Italian Pole String Bean 
BEANS 
Plant about the first of May, ina light, rich 
soil in drills 2 inches deep and 2 feet apart. 
Hoe well in dry weather to keep down the 
weeds. For a succession sow every two weeks, 
GREEN SNAP BUSH BEANS 
2 lbs. will plant 100 feet of drill 
Black Valentine. (Stringless). Retains all 
good qualities of old Black Valentine and 
is more prolific. 1% 1b. 40c., lb. 70c., 2 Ibs. 
$1.30, 5 lbs. $3.00. 
Bountiful Selected. Early and prolific, with 
long, flat green pods; tender, stringless. 
V6 lb. 40c., lb. 70c., 2 lbs.$1.30, 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. Very good 
long. rounded-podded strain, tender and 
prolific. Good Freezer. \% lb. 35c., lb. 65c., 
2 lbs. $1.20. 5 lbs. $2.85. 
Masterpiece (True Stock). Very prolific, 
with long, straight, handsome pods, tender 
and perfectly stringless. Excellent whether 
grown outdoors or under glass. % lb. 50c., 
Ib. 90c., 2 lbs. $1.70, 5 lbs. $4.00. 
Plentiful. Similar to Bountiful with longer, 
thicker, and darker green pods. Stringless, 
tender, and of excellent flavor. Very pro- 
lific and resistant to rust. 1 lb. 40c., lb. 
70c., 2 Ibs. $1.30, 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Streamliner. Flat-podded, 8-10 in. long, 
stringless and almost fiberless. A long 
season type; tender pods are always of 
highest quality. 14 lb. 50c., lb. 90c., 2 Ibs. 
$1.70, 5 lbs. $4.00. 
TOPCROP (1950 Gold Medal Winner). 
New medium green, fully round- 
podded Bean from Refugee strain. 
Heavy yielder of excellent flavor, 
often producing 25 pods at each pick- 
ing. 4 lb. 50c., lb. 95c., 2 lbs. $1.75, 
5 Ibs. $4.15. 

Tendergreen. One of the very best round, 
green podded Beans. Stringless. Excellent 
for freezing and canning. 1% lb. 40c., 
Ib. 75c., 2 Ibs. $1.40, 5 Ibs. $3.35. 
The Prince. Excellent for forcing or outside 
planting. In our opinion one of the finest 
beans grown. Early, enormous yielder, 
and of immense size. Pods often are 12 
inches long, and of fine flavor. 1% Ib. 50c., 
Ib. 90c., 2 Ibs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $4.00. 

BEAN, Cherokee Wax 


Broad pods with no fiber. 
4 Ib. 65c., lb. $1.20, 2 Ibs. $2.15 
Excellent quality. 

BEAN, King of the Garden Pole Lima 
YELLOW WAX BUSH BEANS 
Cherokee Wax. Straight, semi-round, thick 
fleshed pods. Very prolific and of excellent 
flavor. Black seeded. 1% lb. 50c., lb. 90c., 
2 lbs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Very early and pro- 
lific, with long, round, yellow pods. % lb. 
40c., lb. 75c., 2 Ibs. $1.40, 5 Ibs. $3.35. 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax. A vigorous 
grower, very productive and hardy. Pods 
are large, handsome and of a golden yellow 
color. % lb. 35c., lb. 70c., 2 lbs. $1.30, 
5 lbs. $3.00. 
Top Notch Golden Wax. An improvement 
over the old Golden Wax. Very early and 
prolific with long, flat, yellow pods. % lb. 
45c., Ib. 80c., 2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
2 pounds will plant 100 feet of drill 
Limas should not be planted until warm 
weather sets in. Plant in light, rich soil, in 
drills 2 feet apart, dropping the seeds in rows 
about 3 inches apart and cover 2 inches. 
Baby Potato Lima. 72 days. Very pro- 
ductive with small beans of good flavor. 
Excellent for canning or freezing. 4% lb. 
45c., Ib. 80c., 2 lbs. $1.50, 5 lbs. $3.50. 
Fordhook 242 (All America Winner). The 
beans of this improved strain of Fordhook 
are thick but slightly smaller than the 
older variety. Yield is heavier, especially 
in the earlier pickings. Recommended for 
freezing. 16 lb. 50c4 Ib. 90c:, 2 lbs. $1.70, 
5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. Plant is large, 
stiffly erect, and very productive. Beans 
are large, plump, and of rich buttery flavor. 
Excellent freezer. % Ib. 45c., lb. 85c., 
2 Ibs. $1.60, 5 Ibs. $3.85. 
Henderson’s Improved Bush Lima. Early 
and very productive; both pods and beans 
are small. 1% lb. 40c., lb. 70c., 2 lbs. $1.30, 
5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Improved Burpee’s Bush Lima. A bush 
form of the large white Pole Lima with 
large, flat beans; very productive and of 
excellent quality. 1% lb. 45c., lb. 85c., 2 lbs. 
$1.60, 5 lbs. $3.85. 
Non-poisonous Red Arrow Spray and 
Rotenone Dust are effective controls 
for the Mexican Bean Beetles and other 
prevalent vegetable pests. See page 55 



BEANS RECOMMENDED 
for FREEZING 
Giant Stringless Green Pod 
Tendergreen Snap Bush 
Fordhook Bush Lima 242 
Kentucky Wonder Pole Snap 
(Descriptions and prices of above listed 
on this page). 

POLE LIMA BEANS 
2 lbs. will plant 100 hills 
Limas should not be planted until warm 
weather setsin. Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart 
each way and 2 inches deep, allowing six 
seeds to each hill. 
Challenger Lima. Thick and productive; a 
fine variety of excellent flavor. 1% lb. 45c., 
Ib. 85c., 2 lbs. $1.60, 5 Ibs. $3.85. 
Early Leviathan Lima. The earliest large 
Pole Lima with long, broad pods, contain- 
ing 5 to 6 beans of unexcelled quality, very 
productive. % lb. 45c., lb. 80c., 2 Ibs. 
$1.50, 5 lbs. $3.60. 
King of the Garden. Improved strain of 
Large White Pole Lima. Pods are 5 to 6 
inches long, and contain 4 or 5 large flat, 
flavorful beans. % lb. 45c., lb. 85c., 2 lbs. 
$1.60, 5 Ibs. $3.85. 
Large White. Vigorous climber and heavy 
producer of large, flat, white beans. Ex- 
cellent quality. Crops just a few days after 
Early Leviathan. 1% tb. 45c., lb. 80c., 
2 lbs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.60. 
Sunnybrook Lima. Outstanding early vari- 
ety both for flavor and productiveness. 
14 _ SONG ba 90GHE2) bse ple Osmonlbss 
$4.00. 

SHELL BEAN 
Dwarf Horticultural (Long Podded). 
New, early long-podded improvement 
over the old variety. Vines are erect 
and free from objectional runners. 
Ripe pods are green and yellow 
splashed with carmine. 1% lb. 45c., 
Ib. 85c., 2 Ibs. $1.60, 5 lbs. $3.75. 
POLE SNAP BEANS 
Kentucky Wonder. (Old Homestead.) 
Tender stringless, long, flat green pods. 
Continuous bearer. Pkt. 15c., % Ib. 40c., 
Ib. 75c., 2 Ibs., $1.40, 5 Ibs. $3.35. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. Considered the 
best wax podded pole bean. Has beautiful 
flat, nearly stringless, waxy yellow pods. 
Pkt. 20c., 4% Ib. 45c., lb. 85c., 2 Ibs. $1.60. 
Scarlet Runner, Popular English Pole Bean 
with scarlet flowers. Delectable flavor and 
ornamental. Pkt. l5c., 14 lb. 40c., lb. 75c., 
2 lbs. $1.40. 



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