6 Bitty Herter Seep Carauoc For 1955 
GREEN PODDED BUSH BEANS 
TINY GREEN—A UNH introduction. A whole canning, high quality 
snap bean. The seeds are small and white in color; the plants are large 
and should be spaced 9 to 12 inches apart. It is excellent as a frozen 
bean. For best quality these beans should be picked while young. You 
will like this variety. Pkt. 25 ets.; 1% Ib. $1.00; 1 lb. $1.75. 
TOPCROP—This bean was an All America Selections Gold Medal 
winner. It is a heavy yielding early green snap bean with pods about 6 
inches long, round and straight. The pods all mature at the same time 
and can be picked in 2 or 3 pickings. It is resistant to common bean 
mosaic. I am sure you will like this variety. _Pkt. 20 cts.; 14 Ib. 45 
Cts.; Lib. S0retss.2 lbs.2$1150e.o lbs: o2. SU 
CONTENDER—A heavy yielding, commercial green snap bean. It is 
adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions. The pods are long, from 
514 to 7 inches, slightly curved, very meaty, and oval in cross section 
with good quality. The bean is mosaic resistant. It is ready to pick 
in about 50 days. Pkt. 20 cts.; % lb. 40 cts.; 1 lb. 75 cts.; 2 lbs. $1.40; 
5 lbs. $2.70. 
TENDERGREEN—A high producing green snap bean. The pods are 
round and are dark green in color. The quality of the bean is good. 
Pkt. 20 cts.; 4% Ib. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 80 cts.; 2 lbs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $2.80. 
WADE-—AIl-America Gold Medal Winner. Upright vigorous plants with 
pods well off the ground, this variety is the newest and one of the best 
of the green snap beans. Pods are straight and slender, 51% to 6 inches 
long. Pkt. 20 cts.; 14 lb. 45 cts.; 1 lb. 85 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.60; 5 Ibs. $2.95. 
WAX PODDED BUSH BEANS 
CHEROKEE—A very productive yellow podded, black seeded snap 
bean. The pods are straight and fairly long. It has excellent quality, 
and is a dependable producer even in unfavorable weather conditions. 
I am sure you will like this bean. Pkt. 20 ets.; 4 Ib. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 75 
cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.40; 5 Ibs. $2.80. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX—An early wax bean of high quality. 
The pods are round and nearly straight. A heavy yielder. Excellent 
for canning and freezing. Pkt. 20 cts.; 1% lb. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 75 cts.; 2 
Ibs. $1.40; 5 lbs. $2.80. 
POLE BEANS 
TOWLE—We were able to get some seed of this rather remarkable 
home garden pole shell bean. This variety grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 
bears a rather heavy crop of pods, 6 to 8 inches long. The pods are 
not as well striped as Flash or Shelleasy, but the beans have the 
same brilliant red color and are almost twice the size at the best shell 
stage, Pkt. 25 cts.; 4% lb60 «cts. d-1b: $1.05, 
