Frost-Proof Bean 
or Lima Pea 

Six Frost Proof Beans laid beside a 64-inch ruler to 
; show the size of the dry beans. 
This bean is highly esteemed in Europe, and is known there as 
the Broad Bean. It differs from American types of beans in that 
it should be planted early. We plant them here in Michigan as_ 
soon in the spring as the ground becomes workable, sometimes in 

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Edible Soy Bean Bansei 




ee poteetsl dl” Lhe Like These iy 5 Days ~ March. Plants"are hardy and not sensitive to cold. 
es. rene ¢ BESS Salad Beans The beans are as'large as the largest Lima Bean, and nearly E SOY BEAN 
= 2 the same shape. Botanically, it belongs to the bean family, but EDIBL { 
— a sant: the flavor is more like that of the pea, which accounts for it some- 
b Chinese Salad Bean - times being called the Lima Pea. BANSEI. These beans are-delicious when eaten 
= The plant is a bush of upright growth, about 2% feet high, with green or dry, and are superior to navy beans for 
: A . strong, sturdy stalks. Pods 7 inches long and 144 inches wide, baking. The food value is very high; the starch- 
“4 Chinese Bean Sprouts Are an flat and straight. Each holds 5 to 7 mammoth size beans. It is content low. About four times the protein con- 
ower wonderfully productive and is delicious cooked either fresh or as tent of eggs, and twice the protein and twelve 
Pac’ All-the-¥ ear-Around Salad a winter shell bean. times the fat of navy beans. Superior to spinach 
in available iron, and caleium content about 60% 
greater than cow’s milk. They are also an ex- 
cellent source of Vitamins A, B, and G. Bansei 
is one of the earliest (matures in 96 days), and is 
very productive. Resistant to drought, disease and 
insects. Seed is bright green while young and 
yellow when mature. Plants grow 24 inches in 
height and require no support. 
; 
A delicious bean that is used for bean- 
sprouts and served in chop suey and sal- 
ads in the finest Oriental Cafes. Chinese 
Bean Sprouts are an all-the-year-around 
‘salad. Enough for a good sized family 
can be grown:in a small dish er pan in the 
kitchen in only 3 to 5 days. Grow in 
water only, without soil, sunshine , or 
chemicals of any kind. This bean is un- 
excelled for soups. 
CHESTNUT BEAN FIELD BEANS 
BEANS IMPORTANT IN OUR DIET 
Snap beans contain Vitamins A and C, as well 
as Caicium and Iron. 
Lima beans contain Vitamins B, and G, as well 
as Phosphorus and iron. 
Dried Lima and Navy beans are high in Iron, as 
well as fair amounts of Calcium and Vitamin B,. 










Et ‘This chestnut-flavored bean is one of the most 40 pounds will plant an acre. 
delicious grown. Grows inthe form of a tall ‘ C 
fe “push, and completely covered with pods. For MICHELITE PEA BEAN. The most valuable of all field beans. 
soup and turkey stuffing it cannot be surpassed. Developed at the Michigan State College Experiment Station. 
eS Popular in Spain, where it is known as the ‘‘Gar- Resists disease, yields heavier, and quality is better. Ripens early 
‘ _ banzo.”’ and evenly; beans uniform in size and the whitest of all. 
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INOCULATE BEANS FOR BEST RESULTS 
Inoculating bean seed hastens maturity, increases the yield and enriches the soil. 
Nitragin Inoculator for Beans only, bushel size, inoculates up to 60 lbs. seed, 35c, 
postpaid. _ 
Garden Culture. Good for Beans, Peas and Sweet Peas. Sufficient for 6 lbs. of 
seed, 10c, postpaid. : 
POLE OR CLIMBING BEANS 
One pint of seed for 100 poles 
BURGESS’ EVERBEARING (Everbearing Kentucky Wonder). YARD LONG BEAN 
The finest flavored snap bean gfown. The green pods, seven to 
ten inches long, are so fleshy they are often greater in thick- An excellent variety, as well as 

Se ae uess than width. They are solid, meaty and very crisp. They an interesting curiosity. Vines are 
in ~ eommence bearing exceedingly early for a pole or climbing sort, rampant growers and produce an 
. and if pods are gathered as they mature the vines will con- enormous ‘crop of long, slender, Burgess’ Everbearing Kentucky Wonder 
tinue to bear until killed by the fall frosts, round pods which are of excellent Plant a few hills in your corn. The 
corn stalks will act as a support for the 
vines. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
One pint of seed for 50 poles 
a KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. An ideal pole wax bean for all . Quality for snap beans. The round 
localities. Similar in habit of growth to the green podded pods have the thickness of a lead 
ry Kentucky Wonder, and bears as early, or when about as high pencil and sometimes grow to a 
as the average bush bean. The pods are so fleshy that often length of 3 ft. Very productive, 
tender and of fine flavor. 
the thickness surpasses the width. Of most delicious quality, a 
heavy yielder and bears a long season, SCARLET RUNNER 
-WHITE-SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER (Burger’s String- 

less). One of the most desirable of the pole beans. It com- A fine ornamental vine, bearing 
_ pines attractive appearance with productiveness, and for qual- large sprays of bright scarlet pea- KING OF THE GARDEN. A vigor- 
ity it is unsurpassed. Straight, round, silvery-green pods, 6 to like flowers,and an abundance of : ous grower, requiring but two vines 
- § inches long, fieshy, entirely stringless, fiberless, and tender. edible beans. Used both for shell to each pole. Begins flowering early, 
The beans, being white, are also fine for winter use. and snap beans. Yard Long at the bottom_of the pole, producing 
a AGS oe ‘ a continuous bloom and fruitage 

throughout the season. Pods are large 
and beans are of excellent quality, 
well-formed and mammoth in size. 
SIEVA OR CAROLINA (‘‘Butter 
Bean’’). A climbing variety similar to 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. Begins bear- 
ing very early and continues to pro- 
duce until frost; very productive; ex- 
cellent quality. Should be extensively 
grown because of its hardiness, earli- 
ness and long bearing season. One 
pint of this variety will plant about 
125 poles. 

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PRICES 


Burgess’ Everbearing Kentucky Wonder| $0.10 $0.25 $0.40 $0.75 $1.45 $1.50 | $2.90 $6.75 |$25.00 
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Kentucky ee AON Pe 10 | -26 42 -80 1.50 1.55 3.00 7.00 26.00 
King of the Ga ee -10 -24 -38 -71 1.37 1.45 2.80 6.50 24.00 
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Sieva or Carolina (“B 3 10 - 24 ! 38 -71 1.37 1.40 2.70 6.25 | 23.00 
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