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BEANS 
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Bush, Green-podded 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 feet of drill; 
2 bushels to an acre 
Cuture. Seed should not be planted be- 
fore ground becomes light and warm, in 
favorable seasons usually about the middle 
of April to first of May. The soil should be 
rich and mellow, and the seeds scattered 
about 3 inches apart in drills, and covered 
about 2 inches deep. Successive sowings 
made at intervals of about 2 weeks until 
August 15, will give a plentiful supply of 
Beans all season. About 45 days. 
Asgrow Valentine. This new introduction 
is typically Black Valentine. It has all the 
sturdy characteristics which popularized 
Black Valentine as a producer and shipper. 
Its long, practically straight, oval pods 
are of good color and texture and are com- 
pletely stringless. 
Black Valentine. 
pods are round. 
Bountiful. This variety has been known to 
bear 1 bushel of pods per 15-foot row in 
the course of the season. Pods average 
6 inches long by 34 inch wide, are thick 
through, of pleasing light green color, very 
brittle, and absolutely stringless at all 
stages of development. Bountiful tastes 
as good as it looks. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod. An ideal 
variety having round, slightly curved, 
fleshy, and exceedingly tender pods. Ma- 
tures a few days earlier than the Giant sort. 
Dwarf Horticultural or Cherry. This 
| broad, long, flat, meaty Bean is very pro- 
ductive, of delicious flavor and absolutely 
stringless. It also makes a good dried 
Bean for winter. 
Early Red Valentine. One of the most 
popular early Snap Beans. Round, fleshy 
pods about 5 inches in length, very brittle, 
tender, and of fine quality. 
Full Measure. Heavy, light green foliage. 
Very prolific. Pods 514 to 6 inches long, 
stringless, round, slightly curved, of very 
good quality. 
M.-S. GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN- 
POD. Large, handsome pods of finest 
uality, some fully 6 inches long; very 
dene and entirely stringless. Very pro- 
ductive. Specially adapted to the home- 
garden. 
Like the above, but the 
BEANS, BUSH, Green-podded 
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod 
M.-S. Giant Stringless Green-Pod 
Bountiful 
Early Red Valentine 
Full Measure 
Asgrow Valentine 
Black Valentine 
New Stringless Green-Pod (Tendergreen) 
Dwarf Horticultural (Cherry) 
Streamliner .... »: eee 
BEANS, SHELL 
White Navy (Boston Pea Bean) 
White Marrowfat 
Red Kidney Beans 
BEANS, BUSH, Yellow or Wax-podded 
M.-S. Sure-Crop Stringless W: 
Bountiful Wax 
Currie’s Rustproof Black Wax 
Improved Golden Wax 
Webber Wax 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax 
BEANS, POLE LIMA 
Carpinteria 
Early Leviathan 
King of the Garden 
Sieva (Small White Lima) 
M.-S. Giant-podded 
Dreer’s Improved 

3 4-36 Light St., Baltimore, Md. 
Streamliner. Ready to pick in about 50 
days. This tender semi-flat pod Bean, 
averaging 7 to 8 inches long, bears white 
seed. The Jong pods are stringless, 
brittle and deliciously flavored. 
New Stringless Green-Pod or Tender- 
green. Fifty-one days from planting to 
eating stage. Pods are 514 to 61% inches 
long, nearly straight, round, absolutely 
stringless and fiberless, fleshy, smooth and 
very attractive. 
Shell Beans for Winter Use 
60 days 
Red Kidney Beans. Bearing 6 to 7 in. long, 
flat pods, containing 5 to 6 red kidney- 
shaped Beans. Used almost exclusively 
for baking and soup. 
White Marrowfat. Planted almost exclu- 
sively for winter use, making large white, 
kidney-shaped Beans. 
White Navy or Boston Pea Beans. Yields 
large quantities of white Shell Beans which 
are used for baking. 
Bush, Yellow or Wax-podded 
48 days 
Bountiful Wax. Handsome, long, flat yel- 
low pods. Profuse bearer. 
Currie’s Rustproof Black Wax. Valuable 
for general use, being early, hardy, and a 
heavy yielder. Extra-Iong, flat pods of 
fine color and not apt to rust. 
Improved Golden Wax. Small plants of 
erect growth, bearing flat, thick pods about 
5 inches in length and of excellent quality. 
An early and reliable variety; recom- 
mended for home use. 
M.-S. SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX. 
This is a grand Bean. Absolutely string- 
less and a great rust-resister. Will produce 
an abundance of long, yellow, flat pods. 
A profitable market variety and one of the 
best for the home-garden. 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax. Vines 15 inches 
high. Pods are 5 inches Jong, round, 
slightly curved, stringless and deep yellow. 
Webber Wax. Short vines. The 6-inch pods 
are flat, straight, stringless, deep yellow. 
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Bountiful Beans 
Pole Lima 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 poles 
Cu.ture. These require poles 8 to 10 feet 
long. The Beans should be planted in May 
if the season Is suitable. Set poles 4 feet apart 
each way, and plant 4 to 6 Beans, about 
1 inch deep, around each pole. Thin out to 
three plants to a pole. Lima Beans for early 
use may be grown in pots in frames and 
transplanted. About 90 days. 
Carpinteria. Bears an abundance of large 
pods filled with plump, thin-skinned, ten- 
der, fine-flavored Beans. 
Dreer’s Improved Challenger or Potato 
Lima. Beans round and thick, of delicious 
flavor, easy to shell. Immense cropper. 
Early Leviathan. The earliest large Pole 
Lima. Very productive. 
King of the Garden. Vigorous grower, 
bearing large pods, 5 to 8 inches long. 
Beans large and of rich flavor. 
M.-S. GIANT-PODDED. The largest of 
all Pole Limas. Pods are from 7 10 814 
inches in length with a width of 1% to 
nearly 2 inches. The Beans are extra large 
and invariably of superb flavor. Vines 
easily attain a height of from 10 to 12 feet. 
The pods are produced in clusters of from 
4 to 8 until killed by frost. 
Sieva or Small White Lima. Butter Bean. 
Early and productive, a great drought 
resister, smaller than regular Limas, but 
juicy and of fine flavor. 
Vegetables Your Best Food 
Our health depends a great deal on 
what we eat. The average American 
meal consists of acid-forming food and so 
refined that the best elements are lost and 
therefore detrimental. Vegetables are 
your best food; eat more of them. 
Vegetable Seeds 
