Bountiful Beans 
Bush, Green-podded 
Sow 1 quart of seed to 100 feet of drill; 
1 bushel to an acre 
Cu.ture. Seed should not be planted be- 
fore ground becomes light and warm, in 
favorable seasons usually about the middle 
of April to first of May. The soil should be 
rich and mellow, and the seeds scattered 
about 3 inches apart in drills, and covered 
about 2 inches deep. Successive sowings 
made at intervals of about 2 weeks until 
August 15 will give a plentiful supply of 
Beans all season. Soil C. Vitamins B, C, G 
Asgrow Black Valentine. (55 days.) Its 
long, straight, oval pods are of good color 
and texture and are completely stringless. 
Bountiful. (51 days.) This variety has 
been known to bear 1 bushel of pods per 
15-foot row in the course of the season. 
Pods average 6 inches long by 34 inch wide, 
are thick through, of pleasing light green 
color, very brittle and absolutely stringless 
at all stages of development. 
BEANS 
All Beans weigh 60 pounds per bushel 
If Beans are to be sent by Parcel Post, add 23c per pt.; 27c per qt.; 40c per Uypk.; 80c 
per pk.; $2.60 per bu. This applies to Ist and 2d zones only; for other zones consult chart on 
page 1. Packets sent postpaid. 
Green-podded, continued (also page 6) 
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod. (54 
days.) An ideal variety having round, 
slightly curved, fleshy, and exceedingly 
tender pods. 
COMMODORE (Dwarf Kentucky Won- 
der). (58 days.) Plant medium size, 
erect and vigorous. Pods 71% inches long, 
dark, round, crease-backed. Rather like 
Kentucky Wonder in flavor but stringless. 
Seeds red-wine-colored. 
Contender. (55 days.) Pods slightly 
longer than Black Valentine. Stringless; 
resistant to mildew and heat. 
Dwarf Horticultural or Cherry. (54 days.) 
This broad, long, flat, meaty Bean is very 
productive, of delicious flavor and ab- 
solutely stringless. It also makes a good 
dried Bean for winter. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. 
(56 days.) Large, handsome pods of finest 
quality, some fully 6 inches long; very 
fleshy and entirely stringless. Very pro- 
ductive. 
New Stringless Green-Pod or Tender- 
green. (56 days.) Pods are 514 to 61% 
inches long, nearly straight, round, ab- 
solutely stringless and fiberless, fleshy and 
smooth. 
Red Valentine. (56 days.) Now stringless 
old standby; round, slightly curved pods. 
Sulphur or Brimstone. (55 days.) Vines 
are similar in type to Burpee’s Stringless. 
Pods are semi-round to round, stringy, 
fairly free from fiber, light green, 5 inches 
Iong. Seeds are small, thick, short-oval, 
bright sulphur yellow. 
Supergreen. (58 days.) Stringless pods 6 
to 7 inches long, slim, smooth, dark green 
and stringless in all stages. 
Tenderlong 15. (50 days.) A new, high- 
yielding green-pod variety of superior 
quality. Has the features that made 
Tendergreen so popular and is also resistant 
to disease. Length of pods, 614 inches. 
White Half Runner. (60 days.) Popular 
as a green Bean and dry Bean in the South 
and Southeast. Pods 4 inches long, 34 inch 
wide, round, medium light green, stringy 
and fibrous at full size. Has a distinctive 
flavor. 
WRITE FOR PRICES ON LARGER QUANTITIES 
ppt. Pt. Qt. iypk. Pk. 
BEANS, BUSH, Green-podded All bu. prices on request (15 lbs.) 
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BEANS, BUSH, Yellow or Wax-podded 
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BEANS, POLE STRING 
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Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead)....... codon » whe) 50 909925750 9500 
Kentucky Wonder Wax.............e00- nvelatorore 35 Gy ah ey Be ONO) 
Lazy Wife or White Cherry. ............ oceGor «i! 50 CORE Za DED LOO 
BEANS, SHELL 
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White Navy (Boston Pea Bean)............... 20 35 65 225 400 
Bush, Yellow or Wax-podded 
Bountiful Wax. (62 days.) Handsome, 
long, flat yellow pods. Profuse bearer. 
Improved Golden Wax. (50 days.) Small 
plants of erect growth, bearing flat, thick 
pods about 5 inches in length and of ex- 
cellent quality. An early and reliable va- 
riety. 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax. (62 days.) Vines 
15 inches high. Pods are 5 inches long, 
round, slightly curved, stringless and deep 
yellow. 
SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX. (62 
days.) This is a grand Bean. Absolutely 
stringless and a great rust-resister. Will 
produce an abundance of long, yellow, 
flat pods. A profitable market variety and 
one of the best for the home garden. 
Pole String Beans 
Green- and Wax-Podded 
Cutture. Same as Pole Lima. 
Horticultural or Pole Cherry. (75 days.) 
Pods green, dashed with red when Beans 
are matured. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 
(65 days.) It grows luxuriantly and bears 
for a long period. Pods are very long, very 
fleshy and deeply creased or saddle backed, 
green in color and stringless. Seed light 
brown. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. (75 days.) 
Same as Kentucky Wonder but has 
beautiful yellow pods. 
Lazy Wife or White Cherry. 74 days. Pods 
6 to 8 inches long, entirely stringless, of a 
rich, buttery flavor when cooked as a Snap 
Bean; also a good white Shell Bean for 
winter. One of the very finest flavored. 
Shell Beans for Winter Use 
100 days 
Red Kidney Beans. Bearing 6 to 7-inch 
flat pods, containing 5 to 6 red kidney- 
shaped Beans. Used almost exclusively 
for baking and soup. 
White Marrowfat. Planted almost exclu- 
sively for winter use, making large white, 
kidney-shaped Beans. 
White Navy or Boston Pea Beans. Yields 
large quantities of white Shell Beans, which 
are used for baking. 
When planting Snap and Lima Beans 
and Peas it is important to use inoc- 
ulating bacteria. See page 25. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax Beans 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
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