BUSH SHELL BEANS 
Extensively grown for use as dry beans 
Great Northern, Red Kidney, White Marrowfat and Michilite are grown mostly as dried 
beans for winter use; Dwarf and French Horticultural for green shelled beans, although pods 
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beans on page 62, but shell beans should be left on the plants until the pods are matured. The 
bushes are then cut, allowed to dry, and the beans threshed and thoroughly dried out before 
Many varieties of pole beans, listed on page 65, are also desirable as shell beans. 
56 Great Northern 90 days. Oval, dark green, inedible pods 3 to 4 in. long, 
filled with white, medium large, dry beans; excellent for boiling, baking and soup. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 35¢; Ib. 60¢; 2 Ibs. $1.10; 5 Ibs. $2.50 
28 Red Kidney 95 days. Pods are 6 in. long, flat, light green, stringy and 
inedible; beans are large, kidney-shaped, pinkish red to mahogany, and are in 
great demand either baked, boiled, in soups or certain Spanish and Mexican 
dishes. They have a rich flavor, entirely different from the white shell beans. 
Pkt. 10¢; 1% lb. 35¢; lb. 60¢; 2 Ibs. $1.10; 5 Ibs. $2.50 
29 White Marrowfat 100 days. Flat, nearly straight, inedible pods 4% to 
5 in. long, well filled with 5 and sometimes 6 clear white’ beans, larger than the 
navy beans and of better quality for baking. Large plants with many branches. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 1b. 40¢; lb. 70¢; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 lbs. $3.00 
30 Michilite 90 days. Early marrow pea bean, similar to Improved White 
Navy but more productive and of better quality. The small white dry beans 
* are used for baking, boiling and soup, or dried for winter. Resistant to common 
bean mosaic and bacterial blight. Pods which grow about 4 in. long are inedible. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 35¢; Ib. 60¢; 2 Ibs. $1.10; 5 Ibs. $2.50 
26 Dwarf Horticultural 6s days to green shell beans. Pods 5 to 5% in. 
long, thick-flat, light green, marked and splashed with carmine at maturity. Shell 
beans are large, plump and of delicious flavor. Pods, when young, are stringless. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 1b. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 2 lbs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $3.25 
257 French Horticultural 73 days to green shell beans. Pods are broad, 
“flat, light green, 6 to 7 in. long, and heavily splashed with carmine at the green 
shell stage. Shell beans are of fine flavor; popular when dried for baking, soup, etc. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 45¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.60; 5 lbs. $3.75 
GIANT BUTTER or FAVA BEAN — 
Mammoth pods with 5 to 7 lima-like beans 
24 Long Pod 85 days. Giant Butter or Fava are the well-known Broad 
Beans, much hardier than other beans and should be planted as early in the 
spring as the ground can be worked; they will not thrive in summer heat. Plants 
are large and erect, true bush form, and heavy yielders. Pods are glossy 
green, 7 to 10 in. long, and are tender and sweet if cooked when very young; 
White Marrowfat Shell Bean 
valuable as green shell beans. They somewhat resemble lima beans and should be 
what like that of the pea. One pkt. is enough for 15 ft. of row; 1 lb. 75 ft. of row. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 1b. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 2 Ibs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $3.25 
EDIBLE SOY BEAN 
35 Bansei 96 days for use as green 
shelled beans. One of the most produc- 
tive and will produce crops in nearly 
any section of the country. The plants 
are erect, bush-like and literally loaded 
with’ pods, each containing 2 or 3 
oval-shaped, bright green beans which 
are delicious cooked as green shelled 
beans. When fully matured, the dried 
beans are yellow and may be cooked 
similarly to lima beans. Suitable for 
freezing. High in proteins and vita- 
mins. Pods are short, fuzzy, not edible, 
and borne high in the plants which 
are rigid, upright and grow 2 to 2% ft. 
tall. Immune to practically all diseases 
and insects which commonly attack 
garden beans. Stands heat and drought 
and does well on poor soil. For green 
beans, use as soon as seeds are fully 
formed. The 5 minute hot water treat- 
ment of pods makes shelling much 
wb. ve easier. A pkt. will plant 25 ft. of row; ne 
N 11b. 150 ft. Pkt. 10¢; 1% lb. 30¢; 
64..W. ATLEE BURPEE..CO. Ib. 55¢; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.40 » 
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may be used, when.young, as snap beans. Culture is similar to that recommended for bush © 
they are put away for later use. A pkt. will sow about 25 ft. of row; one lb. 150 ft. of row.. 
each pod contains 5 to 7 large oblong-shaped, flat, light green beans, which are 
used in the same way, either cooked fresh or as a winter shell bean. Flavor is some- _ 
