BEANS 
With the dank smell of fresh earth in your nostrils and 
the world beginning to stir again, it's a natural thing to 
finger a seed catalogue and begin to dream of the really 
fine garden you'll have this year. 
Let's talk about that ideal garden and try to make it as 
complete and perfect as those orderly rows you're dream¬ 
ing about. 
Those beans with crisp green pods that smell like beans 
when they're on the table and give a solid, meaty crunch 
with every bite—those come early from the garden. They 
are green pod bush beans, and among the best varieties 
are Burpee Stringless (round). Bountiful (flat), and 
Tendergreen (round). 
But at about the same time the wax pod beans are ready, 
and their golden color and bland goodness are a new 
taste and a new thrill. The lowly bean becomes the lovely 
bean in an artistic transformation as on the facing page. 
You'll find Improved Golden Wax with its thick, juicy 
pod. Pencil Pod Black Wax, and Stringless Wax 
among the best. 
Of course lima beans have their own special charm, and 
they are easy to grow. When all the other kinds have 
died of drouth, the limas will look as fresh as ever in the 
morning dew. Remember succotash with fresh limas? 
There are two general plant types, dwarf and pole. 
The dwarfs are Fordhook, Burpee Bush, and Henderson 
Bush (baby size). The pole types 
are King of the Garden, Ca¬ 
rolina Seiva, and Florida 
Butter. 
And then there are the old fash¬ 
ioned, productive pole beans. 
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