BEANS 
All Beans weigh 60 pounds per bushel 
If Beans are to be sent by Parcel Post, add 20c per pt.; 22c per qt.; 34c per 14pk.; 53c 
per pk.; $1.61 per bus. This applies to lst and 2d zones only; for other zones consult chart on 
page 1. Packets sent postpaid. 
Bush, Green-podded 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 feet of drill; 
2 bushels to an acre 
Curture. Seed should not be planted be- 
fore ground becomes light and warm, in 
favorable seasons usually about the middle 
of April to first of May. The soil should be 
rich and mellow, and the seeds scattered 
about 3 inches apart in drills, and covered 
about 2 inches deep. Successive sowings 
made at intervals of about 2 weeks until 
August 15, will give a plentiful supply of 
Beans all season. About 55 days. Soil C. 
Vitamins B, C, G. 
Asgrow Black Valentine. Its long, straight, 
oval pods are of good color and texture 
and are completely stringless. 55 days. 
Bountiful. This variety has been known to 
bear 1 bushel of pods per 15-foot row in 
the course of the season. Pods average 
6 inches long by 34 inch wide, are thick 
through, of pleasing light green color, very 
brittle, and absolutely stringless at all 
stages of development. 51 days, 
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod. An ideal 
variety having round, slightly curved, 
fleshy, and exceedingly tender pods. Ma- 
tures a few days earlier than the Giant sort. 
54 days. 
Dwarf Horticultural or Cherry. This 
broad, long, flat, meaty Bean is very pro- 
ductive, of delicious flavor and absolutely 
stringless. It also makes a good dried 
Bean for winter. 54 days. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. 
Large, handsome pods of finest quality, 
some fully 6 inches long; very fleshy and 
entirely stringless. Very productive. Spe- 
cially adapted to the home-garden. 56 
days. , 
New Stringless Green-Pod or Tender- 
green. 56 days from planting to eating 
stage. Pods are 544 to 6% inches Iong, 
nearly straight, round, absolutely string- 
less and fiberless, fleshy, and smooth. 
Plentiful. Black-seeded Bountiful. 53 days. 
Contender. Pods slightly longer than Black 
Valentine. Stringless; resistant to mildew 
and heat. 55 days. 
Red Valentine. Now stringless old standby; 
round, slightly curved pods. 56 days. 
WRITE FOR PRICES ON LARGER QUANTITIES 
BEANS, BUSH, Green-podded 
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Giant Stringless Green-Pod............. 
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Asgrow Black Valentine..................... 
Tenderlong 15 
New Stringless Green-Pod (Tendergreen) 
Dwarf Horticultural (Cherry)............ 
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Red: Valentinety.......),a0e 2 eke ches Sate 
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BEANS, SHELL 
White Navy (Boston Pea Bean)......... 
White, Marrowfat. .i8 oe oo ce 3 cites 
Red Kidney Beans..................4.. 
Edible:Soy' Bean 2ies tira. one oe eles ee 
BEANS, BUSH, Yellow or Wax-podded 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax.............. 
Bountiful ec ees rte lode see swareke 
Improved Golden Wax................. 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax....................4.. 
BEANS, POLE STRING 
Kentucky Wonder Wax ................ 
Lazy Wife or White Cherry............. 
Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) .... . 
Horticultural (Pole Cherry)............. 
Yard-Long (Snake Beans)...Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c. . 
66 0 ANE $0 25 $0 40 $075 $250 $45 
25 40 75 
5:0 7 OMe 25 40 75 250 450 
25 40 75 250 450 
= C1 NORE 30 50 909 325 6 00 
Be rensls-« 25 45 80 275 5 00 
cic ORE 30 55 100 300 550 
So Oeee 25 45 800 257555100 
pie) ss 25 45 80 275 5 00 
25 45 80 275 5 00 
30 55 100 300 550 
PoC ctor 20 35 65 225 400 
eens: 20 35 65 225 400 
pate ere 20 35 65 225 400 
ot Oe 20 35 65 225 400 
1 Ob Oe 25 40 75 250 450 
506 olne 25 40 7 250 450 
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Green-podded, continued (also page: 8) 
Streamliner. Ready to pick in about 50 
days. This tender semi-flat pod Bean, 
averaging 7 to 8 inches long, bears white 
seed. The long pods are _stringless, 
brittle and deliciously flavored. 
Supergreen. Stringless pods 6 to 7 inches 
long, slim, smooth, dark green and string- 
less in all stages. Matures in 58 days. 
Tenderlong 15. A new, high-yielding green- 
pod variety of superior quality. Has the 
features that made Tendergreen so popular 
and is also resistant to disease. Length of 
pods, 614 inches. 50 days. 
Shell Beans for Winter Use 
60 days 
Red Kidney Beans. Bearing 6 to 7-inch, 
flat pods, containing 5 to 6 red kidney- 
shaped Beans. Used almost exclusively 
for baking and soup. 
White Marrowfat. Planted almost exclu- 
sively for winter use, making lJarge white, 
kidney-shaped Beans. 
White Navy or Boston Pea Beans. Yields 
large quantities of white Shell Beans which 
are used for baking. 
Bush, Yellow or Wax-podded 
Bountiful Wax. Handsome, long, flat yel- 
low pods. Profuse bearer. 62 days. 
Improved Golden Wax. Small plants of 
erect growth, bearing flat, thick pods about 
5 inches*in Iength and of excellent quality. 
An early and reliable variety. 50 days. 
SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX. This 
is a grand Bean. Absolutely stringless and 
a great rust-resister. Will produce an 
abundance of long, yellow, flat pods. 
profitable market variety and one of the 
best for the home-garden. 62 days. 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax. Vines 15 inches 
high. Pods are 5 inches long, round, 
slightly curved, stringless and deep yellow. 
62 days. 
Pt. Pie Qt. Ypk. 
Pk. 
All bus. prices on request (15 lbs.) 
0 
250 450 
WHEN PLANTING SNAP _AND LIMA BEANS AND PEAS IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO USE INOCULATING BACTERIA. SEE PAGE 27. 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
Stringless 
Green-Pod 
Beans 
I Supergreen 
Tenderlong 15 Beans 
Pole String Beans 
Green- and Wax-Podded 
Cuxtture. Same as Pole Lima. 70 days. 
Horticultural or Pole Cherry. Pods green, 
dashed with red when Beans are matured. 
75 days. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 
It grows luxuriantly and bears for a long 
period. Pods are very long, very fleshy and 
deeply creased or saddle backed, green in 
color and stringless. Seed light brown. 65 
days. 
Lazy Wife or White Cherry. Pods 6 to 
8 inches Iong, entirely stringless, of a rich, 
buttery flavor when cooked as a Snap 
Bean; also a good white Shell Bean for 
winter. One of the very finest flavored. 
74 days. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. Same as 
Kentucky Wonder with exception of beauti- 
ful yellow pods. 75 days. 
Yard-Long or Snake Beans. Produces 
dark green foliage and stringless green pods, 
often 2 to 3 feet long. 
Edible Soy Bean 
Plant May 15, using Nitragin—a 15c pack- 
age is enough for several quarts of seed. 
Use the Beans in their green state; pour 
boiling water over them, then drain off and 
they shell very readily. If dry Beans are 
wanted, let them stand until the leaves drop. 
Soil C. 
Bansei. This variety has produced excel- 
Ient crops in different sections of the 
country. Green or dry, the Beans are de- 
licious, and an excellent source of vitamins 
A, B and G. The plants grow 24 inches 
high, and are covered with pods. They do 
not require support. Beans are ready for 
use from 100 to 110 days from sowing. 
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