BEANS—Continued 
Bush, Wax Pod 
Average maturity 52 days from seed. 
Black Wax, Pencil Pod. Very desirable 
for home and market garden and for 
truckers. Plants large and _ thrifty. 
Heavily productive over long period. Pods 
handsome bright yellow, 5% to 6 inches 
long, % inch thick, cylindrical; very 
fleshy, stringless, brittle, fine grained, 
and tender. Quality unexcelled. 
Kidney Wax, Round Pod. (Brittle Wax.) 
Valuable for home garden and canning. 
Plants are erect, medium large, prolific. 
Handsome pods of waxy light yellow, 54 
to 6 inches long, thick and round. Very 
fleshy, brittle, strictly stringless and 
without fibre. Seeds white with brownish- 
black eye. (Fz.) 
Golden Wax, Top Notch. Blight resistant. 
_ A splendid home garden and canning va- 
riety. Plant small, productive. Pods very 
attractive; golden yellow; 4% to 5 inches 
long, % inch wide, thick, oval; fleshy, 
brittle, stringless. Seeds white, splashed 
with violet, carmine and purple. 
Pole Beans 
Mature in 75-80 days 
Blue Lake or Improved White Creaseback. 
Splendid snap bean for home garden and 
early market. Good climber, heavily pro- 
ductive. Pods light green, 54% inches long, 
% inch wide, almost as thick; nearly 
stringless, very fleshy, brittle, tender. 
Seeds white; excellent for baking. 
Kentucky Wonder. The oldest favorite of 
all pole beans should be in every garden. 
The dark green pods are round and 
curved, measuring 9 to 10 inches; string- 
iess when young. Seeds light brown. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. An early and 
hardy bean somewhat resembling the 
Kentucky Wonder except in color of pods 
which are light yellow and broader. If a 
wax podded bean is desired this is the 
one best variety to plant. Seed oval, flat- 
tened, somewhat shriveled, dark brown. 
Oregon Giant. Highly recommended bean 
for Northwest home gardeners; keeps 
producing until frost. Large, fleshy pods, 
10 to 12 inches in length, stringless, light 
greenish yellow, splashed with red. A 
very tasty bean requiring very little care. 
Potomac. Six inches long, slender and 
round, this stringless meaty bean is a 
good climber and heavy producer. Ex- 
cellent for home or market. (Fz.) 
Lima Beans, Bush 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants large, 
heavily productive. Pods large, 44% to 5 
inches long. Usually contains 4 large, 
thick beans. Dry beans large, flat, green- 
ish white. Thin to 18” apart. 75 days. 
Cangreen. 68 days to maturity. Cangreen 
is notable for the green color of the fleshy 
part of the seed in the dry stage. Good 
for canning. Yields a prolific crop. (Fz.) 
Fordhook. Large, spreading plant with 
slightly curved pods containing 3-4 light 
green beans of excellent quality, good 
for canning and freezing. Good in high 
temperature. (Fz.) 
Lima Beans, Pole 
Oregon Pole. Proven over many years to 
be well adapted to our cool Northwest 
climate. A strong, vigorous grower, bear- 
ing continuously until frost. Pods are at 
their best when yellow. 
King of the Garden. Plants tall, good 
climber, hardy and vigorous. The pods 
are flat, 14% inches wide, about 6 inches 
long and contain 4 to 5 large oval green- 
ish white beans. Seed large, flat and 
white. Matures in 88 days. 
TWO CROPS FOR ONE SPACE 
Organize your planting plan to keep the 
vegetable garden producing food for you 
throughout the season. Serial planting of 
fast-maturing vegetables, crop rotation, 
staking to save space, are main methods 
to use. 
Unless you raise vegetables for quantity, 
storage or freezing, limit planting of any 
type to family’s probable use in fresh form. 
Set perennial crops (Asparagus, Rhubarb, 
Artichoke, etc.) at one side of garden. They 
are prermanent. Next to perennials set 
crops that occupy the ground through grow- 
ing season (tomatoes, squash, pole beans, 
late potatoes, etc.). This leaves remaining 
space for serial planting and rotation of 
crops. Before the Tomatoes, Squashes, etc., 
are set out, their space may be given to 
radishes, lettuce and other quick-growing 
early spring crops (Peas, early Potatoes, 
etc.) are harvested, clear the area and re- 
place with later crops (Bush Beans, late 
Potatoes, late Cabbage). Save space by 
staking Tomatoes, Cucumbers, etc. Set aside 
a smal! space for sowing Lettuce, Kale and 
other seeds that can be transplanted to the 
main garden later. Seedlings from this area 
can get started and be ready to set out 
when other crops have finished and their 
ground space is cleared. Make every inch 
of space count. 
Shade-loving vegetables, such as Lettuce, 
can be planted on the shady side of tall- 
growing things. Sun-lovers should go upon 
sunny side of tall plants. Heavy-fruited 
things, such as Squashes, can be allowed 
to sprawl on banks or run over fences—if 
support is placed under developing fruits. 
One or two plants of Zucchini or other types 
of Squash—or Pumpkin—are enough to meet 
average family needs. Tomatoes, Eggplant, 
etc., can, if desired, be grown staked in 
pots or tubs and shifted as desired during 
the season. Pole Beans are a space saver 
and fit well into the ‘vertical garden” plan. 
INTERPLANTING METHOD to 
Another space-saving method is interplant- 
ing in spring of early, fast maturing crops 
with slow, late maturing vegetabies, as 
shown above. 
BEETS 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4-6 Ibs. per acre 
Prefer a rich sandy loam but will produce in 
any well fertilized soil. Space rows 14 to 24 
inches apart. 
Detroit Dark Red. The standard of excel- 
lence in table beets for home and market 
garden, for shipping, and for canning. 
Tops uniform, small, tender, erect. Roots 
globe shaped; symmetrical, with small 
collar and small tap-root. Very dark 
blood red. Mature in 52 to 55 days. 
Early Wonder. Very desirable for home 
and market garden. Tops small. Root 
flattened globe shape and small collar 
and tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh 
deep purplish red zoned a lighter shade. 
Mature in 50 to 55 days. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. Best for forc- 
ing and particularly valuable for early 
market. Tops small and upright. Roots 
flattened, with long slender tap-roots. 
Flesh dark purplish red, zoned lighter. 
Ready in 50 days. 
Swiss Chard. See page 31. 
MeL 
TOP CROP 
Bush, Green Pod. All-America. 
Mangel (or Stock Beet) 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
Valuable as stock feed 
Danish Sludstrup. Very high yielder. 
Roots long oval, orange colored; flesh 
white with faint yellow tinge. 
Giant Ha!f Sugar. This variety is one of 
the favorites among the dairymen and 
hog raisers. It is very sweet and nutri- 
tious, as it has a higher sugar content 
than the ordinary mangel. 
True Sugar Beet. The most desirable beet 
for sugar manufacture. Valuable for 
stock feeding. Roots medium large, 12 to 
15 inches long, 3142 to 4 inches at shoul- 
der, tapered; white, with a tinge of gray; 
very rich in sugar. Good keeper. 
BROCCOLI 
¥2 oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre 
This is similar to cauliflower and is especially 
suited to Pacific Coast states. 
Italian Green Sprouting. This vigorous 
plant is entirely different from the white 
heading sorts. Cultivated like cabbage, it 
bears first a main head, then a succes- 
sion of sprouts which, if kept cut, will 
be replaced by others for 8 to 10 weeks. 
Each sprout about 5 inches long, ends 
in a small head of dark green buds. It 
is one of the most delicious green vege- 
tables. (Fz.) Pkt. 15c. 
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