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For extra yield and more food per sq. ft. of garden space, plant hybrids wherever they are available; 
they, too, are usually of better quality than standard varieties. Be sure to grow Burpee Surecross yel- 
low hybrid sweet corn, page 73; Burpee Snowcross white hybrid sweet corn, page 74; Burpee Hybrid 
Cucumber, page 77; Burpee Hybrid Eggplant, page 80; Yankee Hybrid Squash, page 100 and the 
Burpee Hybrid Tomatoes, pages 104 and 105. Give them a trial and note the results. 
Hybrids are strong, vigorous growers and outyield regular varieties, the extra quantities coming, in 
large measure, from the soil. To produce more, these plants should be fed more. Extra applications of 
manure or fertilizers will enrich the soil and help you get maximum results. 
Do not be satisfied with one crop of vegetables from seed sown in the spring. Keep your garden 
working three seasons out of four and in mild climates it is possible to make plantings so that crops 
may be harvested every month. Be sure to can, freeze, dry and store as much food as possible for use 
during the winter. Keep all ground occupied. When an early crop is harvested, follow it by another. 
Plant a leaf crop after a root crop and vice-versa. Before doing so, prepare the soil well, add fertilizer, 
working it lightly into the soil. ‘‘How to Grow”’ directions are printed on every bag of Burpee Seeds. 
All Burpee Vegetable Seeds are Postpaid anywhere in U. S. 
Maturity Dates 
The average number of days required from the time the seed is 
sown until vegetables are ready for use is given with each variety. 
Where plants must first be grown, suchas Celery, Cabbage, Pep- 
pers, Tomatoes, etc., the numbe of days to maturity is from the 
time plants are set in the garden. Of course, the time is average, 
having been obtained over a period of years in our trial grounds 
under different conditions; some variation is to be expected, de- 
pending on the season, locality’and time of sowing. The approxi- 
mate maturity dates given will show the relative time when differ- 
ent varieties will be ready to use. 
© Follow the Bull’s Eye © 
We have used this mark, ©, for years to guide the gardener in 
the selection of vegetable varieties which we believe will give the 
best results under varied conditions of soil and climate. This 
mark, ©, usually called a bull’s eye, was used by the ancient 
alchemists to represent gold. It therefore is most appropriate for 
indicating the varieties which we consider the best of their class. 
If you are not thoroughly posted which varieties to choose as the 
most suitable for your particular section, we suggest that you make 
your selection from those marked with the bull’s eye. They have 
been found most satisfactory throughout the country. 


EDIBLE SOY BEANS 
Plants are extremely productive, vigorous, upright growing, 2 ft. and more high. Do 
not require support. Beans are delicious, either cooked as green shelled beans or as dried 
shell beans and served similarly to lima beans; also suitable for freezing. High in proteins 
and vitamins. Pods are not edible. A pkt. will plant 25 ft. of row; 1 Ib. 150 ft. 
RLS Bansei 96 days. One of the most productive; it will produce crops in nearly 
any section of the country. The plants are erect, bush-like-and 
literally loaded with pods, each containing 2 or 3 oval-shaped, bright green beans which 
turn yellow when mature. Pkt. 10¢; %%1b.30¢; Ib. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 90¢; 5 Ibs. $2.10 
HT 105 days. Pods contain two and sometimes three 
37 Funk Delicious beans, as large as baby limas in the green shell stage; 
pale green as they come from the pod and a beautiful bright green when cooked. Dry 
seed is large, round and straw-yellow in color. Heavy yielding, vigorous plants. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 1b. 30¢; Ib. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 95¢; 5 Ibs. $2.25 
GIANT BUTTER or FAVA BEANS 
Mammoth pods with 5 to 7 lima-like beans 
85 days. Giant Butter or Fava are the well known Broad Beans, 
24 Long Pod much hardier than other beans and should be planted as early in 
the spring as the ground can be worked; they will not thrive in summer heat. Plants are 
large and erect, true bush form, and heavy yielders. Pods are glossy green, 7 in. long, and 
contain 5 to 7 large, oblong-shaped, flat, light green beans, which are valuable for use as 
green shell beans. The pods are not edible; the large beans somewhat resemble lima 
beans and should be used in the same way, either cooked fresh or as a winter shell bean. 
Flavor is somewhat like that of the pea. Becoming very popular, especially in large city 
hotels and restaurants. Dry seed is large, circular, flat, reddish brown with black eye. 
Try a planting this year; plant early. One pkt. will plant 15 ft. of row; 1 Ib. 75 ft. of row. 

Pkt..15¢; 12 1b.35¢; lb. 60¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.15; 
5 Ibs. $2.75 Bansei Edible Soy Beans 
BUSH SHELL BEANS — may be used either green or dried 
Grown mostly as dried beans for winter use; the pods of Dwarf 
and French Horticultural may be used, when young, as snap beans. 
The culture is similar to that recommended for bush beans on 
page 58, but shell beans should be left on the plants until the pods 
are matured. The bushes are then cut, allowed to dry, and the 
beans threshed and thoroughly dried out before they are put away 
for later use. A pkt. will sow about 25 ft. of row; one lb. 150 ft. of 
row. Many varieties of pole beans, listed on page 61, are also 
desirable as shell beans. 
90 days. Similar to Im- 
30 Michilite Pea Bean oreved White Nope bee 
more uniform, productive, and of better quality. The small white 
beans are used for baking, boiling and soup or dried for winter. 
Pkt. 10¢; 2b. 25¢; lb. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 80¢; 5 Ibs. $1.85 
i 95 days. Pods are 6 in. long, flat, light 
28 Red Kidney green; beans are large, kidney-shaped, 
pinkish red to mahogany in color, and are in great demand, baked, 
boiled, in soups and certain Spanish and Mexican dishes. They 
have a rich flavor, entirely different from white shell beans and are 
referred by many persons. Plants are large and very prolific. 
: Pkt. 10¢; 41b.35¢; Ib. 60¢; 2 Ibs. $1.15; 5 Ibs. $2.75 
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90 days. Pods are 3 to 4 in. long, 
56 Great Northern oval, dark green, prolific. The white 
dry beans are excellent for boiling, baking and soup. ; 
Pkt. 10¢; 1% Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 2 Ibs. 80¢; 5 lbs. $1.80 
29 White Marrowfat 100 days. Pods 4% to 5 in. long, 
flat, nearly straight, and well 
filled with 5 and sometimes 6 large white beans valued for baking. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 30¢; Ib. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 95¢; 5 Ibs. $2.20 
H 65 days to green shell beans. 
26 Dwarf Horticultural Pods 5 to 5% in. long, thick- 
flat, light green, marked and splashed with carmine at maturity. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 1b. 40¢; Ib. 75¢; 2 Ibs. $1.40; 5 Ibs. $3.10 
57 French Horticultural 73 ¢2ys to green shell 
beans. Pods are attractive, 
broad, flat, meaty, light green, 6 to 7 in. long, and are heavily 
splashed and streaked with bright carmine at the green shell stage. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 |b. 40¢; lb. 75¢; 2 Ibs. $1.40; 5 Ibs $3.10 
Beans are continued on the next six pages. . 57 
