§ Bitty Hepuer Seep CATALOG For 1955 
JACOB’S CATTLE—Widely known in New Hampshire under such 
names as Trout and Speckled Beauty. This bean is widely grown for 
both green and dry shell purposes. Perhaps the prettiest of all dry 
shell beens. Pkt. 20 cts; 14 lb. 40 cts.; I lb. 75 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.40; 5 
Ibs. $2.80. 
SOLDIER—A white kidney bean with the figure of a soldier on its eye. 
Very popular as a dry shell bean in New Hampshire. One of the best 
of the heirloom beans. Pkt. 20 cts.; 1% lb. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 75 cts.; 2 Ibs. 
$1.40; 5 lbs. $2.80. 
HIGHMOOR YELLOW EYE—The old fashioned yellow eye was a 
semi-runner variety that made quite a tangle of vines. The new High- 
moor Yellow Eye comes to us from the Maine Experiment Station 
as a high yielding, disease-resistant, dwarf bean variety superior to 
the old fashinoed type. Pkt. 25 cts.; % lb. 45 cts.; 1 lb. 85 cts. 
NUTE HORTICULTURE—This beautiful giant horticulture bean of 
the Goddard type was called to our attention by Ray Nute of Farm- 
ington, New Hampshire. It is early and productive and has the larg- 
est beans of any of the heirlooms offered in this catalog. An excellent. 
green and dry shell bean. Pkt. 20 cts.; % Ib. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 80 cts.; 2 
Ibs. $1.55; 5 Ibs. $2.95. 
BUMBLE BEE—Grown for both green and dry shell. The beans are 
large, white with a big red eye, really beautiful in the green shell stage. 
It is of excellent quality as a baking bean. Pkt. 20 cts.; % lb. 40 cts.; 
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VERMONT GOLDEN PEA—Many of our customers prefer the Golden 
Pea bean for baking purposes to all others. The older strains were 
low yielding, but the Vermont strain has been bred for high quality, 
high yield, and disease resistance. If you like the Golden Pea, this is 
the best strain. Pkt. 25 cts.; % Ib. 45 ets.; I Ib. 85 cts. 
FRENCH HORTICULTURE—There has been so much call for this 
bean that we are offering it as the standard commercial shell bean 
and the leading variety in the Boston area. Our strain is the one that 
has shown up best in the tests at our Horticultural Farm. Pkt. 20 
cts.; 1% Ib. 40 ets.; 1 lb. 80 cts. 
LIMA BEANS 
FORDHOOK 242—A medium early potato lima. Even under adverse 
weather conditions this bean can be depended upon to set freely. The 
pods are quite uniform and very nearly straight. You will like this 
variety. Pkt. 20 cts.; 1% lb. 40 cts.; 1 Ib. 80 ets.; 2 Ibs. $1.55; 5 lbs. 
$2.95. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA—The most widely used baby lima. This 
is an early lima (65 days) with a small, bushy, and erect plant. The 
pods are about 3 inches long. The seed is creamy white. This variety 
is a good yielder with good quality. Pkt. 20 cts.; 4% lb. 40 ets.; 1 lb. 
80 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.55; 5 lbs. $2.95. 
