(-^Frost-Proof Bean or Lima Pea 
This bean is highly esteemed in Europe, and is known 
there as the Broad Bean. It differs from American types of 
beans in that it should be planted early. We plant them 
here in Michigan as soon in the spring as the ground be¬ 
comes workable, sometimes in March. Plants are hardy and 
;»Yiot sensitive to cold. 
|V. 4 . The beans are as large as the largest Lima Bean, and nearly 
' the same shape. Botanically, it belongs to the bean family, 
but the flavor is more like that of the pea, which accounts 
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for it sometimes being called the Lima Pea. 
The plant is a bush of upright growth, about 2 y 2 feet high, 
with strong, sturdy stalks. Pods 5 y 2 inches long and lki 
inches wide, flat and straight. Each holds 3 to 4 mammoth 
size beans. It is wonderfully productive. 
The Frost Proof Bean, or Lima Pea, is used like the Lima 
Bean, and is delicious either cooked fresh or as a winter 
shell bean. Pkt., 10c; y 2 pt., 30c; pt., 50c; qt., 85c; 2 qts., 
$1.60, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.50. 
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POLE OR CLIMBING BEANS 
One pint of 
seed for 100 
poles 
Burgess’ Everbearing Kentucky Wonder 
BURGESS’ EVERBEARING (Everbearing Kentucky Wonder). 
The finest flavored snap bean grown. The green pods, seven to ten 
inches long, are so fleshy they are often greater in thickness than 
width. They are solid, meaty, and very crisp. They commence 
bearing exceedingly early for a pole or climbing sort, and if pods 
are gathered as they mature the vines will continue to bear until 
killed by the* fall frosts. By planting a few hills in your corn, the 
corn stalks will act as a support for the vines, and you will get a 
good crop of both corn and beans. 
BURGER’S STRINGLESS. Also called White-Seeded Kentucky 
Wonder. One of the most desirable of the pole beans. It com¬ 
bines attractive appearance with productiveness, and for quality 
it is unsurpassed. Straight, round, silvery-green pods, 6 to 8 
inches long, fleshy, entirely stringless, fiberless, and tender. The 
beans, being white, are also fine for winter use. 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. The most useful of all wax pole 
beans, as it is suitable for snap beans, green shell beans, and dry 
beans for winter use. Plants are large, vigorous and immensely 
productive. The pods are 6 y 2 to iy 2 inches long, perfectly straight 
and flat, light waxy yellow, tender, stringless, flberless, brittle, 
sweet, tasty and of fine quality. Seeds white. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. An ideal pole wax bean for all 
localities. Similar in habit of growth to the green podded Ken¬ 
tucky Wonder, and bears as early, or when about as high as the 
average bush bean. The pods are so fleshy that often the thick¬ 
ness surpasses the width. Of most delicious quality, a heavy 
yielder and bears a long season. 
SCARLET RUNNER. A fine ornamental vine, bearing large 
sprays of bright scarlet pea-like flowers and an abundance of 
edible beans. Used both for shell and snap beans. 
Ysirrl ? nrscr Rpan An excelIent variety, as well as an in- 
* **» u Uca.Il teresting curiosity. Vines are rampant 
growers and produce an enormous crop of long, slender, round 
pods which are of excellent quality for snap beans. The round 
pods have the thickness of a lead pencil and sometimes grow to a 
length of 3 y 2 ft. Very productive, tender and of fine flavor. 
Yard Long 
PRICES 
PREPAID 
NOT PREPAID 
Packet 
K Pt. 
Pt. 
Qt. 
2 Qts. 
5 Lbs. 
10 Lbs. 
25 Lbs. 
100 Lbs. 
Burgess’ Everbearing Kentucky Wonder. 
$0.10 
$0.18 
$0.32 
$0.55 
$1.00 
$0.75 
$1.40 
$3.25 
$12.00 
Burger’s Stringless. 
.10 
.18 
.32 
.55 
1.00 
.80 
1.50 
3.50 
13.00 
Golden Cluster Wax. 
.10 
.20 
.35 
.60 
1.10 
.85 
1.60 
3.75 
14.00 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 
.10 
.18 
.32 
.55 
1.00 
.80 
1.50 
3.50 
13.00 
Scarlet Runner. 
.10 
.20 
.35 
.65 
1.20 
.95 
1.80 
Yard Long. 
.10 
.35 
.60 
1.10 
2.10 
2.15 
4.00 
Pole Lima Beans 
One pint of seed for 50 poles 
EARLY LEVIATHAN. Fully a week earlier 
than any other Pole Lima; a sure cropper and 
extremely productive, both early and through¬ 
out the season. Pods straight and long and 
well filled with large, thick beans of delicate 
pale green color and of a delicious buttery 
flavor. Pkt., 10c; y 2 pt., 20c; pt., 35c; qt., 
65c; 2 qts., $1.20, postpaid. By express, not 
prepaid, 5 lbs., 90c; 10 lbs., $1.70; 25 lbs., 
$4.00; 100 lbs., $14.95. 
KING OF THE GARDEN. A vigorous grower, 
requiring but two vines to each pole. Begins 
flowering early, at the bottom of the pole, 
producing a continuous bloom and fruitage 
throughout the season. Pods are large and 
beans are of excellent quality, well-formed and 
mammoth in size. Pkt., 10c; y 2 pt., 20c; pt., 
35c; qt., 60c; 2 qts., $1.10, postpaid. By ex¬ 
press, not prepaid, 5 lbs., 85c; 10 lbs., $1.60; 
25 lbs., $3.75; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
SIEVA OR CAROLINA (“Butter 
Bean”). A climbing variety similar to 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. Begins bear¬ 
ing very early and continues to produce 
until frost; very productive; excellent 
quality. Popular throughout the South, 
and should be extensively grown in the 
North because of its hardiness, earliness 
and long bearing season. One pint of 
this variety will plant about 125 poles. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 pt., 18c; pt., 32c; qt., 55c; 
2 qts., $1.00, postpaid. By express, not 
prepaid, 5 lbs., 80c; 10 lbs., $1.50; 25 
lbs., $3.50; 100 lbs., $13.00. 
FIELD BEANS 
Sixty pounds will plant an acre 
ROBUST. The greatest bean for a 
farm crop; introduced by the Michigan 
Experimental Station, and at the Agri¬ 
cultural College has always outyielded 
all other beans. Robust in growth; 
large pods, filled with medium-sized, 
pure white, nearly round beans, which 
excel in cooking qualities. Pkt., 10c; 
y 2 pt., I7c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c; 2 qts., 
90c, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 
5 lbs., 60c; 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., 
$2.00; 100 lbs., $6.00. 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO.. Galesburg, Michigan 
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