YOUR GARDEN IS AS GOOD AS THE SEED-PLANT THE BEST 
WHAT'S FINER THAN A NICE GARDEN? 
Good seed, good soil and good people make good gardens. And a good garden, 
well tended like the one in the picture is bountiful in its rewards. A little effort 
on your part gives you all the fresh healthy vegetables you can eat, and a world 
of contentment and peace which is just as important. 
Plant a garden and let your neighbor worry about food bills. 
GREEN POD BUSH BEANS 
ROUND POD 
VALENTINE 
113 An old favorite. Regarded 
by many for years as the stand¬ 
ard green pod sort. Very hardy. 
Stands handling and shipping 
well. Long, round, and nearly 
straight. I like this one, too. 
Price: Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 
10c; Vi, lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 
80c, postpaid. 
BOUNTIFUL 
144 Vo'u folks here in the corn 
belt ought to grow more of this 
one. Its home is in the south 
and they plant lots of it there. 
I have had it for years and 
like it better all the time. 
Never had a failure. Big. green, 
showy pods. Of good Quality 
and a fine yielder. Canners like 
it and it is fine for market. 
Bountiful is the right name. 
Price: Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 
10c; Vi lb. 30c; 1 lb. 35c; 
3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
STRINGLESS 
BLACK VALENTINE 
119 Another new one. A little 
late but it stands hot wea.ther 
nicely and deserves to be better 
known. The pods are round, 
long and stringless. Price: 
Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; 
Vi lb. 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 
80c, postpaid. 
BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN 
POD 
107 The ideal family bean and the “meas¬ 
uring stick” to which all varieties are 
compared. Very early, meaty and tender. 
No strings, whatever. If I could have 
only one kind, it would be this one. Price: 
Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 18c; 1 
lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
TENDER GREEN 
106 Here is a new one. 
Extremely early. Strong, 
vigorous plants with 
long dark green pods 
practically straight and 
without a sign of a 
string. It is making 
worlds of friends and I 
am almost ready to say 
it is the finest of all 
green pod beans today. 
Haven’t heard a single 
word against it. Price: 
Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 
10c; V, lb. 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 
3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
ABOUT SEED IN GENERAL 
Nothing is more important to a gardener or farmer, except maybe the weather, 
than his seed. The seed has got to.be good or a person might just as well get 
exercise by hoeing and watering the barn floor. 
I believe I sell seed as cheap as anyone in the country—I always have—but 
there’s one thing I won't do and that is cut quality. If I say some variety is 
good you can count on it that every seed will grow, that it will be true to name, 
and 1.00% as I say it is. 
That sounds like a lot of bragging but it’s every bit true. Don't, please don’t, 
buy cheap bargain seed of someone you don’t know. I’d rather see you plant 
sand. At least you don't have to pay for it. ■» 
Good seed is important to you. And I intend to see that you get good seed. I 
I’ve done it now for 50 years and hope to do it for another 50. Satisfying you' 
keeps me in business. 
ABOUT BEANS 
I believe every family should plant at least five or six pounds of beans. (See* * 
my special 3 pound prices.) I always have a good supply of seed beans handy." I 
Whenever any of the early or mid-season things run out, I fill in the spaces I 
with beans. 
A pound will plant two rows 50 feet long. 
I ^HBBH IN Start your plantings as soon as 
severe frosts are over and plant every two weeks until the middle of July, 
lou will have fresh, crisp beans all season. Beans like a rich, warm soil. 
Yellow Podded BUSH BEANS 
GOLDEN "NO 
WILT" 
123 The bean that re¬ 
sists disease! I’ve been 
selling seed for 49 
years, and this is the 
finest wax podded bean 
I have ever offered. It’s 
an improved type of 
the Rustproof Golden 
Wax. Will grow where 
other varieties fail. The 
pods are somewhat flat, 
absolutely stringless, 
an inch or more longer 
than Golden Wax. Very 
heavy yielder. Will 
eventually be the lead¬ 
ing wax bean. • By all 
means, include this in 
your planting this year. 
Price: Triple size pkt. 
(3 oz.) 15c; Vo lb. 25c; 
1 lb. 40c; 3 lbs. $1.00, 
postpaid. 
NEW IMP. 
STRINGLESS 
YELLOW POD 
RUSTPROOF 
GOLDEN WAX 
117 Here is an im¬ 
provement that is 
bigger and better 
than the old strain in 
every way. The pods 
are large, round and 
tender. Absolutely 
stringless and of the 
finest flavor. It is 
about the earliest 
bean I know. Vines 
are hardy and vigor¬ 
ous and very produc¬ 
tive. The pods grow 
in clusters. Price: 
Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 
10c; Vo lb. 20c; l lb. 
35c; 3 lbs. 80c, post¬ 
paid. 
116 Everybody likes 
this one. It is early 
and has a heavy flat 
pod. The vines grow 
erect, holding them 
well off the ground. 
Keeps them from 
rust and rot. It 
never has strings.. 
We are very partial' 
to it. Price: Triple 
size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; 
H lb. 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 
3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
OTHER GOOD VARIETIES 
130 SURE CROP STRINGLESS. Most beautiful of all wax beans. They taste as good 
as they look too. A favorite canning sort. Disease and drought resistant. Never 
fails to bear a fine crop. Price: Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi, lb. 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 
3 lbs. 80c. postpaid. _ . , . , 
143 TOP NOTCH GOLDEN WAX. New, strmgless, sure to yield. Some say it is the 
best wax bean of all. Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 18c; 1 lb. 38c; 3 lbs. 60c, 
113 ° VtOCND POD KIDNEY IVAX (Brittle Wax). Suggests the name because it is always 
brittle and never has strings. Pencil shaped pods are about 
7 inches long. You can’t beat it for either market gardening 
or home garden planting. Price: Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; 
Vi II). 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
105 PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. I consider this one of the 
best of the ea.rlv wax varieties. The pods are round, slender, 
pointed, absolutely stringless, a light yellow. Very tender. 
It lias been a market gardener's favdrite for years. It is 
Price: Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 
very productive. 
18c; 1 11). 30c; 3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
Inoculate Beans for 
bigger yield. 
Large 
pkt. Nitragin 
10c, post- 
paid. 
FIELD’S FIRST EARLY 
1CM» This one originated in Ten* 
npBHee. I got it from there years 
ago. It in early, a good yielder. 
plringtaa*. and for flavor you 
can’t beat it. Price: Triple siy.e 
pkt. <3 ox.) 10c; Vfe lb. 18c; 
1 II). .‘tOc; 3 Il)H. 80c. postpaid. 
3 Best BUSH BEANS 
•T ©*.—-Ndrlngless Green Pod 
•i ox.—Field's First Early 
3 o*.- Gulden “No Wilt” 
*£5r, postpaid 
LIMA BEANS 
126 FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. The best and the earliest of the 
big seeded Limas. Strong, upright bushes. Holds pods high 
and clean. (It’s no fun to shell dirty beans.) 4 to 5 large 
meaty nut-like beans to the pod. Price: Triple Size Pkt. (3 
oz.) iOc; Vi lb. 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
125 McCHAB’S BUSH LIMA. Another new variety with a re¬ 
markably sweet flavor. It is heavily foliaged. It stands the 
corn belt’s sun and wind. Fine for the home garden and can- 
ners like it too. Price: Triple Size Pkt. (3 oz.) 15c; Vi lb. 25c; 
1 lb. 45c, postpaid. 
140 BXTRA EARLY POLE LIMA. A small white seeded one 
that begins bearing early and lasts a long time. Makes the 
finest green beans. Price: Triple Size Pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 18c; 
1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 
142 EARLY JERSEY POLE LIMA. The best of the large Limas 
for the middle west. An enormous cropper. Unusually fine 
quality. Price: Triple Size Pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 
3 lbs. '80c, postpaid. 
103 ENGLISH BROAD BEAN. Sometimes called the “frost 
proof bean.’’ Different and unusual. Plant with your early 
garden at the same time you plant radishes and onions. Very 
hardy. Its growing habit between a bush and vine. Shell 
beans are large and have a very distinctive flavor. Price: 
Triple Size Pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c, postpaid. 
141 CALICO POLE LIMA. I’ve had a lot of people writing for 
this variety so I grew a few this year. This special variety is a 
sure cropper, pods are three to four inches long, contains three 
to four flat beans, light tan color with purplish black markings. 
Price: Triple Size Pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 18c; 1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 
80c, postpaid. 
BABY LIMA 
27 HENDERSON’S Bl'SH LIMA. 
Most dependable and best yielder 
of the Limas. Small while bean. 
Great for shell bean, for canning 
or for winter drying. Stands dry 
weather and a great yielder. I 
have seen vines with about as 
many pods as leaves. Price: 
Triple size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Vi lb. 
18e; 1 lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 80c, post¬ 
paid. 
3 oz. each of two Limas 
HOPI INDIAN LIMA 
108 The bush Lima that likes 
drought. The Hopi Indians 
have been growing it for cen¬ 
turies on poor, dry rooky soil. 
It does unusually well in the 
corn belt, and has fine quality 
and flavor. It is a most vigor¬ 
ous grower, but not a climbing 
variety. Plant it on the poor¬ 
est soil you have. Price: Triple 
size pkt. (3 oz.) 10c; Ve lb- 
25c; 1 lb. 40r, postpaid. 
pictured, 15c, postpaid. 
Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co.—"Iowa's Pioneer Leading Seedhouse," Shenandoah, Iowa 
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