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BEANS—Green-Pod Bush 
All pkts. 15c., 14 Ib. 20c., 14 Ib. 35c. 
25 lbs. or more of one variety of Beans will 
be supplied at 60-lb. price. A bushel weighs 
60 lbs. 
Culture—Plant after the weather and 
ground are warm; ordinary garden soil is 
satisfactory. Set the seeds 3 inches apart in 
rows 18 to 24 inches apart for hand cultiva- 
tion or 30 to 36 inches apart for horse or 
tractor cultivation. Plant a succession every 
two weeks. 
One pound plants 100 feet of row, 60 lbs an acre 
Asgrow Stringless Black Valentine. 49 
days. This variety with semi-round pods 
sells well on both the flat and round-pod 
markets. The plant is large, erect and pro- 
lific, bearing very attractive, dark green, 
oval pods 644 to 7 inches long and nearly 
straight, strictly stringless and of fine 
quality. Lb. 60c., 
71% lbs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 lbs. $18.00 
Streamliner. 50 days. This is an excellent, 
narrow flat bean. The straight pods are 
slender, bright green, and exceptionally 
long, measuring 7 or more inches in length. 
The vines are vigorous and healthy, bear-” 
ing great clusters of beans, making it one 
of the best yielders. (Stringless.). Lb. 60c., 
714 Ibs. $3.60, 15 Ibs. $6.50, 60 lbs. $22.00 
Bountiful. 47 days. The standard flat pod. 
Lb. 60c., 714 Ibs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 
60 lbs. $18.00 
Plentiful. 50 days. A black-seeded variety, 
reported as an improvement over Bounti- 
ful. It is rounder, thicker walled, and of 
high quality. Lb. 60c., 
71 lbs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 Ibs. $18.00 
Long Tendergreen. Also called ‘‘Longreen.”’ 
52 days. This variety is an improvement 
on Tendergreen with somewhat longer pods 
and a heavier cropper. Plant is slightly 
larger and broader-leaved than Tender- 
green. The pods are of fine quality, round, 
stringless and fiberless. Seeds buff, mottled 
with purple. Lb. 60c.. 
7% Ibs. $3.00, 15 Ibs. $5.40, 60 Ibs. $18.00 
Top Crop (New Green Pod). A new, green- 
podded snap Bean of such quality that it 
has been awarded a Gold Medal for 1950 
by the All-America Seed Selections judges. 
It is immune to diseases, very hardy and a 
dependable cropper, consistently out- 
yielding all standard varieties of the same 
general class, in a long series of exhaustive 
tests. The medium green, round, 6-in. 
pods are straight or slightly curved—they 
are smooth, stringless and without fibre— 
slender when young, fairly large when 
older, but retaining their fine-grained tex- 
ture and melting flavor. A splendid can- 
ning and freezing variety. 52 days. 
Lb. 60c., 714 lbs. $3.60, 15 lbs. $6.50, 
60 lbs. $22.00 
HORTICULTURAL or SHELL 
BEANS 
French Horticultural Special. 68 days. 
Our stock is a very fancy strain of New 
England shel! beans. 
short runners. Pods average 8 in. in 
length and 5 in. in width, with a heavy 
splashing of deep carmine. Seeds pinkish 
buff, mottled and streaked with oxblood- 
red. Lb. 60c., 
714 Ibs. $3.60, 15 lbs. $6.50, 60 lbs. $24.00 
Fava. 75 days. Grown extensively by the 
Italian market gardeners for an early shell 
Bean. Thick, leathery pods. Lb. 60c., 
714 |bs. $2.40, 15 Ibs. $4.50, 60 Ibs. $14.00 
Bushy plant with ° 
BEANS—Yellow-Pod Bush 
Cherokee Wax. 50 days. This extremely 
early new Wax variety closely resembles 
Asgrow Black Valentine, except for pod 
color. Plant larger and erect; pods golden 
wax, Oval, nearly straight, stringless at all 
stages, tender and of good quality. Seeds 
black. b. 60c., 
71% |bs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 lbs. $18.00 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. 52 days. The pods 
are 6 to 7 in. long, straight, and as round 
as a pencil. The pods are clear yellow, 
very brittle, stringless, and of the finest 
quality. Lb. 60c., 
71% |bs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 lbs. $18.00 
Davis Stringless Wax. 50 days. Tender, 
flat pods without trace of string, about 
6% in. long. Lb. 60c., 
71% |bs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 Ibs. $18.00 
Round Pod Kidney Wax (Brittle Wax). 
58 days. Pods 5 to 6 in. long, round, clear 
yellow and stringless, medium early and 
prolific. Lb. 60c., 
714 |bs. $3.10, 15 lbs. $5.55, 60 lbs. $20.40 
Sure Crop Wax. 53 days. Pods 4 to 5 in. 
long, flat, bright yellow, stringless and 
rust-resistant. One of the best flat- 
podded Wax beans, and a _ profitable 
market variety. Lb. 60c. 
714 lbs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 Ibs. $18.00 
Unrivaled Wax. 52 days. Flat pods of good 
length. Clear yellow, and of fine qual- 
ity. Lb. 60c., 
714 lbs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 lbs. $18.00 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
All pkts. 15c., 14 Ib. 20c., 14 Ib. 35c. 
Lima Beans require even more heat than 
other Beans. They should not be planted 
until the ground is thoroughly warmed. 
Bush Limas should be sown on good garden 
soil in 2 to 3 feet rows, 3 to 6 inches apart, eye 
down, cover 1 inch. ~ 
One pound will plant 50 to 60 feet 
Fordhook 242. 75 days. Improved strain 
of Fordhook Bush Lima which sets a 
heavier crop of pods, greatly increasing the 
yield from the first pickings. Pods good 
size with 3 or 4 thick beans. We recom- 
mend a trial of this strain for market. 
Lb. 60c., 7% lbs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 
60 lbs. $19.20 
Fordhook Bush Lima. 75 days. The large- 
seeded, dwarf Lima most used by market 
gardeners. Potato Limatype. Plants large, 
upright, vigorous, highly productive; pods 
contain 3 or 4 large, green, thick, oval 
seeds of excellent quality. Dry beans white 
with greenish tinge. Lb. 60c., 
714 lbs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 lbs. $19.20 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. 75 days. 
Plant large, erect, vigorous, very produc- 
tive; the pods contain 4 to 5 large, plump, 
flat, greenish white seed. Lb. 60c., 
71% lbs. $3.00, 15 lbs. $5.40, 60 lbs. $19.20 
Henderson Bush. Small seeded. 65 days. 
An old stand-by variety of baby Lima. 
Pods are flat straight to slightly curved. 
234 in. long, 34 in. wide, with 3 or 4 flatish 
green, small, oval beans turning creamy 
white when dry. Lb. 60c., 
74% lbs, $3.38, 15 lbs. $6.15, 60 Ibs. $21.00 
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POLE LIMA BEANS 
One pound is enough for 50 poles; 
30 lbs. per acre 
Culture—Poles should be set about 4 feet 
apart each way. When the ground is warm, 
plant 4 to 6 beans to a pole, eyes down and 
2 inches deep. When well started, thin to two 
vines to a pole and cultivate often. 
King of the Garden. 85 days. An im- 
proved strain of large White Pole Lima. 
The pods are from 5 to 6 in. long and con- 
tain 4 or 5 large, flat beans of good quality. 
Lb. 60c., 714 lbs. $3.60, 15 lbs. $6.50, 
60 Ibs. $22.00 
POLE, or RUNNING BEANS 
Set poles 3 by 4 feet apart and plant 
5 or 6 beans around each pole. 
Kentucky Wonder. 62 days. The pods 
are very long, round, light green, entirely 
stringless and of high quality. Very 
productive. Lb. 60c., 
714 |bs, $3.60, 15 lbs. $6.50, 60 Ibs. $22.00 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 64 days. Similar 
to Kentucky Wonder except the pods are 
yellow instead of green. Pods stringless 
when young, long and bright yellow. 
Lb. 60c., 714 lbs. $3.60, 15 lbs. $6.50, 
60 lbs. $22.00 
FIELD BEANS 
White Kidney. Used extensively as a shell 
Bean. Lb. 50c. 
White Marrowfat. Lb. 50c. 
Red Kidney. Lb. 50c. 

Beet, Green Top Early Wonder 
BEETS 
All pkts. 10c. 
Sow seeds as early in the Spring as the 
ground can be worked. For a continuous 
supply, make sowings 3 to 4 weeks apart up 
to the end of July. Sow seed in rows 14% to 
2 feet apart and cover 1 inch deep. Thin 
plants to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row, 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. 50 days. 
Grown by market gardeners to supply the 
early market. Roots are distinctly flat- 
tened and have a small top; flesh is dark 
purplish red zoned with a trifle lighter color. 
Oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 50c., lb. $1.40, 10 Ibs. $13.00 
Green Top Early Wonder. 55 days. An 
attractive early bunching Beet. The tops 
are erect and do not turn red in the Fall. 
The roots are round, smooth, glossy and 
slightly flattened when mature. Interior 
of root is blood red and has less fiber than 
most bunching Beets. Foliage clean, 
bright green. 
Oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 50c., Ib. $1.40, 10 Ibs. $13.00 
