Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
Beans—Bush 
GREEN PODDED— 
Continued 
French’s Dwarf Horticul¬ 
tural (54 days). Plants erect, 
compact and prolific. Pods 
very attractive with heavy 
splashing of deep carmine. A 
popular green shell variety 
for home and market gardens. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 
2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 15 
lbs. $4.00. 
Low’s Champion (55 days). 
A superb New England bean 
for gardeners and canners. 
Plants erect, producing deep 
green, flat, straight, stringless 
pods of excellent quality. Pkt. 
10c; V 2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 
60c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 15 lbs. $3.50. 
* Plentiful (New) (49 days). 
Medium green-podded, black- 
seeded. Strong, rather heavy 
bush carrying a good set of 
pods. Stringless reminder of 
Bountiful, with market ad¬ 
vantage of black seeds to show 
less discoloration after picked. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 35c; 
2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 15 lbs. 
$3.50. 
* Tendergreen (53 days). 
Plants large, erect and pro¬ 
ductive. Pods round, fleshy, 
dark green, absolutely string- 
less, of excellent quality. Very 
desirable for canners and 
gardeners. Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 
25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. 
$1.40; 15 lbs. $3.50. 
Maine Pea. Lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 
45c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 15 lbs. $2.50. 
Maine Yellow Eye Im¬ 
proved. Lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 
lbs. $1.00; 15 lbs. $2.50. 
Red Kidney. Lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 
40c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 15 lbs. $2.50. 
Beans—Bush 
Norton’s Pride 
Pole Bean 
Beans—Pole 
WAX PODDED 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. (55 
days). Plants large, vigorous 
and productive. Pods, round, 
slightly curved, fleshy, golden 
yellow, absolutely stringless, 
excellent quality. Adapted 
for early plantings. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 
2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 15 lbs. 
$3.50. 
* Brittle Wax (58 days). An 
outstanding variety for home 
use and canning. Pods attrac¬ 
tive, medium yellow, slightly 
curved, round, extremely brit¬ 
tle, fleshy, succulent and 
stringless. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 25c; Tb. 40c; 
2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 15 lbs. 
$4.00. 
Improved Golden Wax (51 
days). One of the finest va¬ 
rieties for home garden plant¬ 
ings. Pods oval, light yellow, 
brittle, stringless and of good 
quality. Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 25c; 
lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.40. 
Stringless Davis White Wax 
(52 days). This is an early, 
large, flat, straight, wax pod¬ 
ded, stringless white seeded 
bean which will be apprec¬ 
iated. The waxy white pods 
are crisp, tender, brittle and 
sweet. Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 25c; 
lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 
15 lbs. $4.00. 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax 
(53 days). A very desirable 
sort. Plants very productive. 
Pods golden yellow, flat, brit¬ 
tle, strictly stringless, fine tex¬ 
ture and quality. 
Pkt. 10c; V 2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 
2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 15 lbs. 
$3.50. 
Culture—Plant in hills 4 feet apart, 4 to 5 beans to a hill. Poles should be 
firmly set before planting. 
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. A 
long, green podded variety, very prolific 
and of fine quality and perfectly stringless. 
Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 25c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 
5 lbs. $1.40. 
* Norton’s Pride. A wonderful pole bean, 
maturing early yet enjoying a very long 
season. It is very prolific—pods exceeding¬ 
ly tender and free from strings. An excel¬ 
lent snap or shell bean. 
Pkt. 15c; Vz lb. 25c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 
5 lbs. $1.60. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. A very vigorous 
climber, producing long, 7-8 inches, waxy, 
yellow, nearly stringless, meaty pods. Plants 
are exceedingly prolific. 
Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 25c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 
5 Tbs. $1.60. 
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. An 
old favorite, early and prolific; excellent 
quality either as a snap or shell bean or for 
cooking dry. 
Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 20c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 
5 lbs. $1.20. 
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