This is Decatur Pole Bean, 
1942 Silver Medal Winner. 
All Season 
Bean Collection 
Tendergreen Stringless 
One 9 
] Cc 
Pkt. Sure Crop Wax 
Each Baby Potato Lima 
Kentucky Wonder Pole ppd. 
Pole Beans 
One pound plants 200 hills. 
sowing 4 to 6 beans to a hill. 
58. 
mosaic, this new Pole Bean 
are ivory-white and small. 
a height of 6 to 7 feet. 
ly ib. 60c, lb. $1.10, prepaid. 
60. 
Homestead.) 
splendid canner. 
picked. Pods are 8 inches 
tically round, of good quality 
are buff brown. 
$1.50. 
30. 
days.) e 
Mexican Chili Con 
delicious red Chili Beans. 
for dry bean use. 
Seeds: reddish brown. 
Carne! 
10 lbs. $1.50. 
40. 
1b. 12c, 1 lb. 21c, 2 Ibs. 38c, 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.10. 
41. 
robust growth. 
—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.00. 


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ry ‘ the 1942 Silver Medal. 


KENTUCKY WONDER—(65 days.) 
The most popular pole bean grown. A 
Will. bear heavily all summer if kept 
silvery green, 
and very brittle. 
/, Ib. 15c, lb. 27c, 
2 lbs. 50c, 5 Ibs. $1.15, prepaid.——Not prepaid, 10 lbs. 
Beans for Baking 
RED KIDNEY OR CHILI - 
Byeryone likes the delicious, tangy flavor of hot 
Anyone 
They are of excellent quality 
Pods: 6 inches long, flat, waxy green. 
Mammoth pkt. 8c, ¥% lb. 15c, 
lb. 27c, 2 lbs. 50c, 5 lbs. $1.15, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 
long, 
Mammoth pkt. 8¢, 
GREAT NORTHERN — Better for baking 
and cooking than any navy bean, as it cooks in_two- 
thirds of the time, and is of much better flavor. 
t -cey than common navy beans. i 
Pe gai 5 lbs. 85c, prepaid.— 
ROBUST NAVY—Plants . 
Beans are clear white. k 
5c, 2 lb. 12¢, 1 Ib. 21c, 2 lbs. 38c, 5 Ibs. 85c, prepaid. 





BUST 
1 Ib. plants 50 foot row. 
CULTURE—Beans should be sown after May 
15th, when the ground is thoroughly warm. Make 
successive sowings, 2 weeks apart, for a supply of 
beans all summer. Sow in drills 15 inches apart, 
2 inches deep, dropping the beans 3 inches apart 
in the rows, eyes down and cover. Cultivate often. 
Do not walk through or pick beans when wet with 
dew or rain. 
S. FARIBAULT BRITTLE WAX— (52 days.) 
The finest in Wax Beans. An abundant yielder of 
tender, succulent, buttery-flavored beans. Ideal for 
home use and for canning. An excellent winter shell 
bean. Pods are 6 inches long, attractive lemon yel- 
low color, and absolutely stringless. Seed is white, 
kidney-shaped with black eye. Mammoth pkt. 10c, 
lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, prepaid.—Not 
prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.80. 
Illustrated in Color on Front Cover 
10. TOP NOTCH GOLDEN WAX — (50 
days.) New bean resembling Improved Golden Wax, 
but superior in quality and yield. The pods run about 
6 inches long, stringless, of rich yellow color, nearly 
flat and broad. The seed resembles Golden Wax but 
the pods run about an inch longer and are absolutely 
stringless. The maturity is a few days later. Mam- 
moth pkt. 8c, % lb. 18c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c¢, 5 Ibs. 
$1.40, prepaid._—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.60. 
11. PROLIFIC BLACK WAX—or Butter 
Bean—(51 days.) A heavy producer over a long 
period. Rust-proof and of fine quality. Pod is 5% 
inches long, round fleshy, deep golden yellow color, 
and of appetizing flavor. Seeds are small, oval, solid 
black. Mammoth pkt. 8c, lb. 18c, lb. 30c¢, 2 Ibs. 
55c, 5 Ibs. $1.40, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.60. 
12. BLACK PENCIL PCD WAX—(52 days.) 
Vigorous, productive and of appetizing flavor. Pods 
are 6% inches long, round, fleshy, golden yellow, 
tender, absolutely stringless, brittle and of finest 
quality. Seeds are oblong, solid black. Mammoth pkt. 
8c, Ys Ib. 15¢, lb. 27c, 2 Ibs. 50c, 5 lbs. $1.15, pre- 
paid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.50. 
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Be sure to Inoculate Beans with McQueen’s Inoc- 
ulator for Bigger Yields. See page 4. 
Plant Lima Beans to combine with the 
Sweet Corn when you make succotash 
Plant hills 3 feet apart each way- 
Stake with poles 7 feet high. 
DECATUR—tThe 1942 Silver Medal Winner. 
Early, stringless in all stages, resistant to rust and bean 
is the heaviest bearer of 
them all. The dark green pods are 6 to 8 inches long, 
round, nearly straight, meaty and of fine quality. Seeds 
Hardy and vigorous, the 
plants are uniform in growth and pod type and reach 
Mammoth pkt. 15¢c, ¥%4 lb. 35c, 
(Old 
prac- 
Seeds 
BEAN— (95 
can grow these 
Beans 
Mammoth pkt. 5c, 
49. 
New Lima 
Baby Potato 
Pkt. 8c 
are of decidedly 
Mammoth pkt. 



Sure Crop Stringless Wax—Sturdy and productive 
with golden yellow pods of fine texture and quality. 
15. SURE CROP STRINGLESS WAX — 
(53 days.) Particularly favored by truckers and 
shippers. Resistant to blight and rust, exceptionally 
hardy and vigorous even in dry sections. Bears 
heavily. Pods are 6% inches long, golden yellow, flat, 
brittle, strictly stringless, of fine texture and quality. 
Seeds are oval, jet black. Mammoth pkt. 8c, Yo Ib. 
18c, lb. 30c, 2 Ibs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.40, prepaid.—Not 
prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.70. 
16. UNRIVALLED ROUND POD WAX — 
(52 days.) Very popular among our market gardener 
trade. Pods are 5% inches long. Attractive deep 
yellow, thick, flat, brittle, stringless when young. 
Plant is dwarf, erect, stocky, very productive. Seeds 
are small, oval, glossy golden brown. Mammoth pkt. 
8c, Y% lb. 18c, 1b. 30c, 2 Ibs. 55c, 5 Ibs. $1.40, pre- 
paid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.70. 

19. EARLY WONDER WAX (40 days.) Ex- 
tremely early and resistant to rust, a very heavy 
yielder. Pods are 6% inches long, clear waxy yellow, 
plump, tender, brittle, of fine texture and very meaty. 
Plant is large, strong, productive. Seeds are yellow. 
Mammoth pkt. 8c, % lb. 15c, lb. 27c, 2 Ibs, 50c, 5 
lbs. $1.15, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.50. 
Delicious Limas 
CULTURE—Plant in rows 3 feet apart in 
rich soil, 6 to 10 inches apart in the row, always 
setting the seed with the eye down. _ Plant 
about 3 inches deep. One pound will plant 
50 ft. of row. 
49. NEW BABY POTATO BUSH LIMA 
—An All-America Winner. (72 days.) A small 
thick seeded butter bean with Fordhook flavor and 
a dependable producer of good sized pods in most 
all sections. Sturdy plants, 12 to 16 inches high, 
are early and prolific. Seeds attractive bright green 
at eating stage, creamy white when dry. Mammoth 
pkt. 8c, % lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 Ibs. 55c, 5 Ibs. $1.15, 
prepaid. 
50. FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA — (75 
days.) Most popular large seeded Dwarf Lima. 
Big, plump, buttery beans of delicious flavor. 
Pods are 414 inches long, 1 inch wide; contain 3 
to 4 seeds. Green shell beans: large thick oval, 
of excellent quality. Seeds are white with tinge 
of green. Mammoth pkt. 10c, % Ib. 20c, lb. 35c, 
2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs. $1.50, prepaid. 
51. BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH 
LIMA (75 days.) Of excellent quality and 
luscious flavor. Pods are 4 inches long, 1% inches 
wide; contain 4 to 5 seeds. A heavy vyielder. 
Seeds are large, plump, flat, wrinkled; white with 
greenish tinge. Mammoth pkt. 8c, Yo Ib. L7e; lb: 
30c, 2 Ibs. 55c, 5 Ibs. $1.15, prepaid. 
52. HENDERSON BUSH LIMA (68 
days.) Produces small, flat, green shell beans of 
excellent quality. Very early and fine for canning. 
Pods are 3% inches long with 3 to 4 seeds. 
Plant is small bushy. Seeds and dry _ beans, 
creamy white. Mammoth pkt. 8c, 2 Ib.° 15¢, Tb: 
27c, 2 lbs. 50c, 5 lbs. $1.10, prepaid. 



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