Garden Seeds for 1936 
PARCEL POST. No extra charge for postage on small Vegetable Seeds at prices in this List by the ounce, quarter- 
pound and pound; but for Peas, Beans, Corn, Onion Sets and other goods add 10 cents for the first pound and 1 cent 
for each additional pound, or 15 cents for the first quart and 2 cents for each additional quart, to cover cost of mailing. 
BEANS. DWARF OR BUSH VARIETIES 
A succession of sowings two or three weeks apart from the latter part of April to September will give a continuous 
supply during the season. Sow in drills, spacing the seeds 2 inches apart and 2 inches deep with rows 18 to 24 inches apart. 
One quart of seed to about 125 feet of row. 
Prolific Black Wax. Early, stringless and very productive. Pod is round, fleshy and brittle. 
Color a clear yellow. Excellent quality. Seed is black. 
Genesee Kidney Wax. An early, round-podded, stringless variety of highest quality. Pod 
light yellow and fleshy. Seed is white with dark spot around eye . 
Golden Wax. The best and most popular of the oval-podded type. Pod is bright yellow, 
fleshy and of good quality; seed is white with a reddish-brown mottle. 
Extra Early Stringless Valentine. An improved type of the old, popular Red Valentine. 
Round green pod, stringless, good quality and a prolific bearer. 
Genesee Extra Early. Round, green pod. Tender, stringless, meaty and of excellent quality. 
Color of seed, dark brown. 
Giant Snapshort. Green pod, long, slender, round and stringless; vigorous growing and a good 
producer. Very popular alike with trucker and home gardener. 
Boston Navy or Pea Bean. Small, white, oval bean that is allowed to mature in the pod as for 
seed, then hulled. Used for soup and for baking. 
Large White Marrow. Similar to the Pea Bean in shape but is much larger; harvested in the 
same manner as the smaller bean. This is the best bean for baking. 
18 to 24 
inches apart. 
Qt. 
Pk. Bu. 
$0.30 
$2.20 
.30 
2.20 
.30 
2.20 
.30 
2.20 
.30 
2.20 
.30 
2.20 
.30 
2.00 
.30 
2.00 
LIMA BEANS 
These are more sensitive to cold than the snap-pod varieties listed above and ordinarily should not be planted until 
May when the ground is warmer and frost period has passed. Hills should be about 3 feet apart each way, enriched with 
manure or fertilizer. Sow 6 beans to a hill, thinning out to 3 or 4 plants. For the tall vine type use poles 8 or 10 ft. long 
set at least 18 inches deep before planting seed. Pinch off the end of the vine when it has attained the height of the pole. 
Fordhook Bush. The most popular of the bush type. Pods are about 4 inches long, 
grow in clusters, each pod yielding 4 or 5 plump beans of large size and 
exceptional quality. 
New Century Bush. The best strain of the dwarf flat Limas. Pods 5 inches or more 
in length, each containing 4 or 5 beans of excellent quality. 
Genesee Early Evergreen. (Pole variety.) Similar to the old Jersey Lima. Pods are 
4 or 5 inches long, shelling out 4 or 5 broad, meaty beans of delicious flavor. 
Ready for the table in about 7 weeks. 
King of the Garden. (Pole variety.) Pods 4 or 5 inches long, usually containing four 
broad, flat beans. It still continues as a popular variety with a great many 
gardeners. 
Dreer’s Improved. (Pole variety.) The most popular, especially with the market 
gardener. Pods 3J^ to 4 inches long, with 4 or 5 medium size, thick beans. 
Vigorous and productive. 
SNAP-POD POLE BEAN 
Kentucky Wonder. The most popular of the pole type of snap-bean. Pods are 8 or 9 
inches long, green, slender, nearly round and curved. Tender, good quality 
and productive. 
Pt. 
Qt. 
Pk. 
$0.25 
$0.45 
$3.00 
.25 
.45 
3.00 
.25 
.50 
3.30 
.25 
.45 
3.00 
.25 
.50 
3.30 
.25 
.40 
CEDAR BEAN POLES, Listed on Page 19 
