BEANS, Continued 
TOPCROP BEAN (fr) 
All America Gold Medal Winner 
for 1950. 51 days. One of the 
outstanding horticultural introduc- 
tions in recent years. Does well 
in the home garden, market gar- 
den and is excellent for commer- 
cial processing. 5!/ to 6 inches 
long, round, medium light green 
pods. |/, |b. 45c. 
Beans, Pole 
London Horticultural or Cranberry— 
Hardy, good climber. 5” pods flat- 
oval, dark green when young, splashed 
with red. Slightly curved, stringless, 
little fiber and very fleshy. 70 days. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax (fr)—Vigor- 
ous, good climbing plants waxy-yellow 
pods, flat and nearly stringless. Some- 
what fibrous but meaty. 68 days. 
Kentucky Wonder (fr) — Strong 
climber, hardy, long-bearing. Curved, 
almost round pods, Slightly stringy, 
but brittle and fibreless. Meaty. 65 
days to maturity. 
Lima, Dwarf or Bush 
Burpee’s Improved Bush (fr)—Best of 
flat seeded bush limas. Pods contain 
four or five large beans of excellent 
quality. 75 days, Pkt. 15c. 
Fordhook Bush (fr)—Straight pods 
with plump, large beans, excellent 
quality. 
Henderson’s Bush (fr)—-Known as 
Baby Lima or Butter Bean. Plants 
small, early and bushy. 65 days. Very 
productive. 
Lima, Pole 
Follow same plan as for other pole beans 
but plant seed two weeks later. 
King of the Garden (fr) — Flat, 
smooth pods with four or five white, 
large, flat beans. 88 days. ; 
BEANS, SHELL 
Navy—Small seed, almost round and 
white. Hardy, prolific. Most popular 
for baking. 95 days. 
Red Kidney—Pods 6-7 in. long. Flat 
large beans, pinkish red to mahogany 
in color. Rich flavor. 95 days. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA 
BEETS 
Deep, rich sandy loam produces finest 
beets. As soon as ground can be worked 
sow in drills 18” apart and press soil 
firmly over seed. Each “‘seed’’ is a fruit 
with several true seeds. No matter how 
thinly beets are sown, they will need 
thinning. Make three sowings, one early, 
one three weeks later and one 60 days 
before fall, When tops are 3” to 6” 
tall pull them and use for cooked 
greens. Continue this until roots stand 
6” apart. 
Crosby’s Egyptian (fr) — Widely 
grown for early beets. Flattened globe 
shaped roots with small tap root. Ex- 
cellent quality, tender and sweet. 60 
days to maturity. 
Detroit Dark Red (fr)—Standard of 
excellence in table beets. Smooth, 
globular roots of deep ox-blood red 
—sweet and tender. 68 days. 
Early Wonder—Early variety. Semi- 
globular, tender, blood-red. 58 days. 
BEETS, STOCK (Mangel 
Wurzel) 
Sow seeds in early fall and spring in 
rows. Plant 2Y%5” to 4” apart. Later 
thin to 10” apart. 
Mammoth Long Red—Very popular, 
30 to 50 tons per acre. Roots grow 
half above the ground. Light red, flesh 
white with rose tinge. 110 days. 
BROCCOLI 
Plant and cultivate like cabbage and 
cauliflower. 
Italian Green Sprouting (fr)—Plant 
bears a succession of sprouting heads 
about 5-in. long, which, if kept cut, 
will be replaced by others 8 to 10 
weeks. 55 to 65 days. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Easy to grow wherever conditions are 
favorable for late cabbage, and requires 
same culture. As sprouts begin to form 
remove lower leaves so that all nourish- 
ment sent to lower stem will be forced 
into the sprouts. Do not use until after 
heads have matured. 
Long Island Improved — Compact, 
uniform dwarf size plants. Cabbage- 
like sprouts 114” to 142” in diameter. 
One of the most dependable varieties 
Edible in 90 days. 
SWISS CHARD 
Requires about same treatment as beets. 
Cultivate frequently. Leaves may be 
gathered during summer and fall. New 
ones will grow quickly. 
Lucullus—Most popular Chard. Up- 
right in growth, with yellowish-green 
curled, crumpled leaves. Thick, broad 
and light green stems. 50 to 60 days. 
Rhubarb Chard—Heavily crumpled 
leaves, dark green with a translucent 
crimson stalk. Easily grown, every- 
where. A _ different, tasty, delicious 
flavor — cook stalks and leaves to- 
gether for a new taste thrill. 60 days. 
CABBAGE 
Sow seed in drills 6” apart across the 
bed, dropping the seed 5 to 6 to the 
inch. Firm soil after covering, then 
water thoroughly. Keep beds moist but 
not soaking wet, Seed germinates 3 to 8 
days depending on temperature. Trans- 
plant to open ground when plants have 
made fourth pair of leaves. Space 12” x 
24”. Use plenty of good commercial 
fertilizer. Cultivate frequently, every 5 
ot 6 days until cabbages are large. 
Yellows Resistant Varieties 
Yellows Resistant Marion Market— 
Large, firm round heads, used for 
early kraut. A development from 
Copenhagen Market. /7-in., 4-lb. 
heads. 75 to 80 days. 
Yellows Resistant Wisconsin Holland- 
er—Late, excellent for winter storage 
and kraut. Similar to Hollander and 
Danish Ball Head. 7 to 8-in., 7 to 9- 
lb. heads. 100 to 110 days. 
Standard Early Varieties 
Copenhagen Market—Excellent, early 
short season type. Short stems, 6%/- 
in., 3% to 4-lb. heads. 65 to 70 days. 
Golden Acre — Extra early variety 
producing uniform well-balanced 
head. Weighs about 3 lbs, Excellent 
quality. 65 days. 
PICK BEANS YOUNG FOR CHOICE EATING 
It pays a home gardener to know some facts 
about this nutritious food crop, which yields 
more food for the space occupied than most 
other vegetables, and which he can eat at 
their most delicious stage, just before the 
seeds have begun to mature. 
If pods are kept picked so that seed js 
never matured, the plants will continue to 
bear as long as they remain vigorous and 
green. So almost twice as large a yield can 
be enjoyed, if all pods are harvested when 
they are at their best, for cooking, canning 
or freezing. 
All the old varieties of beans had stringy, 
fibrous growths running the whole length of 
the pods. These strong, tough strings were a 
tedious job to remove, so plant breeders got 
busy many years ago, and began producing 
varieties of beans in which these ''strings'’ 
were eliminated. The improved varieties were 
then called ''stringless'' beans, easy to break 
or ‘'snap" into pieces—which accounts for 
this type of bean being called snap beans. 
Pole beans are the heaviest yielders of the 
family. They are later in season and more 
tender to cold than bush beans. They should 
not be planted until the weather is settled 
and the ground warm. They must be provided 
with wire or cord to climb, and planted at 
least six inches apart. Be sure to enrich the 
soil for beans by applying at least four 
pounds of plant food for each 100 feet of 
row. 
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