This vegetable is classified into two 
groups, the dwarf or bush variety and 
the pole or climbing type. These two 
groups are again divided into two distinct types, the 
green podded varieties and the wax or yellow podded 
varieties. 
Nearly all of the Bush varieties are ten to twelve 
days earlier than the Pole types which make them a 
favorite among the home and market gardeners. Also 
it is not necessary to stake this type because of their 
low growing habits. 
Beans will not stand frost and should not be planted 
until two weeks after the last killing frost. It takes 
approximately 1 pound of seed for a row 100 feet long 
and should be planted in hills approximately three or 
four seed to the hill. For the most tender and delicious 
beans they should be picked when about two-thirds 
grown. 
For a succession of crops, plant every ten days or 
two weeks until about the first of August. Seed sown 
after this time will probably be caught by early frosts. 
Bush varieties mature from forty-five to seventy days 
depending on the heat. Pole varieties, seventy-five 
to eighty days. 
Cultivate frequently but never do this in the early 
morning or just after a rain as bean foliage is very 
susceptible to disease which is easily spread when 
the vines contain an over abundance of moisture. 


LIMA BEANS KENTUCKY WONDER GREENPOD 
Oregon Pole Lima. Proven over many years to 
be well adapted to our cool northwest climate. 
Strong, vigorous grower, bearing continuously 
until frost, pods best when turning yellow. 
Other varieties Burpee Bush Lima, Henderson 
Bush Lima. 
GREENPOD POLE VARIETIES 
Oregon Giant Greenpod. Keeps producing 
until killed by frost. Large fleshy pods 10 to 12 
inches in length, stringless, light greenish yel- 
low splashed with red. 
Kentucky Wonder Greenpod. Pods are very 
fleshy, saddle back, fine grained and stringless. 
Exceedingly early and prolific. Average 8 to 10 
inches in length and are light green. 
Blue Lake. The popularity of this variety is 
rapidly increasing here in the Northwest. Its 
growing habits are well adapted to our soil and 
climatic conditions. This variety produces 
bountifully and are being used greatly by 
canners. 
WAXPOD POLE VARIETY 
Kentucky Wonder Wax the earliest of all wax 
varieties. This pole bean starts bearing when 
scarcely higher than a bush bean and continues 
until frost. The pods are fleshy, long, crumbled 
and of creamy yellow color. 
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GREENPOD BUSH VARIETIES 
Burpee Stringless Greenpod. By far the best 
of the bush varieties, exceedingly early and a 
very heavy producer. Pods five to six inches 
long, round and exceedingly fleshy, absolutely 
stringless and tastiest of all beans. 
Stringless Black Valentine. The pods are very 
fleshy, round and saddle back. Produces a large 
crop of tender beans. 
Other varieties—Dwarf Horticultural or 
Cranberry, Stringless Refugee, Tender Green 
and Little Navy. 
WAXPOD BUSH VARIETIES 
Improved Golden Wax. Vigorous and highly 
productive, this bean reaches table condition 
in fifty days. Pods are a deep golden yellow 
about five inches in length. 
Davis Wax. The pods are long, rust resistant 
and very tender. The dry white kidney-shaped 
beans are excellent for baking. 
Other varieties—Pencil Pod Black Wax, 
Brittle Wax and Prolific Black Wax. 
TREAT BEAN SEED WITH 
GARDEN NITRAGIN. 
IT WILL PRODUCE A BETTER CROP. 
