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VEGETABLE 
BEANS (Continued) 
Dwarf Horticultural. Snap pods 53 days; green shell beans 60 
days. Particularly desirable green shell sort for home and 
market garden; desirable for snaps. Plant medium small, 
thrifty and productive. Pods dark green at snap stage, becom- 
ing greenish-yellow splashed with carmine; 5 to 5% in. long, 
5g in. wide and flat at snap stage, becoming almost round at 
green shell stage; strictly stringless, slightly fibrous. Seeds 
55 per oz.; plump oval, pinkish-buff, spotted and streaked with 
purplish-red. Pkt. 5e and 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. 53 days. One of the best for home 
and market garden; very desirable for canning. Plant large, 
hardy, heavily productive. Pods medium green, 6 to 6% in. 
long, % to 7/16 in. thick, round; very fleshy, brittle and string- 
less. Seeds 70 per oz., glossy yellowish-brown. Variety similar 
to Full Measure. Pkt. 5c and 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. 

PENCIL POD WAX 
Dwarf Wax or Yellow Podded Varieties 
Pencil Pod Wax. 52 days. Very desirable for home and market 
garden and for truckers. Plant large and thrifty; heavily pro- 
ductive over long period. Pods handsome bright yellow; 5% 
to 6 in. long, 3% in. thick; cylindrical; very fleshy, strictly 
stringless, brittle, fine grained and tender; quality unexcelled. 
Seeds black. Pkt. 5¢ and 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. 
Golden Wax. 48 days. A splendid home garden variety; one 
of the most popular, also much used for canning. Plant small. 
productive. Pods very attractive; golden yellow; 4% to 5 in. 
long; % in. wide, thick, oval; fleshy, brittle, stringless. Seeds 
white, splashed with violet-carmine and purple. Pkt. 5c and 
10c; % Ib. 20¢; Ib. 30c. 
Davis White Wax. 52 days. Well adapted for shipping. Plant 
large and thrifty. Pods uniform and attractive; light yellow; 
6 in. long, % in. wide, thick, oval; fleshy and tender when 
young, but become somewhat fibrous and stringy. Seeds white 
and excellent for baking. Pkt. 5c and 10c; % Ib. 20e; Ib. 30c. 
Lima Bean—Dwarf 
Fordhook Bush Lima (Potato Lima). 75 days. Plant large, 
erect, heavily productive. Pods 4 to 4% in. long; stout, 1% 
in. wide, % in. thick; contain 3 to 4 seeds. Green shell beans 
large, very plump, of the highest quality. Dry. beans large 
and very plump, white. Pkt. 5c‘and 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. 
Henderson’s Bush (Baby Lima). 65 days. Very popular for 
canning. Plant medium large, heavily productive. Pods small: 
3 in. long, % in. wide, % in. thick, contain 3 to 4 seeds. Green 
shell beans small, flat, of splendid quality. Dry beans white. 
This is the bush form of Small White Lima (Carolina or Sieva). 
Pkt. 5e and 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. 75 days. Plant large, heavily pro- 
ductive. Pods large, 4% to 5 in. long, 14% in. wide, % in. thick; 
usually contain 4 large, thick beans. Dry beans large, flat, 
greenish-white. Pkt. 5¢c and 10c; 1% Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. 
Pole or Running Varieties 
Burger’s Green Pod Stringless (Kentucky Wonder White Seed- 
ed). 63 days. Home garden or early market. Pods dark green, 
6 to 7 in. long, slender; roundish; stringless, fleshy, brittle. 
Dry beans white; suitable for baking. Pkt. 5c and 10c; % lb. 
20e; Ib. 30¢e. 
Improved London Horticultural. Snaps, 65 days; green shell 
beans, 74 days. Splendid for home and market garden. Good 
elimber, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods green, becoming 
splashed with carmine at green shell stage; 7 in. long, 5% in. 
wide, thick, straight, stringless. Seeds large, pinkish-buff 
splashed with red. This is 4 to 6 days earlier than London Hor- 
‘until roots are full grown. 
SEEDS 

KENTUCKY WONDER 
ticultural or Speckled Cranberry and pods are an inch longer. 
Pkt. 5c and 10c; % Ib. 20e; Ib. 30c. 
Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead). 65 days. Unexcelled for 
home and market garden. Excellent climber, thrifty, heavily 
productive. Pods medium green; 9 to 10 in. long, nearly round 
and % in. in diameter; slightly stringy, very fleshy, brittle, 
tender. Seeds dun-colored. Pkt. 5e and 10e; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 67 days. Good climber, heavily pro- 
ductive. Pods waxy yellow; 8 in. long, % in. wide, almost as 
thick as wide; practically stringless; fleshy, brittle, tender. 
Seeds chocolate brown. Pkt. 5c and 10c;'% Ib. 20e; Ib. 30¢e. 
Scarlet Runner. About in season with pole-limas. Good climber. 
Flowers scarlet, decorative. Pods dark green; 6 in. long; flat 
oval; fleshy; desirable for snaps and green shell beans. Seeds 
25 per oz.; kidney- shaped, flat; dark purple spotted with red- 
dish-buff. Pkt: de and 10c; % Ib. 20e; Ib. 30c. 
Pole Limas 
King of Garden. An improved strain of Large White Lima. 
Plant tall, good climber, vigorous, heavily productive. Pods 
flat, smooth, with 4 to 5 beans. Seeds large, flat, white, 25 per 
oz. Probably the most widely used of all Pole Limas. Pkt. 5e 
and 10c; % Ib. 20c¢; Ib. 30e. 
BEET 
Beets may be planted almost all the year around where the 
temperature does not linger below 25 degrees. Sow the seed 
1 inch deep in well prepared, moist soil in rows 8 or 10 inches 
apart, or on ridges same as lettuce. Drill 8 pounds of seed 
per acre. Thin out to one plant every 3 inches, and transplant 
the discarded plants in any convenient spot about the garden. 
The Egyptian is a small, dark red, flat, smooth variety. It is 
sweetest and best for the table. Irrigate about every two 
weeks, unless the nature of the soil is such that more fre- 
quent irrigation is found to be necessary. Mulch the soil after 
each irrigation. Beets are ready for use in 10 weeks and con- 
tinue in prime condition for another. 10 weeks. Two ounces of 
seed for 100 feet of row. 
Table Varieties 
Crosby’s Egyptian (Original Strainy. 50 to 55 days. 
home and market garden sort. Tops medium in size; collar 
small. Root: flattened globe-shape, with small tap root; very 
dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish-red zoned with a 
lighter shade; crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c. 
Detroit Dark Red. 52 to 55 days. The standard of excellence 
in table beets for home and market garden, shipping and for 
canning. Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. Roots globe- 
shaped; symmetrical, with small collar and small tap root; 
very dark blood-red. Interior very uniform in color, the zones 
so inconspicuous that the flesh seems to be one solid ball of 
deep blood-red meat; sues nee and of highest quality 
Pkt. 10ce. 
Early Wonder. 50 to 55 days. Very desirable for home and 
market garden. Tops small. Root flattened globe-shape with 
small collar and tap root; dark purplish-red. Flesh deep pur- 
plish-red zoned.a lighter shade. Pkt. 10e. 
Splendid 

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