Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co. 
Beans, Bountiful 
Beans, Dwarf Horticulture 
Improved Golden Wax 
BEANS DWARF or BUSH 
German, Bohnen; Italian, Fagiuoli; Polish, Fasco^a 
60 lbs. to a bushel, 1 lb. will plant 50 to 60 ft. of drill; 60 lbs. will seed an acre 
A succession of sowings can be made from the first week in May until the middle of August. Plant in drills about 2 inche s 
deep and from 18 inches to 3 feet apart, according to the richness of the soil; the poorer the soil the closer they can be 
planted. The plants should be about 3 inches apart. 
These prices on Beans are subject to change without notice 
The number of days following each variety in this section signify maturity periods 
BEANS—GREEN POD VARIETIES 
RIBSAM’S EARLY FILL BASKET. 50 days. Early, hardy, 
strong grower. Round, straight pod, 6 in. long. Very pro¬ 
ductive, stringless, of a beautiful green color. 34 lb. 12c., 
lb. 20c.; in 10-lb. lots, 17c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 15c. per lb. 
EARLY BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 52 days. 
Plants large, erect, very productive. Pods round, medium 
green, very meaty, perfectly stringless and fiberless and 
of excellent quality. 34 lb. 12c., lb. 20c.; in 10-lb. lots, 
16c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 14c. per lb. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 54 days. An excel¬ 
lent variety for market garden and shipping, plants large, 
sturdy, prolific, pods round, meaty, strictly stringless and 
brittle. A desirable commercial variety. 34 lb. 12c., lb. 
20c.; in 10-lb. lots, 16c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 14c. per lb. 
RED KIDNEY. 95 days. A commercial variety of fine 
quality for dry bean use. Pods waxy green color, oval, 
flat and stringy. 34 lb. 15c., lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 17c. 
per lb. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL (Also called Italian Bean) 
54 days. Used for snap beans, and also for green shell 
beans which are edible in 62 days. Pods green at early 
stage, 5 in. long, changing to greenish yellow, splashed 
with carmine at maturity; semi-round and stringless. 
34 lb. 12c., lb. 20c.; in 10-lb. lots, 17c. per lb.; in 100-lb. 
lots, 15c. per lb. 
BOUNTIFUL. 50 days. An extra early flat-podded variety, 
stringless and of fine quality. 34 lb. 12c., lb. 20c.; in 
10-lb. lots, 16c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 14c. per lb. 
LARGE WHITE KIDNEY. 62 days. Excellent as a shell 
Bean, green or ripe. J4 lb. 12c., lb. 20c.; in 10-lb. lots, 
15c. per lb. 
WHITE MARROWFAT. 60 days. Extensively grown for 
sale in the dry state; of average quality as a string Bean, 
but excellent shelled, either green or dry. 34 lb. 12c., 
lb. 20c.; in 10-lb. lots, 15c. per lb. 
BEANS—WAX or YELLOW-PODDED 
VARIETIES 
60 lbs. to a bushel 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. 50 days. A flat-podded sort 
but probably the best known of the Yellow Wax Pod varie¬ 
ties, having become everywhere popular because of its long, 
showy pods, which are nearly twice the length of the old 
Black-seeded Wax. 34 lb. 15c., lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. 
per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 18c. per lb. 
PENCIL POD WAX. 57 days. Pods are long, straight, round 
like a pencil; fleshy, of a bright yellow color, tender, brittle 
and absolutely stringless; very productive. 34 lb. 15c., 
lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 18c. per lb . 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX, or BRITTLE WAX. 54 
days. Pods medium yellow, round, slightly curved, deeply 
creasebacked, extremely brittle, fleshy and absolutely 
stringless. 34 lb. 15c., lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb.; 
in 100-lb. lots, 18c. per lb. 
BOUNTIFUL WAX, or SURECROP WAX. 55 days. Pods 
golden yellow, thick flat, brittle, strictly stringless and of 
fine quality. A very desirable market sort. 34 lb. 15c., 
lb. 25c.; in 10-lb. lots, 20c. per lb.; in 100-lb. lots, 18c . per lb 
BEANS—ENGLISH or BROAD 
WINDSOR 
This class is very hardy and should be planted as soon as the 
soil is in good state in the Spring. Plant 4 inches apart and 
2 inches deep, in drills 4 feet apart. To insure well-filled pods, 
pinch off the tops as soon as the lower pods begin to set. 
34 lb. 10c., 34 lb. 15c., lb. 25c. 
Wax'Beans, Improved Golden 
