



BEANS 
All Beans weigh 60 pounds per bushel 
If Beans are to be sent by Parcel Post, add 9c per pt.; 
10c per qt.; 17c per Ygpk.; 25c per 
pk.; 77c per bus. This applies to Ist and 2d zones only. Packets sent postpaid. 
Bush, Green-podded 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 feet of drill; 
2 bushels to an acre 
Cutture. Seed should not be planted be- 
fore ground becomes light and warm, in 
favorable seasons usually about the middle 
of April to first of May. The soil should be 
rich and mellow, and the seeds scattered 
about 3 inches apart in drills, and covered 
about 2 inches deep. Successive sowings 
made at intervals of about 2 weeks until 
August 15, will give a plentiful supply of 
Beans all season. About 45 days. Soil C. 
Asgrow Valentine. Its long, practically 
straight, oval pods are of good color and 
texture and are completely stringless. 
Black Valentine. Like ihe above, but the 
pods are round. 
Bountiful. This variety has been known to 
bear 1 bushel of pods per 15-foot row in 
the course of the season. Pods average 
6 inches long by 34 inch wide, are thick 
through, of plcsenan light green color, very 
brittle, and absolutely stringless at all 
stages "of development. 
Burpee’ s Stringless Green-Pod. An ideal 
variety having round, slightly ‘ curved, 
fleshy, and exceedingly tender pods. Ma- 
tures a few days earlier than the Giant sort. 
Dwarf Horticultural or Cherry. This 
broad, long, flat, meaty Bean is very pro- 
ductive, of delicious flavor and absolutely 
stringless. It also makes a good dried 
Bean for winter. 
Full Measure. Heavy, light green foliage. 
Very prolific. Pods 5% to 6 inches long, 
stringless, round, slightly curved, of very 
good quality 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. 
Large, handsome pods of finest quality, 
some fully 6 inches long; very fleshy and 
entirely stringless. Very productive. Spe- 
cially adapted to the home-garden. 
Plentiful. Black-seeded Bountiful. 
Longreen. A new stringless variety. Pods 
are round, straight, dark green, 7 inches 
long. Time to maturity, 56 days. 
Streamliner. Ready to pick in about 50 
days. This tender semi-flat pod Bean, 
averaging 7 to 8 inches long, bears white 
seed. The long pods are _ stringless, 
brittle and deliciously flavored. 
BEANS, BUSH, Green-podded 
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod. . 
Giant ea ere Green-Pod.. AN ee ts 
Bountiful . 
Plentiful. . 
Full Measure. eae 
Asgrow Valentine. . 
Black Valentine... 
New Stringless Green-Pod (Tendergreen) . 
Dwarf Horticultural ATER J 5 aS 
Streamliner. . 
Longreen.. 
BEANS, SHELL 
White Navy Cpaeeee Pea ey 
White Marrowfat. 
Red Kidney Beans.. 
Edible Soy Bean. . 
BEANS, BUSH, Yellow « or Wax- -podded 
Sure- Crop Stringless Wax. : 
Cherokee Wax 
Bountiful . 
Improved Golden Wax............ 0.0... 00-0. 
Round=Pod(hidneygWaxae secon hoe eee ees 
BEANS, POLE LIMA 
Carpinteria. 
Early 
Kine of the Garden. . 
Sieva (Small White Lima).. 
Giant-podded . 
Dreer’s Improved ‘Challenger (Potato Lima)... Ee 



Leviathan. ETT re I ira. Mh lane g 
Green-podded, continued 
New Stringless Green-Pod or Tender- 
green. Fifty-six days from planting to 
eating stage. Pods are 5144 to 6% inches 
Iong, nearly straight, round, absolutely 
stringless and fiberless, fleshy, ‘and smooth. 
Shell Beans for Winter Use 
60 days 
Red Kidney Beans. Bearing 6 to 7-inch, 
flat pods, containing 3 to 6 red kidney- 
shaped Beans. Used almost exclusively 
for baking and soup. 
White Marrowfat. Planted almost exclu- 
sively for winter use, making large white, 
kidney-shaped Beans. 
White Navy or Boston Pea Beans. Yields 
large quantities 0 white Shell Beans which 
are used for baking. 
Bush, Yellow or Wax-podded 
48 days 
Cherokee Wax. A_wax strain of Asgrow 
Black Valentine. It is in the same season 
and has an oval pod and the same rugged- 
ness and productiveness. One of the out- 
standing characteristics of the variety is 
the ease with which the Beans can be 
picked, because it seems that the pods all 
hang on the outside of the plant 
Bountiful Wax. Handsome, long, flat yel- 
low pods. Profuse bearer. 
Improved Golden Wax. Small plants of 
erect growth, bearing flat thick pods about 
5 inches in Jength and of excellent quality. 
An early and reliable variety. 
SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX. This 
is a grand Bean. Absolutely stringless and 
a great rust-resister. Will produce an 
abundance of long, yellow, flat pods. A 
profitable market variety and one of the 
best for the home-garden. 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax. Vines 15 inches 
high. Pods are 5 inches long, round, 
slightly curved, stringless and deep yellow. 
Pkt. Pt. Qt. Vopk. Pk. 
All bus. prices on request (15 Ibs.) 
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WHEN PLANTING SNAP AND LIMA BEANS AND PEAS IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO USE INOCULATING BACTERIA. SEE PAGE 9. 



Giant Stringless Green-Pod Beans 
Pole Lima 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 poles 
Cu.ture. These require poles 8 to 10 feet 
Iong. The Beans should be planted in May 
if the season is suitable. Set poles 4 feet apart 
each way, and plant 4 to 6 Beans, about 
1 inch deep, around each pole. Thin out to 
three plants to a pole. Lima Beans for early 
use may be grown in pots in frames and 
transplanted. About 90 days. Soil C. 
Carpinteria. Bears an abundance of large 
pods filled with plump, thin-skinned, ten- 
der, fine-flavored Beans. 
Dreer’s Improved Challenger or Potato 
Lima. Beans round and thick, of delicious 
flavor, easy to shell. Immense cropper. 
Early Leviathan. The earliest large Pole 
Lima. Very productive. 
King of the Garden. Vigorous grower, 
bearing large pods, 5 to 8 inches long. 
Beans large and of rich flavor. 
GIANT-PODDED. The largest of all Pole 
Limas. Pods are from 7 to 84% inches in 
Iength with a width of 11% to nearly 2 
inches. The Beans are extra large and in- 
variably of superb flavor. Vimes easily at- 
tain a height of from 10 to 12 feet. The 
pods are produced in clusters of from 4 to 8 
until killed by frost. 
Sieva or Small White Lima Butter Bean. 
Early and productive, a great drought 
resister, smaller than regular Limas, but 
juicy and of fine flavor. 
Edible Soy Bean 
Plant May 15, using Nitragin—a 10c pack- 
age is enough for several quarts. 
Use the Beans in their green state; pour 
boiling water over them, then drain off and 
they shell very readily. If dry Beans are 
ene let them stand until the leaves drop. 
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Bansei. This variety has produced excel- 
lent crops in different sections of the 
country. Green or dry, the Beans are de- 
licious, and an excellent source of vitamins 
A, B and G. The plants grow 24 inches 
high, and are covered with pods. They do 
not require support. Beans are ready for 
use from 100 to 110 days from sowing. 

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