BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 23 
BEANS—Pole or Running 
THEY YIELD HEAVILY 
Pole varieties are less hardy than the bush varieties, and must not be planted until the 
weather is settled and the ground warm. Set the poles about two to three feet apart, and 
in each hill plant six to eight beans, thinning when well started to the four strongest. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead—65 days. Green pod. The most widely planted pole 
variety. The pods are fleshy, saddle-backed, 7 to 10 inches long and stringless when young. 
Kept picked, they bear all season. Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
Burger’s Stringless Green Pod—63 days. (White Seeded Kentucky Wonder.) Can be 
picked until frost. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
White Creaseback or Blue Lake —A popular early green podded pole bean for snap-shorts; 
of rapid growth and very productive. Pods grow in clusters and are from five to six inches 
in length, perfectly round, being deeply creased or “saddle-backed.” They are solidly fleshy, 
entirely stringless. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.25. 
A Great Pole Bean—OREGON GIANT 
If you have not grown this bean, by all means do so this season. It is a quick grower, 
quite early and produces the MOST WONDERFUL LONG PLUMP, MEATY PODS that 
are TENDER, BRITTLE and of DELICIOUS MILD FLAVOR when cooked. 
The mammoth 10 to 12-inch pods of OREGON GIANT picked in their prime are 
ENTIRELY STRINGLESS. The QUALITY IS SUPERB. The pale green pods are lightly 
penciled with carmine which disappears when cooked. 
Pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c, postpaid 
China Yard-Long (Pole Beans) —Brown seed, an attractive and curious variety. The 
pods often grow to be nearly a yard long. The whole pod and beans are crisp, tender 
and with a delicious asparagus flavor, rivaling almot any of the little podded beans 
when cooked. Pkt. 10c. 
Horticultural, Cranberry or Wren’s Egg—A popular old variety for either snapshorts 
or dry shell beans, especially adapted for short seasons and cool locations. 
Per pkt. 10c; lb. 30c, postpaid 
BUSH, WAX POD 
Brittle Wax —Matures in about 52 days. The plant is erect, of medium size, and a 
prolific bearer. The pods are a light yellow, 6 inches long, stringless and entirely with¬ 
out fibre. This variety has the highest table quality and is recommended for the home 
garden and for canning. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 30c. 
Improved Golden Wax —50 days. A medium early bearing heavy crop on vines of vig¬ 
orous bushy growth, a good rust-resister. The pods are golden yellow, fleshy and solid, 
brittle, waxy texture, excellent for home and market garden. 
Pkt. 10c; Va lb. 20c; lb. 30c 
Pencil Pod Black Wax —52 days. Bushy vines, very prolific, 15 inches high, bear 
round, thick, stringless, rich yellow pods, 6 to 7 inches long, of excellent quality, con¬ 
taining black seed. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 30c. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax —65 days. The best pole wax bean for northern planting. It is 
similar in habit to “Kentucky Wonder Green Pod,” and as early. Pods are golden yel¬ 
low, and fleshy; make delicious eating. Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 20c; lb. 30c. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL 
One of the best dwarf sorts for green shell beans for the home garden and market 
and can be used early as a green podded snap bean. The plants are very productive, 
compact and upright, with large leaves. The mature pods are about five to five and one- 
half inches in length, broad and thick curved, with splashes of bright red on yellowish 
ground. They become fit for use as green shelled beans early and in this condition the 
beans are very large, easily shelled and are about equal to the Lima in quality. Seed 
large, oval, plump, pale bull, splashed with deep red. ^ % )(> ^ , b SOc postpajd 
ENGLISH or BROAD WINDSOR, or FAVA BEANS 
In the Willamette Valley these should be planted in the fall, November and December 
preferably although they can also be planted in the early spring with good success, 
when the season is favorable. When sown in drills, plant so' that seeds ure six to nine 
inches apart covering three or four inches deep, and in rows thirty to thirty-six inches 
apart. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. 
Castor Bean_Used for medicinal purposes and by some claimed to keep moles away. 
Pkt. 10c, postpaid 
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WITH 
NITRAGIN 
The Original Legume Inoculator 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
With 
NITRAGIN 
The Original legume Inoculator ^ 
A special garden size 
for peas, beans and sweet 
peas will insure you 
large, luscious peas and 
beans, and abundant 
sweet pea blossoms and 
gorgeous coloring. Pkt. 
10c, treats 4 lbs. of seeds. 
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