37. WHITE SEEDED KENTUCKY 
WONDER. (Burger’s Stringless.) (64 days.) 
Plant medium and a good climber, 4 to 5 feet 
tall. Pods 6% to 7 inches, silvery green, ten- 
der, fleshy, stringless and fiberless and of good 
quality. Seeds oval-flat, white. Used as snap 
eons a aa: aa ees purposes.  2-02., pkt., 
> V2 eS Cc; = £039 Zilbs. C3 5 
$1.50, postpaid, : : ; wees alee 
*58%. KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. 
(68 days.) The earliest of all the pole wax sorts. 
‘The pods are flat, 7 to 8 inches long, thick, de- 
cidedly crease-backed, very fleshy; brittle and 
somewhat stringy. Very attractive and of fair 
quality. Color, light yellow. Seeds light choco- 
late brown.. 2-02, pkt., 10¢; 4 Ib.,..25c; Ib., 
45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid. 
10. ASPARAGUS OR YARD LONG. 
This variety is a native of South America. Habit 
of growtk is quite similar to Kentucky Wonder 
Bean. Pods broad, oval, light green, fleshy, ten- 
der and fiberless; of good quality containing 7 
to 8 beans. Pods average in length from 18 to 
30 inches, This is a fine novelty to grow in your 
POLE SNAP BEANS 


FIELD BEANS 
14. NAVY OR PEA BEAN. Popular 
baking bean since the time of the Civil War. 
Primarily a Field Bean but deserves a place in 
the garden. Don’t give it rich soil. 2-0z. pkt., 
be; 4 Ibs 20cs ibs, 80c; 2 lbs.) 55e;) 15 bss 
$1.20, postpaid. 
4, MICHELITE. A new strain of Navy 
Beans. Very uniform in maturing and growers 
state it is not necessary to hand pick them. Very 
heavy producers. See field seed section of cat- 
alog, page 69, for complete description. Pkt., 
Be: 3% Ib, 20c; 1b., 30c; 2 Ibs., bbc; 5 Ibs., 
$1.20, postpaid. 
35. DARK RED KIDNEY. The popular 
bean used in soups, salads, and chili, Our 
strain is the dark red. Y lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 
Ibs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.30, postpaid. 
VEGETABLE SOY BEAN 
5. MENDOTA. (83 days.) A new blight 
resistant Vegetable Soy Bean. Introduced by 
Prof. O. B. Combs of the Wis. College of Agri- 
culture. Nothing finer in Vegetable Soy Beans. 
See page 2 for complete description. Pkt., 10c; 


garden. Seeds reddish brown with black circle Y% Ib., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 lvs., $1.70, 
around the eye. 2-0z. pkt., 10c; % Ib., 35c, postpaid. 
postpaid, 
Eos Sa at ae ’ ’ 
OLDS’ CHILDREN’S 
— : 50C. Here is a collection of items that 
*% 388. KENTUCKY WONDER. (65 days.) (Old will delight the children. One full size pac.-et 
Homestead.) The vines are very vigorous and produc- each of Mammoth Virginia Peanuts, Tom 
tive, and bear large clusters of big, round pods. about Thumb Pop Corn, Klondike Watermelon, 
9 or 10 inches long, curved, tender, very fleshy and Mixed Annual Flower Seeds. All for 20c, 
postpaid. 
of fine quality. Seeds buff brown. 2-02, pkt., 10c; Yo 
Ib., 22c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. 
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7c. ALL SEASON BEAN COLLEC- You will get a = Re at reece 
TION. Each collection consists of the foilowing more robust vine, a er iccess 
varieties: No. 16 Giant Stringless Green Pod, No. heavier crop and 
make this legume en- 
rich the soil in which 
itis used, Once tried 
on garden beans and . 
peas you will always use it, It pays for itself 
ten times over. It is not an expense but an in- 
vyestment. Price, Garden Size, sufficient for four 
294 Pencil Pod Black Wax, and No. 38 Kentucky 
Wonder Pole. Beans, if kept picked, will bear over 
a considerable period of time and by planting our 
all season collection you will have both wax _ and 
green pod beans for early summer use and the Ken- 
tucky Wonder Pole for late summer, 
Collection Prices: One pkt. of each of the 3, 20c; 
NITRAGIN 
Restores and Maintains Soil Fertility 
Y, lb. of each of the 3, 55c; 1 lb. of each of the 3, 
pounds of either Beans, Peas or Sweet Peas, 10c, 

Asparagus Bean. 
$1.05, postpaid. 
OLDS’ LIMA BEANS 

BUSH LIMAS 
_ Note: Plant Limas with the eyes down and 
in a warm location. Do not plant until the soil 
is thoroughly warm. Lima Beans should be har- 
vested while they are still green. Varieties 
marked y% are recommended for freezing. 
32. EARLY MARKET. BUSH. (65 
days.) Our new dwarf large Lima. See page 1. 
*% 29. BABY POTATO LIMA. (70 days.) 
A prolific bush lima. bean originated as a field 
cross between. Henderson’s Bush Lima and one 
of the Potato Lima types. In vine character and 
general appearance of pods is similar to Hender- 
son’s Bush and can be handled by the same 
cultural methods. The seeds are small but thick, 
of bright green color when fresh, and similar 
in flavor to Fordhook, A thriftier and more 
robust plant than Henderson’s Bush, averaging 
3.3 seeds per pod in trials. Admirably adapted 
not only for produce markets but also for ¢an- 
ning and quick freezing. All-America _ Silver 
Medal Winner. 2 oz. pkt., 10c; 1% lb., 25c; Ib., 
45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 

Baby Potato Lima. 
* 31. HENDERSON’S BUSH 
LIMA. (Baby Lima or Butter Bean.) 
(65 days.) The bush is not large, but 
the variety is earlier than any other 
Bush Lima, except the new Early Mar- 
ket Bush. Pods are small containing 
3 or 4 small flat, white beans of good 
quality. A popular variety with can- 
ners. It is like the Golden Bantam 
Corn in that it is small, early and 
very good. We recommend this variety 
of Lima for the home garden. 2-0Z, 
pKt., 10c;- Ye 1b., 22c; Ib., 40c; 2 lbs., 
70c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. 
28. GREEN SEEDED HEND- 
ERSON. (Clark’s Bush.) Our new 
bush lima bean resembling Hender- 
son’s except that the seeds are always 
green. See page 3 for illustration and 
complete description. Pkt., 10c; iy, 
Ib., 22c; 1 lb., 40c; 2 Ibs., 70; 5 Ibs., 
$1.50, postpaid. 
* 34%. FORDHOOK BUSH 
LIMA. (75 days.) An improved va- 
riety with plants growing erect and 
bearing well above the ground, Pods 
in color; 4 to 5 
are medium green ; 
inches long, and produced in large 
clusters; they contain from 38 to 5 
large beans of fine quality. The beans 
are white, with greenish tinge, thick 
and meaty. 2-0z, pkt., 10c; Yo Ib., 
25c; lb., 45c; 2 Ibs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, 
postpaid. 
* 34. BURPEE’S IMPROVED 
BUSH LIMA. (75 days.) | Both 
beans and pods are larger than in the 
old Burpee’s Bush Limas, usually av- 
eraging one more bean to the pod. Also 
earlier. The bush is vigorous in growth 
and has a heavy foliage. Pods are uni- 
form in size, with an average of five 
beans to a pod. Beans are large, thin 
skinned and of fine flavor. The pods 
are borne in clusters. 2-0z. pkt., 10c; 
Y Ib, 25c3 lb., 45¢; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 
Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 
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POLE LIMAS 
DREER'S POV ERE 
LIMA. (Challenger.) (80 days.) 
This variety of Lima is desirable 
on account of earliness and pro- 
ductiveness. The plants are vigor- 
ous and covered with large pods, 
measuring 3% to 4 inches long 
with pods well filled and 4 to 5 
beans in each pod, Beans are oval 
in shape, thick, sweet and succu- 
lent. 2-o0z. pkt., 10c; % lb., 25c 
lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, 
postpaid. 
33. FORD’S MAMMOTH 
PODDED. (85 days.) The 
largest podded, finest flavored 
and most productive Pole Lima 
Besn. The pods average eight 
inches in length, with from five 
to seven beans in a pod, excel- 
lent either green or dry. The 
vines grow vigorously, set the 
*% 30. 
i 
beans early, and continue to 
bear until frost. 2-0z. pkKt., 
1ocs 14, Abs, 26c3 1b. 45e 7" 2 
lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, post 
paid. 
39. SCARLET RUN- 
NER. (90 days.) A pole bean 
that is really a climbing bean 
and very ornamental, The blos- 
soms are scarlet, the pods a 
beautiful green, shading to wine 
color when ripe. The large 
showy leaves are about the 
same color. Seed reddish brown, 
mottled black. Planted mostly 
for ornamental purposes but the 
beans are good to eat, both as 
snap and shelled beans, 2-02. 
pkt., 10c; % lb., 25c; Ib., 45c; 
2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, post- 
paid. * 
1/8/45 
“We bought your seeds one 
year and it was the best garden 
we ever raised.” 
Art Johnson, Nebr. 
Bush Lima, 
Burpee’s Improved 
