BEANS FOR YOUR GARDEN 
A very popular and worthy home garden vegetable which gives quick results after planting— 
Beans on the table in six weeks. Sow in spring and early summer, in warm soil, in rows 2 fee! 
apart, seed two to three inches apart in the row; or in hills 12 inches apart, 3 to 4 Beans to 
hill. For a continuous supply of Beans, make additional sowings every two weeks. In this part of 
the country you can plant Beans until the first of July. 
One package of Wax- or Green-Podded Beans will plant 25 feet of row; 1 pound 200 feet. 
WAX PODDED BUSH BEANS 
* Brittle Wax. Round Pod Kidney Wax. Splen- 
did for the home garden as well as for canning. 
Round, smooth, slightly curved, light yellow 
pods 6 inches long, fleshy, brittle and of the 
highest quality. There is no trace of string or 
fiber at any stage of growth. The kidney- 
shaped seed is white, marked with black near 
the eye. Matures in 58 days. 
Pkg. 15¢7 Ye Ib. 30c;' Ib, 50c¢; 5 Ibs. $2.10 
Unrivaled Wax. The very earliest Wax Bean 
for the garden. Bears wonderfully heavy crops 
of clear yellow, 6-inch beans, flat but fleshy, 
brittle, stringless and remain tender over a long 
period. The plant is medium large, thrifty and 
resistant to disease. Seeds are yellowish brown. 
Matures in 52 days. 
PRkg: Ii5c; 12) Ibs 30cn Ibs 50¢; 5 Ibs $2510 
All-America Bronze 
PUREGOL Medal Winner, 1948. 
The low growing, thrifty, heavy bearing plant 
is resistant to Bean mosaic and produces quan- 
tities of 6-inch long, slim, round, golden yel- 
low Beans that are absolutely stringless and 
of splendid flavor and quality. Mature in 55 
days which is slightly earlier than Brittle Wax. 
Pkgs ibe) 1p Ibesacs Ibs G5ce7so0lbsa1$2.65 
LIMA BEANS 
* Pencil-Pod Black Wax. Best Round-Pod 
Wax Bean. The pods are about 7 inches long, 
round and very fleshy. This splendid Bean is 
absolutely stringless at all stages of growth, 
always brittle, fine grained and tender. In 
quality it is. unexcelled. The plant is strong 
growing and bears abundantly. Seeds are black. 
Matures in 55 davs. 
Pkg. 15c; VY Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 5 Ibs. $2.10 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. Best Flat-Pod 
Wax Bean. It is a thick-stemmed, medium- 
sized grower that holds its pods up from the 
ground and protects them from dampness and 
dirt. Bears large, handsome, flat, golden yel- 
low pods of excellent quality, in great abun- 
dance. Grown extensively for market. Matures 
in 54 days. 
Pkg Oca Ib. 25¢; Iby 45¢;)5 Ibs. $2:00 
Top Notch Golden Wax. Greatly Improved 
Golden Wax. Straight, clear golden yellow, 
broad, flat pods, 5 to 5’ inches long, brittle, 
high quality and absolutely stringless. The 
plants are compact, erect growing and mature 
the Beans very early. The seed is white, with a 
small, brown eye. This is a splendid early home 
garden Wax Bean. 52 days. 
Pkg: Oc= Va Ib: 25c™ Ib: 45¢" 5) ‘Ibs: $2:00 
Always plant Lima Beans with the eye down, 
6 inches apart, one inch deep, and not until 
the ground is warm. Do not brush against 
Bean foliage when it is wet. It pays to give 
Lima Beans plenty of room to grow in. 
Pkg. plants row 20 ft.; Ib. 150 ft. 
TENDER AND 
STRINGLESS 
POLE BEANS 
One of our customers had very good luck 
by planting a row of Russian Giant Sun- 
flower in hills about 2 feet apart and grow- 
ing Kentucky Pole Beans on them. Both 
can be planted together, as the Sunflower 
will keep ahead of the Beans. 
* Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 
The best early green-podded Pole Bean for 
home or market garden. Vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Pods 9 to 10 inches long, of fine 
quality, very fleshy, saddle-backed and 
stringless when young. Matures in 63 days. 
The seed is brown. 
Pkai lise. 5 lbss0ca lbs s5e7 > Ibs) $2515 
x Kentucky Wonder Wax. The best Pole 
Wax Bean for northern planting. Similar in 
habit of growth to Kentucky Wonder Green 
Pod and bears as early, or when as high as 
the average Bush Bean. Pods are golden 
yellow, deliciously flavored and so fleshy 
that often the thickness survasses the width. 
Pkg. 15c; VY Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 5 Ibs. $2.15 
Scarlet Rummer. Bears large sprays of 
brilliant scarlet flowers and is valuable not 
only for ornamental purposes but for its 
food value as well. The 8-inch pods are 
very good to eat when young. 
Pkg. 15¢; % Ib. 35c; Ib. 65c 
* Scotia. Long, round pods of excellent 
quality; fleshy, brittle and tender. Matures 
in about 73 davs. 
Pkg. 10c; Ym Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 5 Ibs. $2.05 
xPOLE LIMA, King of the Garden. We 
think that this is the best Pole Lima; 
heavily productive, bearing straight pods 6 
inches long, containing 4 to 5 large, thick, 
flat white Beans of very excellent quality. 
Pkg. 15c; Y Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 5 Ibs. $2.25 

xFordhook US242. All-America Bronze Medal Winner, 
1945. Nearly straight pods, uniform in size and shape, 
filled to overflowing with three and four very plump Beans 
of the highest quality. The large, vigorous plants are better 
yielders, especially for early picking than the old Fordhook 
and hold their fine form and size throughout the whole 
season. We have discontinued the old Fordhook as this 
new variety is so much better in every way. is 
Pkae 567 1) Ibe 35¢) Ib60c- a albsa 52525 
«Henderson Bush. The “Baby” Lima Bean. Both pods and 
Beans are small but are produced in large quantities. Con- 
tinuous bearers. A small patch will keep a family supplied 
with delicious Limas all season. The quality is very good. 
Pkg. 10c; Y2 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 5 Ibs. $2.05 
Early Market. All-America Bronze Medal 
Winner. Earliest large-podded Bush Lima. 
Developed by the U. S. D. A. at Beltsville, Md., 
and a great improvement on Burpee’s Bush ? 
Lima. It matures a week before Fordhook, ; : \ 
bears quantities of fresh green colored pods ; ee 
containing 3 to 4 large, flattened Beans of top 
quality and flavor. This is a mighty good Bean 
for either garden or market. 
Pkg. 10c; Y Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 5 Ibs. $2.05 
«Baby Fordhook. Splendid small, thick Bean 
of the highest quality, especially adapted to 
freezing and canning for the commercial grower 
and the home gardener. The pods are nearly 3 
inches long, thick, contain 3 or 4 beans and are 
borne on compact plants in a very heavy crop. 
We recommend this ‘‘Baby Lima’ to every gar- 
dener. It’s a really splendid small, thick, ‘’Po- 
tato’’ Lima Bean. 
Pkg. 10c; VY Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 5 Ibs. $2.05 
SHELL BEANS 
FOR SOUP OR BAKING 
Seneca Horticultural. A new Horticultural 
or Cranberry Bean. Long, thick, flat, light 
green pods splashed with carmine when ma- 
ture. The Beans are light buff in color, heavily 
splashed with crimson. 
Pkg. 15c; Ya Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 5 Ibs. $2.15 
Robust Pea or Improved Navy. Small, white. 
Pkg. 10c; Y% Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 5 Ibs. $1.75 
White Kidney. Dwarf, hardy plants. Pods 6 
inches, filled with large, kidney-shaped, white 
Beans. Pkg. 10c;1/ Ib. 25c; Ib. 45; 5 Ibs. $2.00 
Broad Lone Pod BEANS 
DELICIOUS GREEN SHELL BEAN 
Also called Faya and Horse Bean. Grown for 
green shell Beans, which are large, broad and 
flat, somewhat resembling Limas, and should 
be used in the same way. Flavor is like Peas. 
Plant grows very large and erect. The pods 
are 9 to 10 inches long, 114 inches wide and 
generally hold six Beans. Plant the seed as 
early as possible, for it takes 100 days to ma- 
ture, and they will not thrive iin midsummer 
heat. A package will make a row about 15 
feet long; % Ib. will sow 50 feet. 
Pkg. 10c; > Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 5 Ibs. $2.10 

For much stronger, healthier plants and 
a much higher yield, treat your Lima Bean 
seed with Spergon. (See page 63.) Two 

ounces will treat just about all the Pea, 
Lima Bean, Squash, Cucumber and Melon 
seed normally used 

This Brittle Wax Bean is very popular both with the 
amateur and professional grower. It has very high 
quality, is entirely stringless, and the seeds are white. 
in a home garden. 
Fordhook US242—All-America 
Bronze Medal Winner, 1945 

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