6 VEGETABLE SEEDS 
The I. W, Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa 
BEANS, continued 
Leviathan Pole Lima Beans 
Bush Lima Beans 
Never plant Bush Lima Beans until the weather is really warm. 
Plant on edge, with the eye down, 4 to 5 inches apart and 1 inch 
deep; thin the plants to 8 to 10 inches apart. 
A quart of seed will sow ISO feet of furrow; 
a bushel will sow an acre 
Burpee’s Bush. A hardy, reliable variety; prolific, medium 
early, and of good size and quality. Hpt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., 
qt. 60 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
Burpee Improved. ★ The large bushes bear loads of big, broad 
pods, each containing 4 to 5 Beans of the largest size and finest 
quality. Medium early. 3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., 
pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
Fordhook. ★ Extra early and extremely prolific, bearing good- 
sized pods which contain 3 to 5 large, thick, meaty Beans of 
delicious quality. Hpt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. 
$3.50, bus. $12. 
Wood’s Prolific. An improved strain of the small-seeded Lima, 
valuable for planting where the large-seeded Limas do not 
thrive. The quality is extra-fine. 3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., 
qt. 60 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
Pole Lima Beans 
These take longer to bear than the Bush Limas, but yield 
larger crops and continue to bear for a longer period. The seed 
is usually planted in hills, at least 3 feet apart each way, dropping 
4 to 6 Beans to the hill. Set poles 8 to 10 feet long in each hill 
to support the vines. 
A quart of seed will plant 100 hills; 20 quarts will plant one acre 
Carpinteria. Medium-late with large pods, containing 3 to 5 
Beans which are very thick and mealy and retain their green 
color even when ripe. Hpt- 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., 
pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
Detroit Mammoth. Medium early. Pods 9 to 11 inches long, 
containing 5 to 7 mammoth Beans of excellent quality. 3^pt. 
20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
Extra-Early Jersey. Comes into marketable size a week earlier 
than other varieties. Good size and fair quality. 3^pt. 20 cts., 
pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
King of the Garden. ★ Broad pods 5 to 6 inches long, contain¬ 
ing 4 or 5 large, flat Beans. Allow only two vines to each 
pole. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
Leviathan. ★ A general favorite, being early, vigorous, and 
productive, bearing loads of giant pods, well filled with large 
tender Beans. 3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.25, 
bus. $11. 
New Potato Lima. One of the heaviest producers of Beans per 
bushel of pods. A thick Bean of good size and excellent quality. 
3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.75, bus. $13. 
Siebert’s Early. Extra-early and one of the most productive. 
The Beans are large and thick through and of fine quality, 
^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
Wax- and Green-podded Pole Beans 
Do not plant until the weather is really warm, then cover 6 to 
10 Beans 2 inches deep in hills 3 to 4 feet apart, thinning out to 
3 or 4 plants to each pole. 
A quart of seed will plant 100 to ISO hills; from 12 to 16 quarts 
will plant an acre according to the size of the Beans 
Asparagus, or Yard-Long. A quick-growing Pole Bean with 
slender, curved pods 2 feet or more in length. Tender and 
flavorous when young. J^pt. 45 cts., pt. 75 cts., qt. $1.25. 
Burger’s Green-Pod Stringless. Extra-early and prolific, 
bearing round, brittle pods of fine quality. 3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 
35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
Golden Cluster Wax. Extra-early, most attractive in appear¬ 
ance and unsurpassed in flavor, but the pods should be picked 
young. 3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.50, bus. $12. 
Kentucky Wonder. ★ Early, reliable under all conditions, and 
immensely productive, bearing long, round, dark green pods 
of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., Hpt- 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 
pk. $2.75, bus. $9. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. ★ A Wax Bean similar in productive¬ 
ness to the green-podded variety. Pkt. 10 cts., 3^pt. 20 cts., 
pt. 35 cts., qt. 65 cts., pk. $3.25, bus. $11. 
King Horticultural. Also known as Pole Roman Bean or 
Speckled Cranberry. Late but productive. The Beans are 
extra good, either green or dry. 3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 
60 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
Lazy Wife. Late sort with great clusters of richly flavored green 
pods which are 5 to 6 inches long. Useful also as a Shell Bean. 
Hpt- 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
Scarlet Runner. An ornamental climber whose bright scarlet 
blossoms are most attractive. The dried Beans are used like 
Limas. Kpt. 25 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 75 cts., pk. $4.25, bus. $15. 
Dwarf Green-podded Beans for Shelling 
Dwarf Horticultural. Also known as Roman Bean. A fine pro¬ 
ducer of green and dry Shell Beans, and String Beans. The 
ripe Beans are round and speckled with purplish red. 3^pt. 20 
cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
Red Kidney. Resembles the White Kidney except that the 
ripe Beans are red in color. J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., 
pk. $3, bus. $10. 
White Kidney. Largely grown for dry Shell Beans. The ripe 
Beans are large, kidney-shaped, pure white and do not discolor 
when cooked. 3^pt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., pk. 
bus. $10. 
White Marrowfat. The favorite Bean for baking. A good pro¬ 
ducer of large, white Beans of fine quality. Hpt- 20 cts., pt. 
35 cts., qt. 60 cts., pk. $3, bus. $10. 
White Navy, or Pea Bean. Used mostly for field planting; a sure 
cropper and extremely prolific. The dried Beans are small, 
round, and white. J^pt. 20 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., pk. 
$2.75, bus. $9. 
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