
Planting Instructions 
BUSH BEANS are planted 
in rows 24 to 380 inches 
apart, 14% to 2 inches deep. 
Thin out to 3 or 4 inches 
between each plant. Culti- 
vate frequently, but not 
while soil is wet. 
DWARF LIMAS are only 
partly dwarf and should be 
given more space than the 
green and wax. Plant all Li- 
mas after ground is warm. 
POLE BEANS are planted 
in hills 3 to 4 feet apart and 
supported on stakes. 



Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod 
BEANS a most satisfactory garden crop 
Easy to grow, and may be canned or frozen for winter use. Garden Beans fall into two distinct classes, 
namely Bush and Pole Beans. Each of these classes is again subdivided into Kidney and Lima Beans. 
The Kidney Beans of the bush type are either Wax Podded or Green Podded in character, as are also 

the Pole Beans of this class. Lima Beans are either of the Bush or Pole Type. 
IMPORTANT 

Days to Maturity Although different conditions 
and locations make it impossible to predict the ex- 
act number of days required to mature any given 
vegetable, we have, for your convenience, listed 
the approximate number of days required to ma- 
ture these varieties in the Middle West. The ma- 
turity periods listed after the names should be clas- 
sified as follows: In the Wax and Green Pod class- 
es the figures indicate the number of days re- 
quired to produce snap pods. In the Lima class 
the number of days required to 
produce green 
shell beans. 
Quick Freezing of Vegetables is increasing 
in importance in our daily supply of foods, both 
for home and market use. We recommend the va- 
rieties which have been found adapted to this pur- 
pose. 
*Designates Varieties Recommended for “Quick 
Freezing.” 
WAX BEANS... Bush Type 
30c per 4 lb.; 50c per Ib.; packet, 10c. 

Improved Golden Wax Plants are small, com- 
pact, erect and very prolific. Pods are borne well off 
the ground which prevents rust and rot, are of golden 
yellow color, brittle. fleshy and solid, with wax-like 
texture. A good shell bean for winter use. Seed oval, 
white with purplish eye. Length of pod, 4 inches; 
height of plant, 14 inches; days to maturity, 48. 
*Round Pod Kidney Wax Also called BRITTLE 
WAX. This is the best yellow wax bean on the market. 
Absolutely stringless. Plants make a strong growth 
and are very productive. Seed, kidney-shaped, white 
with black eye. Length of pod, 5% inches; height of 
plant 15 inches; days to maturity, 52. 
*Pencil Pod Black Wax Plants are very produc- 
tive, with straight pods of light golden yellow color, 
round, meaty, deeply crease-backed, extremely brittle 
and without fiber. An excellent quality for home and 
market gardens. Seed black. Length of pod, 6 inches; 
height of plant, 16 inches; days to maturity, 54. 
Sure Crop Wax Classed as an early variety, suit- 
able for home and market. Flat pods are clear amber 
yellow and stringless at all stages of development. Seed 
black, egg-shaped. Length of pod, 6 inches; height of 
plant, 16 inches; days to maturity, 53. 
