F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS' 
BEANS 
DWARF GREEN PODDED SORTS 
Tendergreen 
Culture —Beans may be planted any time from 
May 1st to August 1st. They do not require very 
fertile soil, thriving well on light loam. Sow 2 
pounds to 100 feet of drill, or 60 pounds per 
acre. Rows may be from 18 inches to 2 feet apart, 
the beans 2 to 3 inches apart and 1 to 2 inches 
deep. A succession of plantings every two weeks 
will provide a constant supply of fresh beans for 
the table. Beans weigh 60 pounds per bushel. 
OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
BOUNTIFUL. The most popular green podded 
bean among market gardeners. The pods are 
long, flat, slightly curved and absolutely string¬ 
less. Bountiful is an early variety. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. This is a recent 
improvement over the old Black Valentine, is 
both early and stringless. The pods are round, 
fleshy, slightly curved, and of very fine quality. 
It is a heavy yielding variety. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD. An early 
round podded sort. The pods are fleshy, string¬ 
less, and nearly straight. This is a heavy 
yielder and of fine quality. 
TENDERGREEN. (Henderson’s). A new string¬ 
less green podded bean, with long, round pods 
of fine quality. An improvement on Full Measure 
OTHER STANDARD GREEN PODDED SORTS 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. Round podded 
and stringless. A very productive variety with 
long pods, measuring 6 to 7 inches. 
FULL MEASURE. A round podded sort, bearing 
a heavy crop of long, straight, tender, string¬ 
less pods, about 5 inches long. The seed is 
brown, mottled with yellow. Matures in about 
45 days. 
EARLY RED VALENTINE. A very early variety. 
The pods are meaty, round, fairly straight, and 
of fine flavor. 
STRINGLESS RED VALENTINE. A new variety 
evolved from the old Early Red Valentine, 
which it much resembles except for the fact 
that it is stringless and of better quality. 
REFUGEE 1000-1. An excellent main crop bean, 
bearing a heavy crop of round straight pods, 
which become stringy with age. This is a late 
variety. 
BLACK VALENTINE. This is a very heavy yield¬ 
ing, round podded bean. The pods are long and 
straight, though they are inclined to become 
stringy with age. 
STRINGLESS REFUGEE GREEN POD. This variety 
has the yielding qualities of Refugee 1000-1, but 
has an absolutely stringless pod. 
LONGFELLOW. The pods are nearly stringless, 
round, over 7 inches in length and of very fine 
quality. 
LONG YELLOW SIX WEEKS. In all respects sim¬ 
ilar to Bountiful, except that the pod is not 
stringless. 
LOW’S CHAMPION. A fine bean for either shell 
or snap use, and a favorite in New England. 
The pods are long, meaty and wide of irregular 
shape, and practically stringless. 
TENNESSEE GREEN POD. (Brown Bunch). The 
pods are long (about 6 inches), flat and irreg¬ 
ular in shape, dark green and of fine flavor. 
FRENCH HORTICULTURAL. Seed tan colored, 
streaked with carmine. Long flat pods, highly 
colored. Free from rust and blight. Vines 
throw some short runners, but it is a bush bean. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL. (Ruby). Seed light 
yellow splashed with carmine. Ten days earlier 
than French Horticultural, not as highly col¬ 
ored pod, nor as long. 
We also carry the following well known field 
or shell beans: RED KIDNEY, WHITE KIDNEY, 
NAVY or WHITE PEA, LARGE WHITE MARROW and 
YELLOW EYE. 
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