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Giessler’s Dependable Vegetable Seeds 

BUSH BEANS 
Culture. Sow every two weeks from 
May lst to August 15th for succession. 
Beans will grow in any garden soil. The 
rows should be 18 inches to 2 feet 
apart. Open the drills 2 inches deep 
and sow the Beans 1 inch apart. When 
plants are well up, draw the soil up 
in the rows and cultivate frequently, 
but never when the foliage is wet as 
this may spread disease. 
One pound of seed plants 100 feet of 
drill; 90 pounds per acre. 
Tendergreen. The new green-podded 
Bean of unusual merit. Pods long, 
light green in color, round and abso- 
lutely stringless. It yields a heavy 
crop and matures in 6 weeks. 1/47 ‘b., 
30c; lb., 50c; 2 Ibs.,90c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Bountiful Stringless. The most pop- 
ular green-podded Bean. The pods 
are long, flat, slightly curved and 
absolutely stringless. An early va- 
riety, it matures in about 45 days. 
V4 Ib., 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 85c; 5 
ok, SO: 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. An ex- 
cellent variety for garden; also ex- 
tensively used for canning. Plant 
large, sturdy, prolific. Pods almost 
round, meaty, strictly stringless and 
brittle. 1% Ib., 30c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 
80c; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
The Prince. The finest forcing and early 
garden variety. Has thick, straight 
pods. 10 in. to 12 in. long. An ex- 
ceedingly heavy cropper, of fine 
flavor and stringless. Y lb., 40c; Ib., 
Toes Ps Moye, SIL ISS Sy Mo, SOO), 
Stringless Black Valentine. Round, 
fleshy pods. Early. 14 lb., 30c; Ib., 
OKs 92 Mors, oes Gy Movs, S372 (Oyo). 
French’s Horticultural. A New England 
green shelled variety. Plant compact, 
with short runners. Long pods, at- 
tractive in appearance with heavy 
splashing of deep carmine. !/4 lb., 
3G) bas Iba O0Gs 2 Ibsai S100 spmlbss 
$22) 
Full Measure. An excellent variety. 
Plant upright and prolific. Pods 
round, nearly straight, very fleshy, 
stringless and tender; medium green. 
Vom De oes 1b 4 0c wlbst 7 a:Gon: 
ID Se Doe 
Plentiful. All-America Selections Bronze 
Medal 1938. A new Bean resembling 
Bountiful, but has longer, slightly 
thicker pods, which are darker green, 
more tender and of better flavor, 
straighter, stringless, fiberless. Yields 
heavier than Bountiful and matures 
two or three days later, or in about 
50 days to first picking. 4 lb., 35c; 
Ib., 60c; 2 Ibs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $2.50. 
Tendergreen 
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BUSH BEANS—WAX 
Davis Stringless Wax. A new and dis- 
tinct variety. The pods are waxy 
yellow, flat, and average 61/4) in. long. 
The Bean is tender and well flavored, 
without fiber. A six-week Bean. 
Ib., 30c; lb., 55c; 2 Ibs., $1.00; 5 Ibs., 
SQ Je 
Golden Wax, Improved. For home gar- 
dens, Plant small but vigorous. Pods 
straight, thick-flat, creamy yellow in 
color; stringless but fibrous, of fine 
flavors 17 Ib., 30c: Iba 0c 2elbes 
90c: 5 lbs., $2.00. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Round, straight 
pods, 6 to 7 in. long. Absolutely 
stringless, 45 days to mature. 14 lb., 
30c:; 1b. 50c: 2 lbs C5icomelbee 
$2.00. 
Sure Crop Wax. Sometimes called 
Bountiful Wax. Plant large, sturdy, 
very productive. Pods thick-flat, gol- 
den yellow, brittle, strictly stringless; 
very little fiber, fine texture and qual- 
ity. Y% lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 
5 Ibs., $2.00. 
BEETS 
Culture. Beets do well in a good gar- 
den soil. Heavy soil should be manured 
the year before. Seed may be sown as 
soon as the ground can be worked in 
the spring in rows 12 to 14 inches 
apart. Make the drills 1 inch deep, 
cover the seed carefully, and firm the 
soil by walking over the drill. For 
winter use, sow from mid-July to Au- 
gust 10th. Thin out to 3 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Boston Crosby. A distinctly superior 
early variety, globe-shaped, cuts a 
darker red than any other early Beet. 
Matures in less than 70 days. Pkt., 
10¢; 0z., 25¢c) 1A Ibe) Soe tibeen2.00: 
Detroit Dark Red, Perfected. The best 
late Beet, having a fine, dark red 
color and round, globe shape. Pkt., 
Ores yan Pores WA ion, W/oKes Mo, Sil. 7/5. 
Crimson Globe. A main crop variety 
of medium season maturity, with 
large globe-shaped roots; flesh pur- 
plish red with moderately prominent 
light zones; foliage medium green 
tinged with bronze. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 
30c; 14 1b., 90c; Ib., $2.00. 
Early Wonder. Special strain. A pedi- 
greed stock, the result of many years 
of breeding; unsurpassed in earliness, 
uniformity, and in depth of interior 
color. Distinctive green tops, erect, 
uniform in size and color, bunching 
very attractively for market and gar- 
den. Roots round when young, semi- 
globular later, deep red, smooth, 
with small neck and tap root. Flesh 
deep dark red, tender, and of ex- 
cellent quality, Pkt., 15c; 0z., 30c; 
V4 |b., 90c; 1b., $2.50. 
