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Pole or Running Beans 
CULTURE—Thesr are much stronger growers 
than Bush Beans and require good, strong stakes. 
They give a much greater yield than bush beans, 
but being more tender should never be planted 
before May in this section. Use poles about 
eight to nine feet long and set firmly four iect 
apart each way. 
MAMMOTH HORTICULTURAL 
(POLE). We have an exceptionally 
choice large seeded, large podded, 
high colored stock of these beans. 
They are the true old fashioned 
type, hard to be found. 
Qt. 45c, peck $3.50, bu. $12.00 
KENTUCKY WONDER OR OLD 
HOMESTEAD. Very long, round 
pods are borne in large clusters 
from 8 to 9 inches, silvery green; 
when young, crisp, entirely string¬ 
less and of fine texture. 
Qt. 35c, peck $2.50, bu. $9.00 
LAZY WIFE’S POLE. Beans white, 
pods green and entirely stringless; 
produces an enormous quantity of 
pods. 
Qt. 35c, peck $2.50, bu. $9.00 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. One 
of the earliest of the pole wax sorts. 
Pods 8 to 9 inches long, thick, de¬ 
cidedly creasebacked, very fleshy, 
brittle, attractive and fine quality; 
color light yellow. 
Qt. 35c^ peek $2.50, bu. $9,00 
SICKLE BEAN. A very hardy and 
productive cornfield bean. Pods 6% 
to 7 inches long, round, straight and 
creaseback; very fleshy, fine grained, 
attractive and good quality; pods 
light green. 
Qt. 35c, peck $2.50, bu. $9.00 
YARD LONG BEAN. Slender, round 
pods, 18 to 36 inches long, excellent 
quality. Tender when young. Seeds 
are brown. 
' r Vz pt. 20c, pint 35c, qt. 65c 
T30LDEN CLUSTER WAX. 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. An ex¬ 
cellent pole wax-podded sort; early, 
vigorous, hardy and productive. 
Pods 6 Vz to 7 inches long extremely 
straight and flat, very fleshy, fine¬ 
grained, attractive and good qual¬ 
ity; color light waxy yellow. Beans 
white, oval-shaped. 
Qt. 35c. peck $2.50. bu. $9.00 
GREEN PODDED DWARF 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 
As early as the Valentine, but larger 
pods; full and fleshy; unusually 
crisp and stringless. 
Qt. 30c. peck $2.25. bu. $8.50 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL. Popu¬ 
lar variety; pods thick, broad, flat, 
of medium length. Beans oval, 
large, of excellent quality; light 
brown, heavily splashed with car¬ 
mine, 
Qt. 35c. peck $2.60. bu. 810.00 
For Parcel Post Rates see Page t 
V ARIETIES— (Continued) 
RED KIDNEY. The good old fash¬ 
ioned baking bean. The beans are 
deep red in color, similar to the 
White Kidney. 
Qt. 35c. peck $2.60. bu. $10.00 
LARGE WHITE MARROW. A popu¬ 
lar variety for winter use as a 
shelled or dry bean. Seed pure 
white. Very heavy yielder, the best 
cooking bean of all. 
Q(. 30c. peek $2.25. bu. $8.50 
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