme earliness and resistance to 
rust plus heavy yield and good quality. Pods are 6 y 2 inches long, % 
inch wide, clear waxy yellow, flat, plump, tender, brittle, of fine texture 
and very meaty. Plant is large, strong, productive. Seeds are yellow. 
Pkt. 5c, V 2 lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
$1.10, 15 lbs. at 20c per lb. 
FIELD BEANS 
40. GREAT NORTHERN —The most delicious 
baking bean grown. A wonderful yielder and one of 
the most profitable beans. Great Northern is a much 
better bean for baking and cooking than any navy 
bean, as it cooks in two-thirds of the time, and is of 
much better flavor. Beans are larger than common 
navy beans. Pkt. 5c, y% lb. 12c, lb. 20c, 2 lbs. 35c, 
prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 60c, 15 lbs. at 10c per lb. 
41. ROBUST NAVY —Plants are of decidedly 
robust growth. Beans are clear white. Pkt. 5c, Va lb. 
12c, 1 lb. 20c, 2 lbs. 35c, prepaid—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
60c, 15 lbs. at 10c per lb. 
42. EASY COOK SOY BEANS -125 days. 
LIMA BEANS 
Great Northern Beans. 
_ __ ___ For many years 
Soy Beans have been used as food for human consumption in the Orien¬ 
tal countries. Certain varieties were especially suitable, though only 
recently have improved strains been tested by experiment stations in 
this country. We have now a strain that will add a delicious vegetable 
to your menu and should be tried in every garden. It is easy to cook. 
Plants are strong, erect, bushy, with purple flowers. Pods contain 2-3 
straw-yellow beans. Cook like green beans. Pkt. 5c, l / 2 lb. 20c, lb. 
35c, 2 lbs. 65c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. at 20c per lb. 
One pound will plant a row 50 feet long. 
Lima Beans, tender and fresh from the garden, are 
the most delicious of all beans. The young green 
Baby Lima Beans are wonderful when canned. 
CULTURE. Bush Limas should be planted in rows 
3 feet apart in rich soil, 6 to 10 inches apart in the 
row, always setting the seed with the eye down. 
Plant about 3 inches deep. 
50. FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA- 75 days. The 
most popular large seeded Dwarf Lima type among 
the market growers. Fordhook Lima supplied many 
home tables with big, plump, buttery beans of delicious 
flavor. Pods are 4 y 2 inches long, 1 inch wide; con¬ 
tain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell beans; large thick oval, 
of excellent quality. Plant is large, erect, vigorous, 
highly productive. Seeds are white with tinge of green. 
Pkt. 8c, y 2 lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, prepaid.—Not 
prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.25. 
51. BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA— 
75 days. Another Lima of excellent quality and luscious 
flavor. Pods are 4 inches long, 1% inches wide; con¬ 
tain 4 to 5 seeds. Plant is large, erect, vigorous, and 
a heavy yielder. Seeds are large, plump, flat, slightly 
wrinkled; white with greenish tinge. Pkt. 8c, y 2 lb. 
20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
$1 25 
52. ’ HENDERSON BUSH LIMA- 68 days. 
Here’s a bush bean that produces small, flat, green 
shell beans of excellent quality. Exceptionally early 
and fine for canning. Pods are 3 % inches long, % 
inch wide; flat, contain 3 to 4 seeds. Plant is small, 
dark green, erect, bushy, very early. Seeds are dry beans, creamy 
white. Pkt. 5c, y 2 lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 
lbs. $1.20. 
53. NEW HOPI INDIAN LIMA -Plant seed early. This new 
introduction is a small, hardy vining Lima that matures anywhere in the 
United States. Of delicious flavor and an abundant yielder. For mak¬ 
ing succotash or as a green-shelled Lima, or as a dry bean, it is un¬ 
equalled by any Lima bean. It can be grown on any well drained soil 
with or without trellis. Pkt. 8c, y 2 lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, prepaid. 
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