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BANNING’S SEED AND NURSERY HOUSE, BROOKFIELD, MO. 
VEGETABLE SEED 
Our seeds are all fresh and reliable. They have been tested for purity, and 
growth. Nothing is more essential to successful gardening than good seed. 
We annually plant and grow many acres of garden crops from our seed. We 
offer only strains of seed that have proven their quality and productiveness. Seeds 
that grow for us, we know will produce abundant crops for our customers. We buy 
our seed from seed growing specialists, we do not sacrifice quality in order to sell at 
a cheap price. All seeds we sell are tested and of known purity. 
We have contracted for a large amount of seed for 1936, thereby being able to 
make a greatly reduced price on our high quality seed. 
No order too small for careful attention. All seed mailed postpaid at prices 
quoted. 
BEANS 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD— 
The best of all green podded bush beans. Pods 
are round, entirely stringless and of the best 
quality. Plants are strong growers and produce 
tender pods early in the season. The seed is 
quite hardy and does not rot in cool spring 
weather nearly as easy as seed of wax varieties. 
4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 13c; lb., 23c; 2 lb., 40c. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD— Pods 
grow six inches long and meaty, nearly round, 
brittle, and stringless. Slightly later than Bur- 
pees Stringless Green Pod. Pods are straight, long 
and slender. Plants are of strong growth and 
bear a fine crop. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 13c; lb., 23c; 
2 lb., 40c. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX —Grows a tall, 
strong and vigorous bush with long, slender, 
straight, handsome pods, shaped much like a 
pencil. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 13c; lb., 23c; 2 lb., 
40c. 
GOLDEN WAX —-An early stringless, wax pod¬ 
ded variety of high quality producing a good 
crop of straight flat pods. This variety has 
proved to be practically free from rust. An old 
variety, greatly improved in quality. 4 oz., 10c, 
Yz lb., 13c; 1 lb., 23c. 
BOUNTIFUL —'Finest of flat podded stringless 
beans. Tender and of excellent flavor. Early 
and a heavv vielder. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 13c; 
1 lb., 23c; 2 lb., 40c. 
RED SPECKLED CUT SHORT (or corn hill) 
—One of the best varieties to plant in hills of 
corn. A heavy cropper. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 
13c; 1 lb.. 23c: 2 lb., 40c. 
KENTUCKY WONDER POLE BEANS —The 
one best bean, as dry weather does not burn up 
the vine as it does the bush variety. Not as 
early as the bush beans but is a heavy yielder 
of fine beans, either to snap when young or hull 
later. Often will get two full crops in a season. 
4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 13c; lb., 23c; 2 lb., 40c. 
MISSOURI WONDER —Pole beans that origin¬ 
ated in Missouri. A hardy variety that yields 
a heavy crop in spite of adverse weather condi¬ 
tions. Pods are green, tender and almost string- 
less if the pods are picked while young. A great 
yielder of hulling beans. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 13c; 
lb., 23c; 2 lb., 40c. 
RED KIDNEY —One of the best dry shell 
beans; hardy and vigorous grower; heavy yield- 
ers of red beans. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 13c; lb., 23c; 
2 lb., 40c. 
SMALL WHITE NAVY— A strain of seed de¬ 
veloped in Western New York. A sure cropper 
and not only more prolific than the common white 
bean but of better quality. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 
13c; 1 lb., 20c; 2 lb., 35c; 5 lb., 80c. 
FLORIDA SPECKLED BUTTER —Will make 
an abundant crop under weather conditions that 
cause other varieties to fail. Seed speckled white 
and brownish red. A quick growing pole or 
climbing variety. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 15c; 1 
lb., 25c. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA —A very pro¬ 
ductive bush variety of small lima beans. Vines 
are literally covered with pods, holding two to 
four beans. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 
2 lb., 40c. 
BURPEE’S FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA— 
After a test of this.variety for three years I be¬ 
lieve it is the best and most productive of the 
large bush lima beans. It sets a good crop of 
pods with three to five large beans to a pod. 
Has the same good qualities of the large pole 
limas. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lb., 
45c. 
JACKSON WONDER — Calico colored bush 
limas. Most prolific of all bush lima beans. 
4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lb., 45c. 
POLE LIMA —King of the garden. Strong 
grower with pods of four to five large beans of 
excellent quality. One of the best tall grow¬ 
ing lima beans. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 15c; 1 lb., 
25c; 2 lbs., 45c. 
CAROLINA SMALL LIMA —Vines vigorous 
with many branches. Early and productive, bear¬ 
ing short pods with two to three beans. This 
pole variety is similar in size to Henderson’s 
Bush Lima. 4 oz., 10c; Yz lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c. 
