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BRITTLE WAX or ROUND-POD 
KIDNEY WAX, Woodgro Special 
Strain. A hardy, early, round-podded 
variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; 341b. 20 cts.; 
lb. 35 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax. Pods 534 to 6 
inches long, round, straight. Strictly free 
from fiber, fleshy, brittle, and clear yellow. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 341b. 20 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 
5 lbs. $1.25. 
Dwarf Shell Beans 
Boston Pea or Navy. Used when dry for 
cooking purposes. 341b. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 
5 lbs. $1. 
Red Kidney. Similar to White Kidney, 
except the Beans are deep red. 341b. 15 
cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. $1. 
White Marrow. For use in a dry state in 
winter, or as a String Bean. 341b. 15 cts.; 
lb. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. $1. 
English Broad Windsor. A nutritious, 
large Bean growing 3 feet high on stiff 
stems. Should be planted very early. 
341b. 25 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Lima Beans 
One pound of seed will plant 75 feet of drill 
Dwarf Lima Beans 
Fordhook Bush. Pods about 5 inches long, 
with 4 or 5 large, thick seeds. Plants hardy 
and prolific. An excellent market- and 
home-garden sort. Pkt. 10 cts.; 341b. 25 
cts.; lb. 45 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
New Improved Bush. A true bush type of 
the large Lima. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^lb. 25 cts.; 
lb. 40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Henderson’s Bush. The popular “Baby 
Lima.” Pods small. Plants very prolific. 
Recommended to those who prefer the 
small-seeded types of Limas. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
341b. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Pole Lima Beans 
LARGE GREEN-SEEDED, Woodgro 
Special Strain. Seed of a decided 
green tinge, that is, not bleached ivory- 
white. This green-seeded selection is 
similar to the Jersey Lima of years ago 
which has never been excelled. The 
best form of Jersey Limas on the mar¬ 
ket today for both private and market 
gardeners, unsurpassed in flavor, of 
superior quality, averaging 4 or 5 Beans 
to the pod, which is 434 to 534 inches 
long. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 40 
cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Challenger or Potato. Early and more 
prolific than the large Lima. Small Bean 
of decidedly excellent flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
341b. 25 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Ford’s Mammoth. Very large pods, fre¬ 
quently measuring 9 inches long. Beans 
flat and large. Fine for the home-garden. 
Productive and of good flavor. Pkt. 10 
cts.; 341b. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Pole Snap Beans 
One pound of seed will plant 200 hills 
Old Homestead or Green Kentucky 
Wonder. An improved sort of this well- 
known Bean. The pods are tender, string¬ 
less, and of silvery green color, hanging in 
large clusters from the top to the bottom 
of the pole. One of the most prolific. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 341b. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Golden Cluster Wax. The leading early 
Wax Pole Bean. Pods are tender and of 
fine flavor. Few Beans equal this as a 
“snap sort” while young, or as a dry, pure 
white Shell Bean for winter use. Pkt. 10 
cts.; 341b. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Lazy Wife. The best late, green-podded 
Pole Bean. Pods medium dark green, 
broad, thick, very fleshy and entirely 
stringless. Pkt. 10 cts.; 341b. 20 cts.; lb. 
35 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50. 
English Scarlet Runner. Well-known 
climber with scarlet flowers. The green 
pods, though containing strings, are 
probably the best flavored of any Bean. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 341b. 25 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 5 lbs. 
$1.75. 
Snarol for Cutworms, Slugs, Sowbugs 
and Grasshoppers. See page 47. 
Detroit Dark Red Beet 
BEETS 
One ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill 
Beets are a great acquisition to the family 
garden and should be pulled young, before 
they age. 
Table Beets 
Crosby’s Egyptian. (Original Strain.) 
Splendid home- and market-garden sort. 
Tops medium size; collar small. Root flat¬ 
tened globe-shape, with small tap-root; 
very dark purplish red. Flesh deep pur¬ 
plish red, zoned with a lighter shade; crisp 
and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
341b. 45 cts.; lb. $1.25. 
DETROIT DARK RED, Woodgro 
Special Strain. The standard of ex¬ 
cellence in table Beets for home- and 
market-garden, for shipping, and for 
canning. Tops uniform, small, slender, 
erect. Roots globe-shaped, symmetrical 
with small collar and tap-root; very 
dark blood-red. Interior very uniform 
in color, the zones so inconspicuous 
that the flesh seems to be one solid ball 
of deep blood-red meat; remains tender 
and of highest quality until roots are 
full grown. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
341b. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
Early Wonder. An early variety, similar in 
type to Crosby’s Egyptian. Globe-shape, 
very uniform in size, with skin smooth, 
and flesh a deep blood-red and extremely 
tender. It is admirably suited to the home- 
garden and also on account of its earliness 
and superfine quality, valuable to the 
market gardener. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
341b. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
Pole Lima Bean 
Vegetable Seeds 
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