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Beans, Kentucky Wonder 
BEANS 
Beans should be planted in a good warm, 
dry soil after all danger of frost is past. 
Rows should be 2-3 feet apart and plants 
should be thinned to 4 to 6 inches apart in 
rows. If planted in hills drop 6 or 7 seeds 
per hill with hills about 2 feet apart each 
way. As plants grow larger pull dirt up 
around stems to support plants. For suc- 
cession of crop plant every two weeks 
until mid-summer. 
Bush Green Pod Beans 
Bush or dwarf vine-beans are the earliest 
and most hardy beans and are usually the 
first'to be pldnted. They need no vine sup- 
port other than hilling dirt up around the 
stems for reasonable support. They pro- 
duce plentifully on good rich soil. 
*PLENTIFUL—Outstanding New Vari- 
ety—49 days. A marvelous new bush 
bean similar to the well known variety 
Bountiful, but superior in several ways. ~ 
Pods are longer, slightly thicker, dark- 
er green, more tender, and better in 
flavor. Has been highly bred for pro- 
ductiveness, straightness of pods, and 
stringlessness with a minimum of fibre. 
Resistant to two common forms of bean 
rust. Black seeded. Pkt. 10c, 1% lb. 29c, 
1 Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $2.90. 
*LAGO PIONEER (Bachicha Beans)—55 
deys. Green pod, unexcelled for home gar- 
den and market or shipping. Medium 
fleshy pods of medium dark green color; 
6 inches long, about half inch wide. Seeds 
kidney shaped; color, red with light 
blotches. Pkt. 10c, ¥2 Ib. 20c, Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. 
$1.50, 10 lbs. $2.90. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE — 53 
days. An improved strain far superior to 
the old Black Valentine Early, productive 

Beans Fresh From Your Own Garden 
and excellent flavor. Round dark green 
pods. Pkt. 10c, 12 Ib. 20c, 1 lb. 35c, 5 Ibs. 
$1.50, 10 lbs. $2.90. 
*STRINGLESS BOUNTIFUL (New) — 48 
days. This important early variety is desir- 
able for the home, market gardener and for. 
early shipping. Flat pods ¥% inch wide 
and 62-7 inches dong, stringless. A very 
popular flat-podded green bean. Pkt. 10c, 
Vy |b. 20c, 1 Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 lbs. 
$2.90. : 
Pole Green Pod Beans 
BURGER’S GREEN POD STRINGLESS 
(White Seeded Kentucky Wonder) — 64 
days. The pods are firm, dark green, 
round, 6-7 inches long, 2 inch across, 
tender, stringless and without fibers. Pkt. 
10c, 42 Ib. 20c, Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 lbs. 
$2.90. ; 
*KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOME.- 
STEAD—65 days. The most popular of 
all pole varieties, vigorous and highly pro- 
ductive. The beans which hang in clusters, 
are slender, dark green, and often 10 
inches long. The best eating quality of all 
green pole beans. Pkt. 10c, ¥2 Ib. 20c, 1 Ib. 
35c, 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.90. 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL or. SPECKLED 
CRANBERRY (Italian Pole}—70 days. Vig- 
vrous and a heavy producer of pods, 6 
inches long, % inch across, green at first 
but maturing to yellowish green splashed 
with red. Excellent as a green shell bean. 
Pkt. 10c, ¥2 Ib. 20c, 1 Ib. 35c, 5 lbs. $1.50, 
10 Ibs. $2.90. 
* MILANESE or MILAN—75 days. Pods are 
deep green, 5 to 6 inches long, ¥%2 to % 
inches broad, thick and meaty with abso- 
lutely no strings up to time of full maturity 
and practically fiberless. Pkt. 10c, 2 Ib. 
25c, lb. 40c, 5 Ibs. $1.75, 10 Ibs. $3.25. 
SCARLET RUNNER — 90 days. Largely 
grown as an ornamental, for its attractive 
flower clusters. Good snap bean. Pkt. 10c, 
Y2 lb. 25c, lb. 45c, 5 lbs. $1.50. 
YARD LONG or CHINESE—75 days. Pods 
are round, usually 18 to 24 inches long, 
but frequently 30 to 36 inches in length. 
Tender and of good quality, somewhat dif. 
ferent in taste from other beans. Pkt. 10c. 
oz. 15c, % lb. 25c, Ib. 75c. 
Bush Wax Pod Beans 
Wax beans are a light yellow color and 
have a mild flavor. Grown in the same 
manner as the green podded varieties and 
will produce equally as well. 
DAVIS STRINGLESS WHITE WAX — 52 
days. Plants are large and thrifty. Pods 
are light yellow, 6-6¥2 inches long, and 2 
inch across. Dry seeds excellent for bak- 
ing. Pkt. 10c, ¥2 lb. 20c, 1 Ib. 35c, 5 lbs. 
$1.50, 10 lbs. $2.90. 

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Bush Bean, Plentiful—Outstanding 
New Variety 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX — 49 days. 
Small sturdy plants are very productive. 
Pods are 4¥% to 5 inches long, ¥% inch 
across. Thick, flat, straight, stringless. Pkt. 
10c, 2 Ib. 20c, Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 lbs. 
$2.90. 
*SURE-CROP BLACK WAX — 53 days. 
Plants are vigorous and highly produc- 
tive. Pods round, slightly curved, fleshy, 
golden yellow, tender, brittle and abso- 
lutely stringless and of finest quality, 6-64 
inches long, 7/16 inch across. Pkt. 10¢ % 
Ib. 20c, Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $2.90. 
Pole Wax Pod Beans _ 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX — 67 days. 
Very similar to the green podded Ken- 
tucky Wonder, except the’ pods are a little’ 
broader and of handsome light yellow 
color, often 8 to 10 inches in length. They 
are very fleshy and stringless as snaps 
and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c, ¥% Ib. 
25c, lb. 45c, 5 Ibs. $1.50. 
Butter Beans 
In the northern latitudes the term “butter 
beans” is often applied to beans produc- 
ing wax pods, while in the south the term 
is usually applied to Limas. 
Fava Beans 
(Broad Windsor Beans) 
*IMPROVED GIANT LONG POD — 73 
days. A late variety used largely for 
green shell beans. The pods are a glossy 
light green color, 8 to 10 inches long, 1% 
inches broad and flat with usually 6 seed 
per pod. Pkt. 10c, % Ib. 20c, 1 Ib. 35c. 
5 lbs. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $2.90. 

King of the Garden Lima Beans 
