ROBSON QUALITY SEED, HALL, NEW YORK 5 

BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Vitamins aB CG 
Large seeded Varieties: Pkt. will sow 10 ft. row 
% |b. will sow 35 ft. row, 200 Ibs. will plant 1 acre 
(% this amount of seed is required if small seeded limas are used) 
Lima beans are high in protein and when scalloped make a delicious meat substitute. 
country growing lima beans has been more or less of a gamble; some years they blossom but do not set well. 
In some sections of the 
The 
new Fordhook 242 seems to set pods even under unfavorable weather conditions and has proven to yield better 
than the old Fordhook. Baby Potato also yields well among the small seed varieties. 7 
*40 FORDHOOK U. S. 242: 75 days. 25 seeds per 
oz. Plants a little larger and more vigorous than 
Fordhook. Large straight pods contain three to 
four plump, thick, oval beans a trifle smaller than 
Fordhook but of finest quality. Seed white with 
tinge of green. Pkt. 20c; % lb. 45c; lb. 65c; 2 Ibs. 
$1.25; 5 Ibs. $2.30; 15 lbs. $6.00; 50 Ibs. $18.90; 
100 lbs. $36.00. 
41 FORDHOOK: 75 days. 22 seeds per oz. Plants 
large and vigorous. Pods 5 inches long, straight 
to recurved containing three to five thick, plump 
beans. Seed greenish white. Pkt. 20c; % lb. 35c; 
Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 lbs. $2.20; 15 lbs. $5.70; 
50 Ibs. $17.90; 100 Ibs. $34.00. 
POLE BEANS 
Vitamins B G 
A woven wire fence makes an ideal support for pole 
beans, or you can use poles. Another way is to set 
posts at each end of the row; between them run a wire 
4 to 5 ft. above the ground and another just above the 
row. Stout string run up and down between the wires 
will act as a support for the beans. If rows are long, 
additional posts may be required. 
Many find that Early Leviathan Limas, blossoming 
over a longer period, yield much better than the bush 
limas. 
Kentucky Wonder is probably the best known of any 
pole snap bean but we like Scotia better. It produces a 
smoother, straighter pod and holds in edible condition 
longer. 
*70 EARLY LEVIATHAN LIMA: 79 days. 25 seeds 
per oz. % lb. will sow 30 ft. row. Vine vigorous, 
strong climber, 6-7 ft. Pods 5 to 5% inches long, 
straight and containing 5 to 6 large, flat beans. Seed 
duliswhite “Pkt. 15¢cs, 34 Ib: 35cs 1b 60c%2: Ibs: 
$1.15; 5 lbs. $2.10; 15 Ibs. $5.50; 50 Ibs. $16.90; 
100 Ibs. $32.00. 
71 KENTUCKY WONDER SNAP BEAN (Old 
Homestead): 65 days. 80seedsperoz. % lb. will 
sow 100 ft. row. Vine vigorous, 5 ft. Pods 8% 
inches long, round, curved, silver green, stringless 
when young. Seed jet black. Pkt. 15c; % lb. 35c; 
ib55¢e° 22 1bs.091.05555 lbs2.$1.95; 15. lbs. $5.05; 
50 Ibs. $15.40; 100 Ibs. $29.00. 
*72 SCOTIA SNAP BEAN: 72 days. 84 seeds per oz. 
¥% lb. will sow 100 ft. row. Vine 4% to 5 ft., very 
hardy; pods 7 inches long, round, smooth, green, 
tender, and of distinctive flavor. Pkt. 15c; % lb. 
35c;3 lb. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.05; 15 Ibs. $5.35; 
50 Ibs. $16.40; 100 Ibs. $31.00. 
* 
“T received your catalog some time ago and wish to compliment 
you on it. It is decidedly a great deal more than just a price list. 
I have gone thru it a number of times and I seem to gather some 
new information each time.”’ 
April 24, 1947 Mrs. Harry Weaver 
Calfax, Wisconsin 
42 BURPEE’S: 75 days. 20 seeds per oz. Plants 
compact, erect, and runnerless. Pods 5% inches 
long with 3 to 5 large flat beans. Seed creamy white. 
Pkt. 15c; % lb. 35c; Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. 
$2.00; 15 Ibs. $5.10; 50 Ibs. $15.90; 100 Ibs. $30.00. 
*43 BABY POTATO: 70 days. 68 seeds per oz. 
Plants larger and more thrifty than Henderson. 
Pods 234 inches long with three to four small, thick, 
bright green beans per pod. Seed white. Pkt. 15c; 
¥% |b. 30 c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 95c; 5 Ibs. $1.95; 15 lbs. 
$4.95; 50 Ibs. $15.40; 100 Ibs. $29.00. 

Frank Robson, John’s younger brother, is also interested in 
growing quality seed. Both boys are now in college to get the 
scientific training that goes along with practice to make a modern 
farmer. Oh! we almost forgot to say anything about the bean in 
the picture. It is the old Kentucky Wonder that your grand- 
mother used to grow and is still the best known pole bean grown. 




Treat bean seed before planting with Spergon 
to help prevent rotting in cold wet weather. 
See page 35 


