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CULTURE Beans respond very readily to good soil and cultivation. 
v " x * A light, rich, well-drained loam is the most desirable. The 
use of manure is advisable but should be used sparingly as it might make 
the plant run too much to vine. There is no plant more sensitive to cold and 
wet than the bean. We therefore advise not to plant until the ground has become 
dry and warm. The largest returns will result in planting in drills from 2 to 3 feet 
apart. Cover the seed one and one-half inches deep and thin the young plants 3 to 6 
inches apart in the row. If planted in hills about 2 feet apart each way. 
KEEP THEM COMING. 
For rotation, plant at intervals of from one to two 
weeks. The plants until time of blossoming should have 
frequent shallow cultivation, but any mutilation of the roots by cultivation after the 
plants come into blossom is likely to cause the blossoms 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. 
BEANS---DWARF OR BUSH, GREEN POD 
Haricots, Fr. Faginoli, Ital. 
BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 
Frijole, Sp. Bohneti, Ger. 
Doubtless the best bean in its class and 
is used extensively by canners, market 
gardeners and in the home garden. It is early, vigorous in growth, entirely string¬ 
less, even when fully grown, pods 5 to 6 inches long, very thick and meaty and of un¬ 
surpassed quality. As our trade is large in this variety we have taken great pains 
to grow a fine, even, true to type strain that will prove satisfactory to the most 
critical planter. Seed medium size, yellowish brown. Pkt. 5c; x / 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 
10 lbs. $3.00. 
BOUNTIFUL Similar in appearance to Early Long Yellow Six Weeks but an im- 
’ . pavement, on this old standby in every way. A thrifty and pro¬ 
ductive plant with handsome pods six or seven inches in length, and entirely string¬ 
less and of finest quality, remaining in good condition for snaps much longer. We 
are confident you will be more than pleased with this new improved strain of the 
Six Weeks type. Seed medium size, kidney shape, light yellow, somewhat darker 
around the eye. Pkt. 5c; Vt lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
See Field Seed Section for other varieties, such as Bayou, Black Eye, 
Mexican Pink, Small Navy, Lady Washington, Soja. 
Stringless Green 
Pod Beans 
Health Properties 
of Beans 
Calories per lb. 184 
Proteins 2.3% 
Fats .3% 
Vitamins A, B, C 
Carbohydrates 7.4% 
Calcium .046% 
Iron .00098% 
CANADIAN WONDER. f a J ant ^v 
by gardeners for winter crops as they do 
better than other kinds when weather is cold 
and wet; large, broad, handsome pods of 
good quality, seed large, rather flat, carmine 
colored. Pkt. 5c; V 2 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
A very good variety for the 
summer months. Pod is round, 
medium size, tender. Recommended for table or for 
canning. Plant from April to August. Pkt. 5c; V 2 
lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL A variety that can 
be used green or 
shelled and also be dried. Excellent flavor. Is very 
much relished by Italians. Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 
35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
FRFNOH MOHAWK An early prolific variety, pods long, oval. Seed large, 
kidney shape blotched with i eddish brown. Pkt. 5c; 
Vi lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
FULL MEASURE This excellent variety is fast becoming popular with our 
gardeners. Pods are somewhat like Stringless Green 
Pod but longer and more slender, about 5 inches long, of splendid quality and 
entirely stringless. We highly recommend this variety to our gardeners. Seed 
brown mottled. Pkt. 5c; Vt lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
BEANS BUSH, WAX POD 
DAVIS WAX OR VENTURA WONDER WAX. 
One of the best of Wax 
podded sorts for home 
garden. Very vigorous and hardy and will thrive in warm location better than 
any other wax bean. Pods very long, handsome, straight, light yellow, crisp 
and tender when young. 
Seed medium size kidney shape and pure white. Dry seed is as good in every 
way as the small whites for baked beans. Pkt. 5c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 
lbs. $3.00. 
GOLDEN WAX The best early wax pod. Plants medium size and very 
productive. Pods medium size flat and of best quality. 
Seed oval white with purple blotching around the eye. Pkt. 5c; V 2 lb. 20c; 
1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
BLACK WAX. A very superior variety, round podded. Medium early, bear¬ 
ing in about 52 days. Pods golden yellow, curved, stringless 
and brittle. They are tender and of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 
lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
A recent introduction that has be¬ 
come very popular with our market 
gardeners. It is a second early variety, plant vigorous, with a heavy setting 
of very attractive pods. Long, straight, round, a light wax-like yellow and of 
finest quality. Seed white, kidney shape, with dark blotch around the eye. 
Pkt. 5c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 
NEW KIDNEY WAX. (BUTTER WAX). 
GERMAIN’S BEANS 
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