SNAP BEANS 
IDAHO GROWN Beans are sensitive to both 
cold and wet, so do not plant 
till the ground is warm. To have a continuous supply, 
plant every two weeks till the middle of August; fur- 
ther south they may be planted even later. Make the 
rows 2 to 3 feet apart, drop the beans 3 inches apart, 
and cover 1'/, to 2 inches deep. Give frequent but 
shallow cultivation up to blossoming time, not after- 
ward, and never when the plants are wet. '/. pound 
plants 100 feet, 75 pounds an acre. Plant from April 
till August. 
Green Podded 
Bush Beans 
WADE --See full description on page 1. 
24. DIXIE WHITE STRINGLESS 
GREEN POD 
See full description on page 1. 
22. TOPCROP STRINGLESS GREEN 
POD 
(50 Days) Topcrop is earlier than Tendergreen, 
reaching the picking stage in 51-53 days after 
planting. Plants are vigorous and well branched 
with fairly large leaves. The pods are about 
62 inches long, 7/16 inch wide, and round. 
The pods are light green; straight to slightly 
curved, smooth, entirely stringless, without fiber. 
11. STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE 
(48 Days) No bean is hardier. The 62-inch semi- 
round pods are stringless, of fine quality and 
delicate flavor. A prolific bearer. 
12. FULL MEASURE STRINGLESS 
GREEN POD 
(52 Days) Early, an abundant bearer for a long 
season, entirely stringless; round 6-inch pods 
are fleshy, firm and tender. Excellent for home 
garden and canning. 
13. BOUNTIFUL OR EARLY SIX 
WEEKS 
(48 Days) The rich green pods are 6 to 7 inches 
long, broad, thick, meaty, tender with scarcely 
a trace of string and one of the hardiest. 
14. GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
(52 Days) Almost as early as the earliest; hand- 
some, meaty, round pods are about 61/2 inches 
long, perfectly stringless, brittle and of fine 
tender quality. 
18. CONTENDER BEANS 
(51 Days) The pods are similar to those of String- 
less Black Valentine but under most conditions 
they average 34 of an inch longer and are 
slightly heavier and thicker. Resistant to com- 
mon bean mosaic and partially resistant to 
powdery mildew. Pods when young are a 
plump oval, as they get larger they approach 
the round index and are generally classified as 
off-round. A fine bean for the market gardener. 
23. TENDERLONG 15 BEANS 
(56 Days) (Improved Tendergreen type Mosaic 
resistant). This new variety is an improved 
strain of the popular Tendergreen Bean. It has 
all the good qualities of Tendergreen, the dis- 
tinct difference being that the pods average an 
inch longer (7 to 71/2 in.) and is a heavy yielder. 
A sturdy compact erect plant, producing smooth, 
round, stringless, dark green pods. 
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W. WOOD & SONS : 
21. SULPHUR or BRIMSTONE 
(55 Days) Has a distinct flavor highly esteemed 
by gardeners in the mountain sections. Not 
stringless but a good bearer. Remains tender 
till beans are far advanced. 
16. TENDERGREEN STRINGLESS 
GREEN POD 
(52 Days) From the first to the last picking the 
pods are absolutely stringless; exceptionally ten- 
der and meaty. Pods are 6 in. long, perfectly 
round. Fine for home garden and market. 
17. STRINGLESS RED VALENTINE 
(52 Days) Has all the fine qualities of the old- 
time Red Valentine, but no strings. Heavily pro- 
ductive of round, brittle, tender, meaty pods of 
really fine quality. A dependable bean for the 
home garden. 
19. TENNESSEE GREEN POD 
(Brown Bunch) 
(54 Days) A big yielder of extra long, broad 
pods, often 6 to 7 inches long, flat and some- 
what irregular, but of exceptionally fine flavor 
and quality. 
20. RUBY DWARF HORTICULTURAL 
(Cranberry or Dwarf October) 
(55 Days) Can be used three ways: as a snap 
bean while young; later, a fine green bean for 
shelling; for baking when ripe and a splendid 
winter bean. 
8. STRINGLESS LONG POD 
HORTICULTURAL 
(52 Days) A bush horticultural bean that can be 
used as a green stringless snap bean, a green 
shelled bean or a dry edible variety. The vine 
is vigorous and productive and grows 14 to 15 
inches tall. The pods are 5 to 6 inches long, 
thick oval, tender and meaty when young. 
15. BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN 
POD 
(52 Days) In earliness it ranks among the first; 
as prolific as any bean we have grown, and in 
quality it ranks with the best. Pods are 51/2 to 
6 in. long, round, stringless, tender and brittle. 
9. COMMODORE (Dwarf Kentucky Wonder) 
(65 Days) A very popular bush bean for the 
home garden. The plants are 16 to 18 inches 
tall and very prolific. The pods are round and 
7 to 82 inches long, tender, brittle and almost 
stringless and fiberless. 
54. WHITE HALF RUNNER 
(50 Days) A prolific bearer of 5-inch pods; string- 
less when young. The 20-inch vines are bushy 
at the bottom with short runners. Beans white; 
fine for winter baking. 
Wax Beans 
28. PENCIL POD BLACK WAX 
(54 Days) The best strain of black wax beans 
and has all the good qualities that go to make 
a first-class bean for the home garden and 
nearby market. Pods are 6 to 7 inches long, 
round and of a uniform rich yellow color; ten- 
der, absolutely stringless, very brittle, fleshy 
and without fibre. 
26. TOP NOTCH GOLDEN WAX 
(54 Days) Our strain is a marked improvement 
over the type generally sold. It is more disease- 
resistant, the pods about an inch longer; they 
are entirely stringless and yield more abun- 
dantly. Pods are about 6 inches long, strictly 
stringless, fleshy, very brittle and tender. 
Seedsmen Since 1879 . 
29. CHEROKEE OR VALENTINE WAX 
BEANS 
(50 Days) A new wax variety developed by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture for its excel- 
lent productivity, quality and tolerance to bean 
diseases. Vines are large and erect, producing 
oval shaped uniform pods that are 5 to 6 inches 
long, bright golden yellow, tender and string- 
less at all stages. 
27. BOUNTIFUL WAX 
(52 Days) An early, entirely stringless bean 
similar to the well-known green podded Boun- 
tiful, except in color, which is a rich deep yel- 
low. The thick meaty pods are to 61/2 inches 
long, fleshy, very brittle and of fine quality. 
One of the best bearers. Perfectly stringless 
from the first to the last picking. 
33. SURECROP STRINGLESS WAX 
(52 Days) Hardy, rust-proof and stringless at 
practically all stages of growth. The rich, yel- 
low, thick and meaty pods measure 6 to 7 
inches long, about half an inch wide and nearly 
as thick, and are produced in great abundance; 
it is one of the biggest yielding of all the wax 
beans, and is very early. In hardiness it prob- 
ably excels all other wax beans. 
Pole or 
Cornfield Beans 
Sensitive to cold; plant 2 to 3 weeks later than bush 
beans. Set 6 to 8 ft. poles 3 to 4 ft. apart and plant 
5 to 6 beans around each pole. 
47. KENTUCKY WONDER BROWN 
SEEDED 
(65 Days) Long 8/2 to 9-inch pods are borne in 
large clusters from top to bottom of pole. 
Nearly round, crisp and tender. If gathered as 
they mature, they continue bearing through the 
season. 
56. WHITE KENTUCKY WONDER 
NO. 191 (Rust Resistant) 
(65 Days) White seeds are delicious for dry 
shell use, very good quality. Flat-oval dark 
green pods 6 to 7 inches long; stringless when 
young. 
46. OCTOBER OR HORTICULTURAL 
(Wren’s Egg or Speckled Cranberry) 
(70 Days) The pods are 5/2 to 6 inches long 
and when young are stringless; splendia for 
baking. 
45. NANCY DAVIS STRIPED 
CREASEBACK 
(72 Days) Vigorous and productive; bears quan- 
tities of fat, round, fleshy pods nearly 8 inches 
long. Fine bean for the home garden or market, 
particularly for growing in corn. Extra good 
quality and stays in condition as snaps longer 
than any pole bean. 
50. CUT SHORT OR CORNFIELD 
(72 Days) May be used as snaps, shelled green 
or dried for winter. The meaty pods are 4 
inches long and crowded with beans. 
49. McCASLAN 
(65 Days) A heavy bearer of large, well-filled, 
deep green, meaty stringless snaps of delicious 
flavor. Bears all the season if closely picked. 
The seeds are pure white. 
44. IDEAL MARKET 
The earliest pole bean. The 5 to 6-inch pods are 
borne in clusters and can be gathered by the 
handful. Round pods, meaty and tender. 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
