VEGETABLE SEEDS of Exhibition Quality 

Vitamin-filled Snap Beans 

¥4 lb. equals about 14 pint; 11b. equals about 1 pint; 2 Ibs. equal about 1 quart; 15 lbs. equal about 1 peck. 
_ BY ALL MEANS GROW BEANS, your most 
Important garden crop. Years ago we called them 
“String Beans,’ but from the modern varieties de- 
scribed here the strings have nearly all been bred 
out, so there is very little topping, tailing, and 
stringing to be done to them in the kitchen. 
_ Popular because they are foolproof, and so prof- 
itable. Growing almost anywhere, they will give 
their highest yield on a good, well-drained sandy 
loam. In order to have a continuous supply, sow 
a 10- to 25-foot row every two weeks, starting 
around May 1 and continuing until August 10. 
Frost kills the Bean plant, except Broad or Fava 
Beans, so do not start until all danger of frost is 
over and don’t be surprised if an unexpected early 
autumn frost kills your last planting. 
Green-Pod Bush Beans 
Yield in from 8 to 10 weeks 
Keystonian. Winner of the All-America 
Award for 1944 as the best all-purpose 
Bean to date. Tests prove it to be the ideal 
variety for nome use, canning, freezing, 
shipping and market gardening. The pods 
are long, straight, stringless, fiberless, dark 
green and of delicious quality. Beans are 
ready to pick in 8 weeks. Pkt. 25 cts., 
V4Ib. 40 cts., Ib. 75 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Streamliner. Robust new variety that 
resists cool weather; the abundant, flattish 
pods average 7 inches in Jength, are string- 
less and of fine quality. If you have a 
surplus you may let the seeds ripen; they 
are white and make excellent Shell Beans. 
oe 15 cts., Mlb. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. 
$2.25. 

Keystonian. Best all-purpose Bean 
GREEN-POD BUSH BEANS, 
continued 
Plentiful. This is similar to Bountiful, but 
the Beans are thicker, longer, straighter, 
and darker in color. They are also more 
nearly stringless, very tender and of won- 
derful flavor. An extremely prolific sort 
which matures in 50 days and ts defmitely 
resistant to rust. This is an excellent Bean. 
fe 15 cts., 4Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. 
Ab, 
Tendergreen. Handsome, 6-inch, round- 
podded Beans, entirely without strings at 
all stages of growth, and of fine melting 
flavor. We recommend it highly. Pkt. 
15 cts., 4Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Bountiful. Very prolific and a continuous 
bearer. It is tender, of delicious flavor, and 
stringless if the flat pods are gathered when 
no more than 41 inches Jong. Bountiful 
Is resistant to rust. Pkt. 15 cts., Ib. 30 
cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Stringless Green-Pod. Splendid first-early 
round-podded Bush Bean. Entirely string- 
less; averages 5 inches long and ts slightly 
curved. 4b. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5Ibs. $2.10. 
Giant Stringless Green-Pod. Favorite 
market variety. Pods are an inch longer 
than Stringless Green-Pod. Wlb. 30 cts., 
Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Stringless Black Valentine. A fine 1tm- 
provement on the Black Valentine. It is a 
heavy yielder of stringless, green, pencil- 
shaped, thick, meaty Beans of finest flavor. 
tia” cts., 4Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. 
Dwarf Horticultural. Pods medium length, 
slightly curved, and when nearly developed 
are splashed with bright red on yellow. 
The green-shelled Beans are tender, and fine 
pees Ylb. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. 
Wax-Pod Bush Beans. 
Sure-Crop Stringless. Large plant with a 
strong, thick stem, standing up well during 
stormy weather. Bears an abundance of 
large, handsome, golden yellow pods which 
are quite stringless. Sure-Crop Is resistant 
to rust. Pkt. 15 cts., 44Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 
5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Black Wax. Round pods; early; good. Pkt. 
10 cts., 4Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.10. 

Vegetable Gardening in Color. By Daniel J. 
Foley. Here is a book you will use from the 
time you make up your seed order until you 
harvest your last crop. Deals with herbs, bush 
fruits and grapes also. Full of pictures. 254 
pages. $2.50. 


Refugee Beans for Eating 
Fresh or for Canning 
Sow in summer for late crop 
Stringless Refugee. A very heavy cropper; 
its flavor is wonderful and it is absolutely 
stringless. Valuable for tmmediate use, 
for pickling or for canning. Wlb. 30 cts., 
Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 


A 25-foot row should yield 25 pounds 
or more of Beans (pods). They supply 
vitamins A and G; also phosphorus 
and copper. 




BEANS. ARE EASY TO GROW 
Allow 1 pound of seed to each 100 feet of row. 
Place the seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in drills and 
about 2 inches deep. The rows should be about 
114 feet apart. Cultivate frequently around your 
Beans, but always when plants and land are dry. 
Keep the soil slightly hilled as the plants grow, to 
insure good drainage and to keep the Beans from 
touching the ground. Thin so that Bean plants 
stand 4 or 5 inches apart. Most Beans should be 
picked when about 5 inches long. Frequent pickings 
insure a more prolonged bearing season. Avoid 
jerking the plant as this frequently disturbs young 
feeding-roots. Use the fingernails to sever the stems. 
Do not pick when bushes are wet. 
Follow-up Crops 
For succession cropping, Beans may follow, or be 
followed by lettuce, turnips, beets, cabbage, onion 
sets, etc. 
Bean Beetle 
Read about the Mexican Bean Beetle on the next 
page. This pest also attacks Snap Beans, and the 
control measures discussed there should® be taken. 
Beans may be Dried 
If Beans are coming along quicker than cooking 
and canning can take care of them, Jet some of the 
pods ripen on the plants. All these kinds may be 
dried in this way for winter food, but the Beans for 
baked beans, on the next page, are to be preferred 
when you grow them especially for this purpose. 
A Quick Crop 
Snap Beans begin to yield about 7 weeks after 
sowing. 
Yield in from 8 to 10 weeks 
Brittle Wax. The earliest Wax Bean; also 
a great cropper. The bushes are hardy, 
while the pods are fleshy and entirely 
stringless. They are of fine flavor, round 
and solid, tender, brittle and entirely 
stringless. The ripened seeds make ex- 
cellent Shell Beans for baked Beans or 
Bean soup. Pkt. 15 cts., 14Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 
50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Golden Wax. A good Bean with flat-section 
pods; these are large, devoid of strings, 
tender and of excellent flavor. An old- 
time variety, reliable, and still among the 
best for you to sow. 14Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 
5 Ibs. $2.10. 

VEGETABLES WHICH FIGHT THEIR OWN DISEASES 
Vegetable-growing is made easier by the many disease-resistant vegetables now available to the gardener 
If your crops were injured last year by wilts or blights of any kind, we suggest that you use varieties that (a) have long been known as 
being reasonably disease-resistant, or that (b) have been created specially to meet present-day conditions. Certain health measures, too, will 
help you to avoid loss from disease. It is recommended that you rotate your crops, use dig-under crops for soil-improvement, burn rubbish 
promptly after harvesting, and use lime when necessary. Also dust seeds with Semesan, and use the following disease-resistant varieties. 
Asparagus, Mary Washington 
Beans, Bountiful 
Beans, Sure-Crop Wax 
Beans, Decatur Pole 
Cabbage, Yellows-Resistant Globe 
Celery, Golden Plume 
4 Vegetable Seeds 
Celery, Golden Treasure 
Corn, Gclden Wedding 
Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Corn, Honey Cross 
Corn, Lincoln Hybrid 
Eggplant, Fort Myers Market 
PLAY SAFE by using NITRAGIN. Enough nitrogen-fixing bac- 
; teria to treat up to 24 pounds of Beans. 25 cts. 
Endive, Deep Heart 
Spinach, Blight-Resistant 
Spinach, Old Dominion 
Tomato, Marglobe 
Tomato, Pritchard’s Scarlet Topper 
Tomato, Rutgers 
STUMPP & WALTER CO. 


