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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED CO 
DENVER, COLO. 
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Beans— (Continued) 
ASGROW STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE —This 
new bean is well adapted for market garden use 
and eary shipping. Plants large, erect, prolific. 
Very attractive, oval pods, nearly straight, dark 
green, strictly stringless, and of fine quality and 
delicate flavor. 55 days. 
RUBY DWARF HORTICULTURAL —Prolific; string¬ 
less and pods of good length, light green, heav¬ 
ily splashed with bright red. Used both as a 
snap and shell bean. 58 days. 
BROAD WINDSOR (Fava or Horse Bean)—A late 
variety for use as green shell beans. Plants very 
large and up standing; pods glossy green. At 
eating stage the beans are light green, broad 
and flat. 
Prices on all above varieties: Postpaid: Pkt., 
5c; 44 lb., 10c; 44 lb., 18e; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 
$1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25. 
Yellow Podded Bush Beans 
DAVIS WHITE WAX —Medium early. Plant large 
and thrifty. Pods uniform and attractive; 6 
inches long, thick, oval, fleshy and tender when 
young but becomes somewhat fibrous and stringy. 
Seed white, excellent for baking. 52 days. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX —A medium early va¬ 
riety, and a heavy cropper. Vines of vigorous, 
bushy growth, with good rust resisting nature. 
The pods are golden yellow, fleshy and solid, brit¬ 
tle, waxy texture, and have an exquisitely rich 
butter flavor. 50 days. 
PENCIL POD BLACK AVAN —The best of the dwarf, 
black seeded wax varieties. Early and very pro¬ 
ductive. Pods large, 644 to 7 inches long, round, 
nearly straight and crease-backed, stringless, free 
from fiber, fleshy and brittle. 59 days. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX (Brittle Wax) —This is 
the most popular wax podded bean grown. 
Growth dwarf, spreading, very early and produc¬ 
tive. Pods long, round, yellow, brittle and string¬ 
less. A most desirable bean for the home, mar¬ 
ket gardeners and canning. 62 days. 
Prices on all above varieties; Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 
44 lb. 10c; y 2 lb., 18c; 1 lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 
$1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25. 
Bush Lima Beans 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED —Similar to Burpee’s Bush 
Lima, but slightly earlier and longer podded. 
Plants large, erect, vigorous, very productive. 
Pods contain 4 to 5 seeds. Dry beans large, 
plump, flat, color white with greenish tinge. 75 
days. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 44 lb., 10c; 44 lb., ISc; 
lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25. 
FORDHOOK —Most used by market gardeners of all 
large seeded Dwarf Limas. Potato Lima type. 
Plants large, upright, vigorous, highly produc¬ 
tive. Pods contain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell beans 
large, thick-oval of excellent quality. 75 days. 
Postpaid; Pkt., 5c; 44 lb., 15c; % lb., 25c; lb., 35c; 
2 lbs., 65e; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.75. 
HENDERSON'S — Sometimes called Baby Lima. 
Plants small, dark green, erect, bushy, very early. 
Pods flat, containing 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell 
beans flat, small, of excellent quality. 65 davs. 
Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 44 lb., 10c; % lb., 18c; lb., 
30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25. 
CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER BEANS —The bean 
is round and oblong, similar in shape to the 
Dwarf Horticultural, only three or four times as 
large, with the peculiar flavor and cooking qual¬ 
ities of the Lima; may be cooked green or shelled. 
Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 44 lb., 10c; 44 lb., 18c; lb., 30c; 
2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25. 
Pole Beans 
KING OF THE GARDEN (Lima) —Vigorous grower, 
pods containing five or six large beans, which 
are of fine quality. The vines grow strong and 
yield heavily. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; 44 lb., 15c; y 2 
lb., 25c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.35; 10 lbs., 
§ 2 . 50 * 
KENTUCKY WONDER OR 'OLD HOMESTEAD—An 
old favorite, with long, fleshy, deep, saddle-backed 
pods. Very prolific, producing an abundance of 
fine, crisp beans until late in the season. Post¬ 
paid: Pkt., 5c; 44 lb., 10c; 44 lb., 18c; lb., 30c; 2 
lbs„ 55c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.25. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX— 
Very similar to the Green 
Podded Kentucky Wonder ex¬ 
cept that the pods are of a 
golden yellow color. Postpaid: 
Pkt., 5c; 44 lb., 15c; y 2 lb., 25c; 
lb., 35c; 2 lbs,, 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 
10 lbs., $2.50. 
Asgrow Stringless Black A’alentine 
Field Beans 
40 to 60 pounds will seed ail acre 
MEXICAN OR PINTO —This is the commercial bean 
of the West. It is a speckled or spotted bean, 
used as a dry bean or for chili. In the western 
dryland sections it is much more productive than 
the navy or other varieties of field beans. 
GREAT NORTHERN (Large Navy) —Ripe in 100 
days. High quality, large bean for use dry. 
Plant large with tendency to form runners; very 
vigorous and productive. Seed white, medium 
large. 
ROBUST PEA BEAN (Small Navy) —The common 
White Pea Bean, ripens in 90-100 days. Plants 
large with tendency to form runners; hardy; very 
prolific, ripens uniformly. Dry beans small. 
SOY BEANS (Early Yellow) —Culture—If planted 
with corn 3 to 5 lbs. of seed per acre is required. 
If planted for hay or seed in rows 30 to 60 lbs. 
per acre is required. Soy Beans are a profitable 
crop as they yield large amounts of protein for¬ 
age, rich in feeding value. They not only make 
splendid hay, but are wonderful for silage, grown 
with corn. Soy Beans should not be planted too 
early, never before corn planting time as they 
are a hot weather crop. Seed should be inoculated. 
Prices on all above varieties: Postpaid: 1 lb., 25c; 
5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $1.75; 25 lbs., $3.50. 
INOCULATE THIS CROP WITH NITRAGIN. 
FOR CONTROLLING THE MEXICAN 
BEAN BEETLE 
When the plants are small use DUTOX, ZINC 
ARSENITE or MAGNESIUM ARSENATE either as 
a dust or spray. After the pods are forming use 
Evergreen Spray or a standard Pyrethrum or 
Rotenone Dust. 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
k. WITH A 
NITRAGIN 
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