Frost-Proof Bean 
or Lima Pea 
Yard Long 
This bean is highly esteemed in Europe, and is 
known there as the Broad Bean. It differs from 
American types of beans in that it should be 
planted early. We plant them here in Michigan 
as soon in the spring as the ground becomes work¬ 
able, sometimes in March. Plants are hardy and 
not sensitive to cold. 
The beans are as large as the largest Lima 
Bean, and nearly the same shape. Botanically, it 
belongs to the bean family, but the flavor is more 
like that of the pea, which accounts for it some¬ 
times being called the Lima Pea. 
The plant is a bush of upright growth, about 
2 V 2 feet high, with strong, sturdy stalks. Pods 
5% inches long and 1% inches wide, flat and 
straight. Each holds 3 to 4 mammoth size beans. 
It is wonderfully productive. 
The Frost Proof Bean, or Lima Pea, is used 
like the Lima Bean, and is delicious either cooked 
fresh or as a winter shell bean. Pkt., 10c; y 2 
pt., 30c; pt., 50c; qt., 85c; 2 qts., $1.60, post¬ 
paid. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.50; 
10 lbs., $2.90. 
POLE OR CLIMBING BEANS 
One pint of seed for 100 poles 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. The most useful of all 
wax pole beans, as it is suitable for snap beans, 
green shell beans, and dry beans for winter use. 
Plants are large, vigorous and immensely pro¬ 
ductive. The pods are 6y 2 to 7y 2 inches long, per¬ 
fectly straight and flat, light waxy yellow, tender, 
stringless, fiberless, brittle, sweet, tasty and of 
fine quality. Seeds white. 
YARD LONG BEAN 
An excellent variety, as well as an interesting 
curiosity. Vines are rampant growers and pro¬ 
duce an enormous crop of long, slender, round 
pods which are of excellent quality for snap 
beans. The round pods have the thickness of a 
lead pencil and sometimes grow to a length of 3/ 2 
ft. Very productive, tender and of fine flavor. 
BURGESS’ EVERBEARING (Everbearing Ken¬ 
tucky Wonder). The finest flavored snap bean 
grown. The green pods, seven to ten inches long, 
are so fleshy they are often greater in thickness 
than width. They are solid, meaty and very 
crisp. They commence bearing exceedingly early 
for a pole or climbing sort, and if pods are gath¬ 
ered as they mature the vines will continue to 
bear until killed by the fall frosts. 
WHITE-SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER (Bur¬ 
ger’s Stringless). One of the most desirable of 
the pole beans. It combines attractive appear¬ 
ance with productiveness, and for quality it is 
unsurpassed. Straight, round, silvery-green pods, 
6 to 8 inches long, fleshy, entirely stringless, fiber- 
less, and tender. The beans, being white, are 
also fine for winter use. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
One pint of seed for 50 poles 
EARLY LEVIATHAN. Fully a week 
earlier than any other Pole Lima; a 
sure cropper and extremely productive, 
both early and throughout the season. 
Pods straight, long and well filled with 
large thick beans of delicate pale green 
color and delicious buttery flavor. 
Scarlet Runner 
A fine ornamental vine, 
bearing large sprays of 
bright scarlet pea-like 
flowers and an abundance 
of edible beans. Used 
both for shell and snap 
beans. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. An ideal pole 
wax bean for all localities. Similar in habit of 
growth to the green podded Kentucky Wonder, 
and beaTs as early, or when about as high as the 
average bush bean. The pods are so fleshy that 
often the thickness surpasses the width. Of most 
delicious quality, a heavy yielder and bears a 
long season. 
at 
Burgess’ Everbearing Kentucky Wonder 
Plant a few hills in your corn. The 
corn stalks will act as a support for the 
vines. 
FIELD BEANS 
40 pounds will plant an acre. 
NEW MICHELITE PEA BEAN. The most 
valuable of all field beans. Developed at 
the Michigan State College Experiment Sta¬ 
tion, and is rapidly gaining in favor. Re¬ 
sists disease, yields heavier, and quality is 
better. Ripens early and evenly and beans 
are uniform in size and the whitest of all. 
KING OF THE GARDEN. A vigor¬ 
ous grower, requiring but two vines 
to each pole. Begins flowering early, 
at the bottom of the pole, producing 
a continuous bloom and fruitage 
throughout the season. Pods are large 
and beans are of excellent quality, 
well-formed and mammoth in size. 
SIEVA OR CAROLINA (“Butter 
Bean”). A climbing variety similar to 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. Begins bear¬ 
ing very early and continues to pro¬ 
duce until frost; very productive; ex¬ 
cellent quality. Should be extensively 
grown because of its hardiness, earli¬ 
ness and long bearing season. One 
pint of this variety will plant about 
125 poles. 
PRICES 
PREPAID 
NOT PREPAID 
Packet 
Vi Pint 
Pint 
Quart 
2 Quarts] 
5 Lbs. 
10 Lbs. 
25 Lbs. 
100 Lbs. 
Burgess’ Everbearing Kentucky Wonder. 
Eariy Leviathan Lima. 
Frost Proof. 
Golden Cluster Wax. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 
King of the Garden Lima. 
Michelite.. 
Scarlet Runner. 
Sieva or Carolina (“Butter Bean”). 
White-Seeded Kentucky Wonder. 
Yard Long. 
$ 0.10 
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$0.20 
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.30 
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.17 
.25 
.20 
.35 
$0.34 
.34 
.35 
.50 
.34 
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.30 
.45 
.34 
.60 
$0.63 
.63 
.65 
.85 
.63 
.63 
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.50 
.80 
.63 
1.10 
$1.15 
1.15 
1.20 
1.60 
1.15 
1.15 
1.15 
.90 
1.50 
1.15 
2.10 
$0.80 
.85 
.90 
1.50 
.85 
.85 
.85 
.60 
1.20 
.85 
2.15 
$1.50 
1.60 
1.70 
2.90 
1.60 
1.60 
1.60 
1.00 
2.30 
1.60 
4.00 
$3.50 
3.75 
4.00 
3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
2.25 
3.75 
$12.95 
13.95 
14.95 
13.95 
13.95 
13.95 
7.95 
13.95 
EDIBLE SOY BEAN 
Bansei 
Since the introduction of the vegetable 
type of soy beans, we have been trying the 
different varieties, and can recommend Ban¬ 
sei as the best variety. The beans are 
delicious when eaten green or dry, and 
are superior to navy beans for baking. 
The food value is very high because of the 
fat and protein content, and they are also 
an excellent source of Vitamins A, B, and 
G. Bansei is one of the earliest (matures 
in 96 days), highly drought-resistant, and 
is very productive in nearly all sections 
of the country. Seed is bright green while 
young and yellow when mature. Plants 
grow 24 inches in height and require no 
support. Pkt., 10c; y 2 pt., 30c; pt., 50c; 
qt., 90c; 2 qts., $1.70, postpaid. By ex¬ 
press, not prepaid, 5 lbs., $1.60; 10 lbs., 
$3.00; 25 lbs., $7.25. 
Green Globe Artichoke 
An ounce of seed will produce about 500 plants. 
A delicious vegetable which is cultivated for 
its large flower-heads, which are cooked like 
Asparagus. It is considered a delicacy and de¬ 
mands a high price in all better city markets. 
The plant is a perennial and set in good soil 
and given slight winter protection of leaves or 
straw, will remain in bearing several years, but 
for best results it should be renewed every two 
or three years. Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c; % lb., 
$ 2 . 00 , postpaid. 
A FINE TABLE VEGETABLE 
and the Best Hog Food Known 
FOR THE TABLE— Soak a fair 
sized JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE 
bulb in cold water, then slice it as 
you would cucumber, flavor with 
salt and pepper and pour vinegar 
over it, and you will have about as 
tempting and delicious a dish as 
you could wish for. Fine for salads, 
and very appetizing when baked like 
potatoes or creamed like asparagus. 
Valuable food for diabetics and 
those not permitted to eat starchy 
foods. 
FOR HOG FEED —An acre of 
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES will 
keep 20 to 30 hogs from October to 
April. Tubefs stand freezing and 
can be left in the ground all winter. 
Hogs root them out of the ground 
and save work of harvesting. The 
tops make good silage. Easily 
grown. Plant 3 feet apart each way. 
Cut tubers like potatoes. 300 lbs. 
plant an acre. 
ASPARAGUS 
An ounce of seed will produce about 250 plants; 2 lbs. will produce enough 
roots to set an acre. 
MARY WASHINGTON (Giant Rust-Proof). This is the finest strain of 
Asparagus for either the home garden or commercial planting. A rapid 
growing sort, yielding stalks two inches in diameter, and even when twelve 
inches long are perfectly tender. Practically immune to “rust” and other 
Asparagus diseases. Pkt., 10c; oz., 14c; !4 lb., 30c; lb., 85c; 2 lbs., 
$1.50; 5 lbs., $3.60; 10 lbs., $6.80, postpaid. 
ACPARAr«(J^ PI ANT^ We Sl, pp!y choice one-year-old 
” J 1 mivmVMJ rkMl'l I plants, which is the age we rec- 
ommepd, for in addition to costing less than two-year-old plants, they come 
into bearing just as soon and are a more satisfactory size for transplanting. 
Asparagus plants should be set 18 inches apart. 
CHOICE MARY WASHINGTON PLANTS—12 for 35c; 25 for 50c; 50 for 
80c; 100 for $1.50; 250 for $3.50, by parcel post, postpaid. By express, 
not prepaid, 250 for $2.50; 500 for $4.00; 1,000 for $7.00; 5,000 for $30.00. 
Mary Washington (Giant Rust-Proof) 
PRICES OF JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE TUBERS— Lb., 30c; 3 
lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 25 
lbs., $2.25; 50 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs., $7.50; 300 lbs.. $21.00. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
