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BUSH BEANS Phaseolus vulgaris 
A pound will plant about 100 ft. of row, a packet 15 
ft. Plant 114” deep, with the rows 21% ft. apart. For 
succession, plant every two weeks from May through 
July. Thin seedlings to 3” apart for better yield. 
Dust with rotenone to control the Mexican bean 
beetle. 
GREEN BUSH BEANS 
BOUNTIFUL 48 days. Fine flavored, flat 
meaty pod, straw colored seed. 
BLACK VALENTINE STRINGLESS 52 
days. Straight slender oval pod of deepest 
green and delicate flavor. Black seeded. 
LONGREEN 48 days. An improved Tender- 
green, round podded and brittle, it is a 
favorite for canning and freezing. Black 
seed mottled cream. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD 50 days. Round 
slim pods, very succulent and flavorful. Yel- 
lowish brown seed. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, '4-lb. 35¢ 
1 Ib. 65¢, 2 Ib. $1.25, 5 Ib. $2.50 
COMMODORE 51 days. Comparable in size, 
quality and appearance to the popular Ken- 
tucky Wonder pole bean. Long bright green 
fleshy pods of unexcelled flavor and tender- 
ness. 
pkt 25¢, '% lb. 40¢, 1 Ib. 75¢, 2 Ibs. $1.45, 
5 Ib. $3.15 
WADE 50 days. This fine bean supersedes 
the popular Toperop which it exceeds in 
quality. The best green bean for home gar- 
dens. All America 1952 Gold Medal. 
pkt 25¢ 
VY, Ib. 50¢, 1 Ib. 90¢, 2 Ib. $1.65, 
5 Ib. $3.25 
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BROAD OR FAVA BEANS Vicia faba 
WINDSOR BEAN 75 days. The English 
Broad Bean, delicious pea-like flavor. Plant 
early April. Thin to 4”, rows 8 ft. apart. 
Keep sprayed with Black Leaf 40 to dis- 
courage aphis. 
pkt 15¢, '4-ib. 40¢, 
1 Ib. 75¢, 2 Ib. $1.30, 5 Ib. $2.75 
WAX OR YELLOW-PODDED 
BUSH BEANS 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX 48 days. Flat 
podded and rust resistant, this bean carries 
a prolific crop on relatively small plants. 
White seeds mottled violet and light yellow. 
PENCIL POD 54 days. Round, meaty, and 
of superb quality with brittle golden yellow 
pods. Black seeded. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX (BRITTLE 
WAX) 53 days. Long waxy cream yellow 
bean, the standard of highest quality. Seed 
white with black eye. 
SURECROP (THE GOLDEN BOUNTIFUL) 
58 days. As prolific and as delicious as its 
namesake. Black seeded. 
CHEROKEE WAX 52 days. The best oval 
wax bean. Vigorous grower, always depend- 
able. Black seeded. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, 14-Ib. 40¢ 
1 Ib. 75¢, 2 Ib. $1.30, 5 Ib. $2.75 
SHELL BEANS 
DWARF FRENCH HORTICULTURAL 73 
days. Green pod, carmine streaked. The 
seed is pinkish buff mottled oxblood red. 
pkt 15¢, 14-Ib. 40¢, 
1 Ib. 75¢, 2 Ib. $1.30, 5 Ib. $2 
POLE BEANS 
One pound will plant 100 hills, a packet about 15 
hills. Extremely productive, pole beans come into 
bearing much later than bush beans, but bear over 
a longer period. The ground must be deeply dug and 
enriched with manure and superphosphate, or peat 
moss and Grofast. Plant 5 or 6 beans around each 
pole (poles 3-4 ft. apart) and thin the seedlings to 
3 plants per pole. 
STRAIGHT CEDAR BEAN POLES 
8 ft. long. 60¢ each, $6.00 per dozen 
KENTUCKY WONDER 65 days. Intro- 
duced in 1877, this constantly improved var- 
lety is still the most popular pole bean; a 
large green bean with distinctive flavor, 
delicious as a snap or shell bean. Seed is 
buff brown. pkt 15¢, 14 Ib. 35¢, 
1 Ib. 65¢, 2 Ib. $1.25, 5 Ib. $2.50 
HORTICULTURAL CRANBERRY 73 days. 
Large pod containing big highly colored 
“Cranberry” beans. 
SCARLET RUNNER (Phaseolus multiflor- 
us) 65 days to flowering. Its brilliant flow- 
ers make it a showy ornamental vine. The 
beans can be eaten in the green shell stage. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, (4b. 40¢, 
1 Ib. 75¢, 2 Ib. $1.30, 5 Ib. $2.75 
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