WAX-GREEN POD AND LIMA BEANS 
One pound will plant about 100 feet of row. It takes 60 to 70 pounds to plant an acre. 
25 pounds of any one kind will be supplied at the 100 Ib. price. 
GREEN POD BUSH BEANS 
Bountiful—48 days. Straight flat pods, 7 in. long, light green 
and stringless. Good shipper. Most popular flat green bean 
for market. 5 lbs, $1.90; 15 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $32.00. 
Contender—54 days. A coming bean for the market grower 
and processor. Pods are 7 in, long, with very thick flesh and 
nearly round, very smooth and most attractive. Plant is 
vigorous, mosaic-resistant, hardy and ripens a tremendous 
crop very early. 5 lbs., $1.90; 15 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $32.00. 
Long Tendergreen—52 days. Large, vigorous, productive, 
mosaic-resistant plants that bear 7 in. long, round, straight, 
thick-meated pods of very good quality. Several customers 
offered this bean on their roadside stands last season with 
wonderful success. 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.55; 100 Ibs., 
$34.00. 
Plentiful—50 days. Long, straight, flat, thick meated pods 
of splendid appearance and high quality. Plant hardy and 
heavy bearing. 5 lbs., $1.75; 15 lbs., $4.80; 100 lbs., $29.00. 
Tendergreen—52 days. Long, very straight, dark green slen- 
der pods of the very highest quality. Very productive and 
adapted for the canner, freezer, shipper and market and 
home gardener. 5 lbs., $1.90; 15 Ibs., $5.25; 100 Ibs., $32.00. 
Tenderlong—52 days. A mosaic-resistant plant that bears 
round, straight pods that are a little longer than Tender- 
green. Pods are rich dark green, smooth and ready for pick- 
ing in mid-bean-season. It is replacing Tendergreen with 
many growers. 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.55; 100 Ibs., $34.00. 
Topcrop—Earlier than Tendergreen and Supergreen, ready 
for picking in 51 days. Plants 15 in. tall, very heavy yielders. 
Crop borne during a short interval, giving a few large pick- 
ings rather than a number of small ones. Pods long, slender 
and round, straight, smooth and stringless. A most depend- 
able cropper and mosaic-resistant. Outyields Tendergreen. 
5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.55; 100 lbs., $34.00. 
Wade—62 days. All-America Gold Medal Winner 1952 — 
Developed by the late Dr. J. H. Wade, Bureau of Plant 
Industry, U.S.D.A. Deep green, 6 to 7 in. long, round, straight 
pods of top quality. Very smooth slow wilting and very de- 
sirable for market and processing. Plant resistant to mosaic 
and powdery mildew, taller than Tendergreen, holds the 
pods up off the ground, very heavy yielding. 5 Ibs., $2.00; 
15 lbs., $5.55; 100 lbs., $34.00, 
French Horticultural—Shellbean. 68 days. A strain of Cran- 
berry bean long popular in the New England States. Pods 
6% in to 7% in. long, heavily splashed with crimson. The 
plant is strong growing and abundant bearing. Seeds large 
buff mottled with red. 5 lbs., $2.20; 15 lbs., $6.00; 100 lbs., 
$36.00. 
Broad Long Pod—150 days. Called Fava or Horsebean. 9 in. 
pods, 1% in. wide generally holding 6 beans. This is a shell 
bean used green or when dried. Must be planted early here 
in the north for they don’t do well in hot weather. 5 Ibs., 
$2.00; 15 lbs., $5.55; 100 Ibs., $34.00. 
POLE BEANS 
Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead) —63 days. The best 
early green-podded pole bean for market. Vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Pods 9 to 10 inches long, fine quality, very fleshy, 
saddle-backed and stringless when young. 5 lbs., $1.90; 15 
Ibs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $32.00. 
King of the Garden Lima—88 days, 8 in. pods with 5 to 6 
flat beans. 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.55; 100 Ibs., $34.00. 
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The New Topcrop Gold Medal Winning Bush Type Green Pod Bean. 
WAX POD BUSH BEANS 
Cherokee—50 days. A yellow podded very attractive, high 
yielding bean that is the most popular yellow bean on ac- 
count of its dependability as a heavy cropper. The smooth, 
clear colored pods are oval in shape about 6 inches in length. 
Stringless and of very good quality. We recommend this 
bean to you. It has replaced Brittle Wax on our list. 5 lbs., 
$1.90; 15 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $32.00. 
Kinghorn—56 days. Round, light yellow, straight pods 6 in. 
long, stringless, brittle, high quality. Remain fresh looking 
longer. Good canner and freezer. White seeds. 5 lbs., $2.00; 
15 lbs., $5.55; 100 lbs., $34.00. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax—55 days, Round pods, slightly curved, 
tender stringless, high quality. Strong growing plants that 
bear abundantly. The best round podded wax bean for 
market. 5 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $5.55; 100 lbs., $34.00. 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax—tThis is the best flat podded yel- 
low bean both for market and for back yard growing. The 
plants are large and robust growing and dependable heavy 
ecroppers. Pods 6% inches long and straight and mature in 
54 days. 5 lbs., $1.75; 15 Ibs., $4.80; 100 lbs., $29.00. 
LIMA BEANS 
Fordhook U. S, 242—75 days. Pods hold 8 to 4 good size 
beans, are straight and uniform in shape and size. A great 
bean to yield, especially on the early pickings. A good freez- 
er. We are selfish enough to think that this strain of U. S. 
242 we offer you is a little better than any other. 5 lbs., $1.90; 
15 lbs., $5.25; 100 bs., $32.00. 
Triumph—70 days. A new small, thick seeded bush lima. It 
is prolific, larger and thicker, protected from sun with dark 
green foliage and particularly well adapted for canning and 
processing. 5 lbs., $1.90; 15 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $32.00. 
jarly Market—70 days. Big dark green pods containing 3 or 
4 very large, flat beans of top quality. 5 lbs.,. $1.90; 15 lbs., 
$5.25; 100 lbs., $32.00. 
ARTICHOKE 
Green Globe—A perennial plant that produces large edible 
flower buds. % 0z., 35c; oz., $1.15; %4 Ib., $3.45. 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
Mary Washington—Early, rust resisting, most popular, Oz., 
25c; % lb., 85c; lb., $2.75; 10 lbs., $25.00. 
No. 500—A new kind developed by G. C. Hanna of the Uni- 
versity of California, Larger spears. More productive. Heads 
are more closed. Does not flower out as soon. Better for 
shipping, canning, freezing. Oz., 45c; %4 lb., $1.45; lb., $4.75. 
Asparagus Roots—See page 14. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Catskill—We consider this the best of the Long Island Im- 
proved class. The plants are very dwarf, compact and uni- 
form, producing very firm, round sprouts very closely set 
to the stem. Very productive. Originally developed in the 
Catskill Mt. section of this state, known for the very high 
quality of its sprouts. Oz., $1.45; '4 lb., $5.00; 1b., $15.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Green Mountain—A new and distinct sprouting broccoli that 
has just about everything. Vigorous plant growth. As early 
as DeCieco but better color, dark bluish green, fine budded, 
very large dark green center heads, long standing. Has the 
desirable qualities of Waltham 29 and is at least two weeks 
earlier. Oz., 80c; 1% lb., $2.50; 1b., $7.50. 
DeCicco Strain—An extremely early kind producing heads 
ready for market ten days to two weeks before Early Cala- 
brese. Makes a high percentage of side shoots or sprouts, 
excellent for bunching or freezing. Plant medium tall, light 
green, very productive. Our stock of this strain has been 
carefully selected for uniformity and is highly recommended 
as the earliest maturing obtainable. Oz., 45c; 4 lb., $1.50; 
lb., $5.25. 
Italian Green Sprouting—Although 10 days later than De- 
Cicco, this special strain of Italian Green Sprouting is very 
popular with the critical vegetable grower. The central blue 
green head is very compact, the sub-shoots are long and 
bunch easily. Oz., 35c; % Ib., $1.35; Ib., $4.75. 
