Ret 
_cidedly crease-backed, 
POLE SNAP BEANS 
37. WHITE SEEDED KENTUCKY 
WONDER. (Burger’s Stringless.) (64 days.) 
Plant meaium and a good climber, 4 to 5 feet 
tall. Pods 6% to 7 inches, silvery green, ten- 
der, fleshy, Stringless and fiberless and of good 
quality. Seeds oval-flat, white. Used as snap 
beans or for dry shelled purposes, Fkt., 10c; ¥% 
ieecoes 1b.) -45¢s 2 lbs., 80ec: 5 Ibs., $1.70 
postpaid. : 
*384%,. KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. 
(68 days.) The earliest of all the pole wax sorts. 
The pods are flat, 7 to 8 inches long, thick, de- 
: very fleshy; brittle and 
somewhat stringy. Very attractive and of fair 
quality. Color, light yellow. Seeds light choco- 
late brown. Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 35c; Ib., 60c; 2 
Ibs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $2.30, postpaid. 
10. ASPARAGUS OR YARD LONG. 
This variety is a native of South America. Habit 
of growtk is quite similar to Kentucky Wonder 
“Bean. Pods broad, oval, light green, fleshy, ten- 
der and fiberless; of good quality containing 7 
to 8 beans. Pods average in length from 18 to 
30 inches. This is a fine novelty to grow in your 
garden. Seeds reddish brown with black circle 
around the eye. Pkt., 10c; 4% lb., 35c, postpaid. 
*38. KENTUCKY WONDER. (65 days.) 
(Old Homestead.) The vines are very vigorous 
and productive, and bear large clusters of big, 
round pods, about 9 or 10 inches long, curved. 
tender, very fleshy and of fine quality. Seeds 
buff brown. PkKt., 10c; Y, Ib., 25c; Ib., 45c; 2 
Tbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid, 
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OLDS’ LIMA BEANS 
*34. BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH. 
(75 days.) Both beans and pods are larger than 
in the old Burpee’s Bush Limas, usually averag- 
ing one more bean to the pod. Also earlier. The 
bush Is vigorous in growth and has a_ heavy 
foliage. Pods are uniform in size, with an aver- 
age of five beans to a pod. Beans are large, 
thin skinned and of fine flavor. The pods are 
borne in clusters. Pkt., 10c; 4% Ib., 30c; Ih., 
50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $1.90, postpaid. 
33. FORD’S MAM- 
(85 days.) The 
la gest podded, finest 
flavored and most pro- 
ductive Pole Lima 
Bean. The pods average 
8 inches in length, with 
from 5 to 7 beans in a 
pod, excellent either 
green or dry. The vines 
grow vigorously, set the 
beans early, and _ con- 
tinue to bear until frost. 
Y |b., 35c; 
2 Ibs., $1.00; 
$2.10, postpaid, 
*30,. DREER’S 
POLE or CHALLEN- 
GER. (80 days.) This 
variety of Lima is desir- 
able on account of earli- 


































ness and productiveness. 
The plants are vigorous 
and covered with large 
pods, measuring 3% to 4 
inches long with pods well 
filled and 4 to 5 beans in 
each pod. Beans are oval 
in shape, thick, sweet and 
succulent, Pkt., 10c; % 
ibs o0ce eb. a0cs) 2° lbs. 
90c; 5 lbs., $1.90, post- 
paid. 
389. SCARLET RUN- 
NER POLE. (90 days.) 
A pole bean that is really 
a climbing bean and very 
ornamental. The blossoms 
are scarlet, the pods a 
beautiful green, shading 
to wine color when ripe. 
The large showy leaves 
are about the same color. 
Seed reddish 
brown, mottled 
black, Planted 
mostly for  orna- 
mental purposes but 
beans are good to 
eat, both as snap 
and shelled beans. 
Burpee’s Improved 
Bush Lima. 
Note: Plant Limas with the eyes down and 
in a warm location. Do not plant until the soil 
is thoroughly warm. Lima Beans should be har- 
vested while they are still green. Varieties 
marked ¥ are recommended for freezing. 


Baby Potato Bush Lima. 
*29. BABY POTATO BUSH. (70 days.) 
A prolific bush lima bean originated as a field 
cross between Henderson’s Bush Lima and one 
of the Potato Lima types. In vine character and 
general appearance of pods is similar to Hender- 
son’s Bush and can be handled by the same 
cultural methods. The seeds are small but thick, 
of bright green color when fresh, and similar 
in flavor to Fordhook, A thriftier and more 
robust plant than Henderson’s Bush, averaging 
3.8 seeds per pod in trials. Admirably adapted 
not only for produce markets but also for can- 
ning and quick freezing. All-America Silver 
Medal Winner. Pkt., 10c; Y2 1b., 25c; Ib., 45c; 
2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid. 
*31. HENDERSON’S BUSH. (Baby 
Lima or Butter Bean.) (65 days.) The bush is 
not large, but the variety is earlier than any 
other Bush Lima, except the new Early Market 
Bush. Pods are small containing 3 or 4 small 
flat, white beans of good quality. A popular 
variety with canners. It is like the Golden Ban- 
tam Corn in that it is small, early and very 
good, We recommend this variety of Lima for 
the home garden. Pkt., 10c; Ye Ib., 25c; Ib., 45c¢5 
2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid, 
*344%4. FORDHOOK BUSH. (75 days.) 
An improved yariety with plants growing erect 
and bearing well above the ground, Pods are 
medium green in color; 4 to 5 inches long, and 
produced in large clusters; they contain from 
8 to 5 large beans of fine quality. The beans 
are white, with greenish tinge, thick and meaty. 
Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 5 
Ibs., $1.90, postpaid, 
*27. U. S. NO. 242 FORDHOOK. (72 
days.) A superior type of Fordhook Lima for the 
North. See page 2 for prices and description. 
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VEGETABLE SOY BEAN 
5. MENDOTA. (83 days.) Vegetable soy 
beans differ from the field varieties just like 
sweet corn differs from field corn. They are 
more tender, cook quicker and have a finer tex- 
ture and flavor. This new blight resistant variety 
was introduced by Prof. O. B. Combs of the 
Wisconsin College of Agriculture. It is without 
exception the finest of the vegetable type soy 
beans. The bean is medium in size, cream color 
without the unsightly black eye and just the 
right size for canning and freezing, It is an 
early, heavy yielder and almost entirely free 
from blight. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; Y Ib., 25c; 
Ib., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 
FIELD BEANS 
4, MICHELITE NAVY. A new strain of 
Navy Beans. Very uniform in maturing and 
growers state they hardly need hand picking. 
Very heavy producer. PkKt., 10c; % lb., 25c; Ihb., 
45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid, 
35. DARK RED KIDNEY. The popular 
bean used in soups, salads, and chili. Our strain 
is) the dark red: 4 lb. 30c3 Ib., 50cs)2 Ibs.; 
90c; 5 Ibs., $1.90, postpaid. 
7C, ALL SEASON BEAN COL- 
LECTION. Each collection consists of the 
following varieties: 
Green Pod, No. 
No. 16 Giant Stringless 
24 Pencil Pod Black Wax, 
and No. 38 Kentucky Wonder Pole. One pkt. 
of each of the 3, 20c; \% Ib. of each of the 
3, 60c, postpaid. 

Green Seeded Henderson Baby Lima Bean. 
28. GREEN SEEDED HENDERSON 
or CLARK’S BUSH. (65 days.) This bean 
resembles in every way the Henderson’s Bush 
or Butter-bean so popular with the northern 
gardeners. Its chief value and recommendation 
is its freedom from white beans. It is green at 
all picking stages. Pods measure about 2% 
inches by % inch. Contains 8 to 4 delicious 
oval beans. Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 25c; Ib., 45c; 
2 lbs., 80c; 5 Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 

Early Market Bush Lima. 
82. EARLY MARKET BUSH. (65 days.) 
A dwarf large lima similar to Burpee’s Bush in 
appearance and growing habits, but outstanding 
in its earliness of maturity and ability to set 
under adverse growing conditions. It is a full 
two weeks ahead of Fordhook and does well 
under our northern growing conditions. Seed 
at maturity is very uniform in size of a bright 
green color. Pods bear three beans each of re- 
markable uniformity. A heavy yielder of excel- 
lent quality beans. Pkt., 10c; ¥% Ib., 30c; Ihb., 
50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 Ibs., $1.90, postpaid, 
