4 L. P. GUNSON & CO., INC., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
BEANS—POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES 
A packet of pole beans will plant 25 feet of row or about 15 hills; 1 pound will plant 
100 hills. In this latitude do not plant before May 10th, in hills three to four feet 
apart, four to five seeds to a hill, 1 inch deep. Use cedar or similar rough poles 
seven to eight feet long. 
Kentucky Wonder, Green (Old Homestead) 
This is the most popular of all pole beans, vigorous and productive, bearing 
its pods in large clusters. Pods are dark green, round and long, measuring 
9 to 10 inches. They are always stringless as snaps and never become tough. 
Seeds dun colored. 65 days. 
London Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry 
One of the best of the horticultural varieties as a general purpose late green 
shell bean. Hardy and productive. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, straight, flat, 
stringless, dark green at snap stage, becoming yellowish green splashed with 
red at green shell stage. Seeds are flesh colored splashed with red. Matures 
as snaps 70 days, green shell beans 80 days. 
LIMA BEANS 
A packet of bush lima beans will plant 20 feet of row; a pound 150 feet; 60 Ibs: 
per acre. A pound of pole lima beans will plant about 100 hills. 
CULTURE. More tender than snap beans, so cannot be planted as early. Sow seed edgewise, eye 
down, and cover one inch. Plant bush lima beans in rows 2 4 feet apart, placing seed 6 inches apart. 
Pole lima beans are grown in hills three feet apart in rows four feet apart. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush 
Plants large and heavily productive. Pods 4) to 5 inches long, 1% inches 
wide, %@ inch thick, usually contain 4 large thick beans. Seeds greenish 
white. 75 days. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA 
The best of the dwarf limas and by far the most popular. Plants large, erect 
and heavily productive. Pods 41% inches long, 114 inches wide, 4% inch thick, 
containing 3 to 4 large, plump beans of the highest quality. Seeds white. 
75 days. 
King of the Garden, Pole Lima 
Vines vigorous and productive, a good climber. Pods 6 inches long containing 
4 or 5 very large white beans of the finest quality. 85 days. 
SWISS CHARD 
A packet will sow 25 feet. of row; an ounce 100 feet. 
The tops of this beet are used for |™ 
greens like spinach and the succulent | 
stalks and midribs may be prepared in 
the same way as asparagus. The plants 
are cultivated like beets except that 
they should be thinned to 8 to 10 inches 
apart. If only the outer leaves are 
gathered, the inner leaves will continue 
to grow and repeated pickings can be 
made. 
FORDHOOK GIANT 
A tall sturdy variety which com- 
bines the good points of Lucullus 
and Large Ribbed White. Leaves 
broad, heavily crumpled, dark 
green, attractive. Ribsthick, white, | — es . 
fully 21% inches broad. LUCULLUS SWISS CHARD 

