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One pound will plant 50 feet of row. 
CULTURE —Beans should be sown after May 15th, when the ground is thoroughly 
warm. Make successive sowings, 2 weeks apart, for a supply of beans all summer. Sow 
in drills 15 inches apart, 2 inches deep, dropping the beans 3 inches apart in the rows, 
eyes down and cover. Cultivate often. Do not walk through or pick beans when wet 
with dew or rain. 
10 . 
New Top Notch 
Golden Wax. 
9. FARIBAULT BRITTLE WAX 
-(52 days.) The finest in Wax Beans. 
An abundant yielder of tender, succulent, 
buttery-flavored beans. Ideal for home use 
and for canning. An excellent winter shell 
bean. Pods are 6 inches long, attractive 
lemon yellow color, and absolutely string¬ 
less. Seed is white, kidney-shaped with 
black eye. (Seed very scarce this year 
due to crop failure.) Mammoth pkt. 10c, 
1/2 Ih. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 70c, 5 lbs. 
$1.35, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. 
$2.25. 
O. TOP NOTCH GOLDEN- 
WAX. A new variety of wax bean re¬ 
sembling Improved Golden Wax in many 
respects but being superior in quality and 
yield. The pods run about 5% to 6 inches 
long and are stringless. Pods are of rich 
yellow color, being nearly flat and broad. 
The seed resembles Golden Wax in size 
and color but the pods run about an 
inch longer and are absolutely string¬ 
less with less fiber than the old- 
fashioned Golden Wax. The maturity 
is a few days later. This bean will 
eventually replace Golden Wax. 
(See inside front cover.) Mam¬ 
moth pkt. 8c, V2 It*- 20c, lb. 
35c, 2 lbs. 60c, 5 lbs. $1.20, 
prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs, 
$2.00. 
11. PROLIFIC BLACK WAX- or 
Butter Bean—(51 days.) A good, medium 
early home and market garden sort. A 
heavy producer over a long period._ Rust- 
pi'oof and of fine quality. Pod is 5 V 4 , 
inches long, round, fleshy, deep golden 
yellow color, and of appetizing flavor. 
Seeds are small oval, solid black. Mam¬ 
moth pkt. 5c, 1/2 11>- Ifc, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 
55c, 5 lbs. $1.15, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 
10 lbs. $1.80. 
12. BLACK PENCIL POD WAX 
-(52 days.) A favorite money-maker 
for the gardener. Vigorous, productive 
and of appetizing flavor. Pods are 6% 
inches long, round, fleshy, golden yellow, 
tender, absolutely stringless, brittle and 
of finest quality. Seeds are oblong, solid 
black. Mammoth pkt. 5c, Vs lb. 17c, lb. 
30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.15, prepaid.— 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.80. 
13. IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX 
-(49 days.) Exceptionally hardy and 
rustproof. Pods are 4 % inches long, flat, 
creamy-yellow in color, stringless, and of 
good quality. Seeds are oval, white with 
mottling of violet and light yellow around 
eye and ends. Mammoth pkt. 5c, V2 lb. 
17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.15, pre¬ 
paid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs, $1.80. 
15. SURE CROP STRINGLESS 
WAX. -(53 days.) Particularly favored 
by truckers and shippers. Resistant to 
blight and rust, exceptionally hardy and 
vigorous even in dry sections. Bears i 
heavily. Pods are 6 V 2 inches long, golden i 
yellow, flat, brittle, strictly stringless, of 1 
fine texture and quality. Seeds are oval, ; 
jet black. Mammoth pkt. 5c, 1/2 lb. 17c, ! 
lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1,16, prepaid, f 
—Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.80. j 
16. UNRIVALLED ROUND POD ^ 
WAX -(62 days.) Very popular among ; 
our market gardener trade. Pods are 5% f 
inches long. Attractive deep yellow, thick- f 
flat, brittle, stringless when young. Plant 
is dwarf, erect, stocky, very productive. 
Seeds are small, oval, glossy golden 
brown. Mammoth pkt. 8c, 1/2 lb. 20c, lb. 
36c, 2 lbs. 6O0, 6 lbs. $1.20, prepaid.— 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $2.00. 
Early Wonder Wax. 
Pole or Runner Beans 
One pound plants 200 hills. Plant in hills 3 feet apart each way, 
sowing 4 to 6 beans to a hill. Stake with poles 7 feet high. 
60. OLD HOMESTEAD OR KENTUCKY WONDER -(65 
days.) The most popular pole bean grown. A splendid canner. 
bear heavily all summer if kept picked. Pods are 8 
inches long, silvery green, practically round, of good 
quality and very brittle. A strong climber—ideal for 
planting in cornfields. Seeds are buff brown. Mam¬ 
moth pkt. 6c, V2 Ih- 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 
$1.15, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.80. 
Will 
61. SCARLET RUNNER- (See page 56.) 
62. DUTCH CASE KNIFE -(68 days.) Pro 
duces white beans resembling small limas. They are 
used as snap beans when very young, or shelled as a 
lima when more fully grown—or for cooking when dry. 
The long silvery green pods are very flat. Generally 
used for green shell beans. Seed white. Pkt. 6c, Viz 
lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs, $1.16, prepaid.—Not 
prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.80. 
FOR 
BRKING 
30. RED KIDNEY OR CHILI BEAN -(95 
days.) Everyone likes the delicious, tangy flavor of hot 
Mexican Chili Con Came! It has become a favorite 
American snack or supper dishj, made with red kidney 
beans, introduced from Mexico. Anyone can grow these 
delicious red Chili Beans. They are of excellent quality 
for dry bean use. Pods: 6 inches long, flat, waxy green. 
Seeds: reddish brown. Mammoth pkt. 5c, V2 il>* 17c, 
lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 66c, 5 lbs. $1.15, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 
10 lbs. $1.80. 
40. 
Great Northern Tasty Bake Beans. 
40. GREAT NORTHERN -The most delicious baking bean 
grown. Far better for baking and cooking than any navy bean, as it cooks 
in two-thirds of the time, and is of much better flavor. Beans are larger 
than common navy beans. Mammoth pkt. 5c, V2 lb, 12c, lb. 20c, 2 lbs. 36c, 
5 lbs. 76c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.10. 
41. ROBUST NAVY -Plants are of decidedly robust growth. 
Beans are clear white. Mammoth pkt. 5c, Vs lb. 12c, 1 lb. 20c, 2 lbs. 
35c, 5 lbs. 76c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.10. 
19. EARLY WONDER WAX -(40 days.) The ideal wax bean 
for early market, and first on the dinner table. Extremely early and 
resistant to rust, a very heavy yielder. Pods are 6 ^ inches long, clear 
waxy yellow, plump, tender, brittle, of fine texture and very meaty. 
Plant is large, strong, productive. Seeds are yellow. Mammoth pkt. 5c, 
V2 lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.15, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 
lbs. $1.80. 
LIMA OR BUTTER BEANS 
Plenty of ^^Dry ShelT^ Beans 
Saves Grocery Bills 
CULTURE —Bush Limas should be planted in rows 
3 feet apart in rich soil, 6 to 10 inches apart in the 
row, always setting the seed with the eye down. Plant 
about 3 inches deep. One pound will plant 50 ft. of row. 
50. FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA -(76 days.) 
The most popular large seeded Dwarf Lima among 
market growers. It supplies many dinner tables with 
big, plump, buttery beans of delicious flavor. Pods are 
4% inches long, 1 inch wide; contain 3 to 4 seeds. 
Green shell beans; large thick oval, of excellent quality. 
Seeds are white with tinge of green. Mammoth pkt. 8c, 
1/2 lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 60c, 5 lbs. $1.20, prepaid, 
51. BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA- 
(75 days.) _Of excellent quality and luscious flavor. 
Pods are 4 inches long, 1(4 inches wide; contain 4 to 
5 seeds. A heavy yielder. Seeds are large, plump, flat, 
slightly wrinkled; white with greenish tinge. Mammoth 
pkt. 8c, V2 ll3. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 60c, 6 lbs. $1.20, 
prepaid. 
52. HENDERSON BUSH LIMA -(68 days.) 
Produces small, flat, green shell beans of excellent 
quality. Very early and fine for canning. Pods are 3% 
inches long with 3 to 4 seeds. Plant is small, bushy. 
Seeds and dry beans, creamy white. Mammoth pkt. 5c, Vz 17c, lb. 
30c, 2 lbs. 66c, 5 lbs. $1.15, prepaid. 
53. NEW HOPI INDIAN LIMA -Plant seed early. A small, 
hardy, vining Lima that matures anywhere in the United States. Of 
delicious flavor and an abundant yielder. Ideal for making succotash 
or as a green-shelled Lima, or as a dry bean. It can be grown on any 
well drained soil with or without trellis. Mammoth pkt. 5c, V2 Ih. 17c, 
lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.16, prepaid. 
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