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37. WHITE SEEDED KENTUCKY 
WONDER. (Burger’s Stringless.) (64 days.) 
Plant medium 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 purpases. FPkt., 10c; % 
Ib., 40c; Ib., 60c; 2 Ibs., $1.10; 5 Ibs. $2.40, 
postpaid. 
*25. KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. 
(68.days.) The earliest of all the pole wax sorts, 
The pods are flat, 7 to 8 inches long, thick, de- 
cidedly crease-backed, very fleshy; brittle and 
Somewhat stringy. Very attractive and of fair 
quality. Color, light yellow. Seeds light choco- 
late brown. Pkt., 15c; % 1b., 50c; Ib., 85c; 2 
lbs., $1.60; 5 Ibs., $3.40, 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 govud 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; Y2 1b., 40c, 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. Pkt., 10c; YQ lb., 40c; lb., 60c; 2 
Ibs., $1.10; 5 Ibs., $2.40, postpaid. 

OLDS’ POLE LIMA BEANS 
33. KING OF THE GARDEN. (88 
days.) The most widely used Pole Lima, The 
hardy and vigorous plants are good climbers and 
very productive. Pods flat, smooth, with aver- 
age of five large, oval, greenish white beans 
of excellent quality. Pods measure 7x1% inches, 
Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 40c; lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.20; 
5 lbs., $2.60, postpaid, 
*30. DREER’S POLE or CHAL- 
LENGER. (80 days.) This variety of Lima is 
desirable on account of earliness and produc- 
tiveness. 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; % Ilb., 40c; Ib., 65c; 2 
Ibs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., $2.60, postpaid, 
39. SCARLET RUNNER 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 ornamental purposes 
but beans are good to eat, both as snap and 
shelled beans. Pkt., 15c; ¥ 1b., 45c; 1b., 75c3 
2 Ibs., $1.40; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid, 
OLDS’ BUSH LIMA BEANS 
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. Be sure and 
use nitragen on your bean seed. It is an invest- 
ment, not an expense. Varieties marked ye are 
recommended for freezing. 
*27. U.S. NO. 242 FORDHOOK. (72 
days.) A superior type of Fordhook Lima for the 
North. We think it the best large bush Lima. 
See page 2 for description. Pkt., 15c; Y% Ib., 
45c; Ib., 75c; 2 Ibs., $1.40; 5 lbs., $3.00, post- 
paid. 
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the splendid quality of your seeds. The germina- 
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Plants were strong | and 
healthy, with varieties 
true to name. “Rogue” 
plants were entirely miss- 
ing, which is something 
many other seedsmen fail 
to control. My garden ts 
the envy of the neighbor- 
hood and I give your 
company full credit.’ 
—Fred A. Fe ESS 
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*26. FORDHOOK 
BUSH. (75 days.) An 
improved variety with 
plants growing erect and 
bearing well above the 
ground. Pods are me- 
dium green in color; 4 
to 5 inches long, and 
produce in large clus- 
ters; they contain from 
3 to 5 large beans of 
fine quality. The beans 
are white, with greenish 
tinge, thick and meaty. 
Pkt,, 15¢e 14 1b.; 45c; 
Ibi, 0c; 2 tbs,, $1.30; 
5 lbs., $2.80, postpaid. 
*34. BURPEE’S IM- 
“PROVED BUSH. (75 
days.) Both beans and 
pods are larger than in 
the old Burpee’s Bush 
Limas, usually averaging 
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 
average of five 
beans to a pod. 
Beans are large, 
thin skinned and 
of fine flavor. 
The pods are 
borne in clusters. 
Pkt., 15c; 1% Ib., 
45c; lb., 7Qc; 2 
lbs., - $1.30; 5 
Ibs., $2.80, post- 
paid. 2 

Burpee’s Improved 
Bush Lima, - 

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 but is green at all picking 
stages. Pods measure about 2% inches by %4 
inch, Contains 8 to 4 delicious oval beans. 
Pkt. °10c; 14 Ib., 35c; 1b., 55c; 2 lbs., $1.00; 
5 lbs., $2.20, postpaid. 


Early Market Bush Lima. 
32. 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. 15c;.% Ib., 45c; Ib., 
70c; 2 lbs., $1.30; 5 Ibs., $2.80, postpaid. 
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*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; 1% lb., 35c; Ib., 55c; 
2 Ibs., $1.00; 5 lbs., $2.20, postpaid. 

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 
3.3 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; 1% lb., 35c; Ib., 55c; 
2 lbs., $1.00; 5 lbs., $2.20, postpaid. 
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4, MICHELITE NAVY. An _ improved 
strain of Navy Beans. Very uniform in maturing 
and growers state they hardly need hand picking, 
Very heavy producer.. Pkt., 10c; 4% lb., 25c; Ib., 
40c; 2 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. 
35. DARK RED KIDNEY. The popular 
bean used in soups, salads, and chili. Our strain 
is the dark red. Y% 1b., 40c; Ib:, 60c; 2 Ibs., 
$1.10; 5 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. 
INOCULATE YOUR BEAN SEED. 
You will get a more robust vine, a heavier 
crop, and make this legume enrich the soil in 
which it is used. It pays for itself ten times 
over. Price: Nitragin, garden size, enough for 
four pounds of seed, 15c, postpaid, 
