MICHAEL-LEONARD SEED CO. 
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Bush Beans 
Wax Podded Varieties 
WARDWELL’S KIDNEY WAX. (50 days). Hardy 
and productive. Pods ‘)Yl to 6 inches long, broad, 
thick, flat and of a delicate waxy yellow. Of excel- 
lent quality and with no string in the early growth. 
Seed white with dark red eye and splashing at end. 
Very popular with home gardeners in the Chicago 
area. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. (53 days). Plant large, 
vigorous, upright. Pods golden yellow, 5 to 6 inches 
long, round, curved; very meaty, stringless and of 
excellent flavor. Seed black. Excellent for home or 
market gardeners. 
GOLDEN WAX, IMPROVED. (50 days). Vine me¬ 
dium light, 14-inch, strong, sturdy bush with a me¬ 
dium heavy leaf growth. Pods a fine deep waxy yel¬ 
low color, four inches, straight, wide, thick, flat, 
stringless, considerable fiber as pod ages, very well 
flavored. Seed white splashed with mottled red 
around eye and end of seed. 
UNRIVALLED WAX. (52 days). Immensely produc¬ 
tive; very early. Pods 5 to 5|.^ inches long, rather 
narrow, either perfectly straight or slightly curved, 
somewhat flattened but fleshy. The pods show their 
clear yellow color at an early stage and while having 
a trace of strings are quite fiberless. Plant large, vig¬ 
orous and nearly disease resistant. Seed distinctly 
small, flat, kidney-shaped, ochre-brown in color. 
WEBBER WAX. Unquestionably one of the best wax- 
podded Beans ever introduced. It is a market gar¬ 
dener’s Bean, having originated in the market gar¬ 
dening section of Chicago. The vine is strong, hold¬ 
ing the pods well up. The pods are of an exceedingly 
bright yellow color, handsomer in this respect than 
any other Wax Bean, 4 I /2 to 5 inches long, slightly 
curved and medium thick. Ready for picking in 50 
days. 
Webber Wax 
DAVIS WHITE WAX STRINGLESS. (52 days). 
Plant medium large. Pods 6 to 6}/2 inches, thick, 
flat, light yellow, straight, uniform and attractive; 
stringless, fibrous, of fair quality. Seed white, kidney¬ 
shaped. 
IMPROVED STRINGLESS KIDNEY WAX. (53 
days). Resembling Wardwell’s Kidney Wax but pod 
is longer and thicker, not so broad; fairly productive 
and of high quality; stringless, fiberless, very fleshy 
and brittle. Pods about 6 inches long and of an at¬ 
tractive, clear yellow color. Seed white with black eye, 
kidney-shaped. 
ROUND-PODDED KIDNEY WAX or BRITTLE 
WAX. (52 days). Plants are of strong growth, 
spreading and very productive. The leaves are large, 
broad and roughened. Pods are round, 5 j /2 inches 
long, slightly curved, light yellow, waxlike, stringless 
and of the very best quality. Seed white with black 
eye, kidney-shaped. 
CURRIE’S RUST PROOF WAX. (48 days). Plant 
dwarf, erect, compact, medium green. Pods flat, 51/2 
to 6 inches long, waxy yellow, attractive; with strong 
string, and fibrous, of poor quality. Seed plump, flat, 
oblong, purplish black. 
ROYAL PURPLE WAX. (48 days). Vine medium 
dark, 16-inch, thick, heavy bush. Pods bright wax, 
41/2 inches long, round, curved, stringless at all stages 
without fiber. Seed light purple, speckled with buff. 
Enjoy Beans right out of your own 
garden all summer and early fall by 
making a planting every two weeks. 
ALL BEANS PRICED AT: 
Pkt., 10c; Vz lb., 15c; lb., 30c. 
SIOUX STRINGLESS WAX. (52 days). Vine of 
strong, upright growth. Pods 6 inches long, of rich 
cream-yellow color, are meaty, crisp 
and absolutely stringless. Seed yellow¬ 
ish tan, light speckled. 
SURE CROP or BOUNTIFUL WAX.’ 
(53 days). A vigorous growing, very 
productive variety, similar in general 
appearance of plant and seed to Cur¬ 
rie’s Rust Proof Wax; the pods, how¬ 
ever, are more fleshy, of decidedly bet¬ 
ter quality and are stringless at prac¬ 
tically all stages of growth. Pods about 
6 inches long, nearly round, attractive 
in color and remain a long time in 
condition for snaps. Seed jet black. 
Sure Crop Wax 
