GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 
Keep your garden working all season. Enjoy 
tender, stringless green Beans until freezing weather 
by planting seed every two weeks until July. 
A packet will plant a 25-foot row; 
14 pound, a 100-foot row 
Bountiful. 48. The most popular flat-podded green 
Bean. The vigorous, hardy plants bear great 
quantities of thick, broad, solid, meaty pods 
about 7 inches long. They are tender, of the 
highest quality and unusually delicious in flavor. 
Retains its stringless quality even into maturity. 
Pkt. 15c; 4lb. 40c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.45. 
Contender. 54. The most promising-looking 
green Bean in many years. Pods are long, 
slender, more round than oval, and absolutely 
stringless. The vigorous plant is mosaic resistant 
and yields a tremendous crop, easily picked. Pkt. 
15c; lb. 40c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.45. 
Tendergreen. 53. Straight, round pods, 61% inches 
long, completely stringless and of the very highest 
quality. A very heavy and early yielder of string- 
less pods of top flavor. Pkt. 15c; Mlb. 40c; Ib. 
75c; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Tenderlong. 50. The attractive, 6-inch, round, 
slender, fresh green pods are very meaty and of 
delicious flavor. They are absolutely stringless 
and retain their freshness for a long time. The 
vigorous plants bear a good crop over a long 
season. Excellent for the home garden, for 
market and freezing. Pkt. 20c; Wb. 45c; Ib. 
80c; 5 Ibs. $2.85. 
Topcrop. 53. Gold Medal Winner. Developed by 
the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture for home and 
market gardens, for shipping and processing. A 
splendid freezer. Very heavy-yielding, mosaic- 
resistant plants. Slender, round pods, straight, 
smooth and stringless. A very dependable cropper. 
Pkt. 15c; 4b. 50c; Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.90. 
Wade. 54. All-America Gold Medal Winner. Long, 
deep green, round, slender pods of very smooth 
appearance, which remain brittle and fresh longer © 
than other green snap Beans. The plant, taller 
than Tendergreen, is a remarkably heavy pro- 
ducer and holds its pods well up from the ground. 
Resistant to common Bean mosaic and powdery 
mildew. Pkt. 15c; Mlb. 50c; Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.85. 
WAX-PODDED BUSH BEANS 
Cherokee. 53. The best oval-shaped Bean. Long, 
straight, handsome clear waxy yellow pods of 
oval shape, very meaty and of top quality and 
flavor. The low, vigorous plants are extremely 
heavy bearing in practically any soil and weather. 
Pkt. 15c; %lb. 40c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.65. 
Kinghorn. 57. A new Bean with long, round, 
slightly curved, clear light yellow pods that re- 
tain their freshness and stringless quality when 
left on the plant longer than most other snap 
Beans. Excellent for canning and freezing. In 
many ways Kinghorn is better than Brittle Wax 
and is replacing that variety on our list. The seed 
is white. Pkt. 15c; %Ib. 40c; Ib. 75c; 5 Ibs. $2.70. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax. 54. The best round-pod 
wax Bean. Pods are about 7 inches long, round 
and very fleshy. Stringless at all stages of growth, 
always brittle, fine grained and tender. Seeds are 
black. Pkt. 15c; 4b. 45c; Ib. 80c; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Puregold. 58. In color, inside back cover. All-America 
Bronze Medal Winner. The low, thrifty, heavy- 
bearing plant is resistant to Bean mosaic and 
produces quantities of 6-inch, slim, round, golden 
yellow pods that are absolutely stringless and of 
splendid flavor and quality. Pkt. 20c; Yélb. 55c; 
Ib. 95c; 5 Ibs. $3.20 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. 54. The best flat-pod 
wax Bean. A medium-sized plant with thick 
stems, holding the pods well up from the ground. 
Large, flat, golden yellow pods of top quality, 
borne in abundance. Grown largely for market. 
Pkt. 15c; lb. 40c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.65. 
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POLE BEANS 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 65. The 
best early, green-podded pole Bean for home and 
market. Vigorous and productive. Pods 9 to 10 
inches long, of fine quality, very fleshy, saddle- 
backed and stringless when young. Pkt. 15c; 
Ylb. 40c; Ib. 75c; 5 Ibs. $2.70. 
Pole Lima, King of the Garden. 89. Heavily pro- 
ductive, bearing straight pods 6 inches long, 
containing 4 or 5 large, thick, flat white Beans 
of excellent quality. Pkt. 15c; 4b. 45c; Ib. 80c; 
Bibs. 22052 
Scarlet Runner. 90. Bears large sprays of brilliant 
scarlet flowers and ts valuable not only for orna- 
mental purposes but for its food value as well. 
The 8-inch pods are very good to eat when young. 
Pkt. 20c; lb. 45c; Ib. 80c. : 
BROAD LONG-POD BEAN 
Delicious Green Shell Bean 
A packet will plant a 15-foot row; 
1% pound, a 50-foot row 
Fava or Giant Butter. 100. Grown for green shell 
Beans, which are large, broad and flat. They 
somewhat resemble Lima Beans and should be 
used like them, but the flavor is like peas. A 
very large, erect plant with 9 to 10-inch pods that 
generally hold 6 Beans. Plant as early as possible, 
for it will not thrive in midsummer heat. Pkt. 
15c; lb. 45c; Ib. 80c; 5 Ibs. $2.85. 
SHELL BEANS 
Seneca Horticultural. 58. A great favorite in New 
England and many other sections, where it Is 
used as a green shell Bean, either fresh, canned or 
frozen. Long, thick, flat, light green pods splashed 
with carmine when mature. Light buff Beans, 
heavily splashed with crimson. Pkt. 15c; Wb. 
45c; Ib. 80c; 5 Ibs. $2.85. 
LIMA BEANS 
Rows 24 inches apart, with the seed 2 inches 
apart in the row, give the best results. Always 
set the Beans with the eye down, 1 inch deep and 
not until the soil is fully warm. 
A packet of seed plants a 10-foot row; 
a pound, a 150-foot row 
Early Market. 70. Large pods with 3 or 4 large, 
flat Beans of fine quality. The vigorous plant can 
be depended on for heavy yields. Especially good 
for freezing. Pkt. 15c; Mlb. 40c; Ib. 75c; 5 Ibs. 
$2.75. 
Fordhook U. S. 242. 75. All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner. Nearly straight pods, uniform 
in size and shape, filled to overflowing with 3 or 
4 very plump Beans of the highest quality. The 
large, vigorous plants are better yielders than the 
old Fordhook, especially for early picking, and 
they hold their fine form and size throughout the 
whole season. Pkt. 15c; lb. 45c; Ib. 80c; 
5 Ibs. $2.85. 
Triumph. 73. All-America Silver Medal Winner. 
This new small, thick-seeded ‘““‘Baby Lima” is 
more prolific, with larger and thicker Beans, 
better protected from the sun than the older 
kinds. Plants are very vigorous, and you can 
depend on them to bear a heavy crop every year. 
Height 16 inches. A packet will plant a 20-foot 
row. Pkt. 15c; Ib. 40c; Ib. 75c; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Best Times to Harvest 
Snap Beans should be tender, from half to three- 
fourths of the mature size. They should snap 
easily, with no fibers or strings. 
Lima Beans are at their best just as the lower end 
of the pod shows a faint tinge of yellow. 
