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WAX PODDED BEANS—Continued 
★ Unrivaled Wax Beans f ma11 p ‘ ant ’ very early and peat yielder. Pods about 
five and one-half inches long. Somewhat curved, 
semi-flat, fleshy and very tender and stringless. Color pale yellow. 1 lb., 30c, 
postpaid. Not postpaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
Green Podded Varieties 
★ Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod SZ&i ?"m. P rk d et* d p’S 
5 to 6 inches long, thick, fleshy, perfectly stringless. Tender and delicious. 
1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod S imilar Burpee’s Stringless but pods are a little 
6 longer, straighter and more slender, more depressed 
between beans and slightly lighter in color; early, hardy and of highest quality. 
1 lb„ 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
Rpfuapp nr IflftO fn 1 A very productive, hardy, vigorous late sort. Pods 5 
® to 5’/2 inches long, somewhat slender, round and slight¬ 
ly curved, almost stringless and of good quality; color light green. 1 lb., 30c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
Rnnntifiil Best of the flat-podded varieties. Pods 6% to 7 inches long, thick, 
uuumiiui and sightly curved. Stringless and of fine quality, color light 
green. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead The R most p°p. ular green-podded, ciimb- 
1 mv uv v. v.v lng Bean; early and productive. Pods 8 
to 9 inches long, very slender. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 
1 bu., $8.00. 
Dutrli fa«p Knifp Pole Bean. Green snap pods, 7 to 8 inches long, straight, 
flat, brittle, of good quality; best as a shell bean. Beans 
very flat, ivory-white. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not postpaid, 10 lbs., $2.50; 1 bu., 
$ 11 . 00 . 
Lima Beans 
Pole Varieties 
Kino of itie Canton lima An improved strain, vigorous, midseason, productive, 
lung Ol me Udiueii Lima Podg 5 to 6 inches long, very flat and wide, and uni¬ 
formly four-seeded. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not postpaid, 10 lbs., $2.50; 1 bu., $11.00. 
Farlv Iprcov Pole lima (Sieberts). An early midseason variety. Very pro- 
umiy jeiaey i uie Limn ductive and highest quality. Pods 5 to 6 inches long; 
beans rather thicker than the King of the Garden, but of the same type. 
1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not postpaid, 10 lbs., $2.50; 1 bu., $11.00. 
Dwarf or Bush Varieties 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima beans 
and pods are larger than the old type. 
The pods measure 5 to 6 inches long 
by 1% inches wide and are of a lus¬ 
cious flavor. They are frequently 
borne in clusters of from five to eight 
pods. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not post¬ 
paid, 10 lbs., $2.50; 1 bu., $11.00. 
Fordhook Bush Lima £ntTa S riety X and 
exceedingly popular with market gar¬ 
deners. Pods about 5 inches long, con¬ 
taining 4 to 5 large, oval-shaped, very 
thick, white beans. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.00; 1 bu., $16.00. 
D„„L A vigorous, hardy, very early and small type of 
Henderson Kush Lima Bush Lima. Pods small, about 3 inches long, 
containing 3 to 4 small, flat, white beans. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $10.00. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. 
Beets 
Detroit Dark Red. 
Cultural Directions. One ounce to fifty feet of drill. Five or six 
pounds per acre. Do not use stable manure if you want smooth Beets 
with but few roots. Beets thrive on deep, rich, sandy land. For 
early crop sow in drills one foot apart, cover seed one inch. Sow as 
early as the ground can be worked in the Spring. When plants are 
large enough to use as greens, thin to three inches apart in the row. 
Beets can be sown as late as July for main crop. 
Farlv Wonder An early variety. It is turnip-shaped and is always 
Cany wonder smooth. The flesh is a beautiful deep red color and is 
of excellent quality. Tops are small and erect. Exceptionally good 
for early bunching. Oz., 10c; lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
'^'Detroit flarL Rod ^he * Dest ^ or mar ^ et garden or home use. Roots 
^ueiroil DarK I\6Q smooth, medium size, globe-shaped; skin dark 
red; flesh solid vermilion-red. Tops small, upright, dark green, shaded 
red. Oz., 10c; >4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
^.This variety recommended by the Michigan State College 
