POLE BEANS wa 
ans come into bearing later than bush beans, yield more heavily over a longer period and 
Rah Aes aah bigger pods. Support must be given the vines, which grow 5 to 8 ft. and more high. 
Young pods make delicious snap-shorts; also popular as green or dried shell beans. To many persons, 
pole beans have that good bean flavor that is lacking in some varieties of the bush type. The most 
popular and dependable varieties of pole beans are Kentucky Wonder, McCaslan (green-pods) 
and Kentucky Wonder Wax (yellow-pod). Horticultural is grown largely as a shell bean. 
Kentucky Wonder — Brown seeded; round pods 
65 days. Most popular and dependable throughout the country. It is early, 
climbs well, and bears a heavy crop of large, green pods, 7 to 9 in. long, in clusters. 
They are round, thick, meaty, tender, brittle, excellent for freezing, fairly straight 
and stringless when young, but become twisted and develop moderate strings later. 
Though thick, the pods appear slender on account of their length. The light brown 
seeds have a distinctive, tasty flavor which say ene! ‘e highly geniaile for use 
ll beans. A profitable market snap or dry shelled bean in many sections. 
Sa ergs F Pkt. 15¢; 1% lb. 404; lb. 70¢; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $3.00 
Kentucky Wonder Wax 68 days. Slightly curved, flat-oval, light yellow 
pods, 7 to 8 in. long, brittle, meaty, practically free from strings. Seeds are brown, 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% Ib. 45¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.60; 5 lbs. $3.75 
Blue Lake, White Seeded 60 days. Round-oval, medium green pods, 51% 
to 6 in. long, straight, smooth, fleshy, tender, stringless and fiberless. Make excellent 
snap beans of good quality. The leading canning and freezing bean in California and the 
Northwest; valuable for home and market. Small seeds; suitable for dry shell use. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 Ib. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 2 Ibs. $1.50; 5 lbs. $3.50 
87 Scarlet Runner 65 days. Bears large, showy sprays of bright scarlet flowers so 
is often grown for ornamental Purposes, as well as for eating. Pods 6 to 614 in. long, 
broad and thick; they and the green shell beans are edible and of good flavor, tender 
and tasty if used when young. Succeeds best in cool regions and seasons. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 lb. 50¢; Ib. 95¢; 2 Ibs. $1.80 
75 Lazy Wife (White Cranberry) 80 days. Broad, flat, green pods, 5 to 6 in. long; 
straight, meaty, brittle and stringless. Fine for snaps when young; green ehelic or 
dry beans are delicious. White seeded; round and smooth. For home and market. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 1b. 40¢; Ib. 70¢; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $3.00 
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Luxury Limas 
IMAS should be planted with the e 
down. The Bush Lima is more pally 
grown than the tall, and is earlier and more 
economical of space, but the Pole Limas yield 
better. One week after frost proof date SOW 
seeds two inches deep, and thin plants of 
small seeded bush and all pole varieties to 
stand 6 inches apart, all large seeded bush 
to stand one foot apart. Plants kept picked 
clean will bear until frost, ya 
BUSH Pkt., 15c; 4% lb., 45c; lb., 80c; 2 lbs., $1.50 
: SUREEES IMPROVED BUSH. 75 Daye. Plant POLE 
arge and spreading and quite productive. Pod d, ills; Ib., 100 hills. 
flat, usually with 4 large thick oath seada ne vig ha septa ice D Outstand- 
Pkt., 15c; 4% Ib., 45c; lb., 80c; 2 lbs., $1.50 KING OF THE GARDEN. a es bates 
CANGREEN. 65 Days. A new green seeded ing pole lima for Hee eS ee @ laccuth. ain or 
Henderson type of lima well adapted for freezing. Numerous bere Rae 
PREC 35 1b. 45c; ib. 800... 2dbsr.$).50 PEL, (Bon ell Th ASe??, abe 80a As? Ihe; $1.50 
