F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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BEANS — DWARF AND BUSH 
Plant any time after 
the weather has be¬ 
come firmly settled, 
say around middle of 
April. Beans are very 
sensitive to both cold 
and wet and it is use¬ 
less to plant them be¬ 
fore the ground has be¬ 
come dry and warm. 
Although beans will 
grow on almost any 
kind of soil no crop 
responds more readily 
than beans to good soil 
and cultivation. A light, 
rich, well drained loam 
well enriched is the 
most desirable. Sow 
seeds in rows twenty- 
four to thirty-six inch¬ 
es apart, dropping the 
beans three or four 
inches apart in the row, 
covering one and one- 
half to two inches deep. If planted in hills make the hills about two feet apart each way, dropping six or- 
seven seeds in each hill. Hoe as soon as seedlings appear, and when they begin to form second or third 
pair of leaves, hill the rows slightly to support the plants. Repeat this hilling process as the plants 
grow larger, bearing in mind, however, that the beans should never be cultivated while the bushes are 
wet with either dew or rain as this is liable to cause rust. The 
plants up to the time of blossoming should have frequent shallow 
cultivation, but any mutilation or disturbance of the roots by culti¬ 
vation after the plants come into bloom is likely to cause the blos¬ 
soms to blast and so cut off the crop. Cultivation should always 
be very shallow and it is useless to expect a crop from a field 
so poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting. In 
watering, run the water at the roots and avoid sprinkling or spray¬ 
ing the plants. Keep the soil moisture even, do not permit the 
soil to become dry. For successive crops make sowings every 
four weeks. 
BEANS—STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
BOUNTIFUL ROUND PODDED (Round Yellow Six Weeks) 
—We consider this one of the best round podded green beans for 
early plantings. Pods are not quite as long as Long Yellow Six 
weeks but of finer auality and more productive. Season same as 
Long Yellow Six Weeks. Pkt. 10c; *4 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 
5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $2.05. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD—A very desirable 
dwarf, green podded, snap sort for the home garden and largely 
grown for the market. The plants are large, spreading, and pro¬ 
ductive. Pods are five inches long, round, slightly curved, pale 
green, meaty and of excellent flavor. Season, fifty-eight days from 
planting to table. Seed: dark brown. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.20; 10 lbs. $2.15. 
BOUNTIFUL (Long Yellow Six Weeks) — An excellent, 
dwarf, green podded sort. Vines vigorous and productive. Pods 
six to seven and one-half inches long, straight, broad, flat, light 
green, of handsome appearance and stringless, good for snaps. 
An excellent home and market garden variety. Season, sixty days 
from planting to table. Seed: yellow, kidney-shape. 
Pkt. 10c; Zi lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 lbs. $2.20 
BOUNTIFUL BEANS 
