
Bean 
Sure Crop 
Stringless 
Wax 

{Two pounds will seed 100 ft. row. Should 
be planted in warm, dry, well prepared 
soil after danger of frost is past, 2 +in. 
deep in drills, 30 in. between rows. Cul- 
tivate frequently until blossom form and 
plant at two-week intervals for continu- 
ous crop. Frequent picking insures long 
crop. Spray with Red Arrow or Rotenone 
Sulphur to protect against Mexican 
Bean Beetle insects. 
BUSH—GREEN POD 
Stringless Black Valentine (A.M., A.A.S., 
'88) (Matures in 49 days). Dark green, 
oval pods, 6 in. to 6% in. long, strictly 
stringless; fine quality and flavor, pro- 
lific bearer and good shipper. 
Pkt. 15¢c; % lb. 25c; Ib. 50c 
Bountiful (49 days). Exceedingly popu- 
lar; light green variety; stringless, 6 in 
to 6% in., flat, green pods of good qual- 
ity; prolific. Pkt. 15c; % Ib. 25e; lb. 50c 
Giant Stringless Green Pod (54 days). 
Mavorite stringless and brittle, snap 
bean; round, meaty, broad, 6 in. to 6% 
in. pod, excellent garden, shipping and 
canning sort; prolific bearer. 
Pkt. 15¢c; % lb. 25c; lb. 50c 
Keystonian (H.M., A.A.S., 1943). Has 
the tenderness and superior quality of 
Tendergreen and the productiveness of 
Burpee Stringless. It is entirely string- 
less, fiberless, round, meaty, straight 
pods. Dependable producer, bearing beans 
longer than any other sort. 
Pkt. 25c; % lb. 45c; lb. 85c 
Masterpiece (Imported) (53 days). At- 
tractive dark green, 7 in. to 8 in., flat 
pod, fine for greenhouse or garden use. 
Pkt. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. T5c 
PLENTIFUL (B.M., A.A.S., 1939). (50 
days) Black seeded cross of Bountiful 
and Surecrop Wax. Plants strong and 
productive, pods flat, light green, fairly 
straight, stringless and of good quality. 
Pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 50c 
Refugee Stringless (70 days). Improve- 
ment over the old Refugee 1,000 to 1; 
heavily productive; round, silvery green, 
5 in. to 5% in. pods, absolutely string- 
less and brittle; ideal late garden and 
canning variety. 
Pkt. 15¢c; % Ib. 25c; 1b. 50c 
Streamliner (50 days). Tender, fiat, 
stringless pods average 8 to 10 in., quite 
tree from fibre. Equals The Prince in 
yield and size of pod. 
Pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 50c 
Tendergreen (54 days). A fine quality, 
stringless, round, 6 in. pod, fleshy and 
dark green. Pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 50c 
The Prince (54 days). Perhaps the fin- 
est greenhouse forcing and early garden 
sort as well as for exhibition purposes; 
flat, straight pods, 10 in. to 12 in. long. 
Bxceedingly heavy cropper, of excellent 
flavor and stringless when young. 
¥Y% lb. 40c; lb. T5c 
Mii ( 
plenus: full, doubleness 
BURNETT-SEEDSMEN 7. 
pinnate: wing-like 
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Boans.-Strng., Lima-Pole, Bush 
Baby Fordhook (S.M., A.A.S., 740) (65 
days). New Fordhook flavored cross of 
the Henderson and Potato Lima types; 
a prolific, early, sturdy baby lima; he iHo) 
3% in. pods, containing 3 to 4 thick, 
bright green, tasty buttery bean. 
Burpee’s Improved (75 days). Vigorous 
and productive, large, flat, 5 in. to 6 in. 
pods containing 4 to 5 plump beans. 
Fordhook (75 days). Popular large 
seeded potato lima, 4 in. to 4% in., 
straight, thick pod with 3 or 4 beans. 
Green shell bean. 
Henderson’s (65 days). The baby lima; 
flat, 3 to 3% in. pods, containing 3 to 4 
excellently flavored beans. 
Cangreen (H.M., A.A.S., 1942). Green 
seeded Henderson type. Stronger, slightly 
larger seeded and more prolific grower 
than Henderson; cans and cooks green. 
New Wonder (75 days). Slightly earlier 
than Burpee’s, heavily productive, with 
pods 4 in. to 4% in. long, broad and flat. 
Price on any above: : 
Pkt. 15c; % lb. 30ce; Ib. 55c 
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STOP LIMAS DAMPING-OFF 
by dusting beans with Spergon, the 
non-poisonous disinfectant. It forms 
a protective coating against soil fungi; 
also good for other seeds. 
5 oz. $1.00 
q 
Bean Fordhook Lima 

LIMA BEANS—POLE 
One pound of seed will sow 100 hills. 
After danger of frost is gone sow 4 to 6 
seeds around poles of 8 ft. to 10ft. high, 
placed 48 in. apart. 
Challenger (92 days). Vigorous and pro- 
lific, thick, potato lima with straight, 
smooth 3% in. to 4 in. pod containing 
5 beans of excellent quality and flavor. 
King of the Garden Large Podded (88 
days). Vigorous and dependably produc- 
tive; improved strain of large white 
lima. Large 6% in. pods contain 4 to 5) 
beans. 
Leviathan (79 days). The earliest large 
seeded pole lima; prolific, 5 in. to 5% in. 
pods contain 5 to 6 large, flat beans. 
Sunnybrook. Excellent early variety, pro- 
fusion of deep green pods, containing 4 
to 5 beans, throughout the season. 
Price on any above: 
Pkt. 15¢;°% lb. 30c; lb. 55c 
plumarius: plumed 
POLE STRING 
Decatur (S.M., A.A.S., 1942) (65 days). 
Very productive and stringless, 6% in. 
round pods are disease resistant; dark 
green. Pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 50c 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead (65 
days). The best known green pole bean 
for home, market or canning; round, 
pods 8 in., curved and meaty; very brittle 
and fiberless. Strong, hardy climber and 
prolific bearer. 
Pkt. 15¢c; % lb. 25c; Ib. 50c 
Boots 
One ounce of seed will sow 50 ft. row. 
Sow seed in drills % in. to 1 in. deep 
and 18 in. between the rows as soon as 
ground can be worked, in well cultivated 
soil, preferably sandy loam. Thin to 
about 4 in. apart when 38 in. tall and 
make successive plantings at 2 or 3 
week intervals to obtain continuous crop 
until late Fall. Beets are tenderest when 
picked young. Fertilize with Potash. 
Crosby’s Egyptian (60 days). Extra 
early, dark red variety, globular in shape 
with small tap roots; tender, sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % 1b. 90e 
Detroit Dark Red (68 days). Outstand- 
ing for garden and canning; deep ox- 
blood red, smooth, globular, sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % 1b. $1.00 
Early Wonder (58 days). Valuable early 
sort, also used for Fall planting; semi- 
globular, blood red, tender, good quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. $1.00 
Dark Red Egyptian, Extra Early (60 
days). Very early and forcing variety; 
medium dark red, flattish roots. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 lb. $1.00 
Perfected Detroit (A.M., A.A.S., ’34) (68 
days). Most popular mid-season sort; 
adapted for garden and canning use; 
flesh dark red. 
Pkt. 15c: oz. 35c; %4 Vb. $1.15 
Winter Keeper. Exceptionally good keep- 
ing variety; large solid globe shaped, 
with short, thick, tapering roots of fine 
quality and flavor, retained even through 
Winter storage. 
Pkt. lic; 02. 50c; %4 Ib. $1.50 
MANGEL BEET—(See Page 34) 

PROTECT WINDOWS, FLATS, 
BENCHES, Etc. AGAINST TERMITES 
& ROT WITH DE-K-PRUF (see page 5) 


Beet Perfected Detroit 
MMMM MMO UUM ULM UOMO UOMO NTU 
plumosus: feathery 
polyanthus: many flowered 
New York 7, N. Y. 
