4 _ THE I. W. SCOTT CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Dwarf Shell Beans 
Generally grown for use as dry beans for winter use, although 
Dwarf and French Horticultural may be used when young as 
snap beans. When grown for shell beans the pods should be left 
on the plants until matured. 
Dwarf Horticultural. Also known as Roman Bean. Snap 54 
days, green shelled 65 days. A fine producer of Snap and 
Shell Beans. Pods are about 4 inches long, wide, flat, stringless; 
light green with stripe of red at maturity. The ripe Beans are 
oval; brown, speckled with purplish red. Pkt. 15 cts., 14 pt. 
40 cts., pt. 75 cts., qt. $1.30, pk. $7.20, bus. $27.00. 
Fava. 75 days. Plant as early in the spring as the ground can be 
worked, as they will not stand summer heat. Beans resemble 
limas and are used in the same way, either cooked fresh or as 
a winter shell Bean. Flavor is somewhat like that of a pea. 
Vopt. 40 cts., pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.10. 
French Horticultural. Snap 62 days, green shelled 72 days. 
Pods about 6 inches long, flat, stringy when mature and deep 
green in snap stage turning to light buff with heavy splashing 
of deep carmine. Plant very prolific with short runners. 14pt. 
40 cts., pt. 75 cts., qt. $1.30, pk. $7.20, bus. $27.00. 
Red Kidney. 95 days. Resembles the White Kidney except that. 
the ripe Beans are red in color. M4pt. 35 cts., pt. 60 cts., qt. 
$1.00, pk. $4.95, bus. $18.00. 
White Kidney. 100 days. Largely grown for dry Shell Beans. 
The ripe Beans are large, kidney-shaped, pure white and do not. 
discolor when cooked.. pt. 35 cts., pt. 60 cts., qt. $1.00, pk. 
$4.95, bus. $18.00. 
White Marrowfat. 100 days. The favorite Bean for baking. A 
good producer of large, white Beans of fine quality. pt. 35. 
cts., pt. 60 cts., qt. $1.00, pk. $4.95, bus. $18.00. 
White Navy, or Pea Bean. 95 days. Used mostly for field plant- 
ing; a sure cropper and extremely prolific. The dried Beans are 
small, round, and white. 14pt. 35 cts., pt. 60 cts., qt. $1.00, 
pk. $4.95, bus. $18.00. 
NOTE: One pint of Beans weighs about 1 Ib., 1 quart about 2 lbs., 
and 1 bushel, 60 Ibs. 
Beans, Sure-Crop Stringless Wax 
Pkt. 15 cts., Yept. 40 cts., pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.10 
500 Liberty Ave. - 113 Diamond St. 
Bush Lima Beans 
Never plant Bush Lima Beans until the weather is really warm. 
Plant on edge, with the eye down, 4 to 5 inches apart and 1 inch 
deep, in rows 21% to 3 feet apart; thin the plants to 8 to 10 inches 
apart. 
2 A pint of seed will sow 100 feet of furrow; 
a bushel will sow an acre 
Baby Fordhook. 70 days. A thick-seeded, small Lima Bean of 
excellent quality which remains green a long time. Extra- 
heavy cropper; especially suitable for canning. l4pt. 40 cts., 
pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.10, pk. $6.45, bus. $24.00. 
Burpee Improved. % 75 days. The large bushes bear loads of 
big, broad pods, each containing 4 or 5 Beans of the largest size 
and finest quality. 14pt. 40 cts., pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.10, pk. $6.45, 
bus. $24.00. 
Fordhook. * 75 days. Extremely prolific, bearing good-sized 
pods which contain 3 to 5 large, thick, meaty Beans of delicious 
flavor. Its fine quality, attractive appearance, and large pods 
rate it as the best dwarf Lima Bean for either home-garden or 
commercial use. Pkt. 15 cts., 14 pt. 40 cts., pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.10, 
pk. $6.45, bus. $24.00. 
Fordhook 242. 72 days. A new variety with thick, plump seeds, 
3 or 4 to the pods and of fine flavor. Good yielder. 14pt. 40 cts., 
pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.10, pk. $6.45, bus. $24.00. 
Pole Lima Beans 
These take longer to bear than the Bush Limas, but yield larger 
crops and continue to bear for a longer period. The seed is 
usually planted in hills, at least 3 feet apart each way, dropping 4 
to 6 Beans to the hill. Set poles 8 to 10 feet long in each hill to sup- 
port the vines. 
A quart of seed will plant 100 hills; 20 quarts will plant one acre 
Challenger. * 92 days. A vigorous grower, hardy, and very 
productive. Pods are 5 to 6 inches long and filled with 4 or 5 
thick, plump Beans of delicious flavor. M4pt. 40 cts., pt. 75 cts., 
qt. $1.30, pk. $6.75, bus. $25.20. 
King of the Garden. % 88 days. Broad pods 5 to 6 inches long, 
containing 4 or 5 large, flat Beans. Probably the leading Pole 
Lima Bean for both home and market-gardeners. Allow only 
two vines to each pole. Pkt. 15 cts., 14pt. 40 cts., pt. 75 cts., 
qt. $1.30, pk. $6.75, bus. $25.20. 
Leviathan. % 85 days. A general favorite, being early and pro- 
ductive, bearing loads of giant pods, well filled with large tender 
Beans. pt. 40 cts., pt. 75 cts., qt. $1.30, pk. $6.75, bus. $25.20. 
Bush Lima Beans, Fordhook 
Yapt. 40 cts., pt. 65 cts., qt. $1.10 
