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DUTCH CASE KNIFE, 65 Days—A climb- 
ing variety with long, flat, irregular pods, 
which become creamy white as they mature; 
seed broad, flat and clear white. 
KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOME- 
STEAD, 65 Days—An old favorite, but hard 
to surpass for its showy pods of excellent 
quality. Pods are fleshy, crisp, long bearing 
and delicious; seed long, oval and dun in color. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX— Quite simi- 
lar to the Kentucky Wonder or Old Home- 
stead, except in the color of pods, which in 
this one are light waxy yellow. It has a thick, 
broad pod, very tender, of delicious flavor and 
stringless. The pods often attain a length of 
.8 to 9 inches. 
LAZY WIFE (White Cranberry), 74 Days 
—A great snap bean with pods up to 6 inches 
long, which are stringless, flat, fleshy, brittle, 
of delicious quality. Dry beans are round and 
white. 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL or SPECK- 
LED CRANBERRY, 70 Days—Adapted for 
home and market gardens, alike for snaps 
and green shell beans. Pods flat, oval, dark 
green when young, red splashed, flecky and 
stringless. Seed large oval, buff color splashed 
with dark red. 
MISSOURI WONDER, 66 Days—A splen- 
did pole bean. Popular in the west and south. 
Is a good corn hill bean. Yields well and bears 
long, plump, well-filled, crease-backed pods. 
Is popular for green shell beans. 
TENNESSEE WONDER (Egg Harbor), 70 
Days—Good climber with large, straight, 
handsome, round, light green pods. Seed slate 
gray with long dark olive green stripes. 
WHITE SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER 
or BURGER’S STRINGLESS GREEN-POD— 
Uniformly straight, 6 to 8 inches in length, 
rich green, and very meaty; entirely string- 
less. The white beans are fine for winter use. 
eat is quite similar, perhaps a little 
earlier. 
LIMA BEANS 
POLE LIMAS 
The Limas being more tender and liable to 
rot in the ground if it is cold and wet, must 
be planted later—about the last of May or 
pte week in June. Plant about two inches 
eep. 
CAROLINA or SIEVA LIMA, 77 Days— 
This is a small type of the pole limas. It 
matures quickly, produces immense crops, and 
makes an excellent bean for winter use. The 
pure butter bean of the sort, vigorous climber, 
10 feet tall. 
FLORIDA BUTTER (Speckled Pole Limas), 
77 Days—Bears well throughout the season. 
Produces small beans of good quality in both 
green and dry state. Popular in the south. 
Pods in clusters with 3 beans to the pod, color 
buff spotted with reddish brown. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA—Vines 
very vigorous and productive. Pods medium 
dark green, very large, 5 to 6 inches long, 
ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS 

broad, flat, filled with four or five immense 
white beans of finest quality. On account of 
its large pods, it is a favorite with market 
gardeners. Seed very large, flat, white, with 
slight greenish tint. 
LARGE WHITE LIMA—tThe old-fashioned 
Pole Lima. Long, thick pods and large, meaty 
beans of good quality. Dry beans resemble 
King of the Garden very closely. 
DWARF LIMAS 
BUSH LIMA HENDERSON’S, 65 Days— 
Extremely early; vines are without runners, 
but continue to grow and set pods until frost. 
Pods are short and contain 3 to 4 beans which 
are of fine quality, either green shelled or 
dry. Seeds small. Sometimes called Baby 
Limas, favorite with canners, is the bush 
form of Sieva Limas. 
BUSH LIMAS, FORDHOOK (Potato Lima), 
71 Days—Stiff, strong grower and very heavy 
cropper. Pods 4 inches long, 1%4 inches wide, 
containing 3 to 4 seeds; green shell; beans 
large, plump, sweet and juicy; dry beans very 
large and plump, white. 
BUSH LIMAS, SPECKLED JACKSON 
WONDERS—Flourishes under dry conditions 
and is deservedly popular in the south. Pods 
are medium-sized, holding 4 or 5 fairly large 
beans of excellent quality. 
BUSH LIMA BURPEE’S, 77 Days—The 
bushes grow from 18 to 20 inches high, of 
stout growth and always erect. 
It is an immense yielder, bearing pods 4% 
inches long in clusters of 5 or 6, well filled, 
usually with 4 large, thick beans, dry beans, 
large, flat, greenish-white. 
TABLE BEETS 
CULTURE—Require a well manured sandy 
loam. Sow in rows early in May about 18 
inches apart and % to 1 inch deep. For 
winter use, sow in June. One ounce sows 100 
feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to the acre. Thin 
to 2 to 8 inches apart when a few inches high. 
High quality beets measured in terms of 
uniform size, globe shape, bright, even color, 
fine flavor and texture, are possible only 
tnrough select strains. 
DETROIT DARK RED, 58 Days—One of 
the best main varieties for home or market 
garden. Roots of medium size, globe-shaped 
and very smooth; skin dark red, flesh solid 
vermilion red. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP, 60 Days—Roots 
are dark red and nearly round, having a fine 
flavor. Valuable for general market or home 
garden. An old popular sort. 
EARLY WONDER, 52 Days—Equally de- 
sirable for home or market purposes. Roots 
flattened, globe shaped, 3 inches in diameter, 
color dark purplish red, flesh deep crimson 
zoned with lighter shade, tops small. 
EGYPTIAN CROSBY’S, 52 Days—An ex- 
tra-quick grower. The flat globe shaped, 
smooth roots average 8 inches in diameter, 
