BEANS 
Our Bean seed is first-class, high germinating, guaranteed Western-grown stock. 
Culture of Green and Wax-Podded Bush Beans. Medium 
low land is best suited for this crop, such a low hammock, 
muck or pine land. Beans are a quick maturing crop and are 
usually followed by some other crop which gets the benefit of 
the fertilizer not taken by the beans. When another crop is 
to follow, plant the beans in rows 5 feet apart, so that you 
can plant between the rows before you finish harvesting the 
beans, but if a follow-crop is not desired, plant in 3-foot rows. 
As a general rule the green-podded sorts are the most salable. 
We list only the very best varieties for market and home use. 
Spring planting in the southern and central part of the 
State begins January 1 and continues until April. Fall plant¬ 
ing starts in August. For a fall crop, plant from the middle 
of August until the middle of October; for a main crop on 
the Florida East Coast plant from October to December. 
Sow seed in drills, dropping a bean every l l / 2 to 2 inches, and 
cover 2 inches deep. Use a high-grade bean or vegetable 
fertilizer. On muck soils apply 600 to 1200 pounds of fer¬ 
tilizer per acre. On sandy loam apply 1200 to 2000 pounds 
per acre, making one application. Soil should be thoroughly 
prepared, and fertilizer put out from a week to ten days 
before planting. There is always a risk of the fertilizer burn¬ 
ing and killing the vitality of the seed when both are put in 
at the same time, and if the vitality is not killed it may cause 
the beans to come up baldheaded. Where the crop has had a 
setback, a hundred pounds of Nitrate of Soda or Nitrate of 
Potash per acre will do wonders. However, we do not recom¬ 
mend the use of nitrate except in rare cases, because both the 
carrying and eating quality may be materially injured by the 
excessive use of Nitrate of Soda or Nitrate of Potash. 
To control mildew and rust, use Sulfocide spray. Pyrox is 
also a good spray to control diseases of beans, especially 
anthracnose. To prevent speckled and moldy beans in 
transit, dip them in Sulfocide. (See page 56.) The most effec¬ 
tive control for the bean jassid, commonly called white fly or 
green fly, is Pyrocide dust. (See page 55.) 
Inoculate bean seed for best results. Hastens maturity, in¬ 
creases yields and enriches the soil. 
GREEN PODDED BUSH BEANS 
Plant 3 pecks to 1 bushel per acre. 
All prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
BOUNTIFUL. (45 days.) A most popular variety for many 
markets, especially in the East. A vigorous grower, very pro¬ 
ductive, with very large, beautiful, long, broad, flat, thick 
pods, slightly curved, of light green color, entirely stringless, 
tender, and of excellent quality. A sure money-maker be¬ 
cause of its attractive appearance and high edible quality. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
TENDERGREEN. (48 days.) This variety is becoming more 
and more popular due to its excellent shipping qualities and 
productiveness. It is as early as Giant Stringless, and the 
plants are large and very erect. The five to six-inch pods 
are round, fleshy, dark green, absolutely stringless, and of 
excellent quality. Very desirable for home and market. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
KILGORE'S STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. (42 days.) 
This variety possesses all the desirable characteristics of the 
regular Black Valentine, and in addition, it is completely 
stringless. The plant is large, vigorous, erect and very pro¬ 
lific. The oval pods are nearly straight, dark green, strictly 
stringless, and of fine quality and delicate flavor. They retain 
their color and texture in shipping long distances. Attractive 
in appearance, of high edible quality and a good shipper, 
this variety has become one of Florida’s leaders. 
PLENTIFUL. (New) (48 days.) This new variety is well 
named because it is a very heavy yielder. The plants are some¬ 
what more vigorous and spreading in growth than Bountiful, 
and for best results should be given a little wider spacing in 
the row, planting about 8/10 the amount of seed over a given 
area as required for Bountiful and other varieties of bush 
beans. This variety seems to be somewhat more resistant to 
rust than Bountiful and other varieties. The pods are longer, 
slightly thicker, and narrower than Bountifuls, flat, straight, 
and of medium deep green color. They should be picked 
promptly and more frequently than Bountiful, otherwise the 
pods take on a slick, shiny or glossy appearance, which is 
objectionable from a marketing standpoint. They are brittle, 
tender, stringless and have a distinctive flavor. This variety 
seems to do better on sandy soils than on marl and muck in 
Florida. 
Va lb. 15c; 1 lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. (48 days.) A great fa¬ 
vorite with Florida truck-growers and in great demand on 
many markets, especially in the Middle West. Pods are 
round, long, meaty, and entirely stringless when young or 
old, of excellent quality, and a very heavy yielder. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
FULL MEASURE. (45 days.) A round podded sort, bearing 
a heavy crop of long, straight, tender, stringless pods. This 
is one of the best green podded Beans on the market, and 
deserves to be better known. We do not hesitate to rec¬ 
ommend it. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
Typicol Pods of Kilgore's Stringless Black Valentine 
KILGORE'S STRINGLESS LONG ROUND GREEN POD. (43 
days.) An extra-early, prolific, entirely stringless, high- 
quality Bean. Pods are straight, long, round, and very fleshy. 
It is an excellent shipper, and its attractive appearance makes 
it a money-maker on any market. This splendid variety 
should be grown by every trucker, because it is one of the 
best round-podded varieties. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
EARLY SPECKLED RED VALENTINE. (43 days.) A very 
hardy, early, and productive variety. Pods medium-long, 
round, shorter than Black Valentine, and lighter green in 
color. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
LONGFELLOW. (45 days.) An excellent, productive, early 
variety. Attractive pods are dark green, long, very slender, 
straight, round, tender, and of good quality. 
Va lb. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c. 
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