Either Legume-Aid or Semesan will pay big dividends in the Bean-patch 


Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima Beans 
MICHELL’ $ 
POLE or RUNNING BEANS 
Haricots a rames (Fr.) Stangenbohnen (Ger.) Fagiuoli (Ital). 
One pound of seed will plant 150 to 200 hills; about 20 pounds, an acre. 
If Beans are wanted by Parcel Post, add for postage as follows: 
10c for 1 1b.; 10c for 2 lbs.; 15c for 5 lbs.; 20c for 10 lbs., up to and 
including the Second Zone. For other Zones, please add additional 
postage. See chart 2d cover. Large quantities by Express or Freight. 
DECATUR. 60 days. All-America Silver Medal. Widely recom- 
mended for the garden and wherever Pole Beans grow. It is string- 
less, resistant to Bean rust and of the early type. One of the heavi- 
est bearers of them all. 
2 Lb. 35c; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.10; 100 lbs. $28.00 
Giant-podded Asparagus or Yard-Long. 72 days. Pods measure 
2 feet or more in length and are tender and of excellent quality. 
Lb. 45c; 5 lbs. $2.15; 10 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $36.00 
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. 70 days. Long, pale green 
pods which become streaked with red when mature. 
Lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $24.00 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 65 days. Long, round, 
tender, green pods that are practically stringless. 
Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.10; 100 lbs. $28.00 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 68 days. The leading yellow pole snap 
Bean. Pods 7 to 9 inches long, flat and almost stringless. 
Lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $24.00 
Scarlet Runner. 90 days. Used principally for its flowering quali- 
ties but this green-podded variety makes a fine winter Shell Bean. 
Lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $24.00 
Nitrogen Bacteria for Beans 
LEGUME-AID. If you want your Bean-patch to yield earlier 
and better, moculate the seed with nitrogen bacteria before 
planting. See page 77. When ordering, be sure to specify wanted 
for garden Beans, as each Jegumimous crop requires a separate 
culture. 
Semesan 
Disinfection of Bean seeds by dusting with Semesan destroys sur- 
face-borne seed diseases and increases stand and yield. See page 76. 
CEDAR BEAN-POLES (Pointed). Extra-selected quality. 
About 10 feet long. Doz. $3.50; 25 for $6.50; 50 for $12.00; 
100 for $20-00. 

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Pole Lima Beans 
Two pounds will plant 100 hills; 25 to 30 pounds, an acre 
Carolina or Sieva. 77 days. Small, flat Beans of fine quality. Heavy 
wilder Lb. 25c: 5 Ibs. $1.15; 10 Ibs. $2.20; 100 Ibs. $20.008 
Carpinteria. 88 days. Large pods containing 4 or 5 Beans. Very 
prolific. A good early variety. 
Lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $24.00 
Challenger Improved. 92 days. Somewhat smaller than other 
Limas. Early, prolific, and of delicious flavor. 
Lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $24.00 
Giant-podded Improved. 90 days. Produces clusters of gigantic 
pods, well filled with nice-sized white Beans. 
Lb. 35c; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.10; 100 lbs. $28.00 
King of the Garden. 88 days. A strong grower, and exceedingly 
productive of Beans that retain the good flavor of the Lima. 
Lb. 30c; 5 Ibs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $24.00 
Michell’s Evergreen. 87 days. Extra-early, remarkably productive 
variety that continues bearing Beans of good flavor until frost. 
Lb. 35c; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 10 Ibs. $3.10; 100 Ibs. $28.00 
Bush or Dwarf Lima Beans 
Bush Limas should be planted for early crops, as they come into 
bearing much sooner than the pole varieties but they are not so pro- 
lifte. 
Baby Fordhook. 72 days. Same as Fordhook only smaller plant. 
Bean and seed of very high quality. 
Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 Ibs. $3.10; 100 Ibs. $28.00 
Burpee’s Improved. 77 days. A very productive variety. Beans 
large and of excellent quality. 
Lb. 30c; 5 Ibs. $1.40; 10 Ibs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $24.00 
Fordhook. 75 days. One of the best types of Bush Lima. Distinct, 
upright growth, with pods borne in clusters well above the ground 
and frequently containing as many as 4 luscious Beans. Matures 
early and continues in bearing until frost. 
Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.10; 100 Ibs. $28.00 
Michell’s Cangreen. 68 days. A small-seeded type resembling 
Henderson’s Bush Limas, but notable for the green color of the 
seed in the dry stage, making it most attractive for canning. Very 
prolific, yielding a large crop of seeds and pods. 
Lb. 30c; 5 Ibs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $24.00 
Henderson’s. 67 days. Large clusters of pods containing small, flat 
Beans. Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.10; 100 lbs. $28.00 
Wilson’s Improved. 67 days. Claimed to be 2 weeks earlier than 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima; also much more prolific. 
_ Lb. 35c; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.10; 100 Ibs. $28.00 
Broccoli 
One ounce will produce 3000 plants. 
Early Green Calabrese. 70 days. The variety so much sought by 
the Italian trade and which has become quite popular in our Ameri- 
can gardens. After the fair-sized green head is cut from the main 
stalk, new sprouts develop into small loose heads. 
Oz. 60c.; 4lb. $1.75; Ib. $5.25 
Rapa or 40-Day. A very early type of sprouting Broccoli, producing 
many small heads. Cut when about 10 to 12 inches high, just before 
the heads burst into bloom. Suitable for early spring or fall sowing. 
Very fine ‘‘greens.” Oz. 25c; W4lb. 65c; Ib. $2.00 

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