6 Bitty Herter SEED CATALOG FOR 1954 
WADE—All-America Gold Medal Winner. Upright vigorous plants with 
pods well off the ground, this variety is the newest and one of the best 
of the green snap beans. Pods are straight and slender, 514 to 6 inches 
long. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1% lb. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 70 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $2.80. 
WAX PODDED BUSH BEANS 
CHEROKEE—A very productive vellow podded, black seeded snap 
bean. The pods are straight and fairly long. It has excellent quality, 
and is a dependable producer even in unfavorable weather conditions. 
I am sure you will like this bean. Pkt. 15 cts.; 14 Ib. 35 cets.; 1 Ib. 65 
ets.; 2 Ibs. $1.20; 5 Ibs. $2.40. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX—An early wax bean of high quality. 
The pods are round and nearly straight. A heavy vielder. Excellent 
for canning and freezing. Pkt. 15 cts.; % Ib. 35 cts.; 1 Ib. 65 cts.; 2 
Ibs. $1.20; 5 Ibs. $2.40. 
POLE BEANS 
TOWLE—We were able to get some seed of this rather remarkable 
home garden pole shell bean. This variety grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 
bears a rather heavy crop of pods, 6 to 8 inches long. The pods are 
not as well striped as Flash or Shell-Easy, but the beans have the 
same brilliant red color and are almost twice the size at the best shell 
stage. Seed is searce and only offered in packets. Pkt. 25 cts. 
CHAMPAGNE—Named after Ernest Champagne of Farmington, New 
Hampshire, who first called it to our attention. This white seeded 
heirloom variety grows twenty or more feet high and produces clus- 
ters of high quality long podded snap beans. Because of its vigorous 
growth it keeps on setting new beans and often vou ean pick both 
green shell and snan beans at the same time. While resembling Ken- 
tucky Wonder we think it is superior in quality, productiveness. size of 
plant, resistance to disease, and all around use. Eight to ten hills will 
produce enough beans for the average family. Pkt. 25 ets.; 14 Ib. 60 ets. 
WINFIELD—This is a true pole lima bean, early and productive, and 
the only lima bean that we have been able to mature consistently. 
One of our customers said that we did not begin to praise this bean 
enough. He said it was the highest yielding and the best quality lima 
bean that he had ever tried, especially for canning and for freezing. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 46 1b. 75 cts: 
KENTUCKY WONDER—New England’s favorite green snap pole 
bean. Prolific and of high quality. Pkt. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 35 ets.; 1 Ib. 65 
cts:; 2: lbs. $1.20; 5 lbs. $2.40. 
SHELL AND DRY BEANS (BUSH) 
FLASH—A UNH introduction. Flash has both red pods and red beans 
in the green shell stage. As a roadside market bean it is very attrac- 
tive either shelled or in the pod. This bean is a favorite in New Hamp- 
shire. It is an excellent baking bean. Pkt. 20 cts.; 14 Ib. 40 ets.: 1 Ib. 
70 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $2.60. 3 
