THE WETSEL SEED COMPANY 
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Dependable Seeds, HARRISONBURG, VA. 
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BEANS 
Dwarf or Bush Green-Podded 
Plant every two weeks from April to August, at the rate of 144 pound 
to a 50-foot row. Sow Beans 3 inches apart, 114 to 2 inches deep, in 
rows 2 feet apart. Cultivate frequently but never when the plants 
are wet. 
(as) All-America Bean—1950 (a) 
TOPCROP. 52 days. Selected by All-America judges as the 
outstanding bush snap Bean for 1950, based on last year’s 
performance and quality. A new Bean only a year or so old. 
Until this year was known as USDA No. 1, having been de- 
veloped by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
Vine 15 to 17 inches high, with good pod concentration. Pods 
51% inches long, round, dark green. Mosaic resistant. String- 
less. Seed is brown mottled. Lb. 60 cts.; 2 lbs. $1.15; 5 lbs. 
$2.50, plus postage. 
Burpee’s Stringless. 54 days. Pods 5 inches long, slightly curved, 
round, dark green and fleshy. A very popular variety, especially for 
canning. 
Dixie White. 53 days. Pods 4 inches long, light green, round, 
straight and stringless when young. Excellent as a dry shell Bean. 
Wonderful yielder. 
Dwarf Horticultural. Snap pods 53 days; green shell Beans 60 days. 
Plant medium small, thrifty and productive. Pods dark green at 
snap stage, becoming greenish yellow splashed with carmine; 
5 to 54%-inches long, 54 inches wide and flat at snap stage, becom- 
ing almost round at green shell stage; strictly stringless, slightly 
fibrous. Seeds plump oval, pinkish buff, spotted and streaked with 
purplish red. 
Giant Stringless Green-Pod. 56 days. Excellent for market gar- 
deners, shippers, and canners. Pods round, 6 inches long, entirely 
stringless. 
Landreth’s Stringless. 54 days. Pods 6 to 7 inches long, fairly 
straight, round and dark green. Generally regarded as the same 
Bean as Burpee’s Stringless, but this Strain is preferred by many 
commercial canners. 
Streamliner. 50 days. A new variety for this section. Has enjoyed 
increasing popularity in other areas for several years. Flat to thick 
flat stringless pods. Bush medium size and prolific. Seeds medium 
size, oval, white. 
Stringless Red Valentine. 54 days. A standard early variety. 
Pods green, round, 5 inches long, stringless. 
Tendergreen Stringless. 48 days. An excellent early sort for home 
and market-garden use. Pods round, fleshy, stringless, with many 
brown seeds which are mottled with light fawn. Plants strong, 
upright in habit, and yield freely. 
Tennessee Green-Pod (Case-knife). 52 days. Pod the largest, 
longest, and broadest of any green-pod Bean; not entirely stringless. 
BEANS, Bountiful 
Dwarf or Bush Wax-Podded Beans 
Davis White Wax Stringless. 52 days. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, 
flat, wide, yellow, of good quality. Good for home use or shipping. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax. 59 days. Pods 6 to 7 inches long, straight. 
round, absolutely stringless. Seeds black. 
Top Notch Golden Wax. 50 days. This is a comparatively new 
strain of Wax Bean and generally regarded as an improvement over 
Rustless Golden Wax. Pods are 5 inches long, flat, straight, and 
yellow. White seed, brown eye. 
Bush Shell Beans 
Used exclusively as Shell Beans 
White Kidney. Kidney-shaped white seed. 
Red Kidney. Seeds are brick-red in color, 
Great Northern. Solid white. 
Pinto. Grayish brown. 
Navy. Small white Beans fine for baking. 
Pole or Cornfield Beans 
Pole Beans are sensitive to cold, and should not be planted until the 
ground is warm. Use poles 6 to 8 feet long, set firmly 3 feet apart in 
rows 4 feet apart. If planted in hills, sow five or six Beans in each. 
May also be planted with corn. 
Creaseback, Black. 65 days. Grows 5 feet tall. 
inches long, and stringless. Black seeded. 
Creaseback, White. 63 days. Bright green, round pods about 6 
inches long, not stringless. 
Creaseback, Striped. 70 days. Medium green, round pods, 6 inches 
long, not stringless but of good quality. 
Kentucky Wonder, Brown-Seeded. 65 days. A profusion of round 
meaty pods, often 9 to 10 inches long. Very popular. 
Kentucky Wonder, White-Seeded. 62 days. Long, brittle, string- 
less pods, finely flavored. 
Lazy Wife. 73 days. A late sort for home gardens. May be used as 
a snap, a green shell, or a dry shell Bean. Pods flat, about 5 inches 
long. Dry seed is white. 
London Horticultural. 70 days. Short, straight, stringless pods. 
Dried Beans are fine for winter use. 
Red Speckled Cut-Short. 74 days. 
thick and crisp when young. 
Tennessee Wonder. 71 days. Similar to Kentucky Wonder, but has 
larger, straight, and smoother pods. More desirable as a shell Bean 
than as asnap. 
White McCaslan. 65 days. Green pods 8 to 9 inches long, slightly 
flattened. White seeds. 
Pods round, 7 
Long, straight, 4-inch pods 
BEANS, BUSH GREEN-PODDED 
Add postage at 15 cts. for first pound 
and 3 cts. for each additional pound. 
Lb. 2 Ibs. —5 lbs. 
Stringless Red Valentine. $0 45 $0 85 $1 
Tendergreen Stringless. . 45 5 
Streamliner 45 
Dwarf Horticultural..... 45 
Sulphur or Brimstone... 50 
Full Measure 35 
Bountiulte eee eee 40 
Rogers Stringless Refu- 
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Ideal Black Market 45 
Noxall S23) hae eee 45 
All Other Varieties 40 
BEANS, BUSH WAX 
Davis White Wax String- 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax... 
Top Notch Golden Wax.. 
BEANS, BUSH SHELL 
White Kidney 
Red Kidney 
Great Northern 
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BEANS, POLE or CORN- 
FIELD (Green Snap) 
Creaseback, White...... 
Kentucky Wonder, White 
Kentucky Wonder, Brown 
Creaseback, Striped 
All Other Varieties 
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