0/7 217 White Mexican er Prolific Tree. 
Wi The best field bean in cultivation. 
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1 lb. of Bean seed plants row 100 
feet long; 60 lbs. plants an acre. 
212 White Marrow. An excellent large seeded 
baking sort. ; 
with short runners and small leaves; very pro- 
lific; seeds large, about twice the size of the 
white navy bean, ovoid, clear white, cooking very 
dry and mealy. Pkt., 15 cts; 1% Ib., 38 cts.: Ib, 
68 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.20; 5 Ibs., $2.75, postpaid. 
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218 Great Northern. 
A splendid field bean, preferred by many 
to the navy beans for baking. Excellent quality, 
fine flavor, cooks rapidly, good size beans, heavy 
Beans are larger and softer than com- 
mon navy beans, Pkt., 10 cts.; ¥ lb., 32 cts.; Ib., 
55.cts.; 2,lbs., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $2.25, postpaid. 
Vines large, slender, spreading, | Tiety. 
yielder. 
A sure cropper. Selected out of the 
navy variety, reducing the runners 
and making it a bush form variety. 
No other farm crop has seen such 
a great advance in price as beans. 
It is one of the greatest money- 
making erops for farmers. The pods 
are large and filled with medium 
sized, pure, white, nearly round 
beans which excel in cooking quali- 
ties. It is an upright grower, hold- 
ing the pods well up from the ground, 
and a great bearer. The pods grow 
in thick clusters and ripen in An- 
gust, the leaves falling earlier than 
other varieties. No other bean ap- 
proaches it in yield or quality. Pkt., 
15 cts.; 1% lb., 38 cts.; Ib., 68 cts.; 
2 lbs., $1.20; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
Very popular baking va- 
215 White Kidney. Same as Red Kidney except seed is white. Plant 
upright, with large, broad leaves; pods medium. size, dark green; 
seed large, white, kidney-shaped, slightly flattened and of excellent 
quality green or dry. Pkt., 15 cts.; % Ib., 38 cts.; lb., 68 cts.; 2 lbs., 
$1.20; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
216 Dwarf Horticultural or Wren’s Egg. Excellent for snap beans 
or shelling green. The pods are greenish-yellow splashed with red, 
5 inches long, stout and flat. It is a very hardy, medium late, 
stringless variety, used for snap beans or for shelling green. Par- 
ticularly fine for succotash. Heavy yielding and fine flavored. Does 
well in a cool climate. The seeds are light buff, spotted red. Pkt., 
15 cts.; Y, Ib., 38 cts.; lb., 68 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.20; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. 
‘purposes. Pkt., 15 cts.; 1% 
250 My Own Introduction 
Excellent for Home and Market 
By far the Finest Globe Shaped Main 
Crop Beet in cultivation. The fiesh is 
248 Edmand’s Early Blood Turnip 
An excellent English variety for the home garden. 
Used for second early crop or for late planting and 
winter keeping. Roots are turnip-shaped and reg- 
ular. Flesh is deep blood-red, exceedingly sweet and 
of fine quality. Tops are small and erect, fine for 
beet greens. .Pkt., 12 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 44 Ib., 80 cts.}3 
14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $2.25; 2 lbs., $4.25, postpaid. 
CRIMSON 
Ib., $2.75; 2 Ibs., $5.25, postpaid. 
245 Crosby’s Egyptian 
Extra Early Money Maker for Market 
dark crimson, of rich sweet flavor. Very 
smooth—no fibrous roots.. Pkt., 15 ¢ts.; 
o%., 45 ets.; % Ib., 90 ets.; % Ihb., $1.505 
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Growers—A Good Freezer 
postpaid. ; 
241 Crimson Globe 
$2.75; 2 lbs., $5.25, postpaid. 
A very superior extra early strain of garden Beet 
which has been carefully selected for years. 
excels in handsome form, good size, small tops, 
very small tap-root, fine quality and above all, 
quick, rapid growth. The flesh is deep red. Takes 
on its turnip shape very early, a decided advan- 
tage for forcing for real early market, and espe- 
cially for a market where Beets are sold in bunches. 
Ready for use in 45 to 50 days. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 45 
cts.; % 1b., 90 cts.; 144 Ihb., $1.50; 1b., $2.75; 2 lhs., $5.25, 
Beautiful Color—Excellent Quality 
A handsome, medium size, globe shaped sort, entire- 
ly free from: side roots, ready for market in 65 
days. Beets average 3 inches in diameter, the flesh 
is deep crimson, slightly ringed or zoned. It is 
exquisitely tender and delicious in flavor. Though 
it grows quickly enough for very early use, it will 
remain tender over a long period of time. PEt., 
15 cts.5 oz., 45 cts.; %4 1b., 90 cts.; % 1b., $1.50; Ib., 
AR. H. Shumway—"The Pioneer American Seedsman”—Established 1870 
Beans. For Shelling and Baking 
213 Improved 
White Navy 
The Greatest Money 
Maker of all. $100.00 
per Acre Profit Not Un- 
common, Our Improved 
Strain of White Navy 
Beans are second to 
none. All northern 
grown from re-selected 
true seed, earefully 
milled and hand picked; 
very uniform size seed 
that will plant evenly 
and reproduce a quality 
of Beans that will sell 
always at good prices. 
Plant at least enough 
for your own use, next 
winter, Pkt., 10 cts.; % 
Ib., 32 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 
2 lbs., $1.00; 5. 1bs., $2.25, 
postpaid. 
Dark 
214 Red Kidney 
The good old-fashioned 
baking bean. This well known 
field bean is one of the best 
varieties for use as a dry 
bean. Produces large, flat, 
green pods, filled with large, 
red kidney-shaped beans, 
rich in flavor. One of the 
largest of all baking beans. 
Used extensively for canning 
Ib., 38 cts.; 1b., 68 cts.; 2 Ibs., 
$1.20; 5 ibs., $2.75, postpaid. 
1 oz. of Beet Seed 
will sow row 100 
feet long, 7 lbs. per 
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