VEGETABLE SEEDS of Exhibition Quality 
Vitamin-filled Snap Beans 
¥ lb. equals about 1% pint; 1 Ib. equals about | pint; 2 Ibs. equal about 1 quart; 15 Ibs. equal about 1 peck. 
BY ALL MEANS GROW BEANS, your most 
important garden crop. Years ago we called them 
‘String Beans,”’ but from the modern varieties de- 
scribed here the strings have nearly all been bred 
out, so there is very little topping, tailing, and 
stringing to be done to them in the kitchen. 
Popular because they are foolproof, and so prof- 
itable. Growing almost anywhere, they will give 
their highest yield on a good, well-drained sandy 
loam. In order to have a continuous supply, sow 
a 10- to 25-foot row every two weeks, starting 
around May 1 and continuing until August 10. 
Frost kills the Bean plant, except Broad or Fava 
Beans, so do not start until all danger of frost is 
over and don’t be surprised if an unexpected early 
autumn frost kills your last planting. 
Green-Pod Bush Beans 
Yield in from 8 to 10 weeks 
Longreen. New. Winner for 1946 of the 
All-America Seed Trials. Pods are 1 inch 
longer than other modern sorts; they are 
round in section, meaty, and with no fiber 
or strings; their flavor is the best. The 
large plant seems hardier and a more cer- 
tain cropper. Pkt. 20 cts., %Ib. 40 Cts, 
Ib. 75 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Keystonian. »% Winner of the All-America 
Award for 1944 as the best all-purpose 
Bean to date. Tests prove it to be the ideal 
variety for home use, canning, freezing, 
shipping and market gardening. The pods 
are long, straight, stringless, fiberless, dark 
green and of delicious quality. Beans are 
ready to pick in 8 weeks. Pkt. 20 cts:, 
Yelb. 35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 

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The longer-podded Longreen Bean 



GREEN-POD BUSH BEANS, 
continued 
Streamliner. Robust, and resists cool 
weather; the abundant, flattish pods aver- 
age 7 inches in length, are stringless and 
good. You may let the seeds ripen: they 
are white and make excellent Shell Beans. 
Pkt. 20 cts.,14Ib. 35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
Plentiful. Similar to Bountiful, but the 
Beans are thicker, longer, straighter, and 
darker in color. They are also more nearly 
stringless, and of wonderful flavor. Ma- 
tures in 50 days and is resistant to rust. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 14lb. 35 cts., Ib. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. 
$2.75. 
Tendergreen. * Handsome, 6-inch, round- 
podded Beans, without strings and of 
melting flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., %lb. 35 Cts: 
Ib. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Bountiful. Very prolific and a continuous 
bearer. It is tender, of delicious flavor, and 
stringless if the flat pods are gathered when 
no more than 414 inches Jong. Bountiful 
is resistant to rust. Pkt. 15 cts., Yolb. 35 
cts., Ib. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Stringless Green-Pod. Splendid  first- 
early round-podded Bush Bean. Entirely 
stringless; averages 5 inches long and is 
slightly curved. 14lb. 30 cts., Ib. 55 cts., 
5 Ibs. $2.50. 
Giant Stringless Green-Pod. % Favorite 
market variety. Pods are an inch longer 
than Stringless Green-Pod. Ib. 30 Cts.5 
Ib. 55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
Stringless Black Valentine. % A heavy 
yielder of stringless, green, pencil-shaped, 
thick, meaty Beans of finest flavor. Pkt. 
10 cts., 14Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Dwarf Horticultural. Pods medium length, 
slightly curved, and when nearly developed 
are splashed with bright red on yellow. 
he green-shelled Beans are fine flavored. 
Yelb. 35 cts., Ib. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.75, 
Wax-Pod Bush Beans. 
Sure-Crop Stringless. Large plant with a 
strong, thick stem, standing up well during 
stormy weather. Bears an abundance of 
large, handsome, golden yellow pods which 
are quite stringless. Sure-Crop is resistant 
to rust. Pkt. 15 cts., M4Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 55 cts., 
5 Ibs: $2.50. 
Brittle Wax. % The earliest Wax Bean; also 
a great cropper. The bushes are hardy, 
while the pods are fleshy and entirely 
stringless. They are of fine flavor, round 
and solid, tender, brittle and entirely 
stringless. The ripened seeds make ex- 
cellent Shell Beans. Pkt. 15 cts., Ib. 
35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
Black Wax. % Round pods; early; good. Pkt. 
15 cts., 44 Ib. 30 cts., Ib. 55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 



Refugee Beans for Eating 
Fresh or for Canning 
Sow in summer for late crop 
Stringless Refugee. * A very heavy crop- 
ersnits flavor Is wonderful and it is abso- 
utely stringless. Valuable for immediate 
use, for pickling or for canning. |b. 
30 cts., Ib. 55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 


A 25-foot row should yield 25 pounds 
or more of Beans (pods). They supply 
vitamins A and G; also phosphorus 
and copper. 




BEANS ARE EASY TO GROW 
Allow 1 pound of seed to each 100 feet of row. 
Place the seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in drills and 
about 2 inches deep. The rows should be about 
11 feet apart. Cultivate frequently around your 
Beans, but always when plants Gree are dry. 
Keep the soil slightly hilled as the plants grow, to 
insure good drainage and to keep the Beans from 
touching the ground. Thin so that Bean plants 
stand 4 or 5 inches apart. Most Beans should be 
picked when about 5 inches long. Frequent pickings 
Insure a more prolonged bearing season. Avoid 
jerking the plant as this frequently disturbs young 
feeding-roots, Use the fingernails to sever the stems, 
Do not pick when bushes are wet. 
Follow-up Crops 
For succession cropping, Beans may follow, or be 
followed by lettuce, turnips, beets, cabbage, onion 
sets, etc. 
Bean Beetle 
Read about the Mexican Bean Beetle on the next 
page. This pest also attacks Snap Beans, and the 
control measures discussed there should be taken. 
Beans may be Dried 
If Beans are coming along quicker than cooking 
and canning can take care of t em, let some of the 
pods ripen on the plants. All these kinds may be 
dried in this way for winter food, but the Beans for 
baked beans, on the next page, are to be preferred 
when you grow them especially for this purpose. 
A Quick Crop 
Snap Beans begin to yield about 8 weeks after 
sowing. 
* Kinds so marked suitable for Quick Freezing 
Yield in from 8 to 10 weeks 
Golden Wax. A good Bean with flat-section 
pods; these are large, devoid of strings, 
tender and of excellent flavor. An old- 
time reliable variety. 1%4lb. 30 cts., Ib. 
55 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
AS SURE AS SHOOTING 
Food will be scarce in 1947, and again prices 
will be high. ; 
You are fortunate if you have the opportunity 
to grow your own, and the quantity of delicious 
vegetables, berries, apples, pears and peaches 
that you can grow in even a small garden may 
surprise you; and they will be fresher and finer 
than those you buy. The simplicity of their 
production may surprise you too. Lad 
Garden for Food, Health and Good Living. 


COLLECTIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 
GARDEN FULL COLLECTION A. For from 500 to 1000 squitt. 
Fifteen packets: one each of Bountiful Bush and Fordhook 242 Lima 
Beans, Detroit Beet, Italian Market Broccoli, Rubicore Carrot, 
Bantam Corn, Staysgreen Cucumber, Boston Lettuce, Champion 
Radish, Savoy Spinach, 
Straightneck Squash, Green Lyon Swiss Chard and Purple-Top 
Parsley, Little Marvel Peas, Globe 
Turnip. Value $2.15, for $1.75, postpaid. 
EARLY SEEDING COLLECTION D. For sowing indoors in late 
Five packets: one each of Jersey Wakefield Cabbage, 
Golden Plume Celery, New York Spineless Eggplant, Worldbeater 
winter. 
Pepper, and Marglobe Tomato. Value 80 cts., for 65 cts., postpaid. 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 
PLAY SAFE by using LEGUME-AID. Enough nitrogen-fixing bacteria to treat 
up to 5 pounds of Beans, 10 cts.; up to 1 bus. each, Peas and Beans, 50 cts. 
Prepared before our spring rush, 
these save you money—time also 
SUBURBAN COLLECTION B. For from 1000 to 2500 sq. ft. 
Fifteen items, varieties the same as Collection A, 
them in larger quantity; one ounce each Beet, Carrot, Lettuce, 
Radish, Spinach, Swiss Chard and Turnip; 
pound each Beans (two kinds) and Peas. : ) 
Cucumber, Parsley, and Squash. Value $5.60, for $4.50, postpaid. 
SUPERIOR VARIETIES COLLECTION E. Novel; 
licious, many are highly resistant to plant diseases. See page 2. 
Eight packets, value $2.35, for $2, postpaid. 
Full-size packets; same High Quality as all our 
but eleven of 
half-pound Corn; 
Packet each Broccoli, 
more de- 
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