Pole Beans Are More Productive Than Bush Varieties 
Pole or Running Beans 
ALL VARIETIES, 15 cts. PER PKT. 
Plant two weeks later than dwarf varieties. Limas are more 
tender and will do better if not planted until the first of June. 
Set poles 6 to 8 feet long in rows 4 feet apart each way. Sow 6 to 
8 seeds around each pole, cover about 1 inch, except Limas, which 
should be stuck eyes down and covered only y inch. Manure lib- 
earlly and leave hill raised, to prevent water from rotting the seed. 
Two pounds will plant about 100 hills. 
Early Leviathan Lima. One week earlier than any other 
and two weeks earlier than most varieties of Pole Limas. Won¬ 
derfully productive. Long, straight, immense pods in large clus¬ 
ters, containing 3 to 5 beans. Lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 7y lbs. 
$2.00, 15 lbs. $3.00. 
King of the Garden Lima. Vigorous grower; profuse bear¬ 
er; pods 5 to 8 in. in length. Beans large and good. Lb. 35 cts., 
2 lbs. 65 cts., 7 y lbs. $2.00, 15 lbs. $3.00. 
Mammoth Horticultural Cranberry. Beans large; pods 
red; most productive. Lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., iy 2 lbs. $2.25, 
15 lbs. $3.75. 
Early Dutch Case-Knife. One of the earliest and most pro¬ 
lific sorts. Pods long and flat, with white seed. Good green or 
dry. Lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., iy lbs. $2.00, 15 lbs. $3.00. 
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. Pods are borne in 
large clusters, are of unusual length, nearly round, silvery green; 
when young, crisp, entirely stringless, of fine texture and flavor. 
Early and productive. Used only as a string Bean. Lb. 35 cts.. 
2 lbs. 65 cts., Ty lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $2.40. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. This new Pole Bean is quite simi¬ 
lar to the very popular green-podded Kentucky Wonder, except 
that the very long pods are a little broader, and of a waxy golden 
yellow. Lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 7y lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $2.40. 
Italian-Pole. Large pods heavily streaked and splashed with 
crimson; heavy cropper. Lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., iy lbs. $2.25, 
15 lbs. $3.75. 
Scarlet Runner. Cultivated principally for its flowers, which 
are of a bright scarlet, also used by some for a shell Bean. Lb. 
40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts. 
Bean Poles, Made of Selected Cedar, 8 to 10 feet. 
Bush Lima Beans 
Dwarf or Bush Shell Beans 
Improved Yellow Eye. One of the best 
sorts for baking, extremely productive and 
of superior quality. Lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 40 
cts., iy lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $2.10. 
White Kidney. Excellent when shelled 
either green or dry; a superior kind for bak¬ 
ing. Lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 40 cts., 7 y lbs. $1.35, 
15 lbs. $2.10. 
White Marrow. Extensively grown for sale as a dry Bean 
for Winter use; also good shelled green. Lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 
40 cts., 7 y lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $2.10. 
Red Kidney. Unequaled as a shell or baking Bean, very 
prolific. Lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 40 cts., 7 y lbs. $1.35, 15 lbs. $2.10. 
Fava-Mammoth Long Podded Broad. Variety most 
desired by Italian gardeners, large podded, broad prolific 
Beans. Lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 7 y lbs. $1.75, 15 lbs. $3.00. 
Bush Lima Beans 
ALL VARIETIES, 15 cts. PER PKT. 
Fordhook Bush. This excellent variety is perfectly suited 
to the garden of a limited area. Dwarf, strong, quick growth 
and high productiveness. Each pod well filled with 4 or 5 
large beans of excellent flavor. 1 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 
7 y lbs. $2.00, 15 lbs. $3.00. 
Dreer’s Wonder. An improvement on the Burpee’s Bush 
Lima, and a decided acquisition. The plants grow dwarf, up¬ 
right and compact, without the least sign of a runner, and are 
completely covered with large pods, many of which contain 
four beans, which are fully as large as the large Pole Limas. 
It is much earlier than the original type. Lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 
65 cts., iy lbs. $2.00, 15 lbs. $3.00. 
Burpee’s Improved. Produces magnificent crops of pods 
measuring from 5 to 6 in. long by 1 M in. wide. Pods and 
beans are much larger than Burpee’s Bush Lima, while the 
beans, either green or dry, are nearly twice as thick. The 
beans are of delicious flavor and are ready to use 8 to 10 days 
before Burpee’s Bush Lima, or Large Pole Lima Bean. Lb. 
35 cts. 2 lbs. 65 cts.. 7 y lbs. $2.00, 15 lbs. $3.00. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax Beans 
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