4 L. P. GUNSON & CO., 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 lbs 
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 41% 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 4}4 inches long, 14 inches wide, 14 inch thick, 
SoD 3 to 4 large, plump beans of the highest quality. Seeds white. 
5 days. 
FORDHOOK U.S. 242 (BUSH LIMA) All American Winner for 1945. 
Outstanding characteristic of Fordhook 242 is its ability to set under adverse 
weather conditions, particularly high temperature. Similar to regular Ford- 
hook except that pods are shorter and uniformly curved. Pods contain a very 
high percentage of four beans and shelled bean is identical to regular Ford- 
hook. Matures about 7 days earlier than regular Fordhook. Quality is excel- 
lent. Highly recommended for home or market gardeners. 
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 oe 
made. LUCULLUS SWISS C 
FORDHOOK GIANT 
A tall sturdy variety which combines the good points of Lucullus and Large 
Ribbed White. Leaves broad, heavily crumpled, dark green, attractive. Ribs 
thick, white, fully 214 inches broad. 




