Dwarf Beans 
One pound will plant 100 feet of row 
The best soil is a well-manured sandy loam, but very fine 
crops are produced on an average garden soil. After the ground 
is perfectly warm (usually about May 1) sow at intervals of 
two weeks in order to secure a succession throughout the 
season. Sow 2 inches deep, 2 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart 
and thin to stand 4 to 6 inches apart. Keep a mulch of loose 
soil at all times. Deep cultivation after flowering will cause 
many blooms to fall. Beans will be ready in 6 to 8 weeks. 
Bountiful. This is the best flat-podded, green variety. The 
light green pods are 634 to 7 inches long, stout, flat, some¬ 
what curved, absolutely stringless, and of very fine quality. 
It is very early, and a heavy yielder. Pkt. 10 cts.; f^lb. 
20 cts.; Ib. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 65 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Burpee’s Stringless. Very early, productive and hardy. The 
pods average about 5 inches long, are straight, round, 
crease-backed, and of a dark green color. They are tender, 
brittle, of the finest flavor and quality, and strictly stringless. 
The plants are medium large, with dark green foliage. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 341b. 20 cts.; Ib. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 65 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Dwarf Horticultural. This is used as a Shell Bean. It is 
stringless, of good flavor, with pods slightly curved, 5 inches 
long, of greenish yellow speckled carmine. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
341b. 20 cts.; Ib. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 65 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Sure-Crop Wax. This is stringless, hardy, and rust-resisting. 
The pods average 634 inches long, are thick, semi-flat, and 
of a clear yellow color. The plant-growth is strong. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 341 b. 25 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Tendergreen. A new, early round-podded variety. The pods 
are 634 to 7 inches long, quite slender, straight, perfectly 
round, light green, absolutely stringless, tender, and of very 
high quality. The vines are very productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
341b. 25 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Unrivaled Wax. This one has a small plant, is very early, and 
bears enormous crop of translucent pale yellow pods about 
534 inches long, somewhat curved, semi-flat, rather slim, 
but fleshy, and of the finest texture and tenderness. Pkt. 
10 cts.; Y^b. 25 cts.; Ib. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 75 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Bush Lima Beans 
One pound will plant about 100 hills, or 100 feet of row 
A rich, light soil is best. Sow the seed after the ground is 
dry, danger of frost is over, and the nights are warm (about 
May 20). Make the rows 3 feet apart, dropping the Beans 2 
inches apart and cpver with 1 inch of soil. Later thin the 
plants to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. The Beans will 
germinate more rapidly if placed on edge with the eye down. 
Forbes Ideal Potato Bush Lima. The plant is 134 feet high, 
and carries a very heavy crop of large, stout pods, usually 
with four round, thick Beans to the pod. Pkt. 15 cts.; 341b. 
25 cts.; Ib. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. The green Beans are thick and meaty, 
four to the pod, very tender, and juicy. Bears the large 
pods in clusters and is a heavy yielder. Pkt. 10 cts.; \4\b. 
25 cts.; Ib. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
Pole Lima Beans 
One pound will plant 100 hills 
Plant in a well-manured, sandy loam fully two weeks after 
settled warm weather (about May 20). Set 8 to 10-foot poles 
about 3 feet apart each way. It is best to set the poles 134 
feet deep, slanting slightly to the north. In the hill around it 
plant at least six Beans, placing them on edge with the eye 
down, and cover with about two inches of soil. When well 
started, thin to four plants to the hill and tie up to the pole. 
Forbes Potato Pole Lima. This shells more quarts of Beans to 
the bushel of pods than any other. The Beans are of good 
size, very thick, and of excellent quality. Pkt. 15 cts.; f^lb. 
25 cts.; Ib. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
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