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Have you had trouble in getting lima beans to set 
pods? Try Fordhook U. S. 242. This variety will 
set pods when others fail. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Vitamins a B, c b, 
Pkt. will plant 10 ft. row; Y% Ib. 35 ft. 
All Lima Bean seed treated before shipment 
with Arasan and Lindane to prevent maggot 
damage and to protect seed from decaying — 
permits earlier planting. 
*35 FORDHOOK U. S. 242: 75 days. We 
have found after several years of testing 
limas on our farms that Fordhook 242 is the 
best large seeded bush lima bean for both 
market and home use. It has proven itself 
more productive and much more depend- 
able even under unfavorable weather con- 
ditions than the old Fordhook. Pods are 
uniform and well-filled with plump, thick, 
oval beans of finest quality. The flavor is 
delicious and is not only excellent to eat 
fresh but is also best for freezing and can- 
ning. Pkt. 25¢; 1% lb. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. 
$1.65. : 
36 TRIUMPH: 72 days. A new “baby lima” 
that has taken the place of Baby Potato be- 
cause of superior quality. The pods are 
small, about 3 in. long and are tightly filled 
with 3 or 4 thick delicious small beans. The 
flavor is excellent and they hold their green 
color well for both canning and freezing. 
Pkt. 25¢; 14 Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
37 EARLY MARKET: 70 days. A large, flat- 
seeded lima that produces a smaller bush 
than Fordhook 242 and is earlier than 
either Triumph or Fordhook. Noted for 
heavy yields of large pods, each containing 
3 or 4 large, delicious, flat, light green beans 
of fine quality. Pkt. 25¢; 14 Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.65. 
“I have been using your seed for three or four 
years. I am so well satisfied because my custom- 
ers praise for my vegetables are a credit to your 
seeds and my cultivation, but mostly your seed, 
really has done the trick’. 
CoP RICCIO;s OL: 
Apr. 1, 1953 
Warwick, R. I. 
POLE BEANS 
A woven wire fence makes an ideal support 
for pole beans, or you can use poles. Another 
Way is to set posts at each end of the row; be- 
tween them run a wire 4 to 5 ft. above the 
ground and another just above the row. Stout 
string run up and down between the wires 
will act as a support for the beans. If rows 
are long, additional posts may be required. 
*56 SCOTIA SNAP BEAN: 72 days. We like 
Scotia better than Kentucky Wonder. It 
produces a smoother, Straighter pod and 
holds in edible condition longer. Vines 414 
to 5 ft., very hardy. Pods 6 in. long, round, 
smooth, green, tender and of distinctive 
se Pkt. 25¢; 1% Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. 
.65. 
55 KENTUCKY WONDER SNAP BEAN: 64 
days. A popular pole variety with many 
gardeners because of its distinctive flavor 
when picked young. Pods mature 8 to 10 
days earlier than Scotia and are very long, 
8 inches, oval and lumpy. Vines are not as 
vigorous, heavy or prolific as Scotia. Pkt. 
25¢; Yo lb. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
58 KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA: 88 days. 
We have replaced Early Leviathan pole lima 
with King of the Garden because it is more 
productive, more consistent in producing a 
good crop, and it is equally fine in quality. 
Vines vigorous, strong climbers, 8 to 10 ft. 
Pods are 5 to 6 in. long, flat and smooth 
with 4 to 5 large, flat, pale green seeds per 
pod. Pkt. 25¢; 1% Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 lbs. 
1.65. 
DRY BEANS FOR BAKING 
44 MONROE (Certified): 85 days. A superi- 
or new white pea bean variety developed 
at Cornell. Monroe is mosaic resistant, early 
maturing, heavy yielding and is considered 
to be the best small white navy bean. Pkt. 
20¢; Ve lb. 40¢; Ib. 55¢; 2 Ibs. $1.05. 
47 CALIFORNIA RED KIDNEY: 100 days. 
Large, red, kidney-shaped beans used for 
baking, soup, and chili. California grown 
seed is free from blight and produces vigor- 
ous prolific vines. Pkt. 20¢; 4 lb. 45¢; Ib. 
65¢; 2 Ibs. $1.25. 
46 PERRY MARROW (Certified): 95 days. 
Plump white beans, larger than Monroe, and 
of excellent baking quality. It matures 8 to 
10 days later than Monroe and does not pod 
quite as heavily. An especially pure strain 
developed by Dr. Munger of Cornell. Pkt. 
20¢; Yo Ib. 40¢; Ib. 60¢; 2 Ibs. $1.15. 
SHELL BEANS 
Vitamins BG Pkt. will plant 20 ft. row. 
50 SENECA HORTICULTURAL: 60 days. 
A favorite in New England and many other 
sections, Seneca Horticultural is used as a 
green shell bean to be eaten fresh, canned 
or frozen. Seneca is a new early strain of 
Horticultural or Cranberry bean that pro- 
duces heavy yields of pods 6 to 8 in. long, 
straight and heavily splashed with bright 
red which gives them a striking and attrac- 
tive appearance. Seeds large, pinkish-buff 
mottled with red. Pkt. 20¢; 1 Ib. 45¢; Ib. 
75¢; 2 Ibs. $1.45. 
A fence or a few poles is all you need for Scotia 
beans to climb on. We know that you will feel 
well repaid when you eat the delicious beans with 
the “‘buttery”’ flavor. 
YELLOW BUSH 
SNAP BEANS 
Vitamins a b, C b, 
Pkt. will plant 20 ft. row 
*24 PENCIL POD BLACK WAX: 56 days. 
In our opinion Pencil Pod is still the best 
wax bean for home gardeners to grow. It is 
outyielded by Cherokee and Puregold and 
its pods are not as straight; however, the 
round pods have a clear rich yellow color, 
are firm and solid like pencils, stringless, 
brittle, free of fibre, and outstanding in 
flavor and: good eating quality. Fine for 
canning and freezing. Pkt. 25¢; VY Ib. 50¢; 
Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
25 PUREGOLD WAX: 65 days. An attrac- 
tive, heavy yielding mosaic resistant wax 
bean maturing a week later than Pencil Pod 
and sets its pods over a longer period. 
When planted early, Puregold produces ex- 
ceptionally vigorous vines but sets no pods, 
however, when planted later it produces 
abundantly. Pods are long, round, slim, 
golden yellow. The flesh is tender and of 
fine quality. Pkt. 25¢; 14 Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.65. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Vitamins a b, C 
Seed hot water treated 
Culture same as Broccoli 
*115 LONG ISLAND IMPROVED, CAT- 
SKILL STRAIN. 90 days. This delicious 
vegetable has long been a favorite—profit- 
able for market and a fine fall and winter 
vegetable for the home garden. Plant dwarf, 
compact, 20 in. tall, very uniform. Stem 
well covered with firm, round, tiny cabbage 
—like heads which mature in succession. 
Ours is a dependable highly productive 
strain. Light freezes improve the quality. 
Pkt. 30¢; 14 02. 85¢; 1% oz. $1.25; oz. $1.95. 
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