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FOR WINTER USE 
These are always useful for soups, baked 
beans, etc. They can be used in the green 
state, like other sorts, when picked very young. 
Plant when ground is warm in spring and up 
to July 1, in rows 2 feet apart, Beans 3 inches 
apart in the row. 
Boston Navy or Pea. 93 days. Snowy white 
variety of small size. Pkt., 10c; YW Ib., 25c; 
Ib., 40c; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
Long-Pod Broad or Fava. 75 days. An English 
Bean used in the dry state, shelled. Plant 
in rows about 3 feet apart, 8 inches apart 
in the row. Pkt., 10c; 4 Ib., 35c; Ib., 50c; 
5 Ibs., $2.25. 
Dwarf Horticultural. 54 days. One of the best 
early Shell Beans. Thick, flat, stringless 
pods colored red and green; Beans large, 
round, and speckled. Pkt., 10c; VY Ib., 30c; 
Ib., 45c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Red Kidney. 95 days. Pods 
shaped, light red. Pkt., 
Ib., 45c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
White Marrow. 100 days. Larger than Boston 
Navy Bean and extensively planted for shell- 
ing for winter or for using in the green state. 
Pity lOc-eio Ibs 25c=lb.40e7 5: lbs:2$ 1575. 
Yellow-Podded Varieties 
long, kidney- 
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Improved Rustproof Golden Wax. Rust- 
resistant. 51 days. Vigorous grower. One 
of the best of the Wax Beans. Pods flat, 
medium length, good quality. Pkt., 10c; 
Y |b., 30c; Ib., 45c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax. 55 days. A _ round- 
podded, hardy, very early sort that is entirely 
stringless. Pkt lOc >— Ib. s50cslb..345¢! 
5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Round-Podded Kidney Wax. 58 days. Rust- 
resistant. Vigorous grower with fleshy, string- 
less pods. Pkt., 10c;  Ib., 40c; Ib., 60c; 
SpDSs as 2ero5 
Stringless Refugee Wax. 54 days. Round- 
podded entirely stringless Bean of excep- 
tional flavor. Pkt., 10c; YW Ib., 30c; Ib., 45c; 
5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. 53 days. Very pro- 
ductive, hardy and may be planted early. 
Long, thick, flat pods of excellent quality. 
Pkt., 10c; Y Ib., 30c; Ib., 45c¢; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Wardwell’s Kid- 
ney Wax. 54 
days. Rust- 
resistant. 
Long, thick, 
flat pods in 
great abun- j 
dance. One of ae 
the best me- & 
dium-early i 
sorts.Free , 
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Pkt, 2 lOca 15 4 
Ib., 40c; Ib.,f 
60c3wS5— Ibs, 
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There’s health as well as good food in a Vegetable Garden 
BEANS 
Haricots Nains (Fr.) Buschbohnen (Ger.) 
Fagiuoli Nani (ital.) 
Plant 90 pounds per acre; 2 pounds 
for a 100-foot row 
A rich, sandy loam suits Beans to perfection. 
Toward the end of April, or still better, in 
May, sowings may be made and may be re- 
peated every two weeks until August. Have 
the rows about 2 feet apart. Sow quite thinly 
in the row and about 2 inches deep, thinning 
out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 
Prices quoted on Beans are prepaid in 
quantities up to 5 pounds to the First and 
Second Zones; for other Zones, see Parcel Post 
Table on page |. Larger quantities shipped at 
Purchaser’s expense. 
Green-Podded Varieties 
Bountiful. 53 days. Flat-podded, stringless, 
Pkt; lOc; 
tender and a prolific bearer. 
Y5 Ib., 30c; Ib., 45c¢; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 

Early Red Valentine. 52 days. An extra-early 
variety, maturing a crop in 40 to 50 days, a 
large portion of which can be picked at 
one time. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, round, 
thick, tender, and of good quality. Pkt., 10c; 
VY |b., 30c; Ib., 45c; 5 Ibs., $2.00 
Giant Stringless. 53 days. Vigorous grower and 
a great producer of large, round pods, from 
5\4 to 614 inches long. Pkt., 10c; YW Ib., 
30c; Ib., 45c; 5 Ibs,, $2.00. 
Masterpiece. 50-55 days. The leader among 
early greenhouse forcing varieties. Pods 
TeX 3/862 x 16's Light asilvery green, 
straight, flat, almost entirely stringless and 
fibreless. Fine texture. Pkt., 15c; YJ Ib., 
45 GD. p> Cp NlDS=, 63.00: 
Medal Refugee. 53 days. All-America Bronze 
Medal. This variety is distinctly new be- 
cause it is white-seeded and resistant to 
Bean mosaic. It is recommended for home 
and canning use. Pkt., 15c; 4 Ib., 50c; Ib., 
90c; 5 Ibs., $4.25. F 
Stringless Black Valentine. 49 days. An im- 
provement over the old strain of Black Val- 
entine. Pods long and slender, semi-round 
and stringless. Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 30c; Ib., 
45c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 

Stringless Green-Pod. 50 days. Round- 
podded sort that is early, prolific, and a 
continuous bearer. Pods 5 to 6 inches 
long, very meaty. Even when the pods 
become quite old they retain their string- 
less qualities. Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 30c; Ib., 
45c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 

Tendergreen. 51 days. An early stringless varie- 
ty with round pods at least 6 inches long. 
Ready for use 52 days after sowing. Pkt., 
1lOGs'4) Ibi 35Csalbsn DOG omlbsy o2.25¢ 
The Prince. 52 days. An extremely long- 
podded forcing type. Pods will average 
thick, fleshy and 
Pkt ibe wb. Ib. 45cm lbs 
libs tata 172 
stringless. 
75¢3°5 "bs, 7:$3.00. 
inches, 
». Splendid for forcing 
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Triumph of the Frames. 50 days. 
under 
glass, producing long, narrow, 
tender pods. Pkt., 15c; Y% Ib., 
