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THE WETSEL SEED COMPANY, Harrisonburg, Va. 

Pole or Cornfield 
Pole Beans are sensitive to cold, and 
should not be planted until the ground is 
warm. Use poles 6 to 8 feet long, set firmly 
3 feet apart in rows 4 feet apart. May also 
be planted with corn. 
Lb. 20¢; 2 Ibs. 35¢; 5 Ibs. 85¢; 10 Ibs. $1.60 
Not Postpaid 
Creaseback, Black. 65 days. Grows 5 feet 
tall. Pods round, 7 inches long and 
stringless. Black seeded. 
Creaseback, White. 63 days. Bright green, 
round pods, about 6 inches long, not 
stringless, 
Creaseback, Striped. 70 days. Medium 
green, round pods, 6 inches long, not 
stringless but of good quality. 
Golden Cluster Wax. 70 days. A late va- 
riety with flat yellow pods about 8 
inches long. Seeds white. 
Ideal Black Pole. 60 days. Extremely early 
and prolific. Pods 5 inches long, round, 
slightly curved, stringless, of excellent 
quality, borne in clusters of six. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 70 days. Flat yel- 
low, stringless pods. 
Kentucky Wonder, Brown-Seeded. 65 days. 
A profusion of round meaty pods, often 
9 to 10 ins. long. Very popular. 
Kentucky Wonder, White-Seeded. 62 cays. 
Long, brittle, stringless pods, finely fla- 
vored. 
Lazy Wife. 73 days. A late sort for home- 
garden. May be used as a Snap, a Green 
Shell, or a Dry Shell Bean. Pods flat, 
about 5 inches long. Dry seed is white. 
London Horticultural. 70 
straight, stringless pods. 
are fine for winter use. 
days. Short, 
Dried Beans 

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Fordhook Baby Lima 
Noxall (Missouri Wonder). 70 days. Long, 
round, green pods. Good for Snap or 
Shell Beans. Gives large crops, and ex- 
cellent for planting among corn. 
Red Speckled Cut-Short. 74 days. Long, 
straight, 4 inch pods, thick and crisp 
when young. 
Tennessee Wonder. 71 days. Similar to 
Kentucky Wonder, but has, larger, 
straight, and smoothed pods. More de- 
sirable as a Shell Bean than as a Snap. 
White McCaslan. 65 days. Green pods 8 to 
9 inches long, slightly flattened. White 
seeds. 
Lima Beans 
Bush Varieties 
CULTURE—Lima Beans are very sus- 
ceptible to cold and seeds should not be 
planted until the ground has become thor- 
oughly warm. They should be sown on 
well-enriched land, with the rows 2% feet 
apart, placing the beans 6 inches apart in 
the row. Cover about one inch deep. One 
pound will plant 50 feet of row. 
Lb. 25¢; 2 lbs. 45¢; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 Ibs. 
$1.90. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. 75 days. Pro- 
duces large pods which contain 4 or 
more thick Beans. The dry Beans are 
flat, greenish white. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. 75 days. Pods con- 
tain 3 or 4 seeds. Both the green Shell 
and the Dry Beans are large and plump. 
Fordhook Baby Lima. 70 days. Bush about 
14 inches, erect and runnerless. Dark, 
glossy green pods 2% inches with three 
to four beans. Excellent for canning. 
Henderson’s Bush (Baby Lima). 65 days. 
A popular canning variety. Pods contain 
3 or 4 seeds. Dry Beans are white. 
Jackson’s Wonder Bush. Medium-sized 
pods holding 4 or 5 thick Beans of good 
quality. 
Pole Varieties 
Plant when the ground is warm, in rich 
soil. Cultivate often, but never when the 
vines are wet. 
Lb. 25¢; 2 Ibs. 45¢; 5 Ibs. $1.00; 10 Ibs. 
$1.90. 
King of the Garden. 88 days. An improved 
strain of the large white Pole Lima. 
Pods 5 to 6 inches long containing 4 or 5 
large Beans of good quality. 
Sieva or Carolina. 75 days. Popular Pole 
Butter Bean Early, prolific, and of ex- 
cellent quality. Pods 3 inches long. 

Detroit Dark Red 
Table Beets 
Beets grow best in sandy loam. Sow seed 
in early spring in rows 1 foot apart; when 
plants are about 2 inches high, thin to 3 
inches apart. For winter use, sow from 
July to mid-August. 1 0z. of seed will sow 
100 feet of drill. 6 to 8 Ibs. an acre. Pkt. 
10¢; oz. 15¢; % Ib. 55¢; Ib. $2.00. Postpaid. 
Crimson Globe. 69 days. Globe-shaped; 
deep crimson, Second early. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. 60 days. Early. Flat- 
tened globe-shaped; medium dark red, 
tops medium size. 
Detroit Dark Red. 68 days. Main-crop va- 
riety. Roots round, smooth, deep blood- 
red. Very popular. 
Early Blood Turnip. 68 days Second early. 
Turnip-shaped; long tap-root. Used for 
both early and main crop; desirable for 
winter use. 
Early Eclipse. 65 days. Root globular; 
flesh bright red, marked with white. 
White Sugar. 90 days. Large. Excellent 
for table use or for stock. Heavy yielder. 
Mangel-Wurzel or 
Stock Beets 
Sow from April to July, in drills 2 feet 
apart, thinning to 10 inches apart. Sow 6 
to 8 lbs. of seed per acre. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 40¢; 1b. $1.25— 
postpaid. 
Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow and _in- 
clined to color the milk. Large root, 
usually larger at the bottom than at the 
top. 
Mammoth Long Red. Flesh white, veined 
pink. Grows above the ground. Often 
yields 30 to 50 tons per acre. 
Swiss Chard 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 15¢;-%4 Ib. 50¢; Ib. $1.50— 
postpaid. 
Fordhook Giant. Grows to an immense 
size. Large, fleshy, blue-green much 
crinkled leaves of thick texture. Stems 
pearly white, often 2% inches wide. 
Lucullus. 60 days. In season from early 
spring to late autumn. Foliage may be 
used like spinach and the stems used 
like celery. The roots are not edible. 
