WAX OR YELLOW PODDED BUSH BEANS 
55 PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. 
The Best Round Wax Bean. 
55 days. A favorite of ours for many years, 
Pencil Pod is still the best wax bean to grow. 
The vines are vigorous and bear profusely over a 
long period. The pods are of the finest type, 
long round and nearly straight with a beautiful 
clear rich yellow color. Meaty, tender and sweet, 
it has a distinctive flavor and quality, much ap- 
preciated by all those who enjoy good wax beans. 
Its wide adaptability and attractive appearance 
make it ideal for home gardens, market, canning 
and freezing. 
Pkt. 15c; % Lb. 35c; Lb. 65c, 2 Lbs. $1.20; 
5 Lbs. $2.35; 15 Lbs. $6.00 
61 PUREGOLD. Bears a Long Time. 62 days. A 
high quality bean, popular with home gardeners 
because it bears practically all summer from one 
planting. It is rather late but vigorous, and the 
dark green vines produce beautiful golden-yellow 
pods, round, thick-meated, and tender. Excellent 
for canning and freezing. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Lb. 40c; Lb. 70c; 2 Lbs. $1.30; 
5 Lbs. $2.75; 15 Lbs. $7.00 
43 KINGHORN WAX (New). Replaces Round Pod 
Kidney Wax or Brittle Wax. 56 days. A highly 
productive and dependable new variety that 
gardeners will want to try for its excellent quality. 
Closely similar to Brittle Wax, it is white seeded, 
and has long round pods of a creamy golden color 
and extra fine flavor. Recommended for canning or 
21 CHEROKEE WAX. The Best Oval. 
52 days. This outstanding all-purpose variety is 
by far the leading market wax because of its de- 
pendable productiveness and fine color. The 
handsome straight pods grow 5 to 6 in. long, oval 
shaped, meaty, and of very good quality. Turns 
clear bright yellow before the picking stage and 
holds up its smooth clean look for days after. 
The vines are vigorous and yield enormous crops 
under almost any conditions. E 
Pkt. 15c; 44 Lb. 35c; Lb. 60c; 2 Lbs. $1.10; 
5 Lbs. $2.35; 15 Lbs. $6.00 
82 SURE CROP WAX. 538 days. For an abundance 
of fine flat wax beans, grow Sure Crop. The pods 
are long, deep yellow, entirely stringless and of fine 
flavor. This is a very popular and desirable market 
variety and also excellent for home gardens. Black 
Seed. 
Pkt. 10c; 144 Lb. 35c; Lb. 60c; 2 Lbs. $1.10; 
5 Lbs. $2.25; 15 Lbs. $6.00 
88 UNRIVALLED WAX. 50 days. Very early, with 
oval, clear yellow pods. Profitable for early 
market in some sections, as it is vigorous, prolific 
and uniform. Not of the best quality for home use. 
Pkt. 10c; 44 Lb. 30c; Lb. 55c; 2 Lbs. $1.00; 
5 Lbs. $2.25; 15 Lbs. $5.75 
“Your seeds have never failed us. We’re delighted 
with the dependable vigor of your seed stock. We 
feel that we had approximately $200.00 worth of 
food from approximately six dollars worth of seeds.”’ 
freezing. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 
Lima beans seem to bear best on fairly heavy soils that are not too 
rich. To get the best stands, delay planting until the soil is warm and 
the bean maggot season is past (about June 10th here). Plant in rows 
3 ft. apart and thin to stand 8 to 12 in. apart. Giving the plants plenty 
of room in the row results in better yields. 
26 FORDHOOK U.S. 242. The Best Bush Lima. 
74 days. The finest and most popular lima bean in the country for both 
market and home use. It has entirely replaced the old Fordhook under 
almost all conditions, sets big crops even in hot dry weather and has 
proved a great boon to all lima bean growers. 
The plants are large and vigorous—only a few rows in the garden 
will give an ample supply for the average family. The pods set 
heavily early in the season and continue right through till frost. Good- 
sized, uniform and well-filled, they shell out plump, thick beans of 
the finest quality. The flavor is delicious and they are not only ex- 
cellent to eat fresh but also the best for canning and freezing. We 
recommend this strain most highly. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Lb. 35c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lbs. $1.20; 5 Lbs. $2.50; 15 Lbs. $6.25. 
86 TRIUMPH. Delicious “Baby Lima.” 
72 days. The best of the small lima beans, having fine quality, good 
color and dependable yields. The pods are small, about 3 in. long and 
are tightly filled with 3 or 4 thick delicious little beans. The flavor is 
excellent and they hold their green color well for both canning and 
freezing. The heavy set of pods is concentrated around the base of the 
plant. Developed by the U.S.D.A., Triumph is taking the place of other 
baby limas because of its superior quality. Be sure to try it this year. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Lb. 35c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lbs. $1.20; 5 Lbs. $2.50; 15 Lbs. $6.25. 
23 EARLY MARKET. Large Pods—Fine Quality. 70 days. This early 
flat-seeded lima is noted for heavy yields of big uniform pods. Each 
pod contains 3 or 4 large delicious flat beans of excellent quality and 
flavor. The beans have an attractive green color and are fine for 
freezing. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% Lb. 35c; Lb. 60c; 2 Lbs. $1.10; 5 Lbs. $2.25; 15 Lbs. $6.00. 
FOR EARLIER PLANTINGS AND BETTER STANDS 
Treat the seed with ARASAN (34 oz. 25c) or SPERGON (1 oz. 
25c). For maggot control try dusting CHLORDANE lightly in the 
open planting row: 1 Lb. 60c, 4 Lbs. $1.65 postpaid. 
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5 Lbs. $2.50; 15 Lbs. $6.50. 
Robert W. Lewis 
Sodus, N.Y. 
April 5, 1950 
LIMA BEANS 
A pound will plant about 150 feet of row, a packet 20 feet. 
Fordhook U.S. 242 
No bush lima bean can match this one for vigor and quality. 
35 IDEAL POLE LIMA. Best Mammoth-Podded Lima. 
88 days. Pole Lima Beans are of better quality than the bush kinds 
and they are ideal for home gardens as they yield more in small space. 
Plant them to grow up poles 7 or more feet long, using 5 or 6 seeds 
around each pole and later thinning to three of the strongest plants. 
A pound of seed will plant about 100 hills. 
Ideal is so superior that we do not sell any other kind of pole lima. 
The pods are immense, often 7 inches long containing usually 6 large 
flat beans of the very finest quality. The vines are very vigorous and 
prolific and a few hills will give plenty of these delicious tender beans 
right up until frost. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 Lb. 35c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lbs. $1.20; 
5 Lbs. $2.50; 15 Lbs. $6.25. 
