F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 
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POLE OR RUNNING BEANS 
Culture These beans require good strong poles if they are to be kept off the ground. They yield more than bush 
beans, but are more tender and should not be planted until later. Poles should be 8 to 9 feet long and set firmly in the ground, 
in rows four feet apart and the poles three feet apart in the row. Around each pole plant five to eight beans, and later thin out to 
four vines. Seed should be covered \ l /t to 2 inches deep. Some prefer to stretch wires instead of using poles. One pound of 
seed will plant about 75 poles; 30 pounds for an acre. Pole beans mature in from 65 to 80 days, and have a longer bearing 
season than bush beans. 
Kentucky 
Wonder Pole 
Beans 
WAX PODDED SORTS 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX Yields a heavy crop of large 
flat yellow pods about seven inches long, which show 
no strings until they reach maturity. The leading 
wax pole bean. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX Produces a profusion of 
light yellow straight pods which are about eight in¬ 
ches in length. The flavor is fine, but the pod has 
a string. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
GREEN PODDED SORTS 
KENTUCKY WONDER (Old Homestead) The most pop¬ 
ular green podded pole bean. Bears a profusion of round 
meaty pods, which often reach a length of nine or ten 
inches. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
TENNESSEE WONDER (Egg Harbor Pole) A moderately 
prolific green podded sort, very similar to Kentucky Won¬ 
der, though earlier. The blossom is purple. The pods 
are extremely fleshy, twisted, and about nine inches long. 
Without doubt one of the best vining varieties. Lb., 25c; 
15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL Has short, straight, flat, 
stringless pods of good quality. The dried beans are fine 
for winter use. Lb., 25c; 15 lb., $3.00; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
DUTCH CASEKNIFE An early and prolific climbing variety, with 
long, flat, green pods. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
LAZY WIFE A rather late green podded pole bean with a round, 
fat seed. The pods are 6 inches long, broad, thick and stringless. 
Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
McCASLAN Vigorous productive white-seeded variety, bearing 
fine green pods eight to nine inches long, slightly flattened. 
A good quality snap bean, and slightly earlier than Kentucky 
Wonder. Much used in the South. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $3.00; 
60 lbs., $10.00. 
NANCY DAVIS (Striped Creaseback) A popular Southern 
cornfield bean, hardy, and productive of green pods about six 
inches long of the creaseback type. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $3.00; 
60 lbs., $10.00. 
WHITE CREASEBACK A good snap bean with pods light green 
in color, S l / 2 inches long, rounded and nearly stringless. Lb., 25c; 
15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
SCARLET RUNNER An ornamental running bean, which produces 
a lot of showy scarlet blossoms. Lb., 35c; 15 lbs., $4.50. 
WHITE KENTUCKY WONDER (Burger's Green Pod) A standard 
variety of green podded pole bean, bearing long, brittle, stringless 
pods of fine flavor. Lb., 25c; 15 lbs., $3.00; 60 lbs., $10.00. 
SPECIAL WORCESTER These are the real old fash¬ 
ioned type, now very hard to find. They are similar to 
London Horticultural, but have a much larger seed, 
larger pod, and are very highly colored. Lb., 35c; 15 lbs., 
$3.50; 60 lbs., $12.00. 
