ROBSON SEED FARMS * HALL, N. Y. 
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POLE BEANS 
3T lb. will sow 100 ft. in hills 
SCOTIA: 72 days, 84 seeds per oz. Because of un¬ 
usual quality we raise this variety for our own use 
and feel that, if it were better known, it would replace 
other pole beans for home use and market trade 
where quality counts. 
A few hills along a fence or with some other support 
will produce enough, if kept picked, for the average 
family. The pod is byi to 7 inches long, green, round 
and very fleshy. Scotia is ready about the time 
that the bush varieties are gone. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
lb. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 15 lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs. 
$17.00. 
LIMA BEANS 
HENDERSON BUSH: 68 days, 90 seeds per oz. For 
home garden. Each year gardeners tell us that 
under their conditions it seems impossible to produce 
a satisfactory crop of lima beans of large seeded vari¬ 
eties. This seems to be due to the blasting of the 
blossoms in hot dry weather. Henderson is a bush 
variety, earlier than the larger sorts and blossoms 
profusely over a much longer season. In spite of 
some blasting usually a good crop is set. Pods 3 to 
3^2 inches long containing 3 to 4 small beans of ex¬ 
cellent quality. If you have had trouble with lima 
beans, we suggest you try this variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
A lb. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. 
$13.25. 
FORDHOOK BUSH: 75 days, 22 seeds per oz. Most 
popular bush lima of the potato or thick seeded type 
for home use or market. The plants are large, vigor¬ 
ous and very productive. Pods 4 to 5 inches in 
length and contain 3 to 4 thick green beans of the 
finest quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; ]/ 2 lb. 18 cts.; lb. 30 
cts.; 15 lbs. $3.50; 100 lbs. $20.00. 
BURPEE’S BUSH: 75 days, 20 seeds per oz. One of 
the best large flat-type limas. Larger size and slight¬ 
ly earlier than the original Burpee strain. Plants are 
large, erect, vigorous and very productive. Pods 5 
to 6 inches long containing 4 to 5 beans. Beans are 
large, plump, flat, white with greenish tinge when 
ripe. Pkt. 10 cts.; A lb. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$3.15; 100 lbs. $17.00. 
CHALLENGER POLE: 92 days, 30 seeds per oz. 
Fine for home and market gardens. We have never 
seen a pole lima that makes quite such a fine market 
appearance in the pod. Challenger is of the potato 
lima type, that is very thick seeded. The green pod 
is very thick with well defined depressions between 
beans. The pods are 3^2 to 4 inches long. Seeds 
large, almost as wide as long, excellent quality. A 
strong climber and very productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
A lb. 18 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 15 lbs. $3.45; 100 lbs. 
$19.00. 
EARLY LEVIATHAN POLE: 79 days, 25 seeds per 
oz. We believe Early Leviathan to be one of the 
best early large seeded pole limas. We have never 
known of a crop failure. Pods 5 to 5^T inches long, 
straight and containing 5 to 6 very large flat beans. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; ]/ 2 lb. 18 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$3.00; 100 lbs. $16.00. 
You can see that Luella doesn’t mind picking Scotia 
Beans. After the first picking, the pods are up where 
you don’t have to bend your back. Your family may 
think they don’t like “String’’ Beans; Just try them 
on Scotias. They’re different. 
TABLE BEETS 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
^DETROIT DARK RED : 68 days. The outstanding 
variety for produce shippers and canners. Roots are 
globular or nearly round, very dark, interior color 
blood red. Unless growing conditions are abnormal, 
the zones are so inconspicuous that the beet seems 
to be one solid color. 
We believe our stock to be as good as the best and 
better than most. Good Detroit Dark Red seed will 
be scarce this year due to a very short crop in the 
west. Our stock is very limited. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 
12 cts.; y lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.20; 10 lbs. $11.00; 
100 lbs. $100.00. 
CROSBY : 60 days. We have been listing both Crosby 
Egyptian and Early Wonder. These two varieties, 
we believe, came from the same stock. Good stocks 
of these are so nearly identical that we are dropping 
the Early Wonder and spending all of our effort in 
breeding a more uniform Crosby. Our ideal is a 
flattened globe shaped beet with a small tap root. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; A lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.10; 
10 lbs. $10.00. 
MANGEL BEETS. See page 14. 
Hundreds of acres of Detroit Dark Red Beets are grown in the vicinity of Hall. Most of these go to the canning 
factories. The canner must have a well shaped beet of uniform dark red color, without white or light colored areas. 
It is our responsibility to supply our customers with seed that will produce such beets 
A star (40 in front of a variety indicates that the seed was grown from our own selected stock. 
