
Two pounds 
will seed 100 
foot 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. Culti- 
vate fre- 
quently until 
blossom form 
and plant at 
two - week 
intervals for 
continuous 
crop. Fre- 
quent pick- 
ing insures 
long crop. 
Spray with 
Red Arrow 
or Rotenone 
Sulphur to 
Protect 
against Mex- 
ican Bean 
Beetle in- 
sects. 

BUSH—GREEN POD 
Stringless Black Valentine (A.M., A.A.S., 
'33) (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. 
Bountiful (49 days). Exceedingly popu- 
lar; light green variety; stringless, 6 in 
to 6% in., flat, green pods of good qual- 
ity; prolific. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod (54 days). 
Favorite stringless and brittle, snap 
bean; round, meaty, broad, 6 in. to 6% 
in. pod, excellent garden, shipping and 
canning sort; prolific bearer. 
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. 
Longreen (H.M., A.A.S., 46) (52 days). 
Long, near straight, rounded pods; re- 
cent improvement over Gt. Stringless. 
Pkt. 20c; % lb. 40c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.50 
Masterpiece (Imported) (53 days). At- 
tractive dark green, 7 in. to 8 in., flat 
pod, fine for greenhouse or garden use. 
1 lb. 40c; lb. 75ce; 5 Ibs, $3.50 
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. 
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. 
Streamliner (50 days). Tender, fiat, 
stringless pods average 8 to 10 in., quite 
free from fibre. Equals The Prince in 
yield and size of pod. 
Lima Beans — Bush 
Baby Fordhook (S.M., A.A.S., ’40) (65 
days). New Fordhook flavored cross of 
the Henderson and Potato Lima types; 
a prolific, early, sturdy baby lima; 8 to 
34% 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. 
Fordhook 242 (75 days). Improved Ford- 
hook type, heavier yielder; an All 
América Winner, 
Pkt. 20c; % lb. 40c; Ib. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.50 
The baby lima; 
Henderson’s (65 days). 
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. 
Peerless (H.M., A.A.S., ’48) (72 days). 
Exceedingly heavy cropper from base 
up, uniform in size and shape; larger 
than Henderson, with relative Fordhook 
thickness and quality. 
Pkt. 25c; % Ib. 40c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.60 
DPODALALAPD POV VG VON 
Prices on all Limas. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% lb. 35c; lb. 65c; 5 Ibs. $3.00 
except where noted. 

A ise 
Bean Fordhook Lima 

Supergreen (B.M., A.A.S., ’48) (70 days). 
This sensational new snapbean brings 
supreme table quality, along with heavy 
main crop yield, to the garden. Appe- 
tizing long, slender, round pods are mo- 
saic resistant and entirely stringless. 
Pkt. 20¢; 4% Ib. 40c; Ib. 75e; 5 Ibs. $3.50 
Tendergreen (54 days). A fine quality, 
stringless, round, 6 in. pod, fleshy and 
dark green. 
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. 
Exceedingly heavy cropper, of excellent 
flavor and stringless when young. 
1 Ib. 45c; Ib. 80c; 5 lbs. $8.75 
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Prices on all Bush Green Beans 
Pkt. lbe; % lb. 35c; Ib. 60c; 
5 lbs. $2.85—except where noted. 
Pole Lima 
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. 
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Prices on all Limas. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 Ib. 35c; lb. -65¢es sb ipsaess00 
except where noted 
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 3 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. 85c; 1% Ib. $1.00 
Detroit Dark Red (68 days). Outstand- 
ing for garden and canning; deep ox- 
blood red, smooth, globular, sweet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 85c; 14 Ib. $1.00 
Early Wonder (58 days). Valuable early 
sort, also used for Fall planting; semi- 
globular, blood red, tender, good quality. 
Pkt. 10c: oz. 35¢c72 he Sie00 
Dark Red Egyptian, Extra Early (60 
days). Very early and forcing variety; 
medium dark red, flattish roots. 
Pkt. 10c3 oz. 3bes i4alpesis00 
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: 15¢; oz. 40034 ibeesdees 
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. 15c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50 
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plumosus: feathery 
polyanthus: many flowered 
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