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LIMA BEANS, DWARF 
HENDERSON'S. Sometirnes called the Baby Lima, and known 
in some sections as the Butter Bean. Plant is small, dark 
green, ercet, bushy, and very early. Pods flat, green shelled 
beans flat, small and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10; 1 
Ib. 50c. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH. Plants large, heavily produc- 
tive. Pods large, 4Y4 to 5 irches long. Usually contain 4 
large, thick beans. Dry bean: large, flat, greenish white. 
Pkt. 10c¢; 1 Ib. 50c. 
: POLE BEANS 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 Ib.-20c; 1 Ib. 35c, Except as Noted. 
BLUE LAKE OR WHITE CREASEBACK. Splendid snap bean 
for home garden and early market. Good climber, heavily 
productive. Pods light green, 51/4 inches long, 2 inch wide, 
almost as thick; nearly stringless, very fleshy, brittle, ten- 
der. Seeds white; excellent for baking. 
KENTUCKY WONDER. This most popular of all pole beans 
should be in every garden. The dark green pods are round 
‘and long, measuring 9 to 10 inches; they are always string- 
less aS snaps, and never become tough. Seeds light brown 
-colo,ed. ; 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. An early and hardy bean 
~ somewhat resembling the Kentucky Wonder except in color 
of pods, which are light yellow and broader. If a wax 
- .podded bean is desired for home or market this is the one 
best variety to plant. Seed oval, flattened, somewhat 
‘shriveled, dark brown. 
“OREGON GIANT GREEN POD. We highly recommend this 
variety to home gardeners, It keeps producing until killed 
by frost. 
tasty bean that requires very little care. V2 Ib. 30c. 
OREGON POLE LIMA. Proven over many years to be well 
adapted to our cool Northwest climate. A strong, vigorous 
grower, bearing continuously until frost. Pods are at their. 
- best when turning yellow. 
SCARLET RUNNER. About in season with pole limas. Good 
climber. Flowers scarlet, decorative. Pods dark green; 6 
inches long; flat, oval Fleshy; desirable for snaps and green 
‘shell beans. Seed kidney shaped, flat; dark purple, spotted 
with reddish buff. 
ROMAN. The pods wher young are cr excellent quality 
and make fine snapshorts. They measure 5 to 6 inches 
long and are stringless. The dried beans are grown exten- 
‘sively for winter use. They are large, of a light fawn color, 
speckled with dull red. Highly recommended as a baking 
bean. 

; Large, fleshy pods, 10 to 12 inches in length, | 
-stringless, light greenish yellow, splashed with red. A very 
BEET 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 8 to 14 Ibs. per acre. 
Seed should be sown at the rate of one ounce to 100 feet 
of row. The rows should be spaced 14 to 24 inches apart. 
Work the soil well and cover the seeds about an inch deep. 
A rich sandy loam is most fayorable, but nearly all types of 
soil will produce beets if sufficiently fertilized and properly 
tilled. All varieties of beets sell for: Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25¢; 
Yq Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50. 
DETROIT DARK RED. The standard of excellence in table 
beets for home and market garden, for shipping, and for 
canning. Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. Roots .globe 
shaped; symmetrical, with small collar and small tap-root. 
Very dark blood red. : 
EARLY WONDER. Very desirable for home and market gar- 
den. Tops smali. Root flattened globe shape with small co!- 
lar and tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh deep purplish red 
zoned a lighter shade. 2 
EARLY EGYPTIAN. Best for forcing and particularly val- 
uable for early market. Tops small and upright. Roots 
flattened, with long slender tap-roots. Flesh dark purplish 
red zoned lighter. ; 

SWISS CHARD 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per aere. 
Only the tops of this beet are used, like spinach, and the 
succulent stalks and midribs may be prepared in the same 
way as asparagus. The plants are cultivated like beets ex- 
cept that they should be thinned to 8 to 10 inches apart. 
Pkt. 10¢; 1 oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 70c. 3 
LUCULLUS, DARK GREEN. The fleshy crumpled leaves of 
this variety make very choice greens. Plant erect; stalks 
rounded and finely ribbed. Foliage a rich deep green. 
RHUBARB CHARD. Easily grown, thrives everywhere. Leaf 
stalks are bright but delicate, translucent crimson; the 
rich color extends out through the veins into the dark 
green leaves. Delicious flavor. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30c. 

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