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The Bean is a native of the far east and has been culti¬ 
vated from the earliest time. No doubt the bean is used 
more generally than any other vegetable both for its de¬ 
licious edible green pod and the nutritious seed. 
Beans are classified into two groups. The Dwarf or 
Bush variety and the Pole or Climbing type. These two 
groups are again divided into two distinct types. The 
Green Podded varieties and the Wax or Yellow Podded 
varieties. 
Nearly all the bush varieties are 10 to 12 days earlier 
than the pole, which makes them a favorite among the 
home and market gardeners. 
Beans will not stand frost and should not be planted 
until two weeks after the last killing frost. It takes about 
a pound of seed for a row 100 feet and should be planted 
in hills with approximately 3 or 4 seed to the hill. For the 
most tender and delicious beans they should be picked 
when about two-thirds grown. 
For a succession crop plant every ten days or two weeks 
until about the first of August. Seed sown after this time 
will probably be caught by early frost. Bush varieties ma¬ 
ture from 45 to 70 days depending on the heat, pole vari¬ 
eties take 75 to 80 days. 
Cultivate frequently but never do this in the early morn¬ 
ing or just after a rain. All evidence points to the foliage 
of the bean as dangerously likely to spread disease 
if implements or clothing brush past it while it is 
wet. Keep this in mind when picking the crop. 
Packet, 10c; y 2 pound, 20c; 1 pound, 30c, 
postpaid. 
KENTUCKY WONDER BEANS 
Golden Cluster Wax. Long tender pods. Bril¬ 
liant yellow in color and fairly early. Bears prolifi- 
cally during warm weather. 
LIMA BEANS 
Oregon Pole Lima. Proven over many years 
to be well adapted to our cool Northwest climate. 
Strong, vigorous grower, bearing continuously until 
frost. Pods best when turning yellow. 
Other Varieties. Burpee Bush Lima, Hender¬ 
son Bush, Fordhook Bush. 
GREENPOD POLE VARIETIES 
Oregon Giant Greenpod. Keeps producing un¬ 
til killed by frost. Large, fleshy pods, 10 to 12 inches 
in length, stringless, light greenish yellow splashed 
with red. 
Kentucky Wonder. Pods are very fleshy, sad¬ 
dle-backed, fine grained and stringless. Early proli¬ 
fic, vigorous climber so stout poles are needed. 
Average 8 to 10 inches in length and are light green 
in color. 
Other Varieties. Tall or London Horticulture, 
White Creaseback or Blue Lake, Lazy Wife, Dutch 
Case Knife. 
WAX POD POLE VARIETIES 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. Very early. Starts 
bearing when scarcely higher than a bush bean and 
continues until frost. Pods are fleshy, long, crimpled, 
creamy yellow and practically stringless. 
GREENPOD BUSH VARIETIES 
Stringless Greenpod. By far the best of this 
type. Very early and heavy producer. Pods 5 to 6 
inches long, round and exceedingly fleshy. Abso¬ 
lutely stringless and tastiest of all beans. 
Stringless Black Valentine. Pods very fleshy, 
round and saddle back. Produce large crops. Always 
tender. 
Other Varieties. Dwarf Horticultural or Cran¬ 
berry, Stringless Refugee, Bountiful, Canadian Won¬ 
der, Red Valentine, Tendergreen, Broad Windsor, 
Lady Washington and Little Navy. 
WAX POD BUSH VARIETIES 
Improved Golden Wax. Vigorous and highly 
productive. Reaches table condition in 50 days. Pods 
are deep golden, about 5 inches in length, broad, 
oval and stringless. 
Davis Wax. Pods are long, rust resistant and 
very tender. The dry, white, kidney-shaped beans are 
excellent for baking. 
Other Varieties. Stringless Wax, Pencil Pod 
Black Wax, Brittle Wax, Prolific Black Wax, Round 
Pod Kidney Wax and Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. 
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