The I. W, Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 3 
BEANS 
Everyone Can 
Grow Beans 
Few crops yield more bountiful returns from limited space. There are 
several classes of Beans and many varieties: all are rich in food value, con¬ 
taining a high proportion of muscle-building protein; served as “Snap” or 
“String” Beans they are particularly rich in vitamins. There are Green- 
podded, Wax-podded, and Lima Beans, and of each there are dwarf or bush 
and pole or running varieties. Generally speaking, the bush kinds bear earlier 
but the Pole Beans bear more heavily and for a longer time. If you have 
plenty of space, our advice is to grow some of both, depending on the dwarf 
sorts for the first pickings and on the pole varieties for the late or main crop. 
Between Green-podded and Wax-podded varieties there is little to choose, 
although the Green-podded Beans are generally preferred in local markets. 
Growing Bush or Dwarf Beans in the Garden. Even a poor soil will 
grow Beans, although the heaviest yields are, of course, obtained on well- 
worked and moderately heavy loams. Wait until the ground is warm before 
you sow—-early May is a good time to make the first sowing in this latitude. 
Open up furrows to 2 feet apart and drop the Beans 2 or 3 inches apart 
in the furrow, covering them 1 to 2 inches deep. Later plantings should be 
covered 2^ to 3 inches deep. Keep the soil well loosened around the plants 
from the time they are large enough to cultivate, but avoid touching them 
when they are wet with rain’or dew, as this will nearly always cause the pods 
to “rust.” For a constant supply of “String” Beans all summer make a new 
sowing every two weeks from early May until the first of August. 
A pint of seed will sow 100 feet of furrow; 1 to l^/i bushels, depending 
on variety, will be required for an acre when the seed is planted in drills. 
Dwarf Green-podded Beans 
ASGROW STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. A new, hardy, prolific 
Bean of the true Black Valentine type, wholly without strings. Unsur¬ 
passed by any other on the market, and of easy culture. Quick-growing. 
Kpt- 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. . 
BOUNTIFUL. A splendid variety, well named, for it is extremely productive 
and always reliable. It is hardy 
and thrives on a variety of soils. 
In a good many gardens it is the 
first Bean to come into bearing 
and it continues to bear for a Giant Stringless Green-Pod Beans 
long time if the pods are picked 
as fast as they become ready for use. The pods are flat, of good size, and handsome 
appearance, always stringless, tender until full grown and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Kpt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. Another general favorite. Stringless Green- 
Pod is early and productive, with pods a little shorter than Bountiful but round, thick 
and very meaty; always perfectly stringless and tender even when old. Excellent quality. 
Kpt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. A little later to bear than the kinds described 
above but a very dependable producer of big crops. A good Bean to plant to succeed the 
first early varieties. The pods are long, dark green, round, always stringless and very 
tender. Pkt. 10 cts., >£pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
TENDERGREEN. This new, early Bean has perfectly round pods to 7 inches long, 
quite slender, straight, light green, tender, absolutely stringless, and of high quality. 
Very productive. }Zpt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
IMPROVED EARLY RED VALENTINE. Extra-early strain of the old favorite, Red 
Valentine. } 4 pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
ASGROW STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. In many respects similar to Full Measure, but 
four to six days earlier. Especially vigorous in growth, and is not as susceptible 
to adverse growing conditions as many of the stringless varieties. The pods are long, 
straight, round, meaty, entirely stringless, and of fine table quality. J 4 pt. 20 cts., pt. 
35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
FULL MEASURE. A well-known variety for market-gardens as well as home-gardens. 
It is early and under favorable conditions will outyield all other Green-podded Beans. 
The pods are of good size, round, thick, stringless, tender, and of excellent quality. 
Kpt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
ITALIAN BLACK-EYE. A very prolific yielder with long, round, slender pods, dark 
green in color and stringless. It can be used green or for dry shell purposes. The dried 
seed is cream-colored with black eye. I^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
STRINGLESS GREEN-POD REFUGEE. An improvement on the old i,ooo-to-i, being 
perfectly stringless even when the pods have reached full size and are old enough to shell. 
The plants are large and thrifty, producing heavy crops; pods large, round, and fleshy. 
Ideal for canning. } 4 pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
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