Kentucky Wonder 
Green Pole Beans 
YARD LONG. Also called Asparagus Beans. (75 days.) A variety of the cowpea group. Grown for 
———— forage, and as a curiosity. The greatly elongated oval, light green pods often measure 
more than 18 inches. Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 45c; 1 Ib., 85¢; 2 Ibs., $1.45; 5 Ibs., $3.05; 10 Ibs., $5.50, postpaid. 
GREEN BEANS—Pole or Running 
Y2 pound of Pole Snap Beans will plant a row 100 feet long; 25 pounds will plant an acre. 
Culture: Plant from April to July in rows 4 feet 
apart, 11% inches deep, setting the poles 4 feet 
in the row. Drop 4 or 5 beans around each Pole, afterwards thinning out to 2 or 3. Cultivate 
same as for Bush Beans. May also be planted in the cornfield, and allowed to run up the stalks. 
KENTUCKY WONDER or 
OLD HOMESTEAD. (65 days.) This well 
; : known and _ popular 
variety is more largely used than any other Pole 
Bean. The vines are most productive bearing 
long, 8-inch, nearly round curved pods borne in 
clusters from top to bottom, which are brittle, 
meaty, stringless when young, and of exception- 
ally fine flavor. If gathered as they mature, 
they will continue to bear through the season. 
Pkt., 15¢; Y2 Ib., 35¢; Ib., 70c; 2 Ibs., $1.10; 
5 Ibs., $2.20; 10 Ibs., $3.80, postpaid. 
McCASLAN. (65 days.) This veriety is sim- 
ilar to White Kentucky Won- 
der,,but earlier and more productive. The seven 
inch, slightly flattened, dark green pods are 
fleshy, stringless, and of delicious flavor. The 
seed is white and when dry makes a fine winter 
shell bean. Pkt., 15¢; 1 Ib., 35¢; Ib., 70c; 2 
Ibs., $1.10; 5 Ibs., $2.20; 10 Ibs., $3.80, postpaid. 
POTOMAC, (58 days.) The vines of this 
——————__ variety are vigorous and climb 
well, producing practically round 5-inch pods, 
which are stringless at all stages and of splendid 
quality. Resistant to common bean Mosaic. A 
great improvement on the old “Ideal Market.” 
Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 35c; Ib., 70c; 2 Ibs., $1.15; 5 
Ibs., $2.30; 10 Ibs., $4.00, postpaid. 
WAX BEANS —Pole or Running 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. (65 days.) 
LIMA BEANS—Dwarf or Bush 
the same as Snap Beans. 
EARLY MARKET. 
most prolific, of 
large Dwarf Limas. The pods are 4 inches long, 
Large Bush Lima Beans 
One-half pound of small bush, or 1 pound large bush Lima Beans will plant a row 
100 feet long. 30 pounds of the small, or 60 pounds of the large, will plant an acre. 
Culture: Lima Beans are not as hardy as snap Beans, and should not be planted as early. Plant from May 
to July in rows 3 feet apart, 1% inches deep, dropping 3 or 4 beans every 8 or 10 inches. Cultivate 
Probably the 
The best wax-podded Pole Bean, producing 8-inch, 
fleshy, flat, oval shaped, yellow, practically stringless pods of fine 
flavor Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 45¢; Ib., 85¢; 2 Ibs., 1.45; 5 Ibs., $3.05; 10 Ibs., $5.50, postpaid. 
However, it is not so heavy or sure a cropper as 
Fordhook No. 242. Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 35c¢; Ib., 70c; 
2 Ibs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., $2.40; 10 Ibs., $4.20, postpaid. 
BLUE LAKE STRINGLESS. (55,4075) At 
called Im- 
proved Stringless White Creaseback. An early, 
robust variety with 6-inch, round medium green 
pods of good quality. Resistant to common 
bean Mosaic, and certain strains of rust. Splendid 
for canning or freezing. Pkt., 15¢; Y2 Ib., 35c¢; 
Ib., 70c; 2 Ibs., $1.10; 5 Ibs., $2.20; 10 Ibs., 
$3.80, postpaid. 
STRIPED CREASEBACK, A!so called 
Scotia and 
Nancy Davis. (70 days.) A genuine cornfield 
bean. An old favorite, vigorous, prolific, and 
a good climber. The six inch round, meaty, 
medium green pods, while not stringless, are of 
delicious quality. The snaps stay in edible con- 
dition longer than those of any other pole bean. 
Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 35¢; Ib., 70c; 2 Ibs., $1.10; 
5 Ibs., $2.20; 10 Ibs., $3.80, postpaid. 
IMPROVED HORTICULTURAL. 
Also called Speckled Cranbury, October, and 
Wrenn’s Egg. (70 days.) A popular variety bear- 
ing six inch, flat, light green pods, splashed 
with carmine, and stringless at snap stage. Good 
for either green shelled beans or for baking. Pkt., 
15c; V2 Ib., 35c; Ib., 70c; 2 Ibs., $1.10; 5 Ibs., 
$2.20; 10 Ibs., $3.80, postpaid. 
and contain 3 to 4 large flat green tinted Beans of 
excellent quality. Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 40c; Ib. 75c¢; 
2 Ibs., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $2.55; 10 Ibs., $4.50, postpaid. 
(73 days.) The most 
FORDHOOK No. 242. popular of the large 
Dwarf Limas. The pods are 334 inches long, con- 
taining 3 or 4 oval-shaped, green tinted Beans of 
delicious flavor. Its distinct advantage over the 
regular Fordhook is its ability to set basil pods in 
hot, dry weather. Very prolific. Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 
35¢; Ib., 70c; 2 Ibs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., $2.40; 10 Ibs., 
$4.20, postpaid. 
5 days.) We will 
FORDHOOK REGULAR. (75 dys.) We wil 
strain of Fordhook Beans, as some market gardeners 
prefer it, because of its trifle larger pod and bean. 
a te a cc 
Write for special market gardener’s prices 
Norfolk 10, Virginia 
PEERLESS. (75 days.) Developed by the U. S. 
———————— Dept. of Agriculture from a cross 
between Fordhook and Henderson Bush. The pods 
are 31% inches long; slightly curved, containing three 
medium sized beans. It is quite prolific, of good 
quality, and tolerant of heat. Good for canning or 
freezing. Pkt., 15¢; 2 Ib., 40c; Ib., 75¢; 2 Ibs., 
$1.25; 5 Ibs., $2.60; 10 Ibs., $4.60, postpaid. 
IMPROVED BURPEE. (75 days.) The best of 
the large flat seeded 
bush Limas. The six inch pods usually contain four 
or five large flat, green tinted beans of splendid 
quality. The plants are vigorous and very prolific. 
Pkt., 15¢; V2 Ib., 35c; Ib., 70c; 2 Ibs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., 
$2.40; 10 Ibs., $4.20, postpaid. 
in larger quantities. 
Fordhook Bush Lima 
Beans No. 242 
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