POLE or RUNNING BEANS 
One pound of seed will plant 150 to 200 hills; 
about 20 pounds an acre. 
When all danger of frost is over, plant in 
hills 4 feet apart each way, about 4 or 5 Beans 
to the hill, and when up and established, thin 
out to 3 plants in a hill. 
Green-Podded Varieties 
Decatur. 60 days. Silver Medal. Widely rec- 
ommended for the garden and wherever 
Pole Beans grow. It is stringless, resistant 
to Bean rust, and of the early type. One of 
the heaviest bearers of them all. 
Pkt. 20c, 1% Ib. 40c, Ib. 70c, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. 70 
days. Long, pale green pods, which become 
streaked with red when mature. 
Pkt. 20c, 1% Ib. 40c, Ib. 70c, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 65 
days. A tremendous yielder of long, round, 
tender and practically stringless pods. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 35c, Ib. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Yard-Long or Giant-Podded Asparagus. 
72 days. Produces an enormous crop of 
pods 2 feet or more in length, tender and 
of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 20c, % Ib. 40c, Ib. 75c, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Yellow-Podded Variety 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 65 days. A very 
prolific sort, producing long, thick, almost 
straight pods which are of a light yellow 
color and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥% Ib. 40c, Ib. 70c, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
LIMA BEANS 
Pole Varieties 
Two pounds will plant 100 hills; 25 to 30 
pounds, an acre. 
Plant when all danger of frost is over. When 
up and established, thin out to 3 or 4 plants 
in a hill. The poles should be set as soon as 
the garden is made, in rows about 3 feet apart 
with the poles about 3 feet apart in the row. 
Carpinteria. 88 days. Retains its green color 
in all stages of growth, even after being 
dried, and combines wonderful prolificness, 
flavor, and size. A good early variety with 
4 or 5 Beans in a pod. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 35c, Ib, 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Challenger or Dreer’s Improved. 92 days. 
Although somewhat smaller than other 
Limas, it is very early, prolific and of de- 
cious flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, Y Ib. 35c, Ib. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
King of the Garden. 88 days. An old-time 
favorite. Sturdy grower, exceedingly pro- 
ductive and of good flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 Ib. 40c, Ib. 70c, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Large Evergreen. 88 days. A large variety. 
Vigorous and productive. Excellent for gar- 
den use. 
Pkt. 20c, % Ib. 45c, Ib. 80c, 5 lbs. $3.75. 
Carolina or Sieva. 77 days. Produces small 
flat Beans of fine quality. Heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% Ib. 35c, lb. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Edible Soy Beans 
Bansei. 95 days. An early home-garden 
variety fine for green shelling, not sus- 
ceptible to shattering. They are a de- 
lectable vegetable, either green or dry. 
Pkt. 10c, ¥2 Ib. 30¢c, lb. 50c, 5 Ibs. $2.20. 
Bush or Dwarf Lima Beans 
One pound will plant 50 feet of row. 
Bush Limas should be planted for early 
crops, as they come into bearing much sooner 
than the Pole varieties. Plant in rows about 
30 inches apart, spacing them 4 inches apart 
in the row and covering to the depth of 1% 
me LIMA BEANS 
Bush or Dwarf Varieties 
Baby Fordhook. 72 days. Plant small but 
branchy and vigorous; pods very numerous, 
tightly filled with 3 or 4 small plump seeds 
of high quality. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 35c, Ib. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Burpee Improved. 77 days. A great im- 
provement over the old strain of Burpee’s 
Bush Lima. The Bean is thicker, sweeter, 
and more prolific. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 lb. 40c, Ib. 70c, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Fordhook 242. Great productivity, under ad- 
verse conditions. Does better in hot and 
humid weather than any other Fordhook 
type. The curved pods are uniform in size, 
with 3 to 4 thick-seeded Beans of excellent 
quality and flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥ Ib. 35c, Ib. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Fordhook. 75 days. Distinct, upright, vig- 
orous growth; pods borne in clusters well 
above the ground and frequently contain 
4 thick, luscious Beans. Matures early and 
continues in bearing until frost. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 35c, lb. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Henderson’s. 67 days. Dwarf, compact-grow- 
ing variety; large clusters of pods contain- 
ing very small, flat Beans. © 
Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 35c, lb. 60c, 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Triumph. 70 days. Silver Medal, All-America 
Selections. High-quality Baby Lima produc- 
ing small, thick, flat, light green seeds of 
delicious flavor. A heavy yielder recom- 
mended for home use and freezing. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥2 Ib. 50c, Ib. 90c, 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Lima Bean, 
King of the 
Garden 
CEPAR BEAN POLES. 
(Pointed.) Ex- 
tra-selected quality, about 10 feet long. 
12 for $3.50, 25 for $6.50, 
50 for $12.00, 100 for $22.00. 
Detroit 
Dark Red— 
Special Strain 
BEETS 
One ounce will sow a row 50 feet long; 
5 pounds, an acre. 
Beets are tasty, a pleasing addition to your 
menu. 
Sow in drills 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep, 
as early as the ground can be worked; when 
‘the plants are large enough, thin to stand 4 
inches apart in the row. For an early crop in 
hotbed sow the seed in early March, while for 
a winter supply sow about July 10 outdoors. 
Crimson Globe. 56 days. Rich deep red 
Beets, almost round, with a distinct deli- 
cious flavor, and very tender. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, % lb. $1.10, Ib. $3.50. 
Crosby’s Egyptian, Special Strain. 51 days. 
A special selection of the usual strain and 
repeated tests have proved it to be a darker 
red and much earlier. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 45c, 14 Ib. $1.45, Ib. $3.50. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Usual Strain. 51 days. 
Especially desirable on account of its rich 
blood-red color throughout. Early, and one 
of the best table Beets. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4 Ib. 85c, Ib. $2.50. 
Detroit Dark Red, Michell’s Special 
Strain. 56 days. Carefully reselected 
seed from the choicest, most uniform 
roots. Found superior to the usual type 
of Detroit Beet. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 45c, ¥% Ib. $1.45, Ib. $3.50. 
Detroit Dark Red. Usual Strain. 56 days. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, Y%4 Ib. 90c, Ib. $3.00. 
Early Wonder. 58 days. Extra-early, globe- 
shaped, with deep blood-red, tender flesh. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4 Ib. 85c, Ib. $2.50. 
Winter Keeper. 78 days. Top-shaped Beet 
with rich red, tender, sweet flesh. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 45c, % Ib. $1.45, Ib. $3.50. 
Mangel-Wurzel 
Sow 5 pounds per acre during April and 
May, in thoroughly plowed, well-manured soil, 
in drills about 2 feet apart, and thin out to 
1 foot apart in the row. 
Lane’s Improved White Sugar. 100 days. 
Attains an enormous size, growing consid- 
rably above the ground. One of the best 
for stock feeding. 
Pkt. 10c, 0z. 25c, Y% Ib. 75c, Ib. $2.20. 
Mammoth Long Red. 110 days. An enor- 
mously productive variety, yielding from 
50 to 75 tons to the acre, a single root often 
weighing from 20 to 40 pounds. The best 
long red Mangel. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.65. 
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