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Beans—Bush 
SHELL BEANS 
French’s Dwarf Horticul- 
tural (54 days). Plants erect, 
compact and prolific. Pods very 
attractive with heavy splashing 
of deep carmine. A _ popular 
green shell variety for home 
and market gardens. 
Pkt@10c3032. Ibs 30c341b-250e; 
2 Ibs. 90e; 15 Ibs: $5.50. 
Low’s Champion (55 days). 
A superb New England bean 
for gardeners and _ canners. 
Plants erect, producing deep 
green, flat, straight, stringless 
pods of excellent quality. Pkt. 
LOc}a42 Ibe30c= Ib. 50e; -2-Ibs: 
90c; 15 lbs. $5.50. 
Vermont or Old Fash- 
ioned (52 days). A favorite 
shell Bean in Northern New 
England which should be used 
elsewhere. The Beans and pods 
are the largest in any of the 
dwarf types. 
PKU LUG ae lla UC Ibsr 0c; 
2 Ibs. 90c; 15 lbs. $5.50. 
FIELD BEANS 
Maine Pea. Lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 
80c; 15 lbs. $5.25. 
Maine Yellow Eye Improved. 
Tepe 45C ae cet DS ae SUG. Doelbs: 
SOLD. 
Red Kidney. Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 
SUC mL IDS: 0.20: 
White Kidney. Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 
80c; 15 Ibs. $5.25. 

Kentucky Wonder 
Pole Bean 
Beans—Bush 
WAX PODDED 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. (55 
days). Plants large, vigorous 
and productive. Pods, round, 
slightly curved, fleshy, golden 
yellow, absolutely  stringless, 
excellent quality. Adapted for 
early plantings. 
PROLOG: 2e"lb2 25c: Ib. 45e; 
2 Ibs. 80c; 15 Ibs. $5.50. 
Brittle Wax (58 days). An 
outstanding variety for home 
use and canning. Pods attrac- 
tive, medium yellow, slightly 
curved, round, extremely brit- 
tle, fleshy, succulent and 
stringless. 
Pit LUC a am lb moUCw. ID. o0Cs 
2 lbs. 90c; 15 Ibs. $5.50. 
Improved Golden Wax (51 
days). One of the finest va- 
rieties for home garden plant- 
ings. Pods oval, light yellow, 
brittle, stringless and of good 
quality. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 25c; 
lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 15 lbs. $5.50. 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax 
(53 days). A very desirable 
sort. Plants very productive. 
Pods golden yellow, flat, brittle, 
strictly stringless, fine texture 
and quality. 
Pkige LOC see lb 2c. 1b. 45c3 
2 lbs. 80c; 15 lbs. $5.50. 
EDIBLE SOY (Soja) BEANS 
Plant in drills spaced about 
2%, feet apart and cover to a 
depth of about '% inch. 
GIANT GREEN—(77 days). 
The earliest variety. Plants 
short and erect. Beans plump, 
large, oval, green with dark eye 
ring. 14 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
Beans—Pole 
Culture—Plant in hills 4 feet apart, 4 to 5 beans to a hill. 
Poles should be 
firmly set before planting. 
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. 
(65 days). A long, green podded variety, very 
prolific and of fine quality and perfectly 
stringless. 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. (67 days). A 
very vigorous climber, producing long, 7-8 
inches, waxy, yellow, nearly stringless, meaty 
pods. Plants are exceedingly prolific. 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c. 
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. 
(70 days). An old favorite, early and prolific; 
excellent quality either as a snap or shell bean 
or for cooking dry. 
Pita lOG ore Da GUC ai baeoUCt 2elDSaO0G: 
Worcester Horticultural. (30 days). A 
mammoth form of the old-fashioned Horti- 
cultural Shell or Speckled Cranberry Bean. 
The best type of Horticultural Shell Bean. 
Pods heavy, splashed with red, about 7 in. long. 
Pkt. 10c; % lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c. 
