GREEN-POD BUSH BEANS 
Beans are one of the most satisfactory and productive vegetables, because they grow so vigorously and bear 
with such wonderful abundance. Plants grow from l.S to 20 in. tall. Do not sow seed until the weather 
is quite warm; in the vicinity of Philadelphia, early May is about the right time for the first sowing, A 
warm, well-drained, sandy loam is best suited. The pods are most delicious if picked before they have 
reached full size, and the plants will continue bearing much longer. To provide for a continuous supply 
of tender beans, seed should be sown every 2 weeks up to August 10. Plant in rows not less than 18 in. 
apart; space seed 2 to 3 in. apart in the row, cover with 2 in. of soil, and firm the surface to assist germina¬ 
tion. One pkt. of seed will sow about 25 ft. of row; one lb. 150 ft.; 60 lbs. for one acre. 
10 Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod O 
Has the Most Delicious Flavor of all Green-Podded Beans 
49 days. The attractive green pods are about 6 in. long, slightly curved, so thick, even 
when quite young, as to be double-barreled, and when fully grown, the pods are meaty 
and juicy, entirely stringless. Always ten¬ 
der, brittle, and of the finest flavor. The 
plants are medium large, spreading, with 
dark green foliage; they are of strictly bush 
form and enormously productive. Seeds are 
a dark cofTee-brown color. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod has long been 
considered the standard of quality for all beans, 
regardless of type. Its quality and tenderness have 
never been duplicated. A favorite for home use as 
well as for canning and commercial planting. When 
introduced in 1896, it was the only stringless green- 
pod bush bean in existence. A great bean with a long 
and respected history, parent of many varieties and 
still unsurpassed for quality. 
Pkt. lO^i V 2 lb. 25^; Ib. 40)zf; 2 lbs. 70^; 
5 lbs. $1.30; 10 lbs. or more @ 24)zf per lb. 
20 Keeney’s Stringless Refugee 
70 days. Round, smooth, light green pods, 5}4 in. in 
length, brittle, tender, and absolutely stringless. Meat 
is thick and fleshy, of a particularly fine and mild flavor. 
The young pods are used extensively for canning and 
pickling whole. Pkt. 10^; y 2 lb. 20^; lb. 35^; 
2 lbs. 60^; 5 lbs. $1.20; 10 lbs. or more @ 22^ per lb. 
22 Burpee’s Fordhook 
Favorite—Stringless 0 
52 days. One of the best. Resembles Burpee's 
Stringless Green-Pod, but pods are somewhat 
straighter, 5 to 5K in. long, and so full and fleshy 
that they are practically round. Always per¬ 
fectly stringless, extremely brittle, and juicy. 
Seeds are pure white and if allowed to ripen 
are useful for soup or baked beans. 
Pkt. 150; 1/2 lb. 300; lb. 500; 
2 lbs. 900; 5 lbs. $1.65; 
10 lbs. or more @ 300 per lb. 
See page 97 for Burpee’s new 
Tender Pod Bush Bean. 
Burpee’s 
Fordhoot^ 
Favorite 
102 W. Aflee Burpee Co. 
23 Giant Stringless Green-Pod 0 
51 days. The straight, rather slender pods grow 6 in. long; 
meaty, round, brittle, and absolutely stringless. Somewhat sim¬ 
ilar to Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod. Seeds are a light brown 
color. The plants are of strong growth, compact, and bear a 
heavy crop of pods for a long time. Pkt. 100; V2 lb. 200; lb. 350; 
2 lbs. 550; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. or more @210 per lb. 
21 Idaho Refugee—Stringless 
65 days. A truly early Stringless Refugee. It shows high re¬ 
sistance to mosaic, the disease that makes the growing of Ref¬ 
ugee Beans difficult in some sections. Pods are smooth, round, 
light green, stringless, iyl to 5 in. long. Pkt. 100; Vi lb. 250; 
Ib. 400; 2 lbs. 750; 5 lbs. $1.35; 10 lbs. or more @ 250 per lb. 
16 The Commodore—Stringless 
55 days. Could be described as a dwarf Kentucky Wonder, 
since the pods are similar to those of that well-known pole 
variety; dark green, 7 in. long or more, stringless at all stages 
of growth, tender and of excellent quality. The crop of The 
Coimnodore bean is very short this year. Pkt. 15d. 
