BEANS 
1 pound for 100 hills; 60 lbs. will plant an. acre 
We catalog Only the Leading and Best Varieties 
CULTURE: Beans must not be planted until danger of 
frost is past and the soil is quite warm. Plant in rows 
18 to 30 inches apart for hand cultivation, or 22 to 3 
feet apart for field culture. Space the seed 2 to 3 inches 
apart in the rows and cover with 1 to 2 inches of soil. 
For a continuous supply make sowings every 2 weeks 
until 10 weeks before the first expected frost. Beans 
are more delicious and bear longer when picked before 
fully matured. Give frequent and shallow cultivation 
until blossoms appear. 
GREEN BUSH VARIETIES 
BOUNTIFUL or EARLY SIX WEEKS. 49 days. Is the 
earliest of the green varieties. A very productive 
bean, pods are about 5 inches long, straight, 
handsome, rather light green, flat and of good 
quality. It is very popular on Eastern Markets. 
Similar to Plentiful. 
FULCROP or TOPCROP. 51 days. An improve- 
ment of Rival and 2 days earlier. Developed 
by U. S. Department of Agriculture and more 
or less replaces Tendergreen, is of very high 
quality, prolific, bush type, 16 inches, vigorous. 
Pods round, very dark, meaty, 6¥2 inches, 
straight, green, stringless and fiberless. Is re- 
sistant to most of the common bean diseases. 
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FULCROP or TOPCROP 
FULL MEASURE. (Gold Seal Quality.) 54 days. 
One of the finest beans that can be grown 
because, besides being absolutely stringless, the 
texture of the pod never grows coarse but re- 
mains tender and meaty after the bean is fully 
matured. Pods 6 to 6% inches long, round, 
straight and firm. Recommended for home gar- 
dens. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. 52 days. Very 
popular with shippers and large gardeners as 
it stands up better in shipping than most sorts. 
Pods strictly stringless, 6% inches, dark green, 
slender, oval, nearly straight. Seed solid black. 
(@DKEYSTONIAN. 53 days. A very fine new bush 
bean of outstanding quality bearing a heavy 
crop of long, dark green, round, fleshy, stringless 
straight pods of best quality. 
TENDERGREEN or ASGROW STRINGLESS. 54 days. 
An outstanding general purpose bean. Pods 
stringless, straight, round, 6 inches long, dark 
green, meaty and free from fiber. Plants vigorous 
growing and very productive. 
LANDRETH STRINGLESS. 52 days. A greatly im- 
proved Burpee’s Stringless. Pods are longer, 
slightly more round, flesh more tender, less 
fibrous, and no strings. Is a 15 per cent heavier 
yielder than Burpee’s and a good shipping 
variety. 
GIANT STRINGLESS. 55 days. Exceedingly produc- 
tive and very hardy. Light green stringless pod 
6 inches in length, round and fairly straight. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY OR BRITTLE WAX 
WAX BUSH VARIETIES 
ROUND POD KIDNEY or BRITTLE WAX. 54 days 
An outstanding sort for home use and for the: 
market trade. Plants large, erect, medium green, 
vigorous and productive. Pods handsome in ap- 
pearance, medium yellow, round, slightly curved 
extremely brittle; fleshy, absolutely stringless 
and fibreless; the best of the round podded wax 
varieties. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. 53 days. A desirable 
home and market garden variety. Plants strong 
and productive. Pods round, slightly curved. 
brittle and absolutely stringless. Seed solid black. 
TOP NOTCH GOLDEN WAX. A much improved 
type of Golden Wax. Pods are stringless, smooth, 
symmetrical oval, light golden color, very tender. 
S to 6 inches long, almost an inch longer than 
improved Golden Wax. Very productive. 
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THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
