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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
Bush Beans. 
Bohnen — Frigole—Fagiuoli 
DWARF OR SNAP. 
A succession of sowing can usually be made from 
the first week in May until August in Connecticut. 
Plant in drills 1)4 to 2 inches deep and from eighteen 
inches to 2)4 feet apart, according to the richness of 
the soil and method of' cultivation. The plants should 
be about three inches apart. Use about one quart to 
each 250 feet of drill. The number of days after each 
variety are for comparative earliness, and indicate 
the number of days from sowing to table stage, 
under favorable conditions. 
WAX PODDED VARIETIES. 
Crackerjack. (49 days) (Webber Wax). One of 
the earliest. Stringless wax, bright yellow, semi¬ 
round podded, 6 inches long, hardy, prolific and fine 
quality; seed yellow. Very popular with truckers 
about New Haven. Also one of the best for home 
gardens. Price per pt., 30c.; per qt., 50c.; 10 lbs., 
$1.90; 100 lbs., $16.00. 
Sure Crop Wax. (53 days). Very desirable, high 
quality bean. A selection from and superior to 
Currie’s Rust Proof; black-seeded, pods 6 to 7 inches 
long, flat, fleshy and stringless. Plant hardy, pro¬ 
ductive, a few days later than Currie’s. Price per pt., 
30c.; per qt., 50c.; 10 lbs., $1.90; 100 lbs., $16.00, 
TENDERGREEN 
A SECOND EARLY GREEN POD 
OF FINE QUALITY 
CRACKERJACK WAX 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. (52 days). Pods 6 to 7 inches 
long, straight and very tender. In color a golden yellow; 
the best quality round-podded, black-seeded wax. Price 
per pt., 30c.; per qt., 50c.; per 10 lbs., $2.00; per 100 lbs., 
$17.00. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. (52 days). (Brittle Wax). 
Early, round podded, 5 to 6 inches long, stringless and of 
fine quality. Seed white with very little brownish black 
marking at the eye. Price per pt., 30c.; per qt., 50c.; 
10 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $17.00. 
Stringless Golden Wax (Keeney’s Improved Stringless 
Kidney Wax). (52 days). Excellent for canning and home 
garden use. Pods oval, 5)4 to 6)4 inches, light yellow, 
fleshy, brittle and fine flavor. Price per pt., 30c.; per qt., 
50c.; 10 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $17.00. 
Davis White Kidney Wax. (52 days). Handsome flat 
pods, 6 to 7 inches long, seed white, very productive; has 
considerable string and fibre ; valued principally as a market 
gardener’s sort, or excellent shell bean. Price per pt., 30c.; 
per qt., 50c.; 10 lbs., $1.90; 100 lbs., $16.00. 
GREEN PODDED VARIETIES. 
Stringless Black Valentine. (49 days). New. A bean of 
better quality, similar in type to Black Valentine; a long, 
sleek, oval pod, completely stringless and attractive. It 
makes a strong appeal to the taste through its delicate 
flavor. A splendid heavy cropping variety for Market 
Gardeners. Price per pt., 30c.; per qt., 50c.; 10 lbs., $2.00; 
100 lbs., $17.00. 
Bountiful. (49 days). Pods 6)4 to 7 inches long, slightly 
curved, stringless, excellent quality. Seeds bright yellow. 
Continues to bear over a longer period than most sorts; 
suitable for home or market. The best second early flat 
green pod. Per pt., 30c.; per qt., 50c.; 10 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., 
$17.00. 
Tendergreen. (54 days). Round, fleshy pods, six inches 
long, absolutely stringless; similar but superior to Full 
Measure. We consider this the very finest quality, early, 
green pod bean in existence. Price per pkt., 15c.; per pt., 
30c.; per qt., 55c.; 10 lbs., $2.10; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
Note—5 pounds beans sold at the 10-pound rate, or 25 pounds at the 100-pound rate. Postage extra 
on Beans, Sweet Corn and Peas, except in pkts. Beans and Peas weigh about 2 lbs., per qt.; Sweet 
Corn 1)4 lbs. Add for postage according to zone. (See page 2). 
