120 SUPERGREEN. All-America Se- 
lection. A high-quality variety. The 
long, slender, round-section pods are 
absolutely stringless and of superior 
flavor. Disease resistant. 
Pkt. 20c, 14lb. 45c, lb. 85c, 5 Ibs. $4. 
121 TENDERGREEN. » All-America 
Gold Medal. Increasing popularity of this 
excellent bush bean is indication of its 
superlative merit for productiveness and 
for excellent shipping qualities. Plants are 
medium large, erect and husky. Pods are 
nearly straight, brittle, deep green, round, 
succulent and without strings or fiber. 
So tender and full of flavor that you will 
want to grow this variety every year. 
50 days to maturity. 
Pkt. 15c, Yalb. 40c, lb. 70c, 5 Ibs. $3.25 
122 TOP CROP. All-America Gold 
Medal. A new variety that we can recom- 
mend highly for the small home gar- 
den. The six-inch pods are round, straight, 
stringless, tender and of fine flavor, borne 
in great abundance on very vigorous 
plants. Top Crop is a development of the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. It is 
resistant to bean mosaic and is one of the 
earlier varieties. 50 days. 
Pkt. 20c, 'lb. 50c, Ib. 90c, 5 Ibs. $4.25. 
WAX-POD BEANS 
151 BRITTLE WAX. »% A particularly 
good variety for canning and freezing. 
(he large plants produce medium yellow 
pods nearly 6 inches long, full of flavor, 
round, tender and brittle, without strings 
or fiber. 50 days. 
Pkt. 20c, lb. 45c, Ib. 80c, 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
152 Cherokee Wax. »% All-America 
Selection. Most prolific of the wax- 
podded varieties. Plants are large and 
erect, yielding an abundance of 6-inch, 
golden wax pods that are oval, nearly 
straight and stringless at all stages. Fine 
flavor and recommended for quick freez- 
ing. 50 days. 
Vylb. 45c, lb. 80c, 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
153 Golden Wax. A very early va- 
riety for the home garden. The yellow, 
5 inch pods are thick, oval, fleshy, brittle 
and stringless. 48 days. 
Vplb. 40c, lb. 75c, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
154 Puregold. » All-America Bronze 
Medal. Pods nearly 6 inches long, slender, 
pencil-round, stringless, with wonderful 
flavor. Resists mosaic disease. 58 days. 
Pkt. 20c, 14lb. 45c, Ib. 80c, 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
156 SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX. 
A favorite among older varieties of 
wax beans. Large plants produce quan- 
tities of thick-flat, golden yellow pods 
that are brittle, stringless, and have little 
fiber. Fine texture and quality. 53 days. 
Pkt. 15c, 14lb. 35c, lb. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
Assistance with your garden problems 
will gladly be given. Inquiries should be 
submitted on a separate sheet to avoid 
delay in order filling. 
POLE SNAP BEANS 
A half pound of seed is enough for 50 feet of row. 
Erect stout poles 3 feet apart and sow 8 beans in 
a circle around the base after danger of frost. Thin 
to 5 plants to each pole. Pole beans may be grown 
against a wire fence, allowing a pound of seed for 
100 feet. 
141 Old Homestead »% (Green Ken- 
tucky Wonder). The leading green pole 
bean. The plants are sturdy and good 
climbers, producing over an extended 
period a heavy crop of beans that are 
tender and stringless when young, with 
large curved pods nearly 9 inches long. 
The pods are tender and meaty, round, 
with light brown seeds. Useful as green 
beans, shell beans or for freezing. 65 days. 
Pkt. 15c, Yalb. 35c, lb. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
142 Scarlet Runner. An old favorite 
variety because of its decorative red 
flowers and dark purple beans mottled 
with bluish violet, which are so de- 
licious served as shell beans in the early 
fall. The flavor ts superb. As the green 
pods have some strings, other varieties 
are better grown for use as snap beans. 
Pkt. 20c, 14lb. 45c, Ib. 85c, 5 Ibs. $4. 
143 Yard Long, Asparagus. The 
18-inch pods of this variety make it a 
curiosity. Pods are nearly round, with a 
light string. 72 days. 
Pkt. 20c, 3 pkts. 50c. 
Fordhook 242 
Lima Bean 
LIMA BEANS 
Limas do best on a rich, loamy soil. After danger 
of frost and when the soil is thoroughly warm, 
bush Limas should be sown in rows 2 feet apart, 
pushing the beans into the soil eye down, 2 inches 
deep and 3 inches apart. Thin to 6 to 8 inches. 
Pole Limas should be planted 6 beans to a hill, the 
7-foot poles being set 3 feet apart. When beans 
reach the top, the plants should be pinched to in- 
crease yield. Seedlings may be started indoors. 
Surplus crop may be ripened on the vines, the beans 
dried and used during the winter. As seed cannot 
be planted until late, radish or spinach may be 
grown before sowing rows with Lima beans. 
Should plants become spotted or spoiled by blight 
or fungus (and this applies to snap beans also), 
pull out each affected plant and burn. Damage by 
the Mexican bean beetle is common. In the soil 
around the plant a mature beetle may be found, 
like a spotted, rather large yellow lady-bug. Under 
the leaves are clusters of the orange-yellow eggs, 
with the yellow, spimy larvae that hatch from them. 
The leaves will be eaten into lacy designs by the 
larvae, which do not relish the veins. Dust with 
Hortex at once, or spray them with Rotene, 
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BUSH LIMA BEANS 
171 EARLY GIANT. >» The short 
period in which this bean matures allows 
It to be grown in succession, seed being 
sown from May 15 to July 10 near New 
York. The flavor is refined, and the 
luscious beans, which are large, thick and 
flat, are produced m abundance. 
Pkt. 20c, 14lb. 45c, lb. 80c, 5 Ibs. $3.75.. 
173 Fordhook. A standard variety 
grown for canning and freezing. The 
plants are stocky and bear an abundance 
of pods 4 to 5 inches long, which fre- 
quently contain 4 beans of medium size, 
thick, meaty and very tender. 75 days. 
I4lb. 40c, lb. 75c, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
172 FORDHOOK 242. »~% All-America 
Bronze Medal. Uniform pods are slightly 
curved, contain 3 to medium-size, 
light green beans. The variety produces 
outstanding yields of high-quality beans. 
75 days. 
Pkt. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. 75c, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
174 Henderson Bush. Known as 
Baby Lima, this earliest of the bush 
Limas is popular for home gardens and 
for the canning trade. Pods and beans are 
small and flat. 65 days. 
Pkt. 15c, Velb. 35c, lb. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
177 Triumph. » All-America Silver 
Medal. U. S. Department of Agricul- 
ture introduction. Plants are com- 
pact, producing quantities of straight, 
blunt and tightly filled pods 2144 inches 
long, containing about 3 beans of plump 
baby Lima type. Beans are green when 
young, making them especially attractive 
for canning and freezing. 70 days. 
Pkt. 20c, 4lb. 45c, lb. 80c, 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
181 Early Leviathan. 
Pkt. 15c, Wb. 40c, lb. 75c, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
183 GREEN-SEEDED. Vigorous run- 
ners, producing many broad pods closely 
filled with large beans, many of the pods 
containing four. The green tint is retained 
in the dry state. Fine flavored and tender. 
Pkt. 20c, i4Ib. 45c, lb. 80c, 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
BROAD BEAN 
Fava or Butter Bean 
An interesting bean frequently grown in 
England and on the Continent for pur- 
poses similar to those for refined Lima 
beans. Its coarseness does not recom- 
mend it for the small home garden. So 
hardy that tt may be planted as soon as 
the soil is workable in the spring. 
135 English Windsor. Heavy pods 
are produced in pairs. Beans tender and 
delicious. 
Vlb. 40c, lb. 75c, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Seeds of most vegetables and flowers 
are delivered prepaid to any point in 
the United States. For exceptions, 
see the last page. 
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