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BANNING’S SEED AND NURSERY HOUSE, BROOKFIELD, MO 
VEGETABLE SEED 
Many varieties of garden seed were very short crops during the growing season 
of 1936, caused by drought conditions in many agricultural sections. 
Our seed is grown by contract growers of long experience in producing quality 
strains that are truly fresh and reliable. 
We test our seed for purity and growth. No seed is offered for sale that does 
not come up to our high standards. We do not sacrifice quality in order to sell at a 
cheap price, nor do we sell seed that is old or of poor germination. Our seed is 
fresh, reliable and reasonably priced. “The cost to plant a garden is only a few 
cents more for good seed than it is for cheap seed of unknown quality”. 
“Our seed is cheap insurance for a full crop”. No order too small for careful 
attention. All seed mailed postpaid. 
BEANS 
BURPEE’S STRINGEESS GREEN POD— 
The best of all green podded bush beans. Pods 
are round, entirely stringless and of the best 
quality. Plants are strong growers and produce 
tender pods early in the season. The seed is 
quite hardy and does not rot in cool spring 
weather nearly as easy as seed of wax varieties. 
4 oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; lb., 24c; 2 lb., 45c. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD —Pods 
grow six inches long and meaty, nearly round, 
brittle, and stringless. Slightly later than Bur- 
pt^s Stringless Green Pod. Pods are straight, long 
and slender. Plants are of strong growth and 
bear a fine crop. 4 oz., 10c; x / 2 lb., 15c; lb., 24c; 
2 lb., 45c. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX —Grows a tall, 
strong and vigorous bush with long, slender, 
straight, handsome pods, shaped much like a 
pencil. 4 oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; lb., 24c; 2 lb., 
45c. 
BOUNTIFUL —Finest of flat podded stringless 
beans. Tender and of excellent flavor. Early 
and a heavy yielder. 4 oz., 10c; x / 2 lb., 15c; 
1 lb., 24c; 2 lb., 45c. 
GOLDEN WAX —An early stringless, wax pod¬ 
ded variety of high quality producing a good 
crop of straight flat pods. This variety has 
proved to be practically free from rust. An old 
variety, greatly improved in quality. 4 oz., 10c, 
x / 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 24c; 2 lb., 45c. 
RED SPECKLED CUT SHORT (or corn hill) 
-—One of the best varieties to plant in hills of 
corn. A heavy cropper. 4 oz., 10c; x / 2 lb., 
15c; 1 lb., 24c; 2 lb., 45c. 
KENTUCKY WONDER POLE BEANS—The 
one best bean, as dry weather does not burn up 
the vine as it does the bush variety. Not as 
early as the bush beans but is a heavy yielder 
of fine beans, either to snap when young or hull 
later. Often will get two full crops in a season. 
4 oz., 10c; V 2 lb., 15c; lb., 24c; 2 lb., 45c. 
MISSOURI WONDER —Pole beans that origin¬ 
ated in Missouri. A hardy variety that yields 
a heavy crop in spite of adverse weather condi¬ 
tions. Pods are green, tender and almost string¬ 
less if the pods are picked while young. A great 
yielder of hulling beans. 4 oz., 10c; x / 2 lb., 15c; 
lb., 24c; 2 lb., 45c. 
RED KIDNEY —One of the best dry shell 
beans; hardy and vigorous grower; heavy yield¬ 
er s. of red beans. 4 oz., 10c; V> lb., 15c; lb., 24c • 
2 lb., 45c. 
SMALL WHITE NAVY —A strain of seed de¬ 
veloped in Western New York. A sure cropper 
and not only more prolific than the common white 
bean but of better quality. 4 oz., 10c; x / 2 lb., 
15c; 1 lb._, 24c; 2 lb., 40c; 5 lb., 85c. 
MAMMOTH FLORIDA BUTTER— I,arge pole 
butter bean with speckled red and white seed. 
Quick growing, climbing variety that yields an 
abundant crop. 4 oz., 10c; x / 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA —A very pro¬ 
ductive bush variety of small lima beans. Vines 
are literally covered with pods, holding two to 
four beans. 4 oz., 10c; V 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 
2 lb., 45c. 
BURPEE’S PORDHOOK BUSH LIMA— 
After a test of this variety for three years I be¬ 
lieve it is the best and most productive of the 
large bush lima beans. It sets a good crop of 
pods with three to five large beans to a pod. 
Has the same good qualities of the large pole 
limas. 4 oz., 10c; V 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lb., 
45c. 
JACKSON WONDER — Calico colored bush 
limas. Most prolific of all bush lima beans. 
4 oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 2 lb., 45c. 
POLE LIMA— King of the garden. Strong 
grower with pods of four to five large beans of 
excellent quality. One of the best tall grow¬ 
ing lima beans. 4 oz., 10c; x / 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 
25c; 2 lbs., 45c. 
CAROLINA SMALL LIMA —Vines vigorous 
with many branches. Early and productive, bear¬ 
ing short pods with two to three beans. This 
pole variety is similar in size to Henderson’s 
Bush Lima. 4 oz., 10c: V 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c. 
