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Green Podded Varieties—Cont. 
B if ] 48 days. Best of the flat-podded varieties. Pods 6% to 7 inches long, 
ountiiu thick, flat and slightly curved. Stringless and of fine quality, color 
a 1 Ib., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 
Se $15.00. 
= 52 days. A round-podded, stringless shipping and market 
Black Valentine garden variety. Pods 6 to 6% inches long, dark green, slightly 
curled at the end. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., $7.75; 
50 Ibs., $15.00. 
Plentiful 50 days. Very desirable for shipping or for the home and market 
garden. It is a green flat-podded bush bean, an improved, very pro- 
ductive variety of the Bountiful type. Long straight, medium deep green pods, 
brittle, stringless and of a distinctive flavor. Notably resistant to common 
ete ae 1 Ib., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., 
00. 
70 days. A very productive, hardy, vigorous late sort. 
Refugee or 1000 to Tpods 5 to 5% inches long, somewhat slender, round and 
slightly curved, almost stringless and of good quality; color light green. 1 lb., 
40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 We $15.00. pen 
65 days. The most popular green-podded, 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead climbing Bean; early and productive. 
Pods 8 to 9 inches long, very slender. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., 
$3.50; 25 lbs., $7.75 ‘es 50 Ibs., $15.00. A Res 2 
: (Snijboonen). 65 days. Pole Bean. Green snap pods, 7 to 8 
Dutch Case Knife inches long, straight, flat, brittle, of good quality; best as a 
shell bean. Beans very flat, ivory-white. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 
Lima Beans Pole Varieties 
° : 88 days. An improved strain, vigorous, midseason, 
King of the Garden Lima productive. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, very flat and 
wide, and uniformly four-seeded. 1 Ib., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.50; 
25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 
° (Sieberts). 80 days. An early midseason variety. 
Early Jersey Pole Lima Very productive and highest quality. Pods 5 to 6 
inches long; beans rather thicker than the King of the Garden, but of the same 
type. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 lbs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., 
$15.00. 
Dwarf or Bush Varieties 
° (All-America Selection.) 72 days. A prolific bush Lima orig- 
Baby Potato Lima inated as a field cross between Henderson’s Bush Lima and 
one of the potato Lima types. The seeds are small but thick, of bright green 
color when fresh, and similar in flavor to Fordhook. Adapted not only for 
produce market, but also for canning and quick freezing. 1 lb., 55c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $5.00; 25 andes eee Bt ike s2E8, i 
’ : ays. Bot eans and pods are larger than 
Burpee S Improved Bush Lima the old type. The pods measure 5 to 6 inches 
j long by 1% inches wide and are of a luscious 
flavor. They are frequently borne in clusters 
of from 5 to 8 pods. 1 Ib., 55c, postpaid. Not 
aioe 10 Ibs., $5.00; 25 lbs., $11.50; 50 Ibs., 
22.50. 
° 75 days. A most ex- 
* Fordhook Bush Lima cericnt variety and 
exceedingly popular with market gardeners. 
Pods are about 5 inches long, containing 4 
to 5 large, oval-shaped, very thick, white 
beans. 1 lb., 55c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
10 Ibs., ek. 25 Ibs., $11.50; 50 Ibs., Hare atncreved Hous Ties 
: (Baby Lima). 65 days. A vigorous, 
* Henderson Bush Lima hardy, very early and small type of 
Bush Lima. Pods small, about 3 inches long. containing 3 to 4 
small, flat, white beans. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., 
$3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 
Beets 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 6 to 8 
pounds per acre, Beets prefer a well-prepared friable soil planted from 
1% inch to 3% inch deep, according to the texture of soil. For an early 
crop sow in drills 1 foot apart. Sow as early as the ground can be 
worked in the spring. When plants are large enough to use as greens, 
thin to 3 inches apart in the row. Beets can be sown as late as July 
for main crop. Hen manure is recommended as a fertilizer in the TOWS ; 
care being used that the seed does not come in immediate contact with 
the fertilizer. 
‘ 55 days. An early variety. It is turnip- 
: + Farly Wonder shaped and is always smooth. The flesh is a 
beautiful deep red color and is of excellent quality. Tops are small and erect. Ex- 
ceptionally good for early bunching. Oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 

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Detroit 
Dark . (Morse’s Strain.) 55 days. The best for market garden or 
Red * Detroit Dark | Red home use. Roots smooth, medium size, globe-shaped; skin 
Seas dark red; flesh solid vermilion-red. Tops small, upright, dark green, shaded red. 
Oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
* This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
