BEANS 
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Bush, Green-podded 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 feet of drill; 
2 bushels to an acre 
Curture. 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 
quality, some fully 6 inches long; very 
fleshy 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) 
Streamlinenaet a 
BEANS, SHELL 
White Navy (Boston Pea Bean) 
White Marrowfat 
Red Kidney Beans 
Bean, Edible Soy 
BEANS, BUSH, Yellow or Wax-podded 
M.-S. Sure-Crop Stringless W 
Bountiful Wax 
Improved Golden Wax 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax 
BEANS, POLE LIMA 
Carpinteria 
Early Leviathan 
King of the Garden 
Sieva (Small White Lima) 
M.-S. Giant-podded 
Green-podded, continued 
Streamliner. Ready to pick in about 50 
days. This tender semi-flat pod Bean, 
averaging 7 to 8 inches long, bears white 
seed. The long pods are _ stringless, 
brittle and deliciously flavored. 
New Stringless Green-Pod or Tender- 
green. Fifty-one days from planting to 
eating stage. Pods are 5144 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. 
Improved Golden Wax. Small plants of 
erect growth, bearing flat, thick pods about 
5 inches in Iength 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 long, round, 
slightly curved, stringless and deep yellow. 
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Bountiful Beans 
Pole Lima 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 poles 
Cuxture. These require poles 8 to 10 feet 
Iong. 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 14% 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. 
Edible Soy Bean 
Bansei. National attention has been focused 
on Soy Beans, and everyone is eager to 
grow them. This variety has produced 
excellent crops in different sections of the 
country. Green or dry, the Beans are 
delicious, and an excellent source of vita- 
mins A, B and G. Is early and productive. 
The plants grow 24 inches high, and are 
covered with pods. They do not require 
support. Beans are ready for use 96 days 
from sowing. 

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