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KENTUCKY 
WONDER 
65 days. The finest 
flavored snap bean 
grown. The silvery- 
green pods grow 814” 
_to 9” long and are so 
fleshy they are often 
greater in thickness 
than width. They are 
solid, meaty and very 
crisp. Bear early 
and if gathered as 
they mature will con- 
tinue until frost. 
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Edible Soybean 
BANSEI. Delicious 
when eaten green or 
dry and superior to 
navy beans for bak- 
ing. The food value 
is very high; the 
starch content low. 
1 Pkt. plants 25’ of 
row. 
CHESTNUT or 
Garbanzo Bean 
This chestnut-fla- 
vored bean is one of 
the most delicious 
grown. Forms bush 
18” high completely 
covered with pods. 
For soup and turkey 
stuffing it cannot be 
beat. 1 Pkt, plants 
20’ of rew. 
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POLE or CLIMBING BEANS 
KENTUCKY White- 
Wonder WAX Seeded 
pole wax bean for all WON DER 
localities. Similar in 
habit of growth to 
the green podded 
Kentucky Wonder. 
The 8” yellow pods 
are so fleshy that oft- 
en the thickness sur- 
passes the width. Of 
delicious quality, a 
heavy yielder and 
bears a long season. 
(Burger’s String- 
less). 65 days. It 
combines attractive 
appearance with 
productiveness, and 
for quality it is un- 
S\UNlEp aasasrend: 
Straight, round, 
dark green pods, 7 
to 8 in. long, fleshy, 
entirely stringless, 
fiberless, and ten- 
der. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
KING OF THE GARDEN. 88 days. A 
vigorous grower, requiring but two vines to 
each pole. Begins flowering early, at the 
bottom of the pole, producing a continuous 
bloom and fruitage throughout the season. 
Pods are large and beans are of excellent 
quality, well-formed and mammoth in size. 
One lb. of this variety will plant about 
100 poles. 
SIEVA (‘Butter Bean’’). 
climbing variety similar to Henderson’s 
Bush Lima, Begins bearing very early and 
continues to produce until frost; very pro- 
ductive; excellent quality. Should be ex- 
tensively grown because of its. hardiness, 
earliness and long bearing season. One Ib. 
of this variety will plant about 250 poles. 
75 days. A 
name_ implies, 
passes its peak. 
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YARD LONG 
BEAN 
Pods 3’ Long 
70 days. An ex- 
cellent variety, as 
well as an interest- 
ing curiosity. Vines 
are rampant grow- 
ers and produce an 
enormous crop of 
long, slender, 
round pods which 
are of excellent 
quality for snap 
beans when young. 
The round pods 
have the thickness 
of a lead pencil 
and sometimes 
grow to a length of 
3 ft. Very produc- 
tive, tender and of 
fine flavor. 
INOCULATE 
BEANS 
Inoculating bean 
seed hastens ma- 
turity, increases 
the yield and en- 
riches the soil. 
Good for Beans, 
Peas, Sweet Peas 
and Lupinus. Sup- 
plied in Garden 
Size Inoculation. 
(Sufficient for 6 
lbs. of seed), {5c 
prepaid. 
TINY GREEN 
Half the Size and Twice 
as Tender 
58 days. Tiny Green is just what the 
a 3 to 314” 
straight, stringless and light green bean 
of amazing tenderness and good flavor. 
For freezing and canning whole it is 
unsurpassed. Plants are strictly bush. 
in habit and very productive, coming 
into bearing just after Tendergreen 
This is a brand new 
one. You should try it! 
MUNG BEAN 
All-the-Year-Around Salad 
A delicious bean that is used 
for bean sprouts and served in 
chop suey and salads in the 
finest Oriental Cafes. 
Bean Sprouts are an all-the- 
year-around salad. Enough for 
a good sized family can be 
grown in a small dish or pan in . 
the kitchen in only 3 to 5 days. 
Grows without soil, sunshine or 
chemicals of any kind. This 
bean is unexcelled for soups. 
round, 
Chinese 
BROCCOLI 
One ounce will produce 
about 2,000 plants 
EARLY SPROUT- 
ING CALABRESE. A 
delicious variety, hav- 
ing the combined fla- 
vor of Cauliflower and 
Asparagus. Simply sow 
the seed in the open 
ground in the spring 
and transplant the 
plants when large 
enough. The heads or 
sprouts, when ready 
to use, are deep green. 
After the central head 
Early Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli 
is removed, the plant produces numerous branch heads 
which are fully as desirable as the first head produced. A 
continuous supply may be had for a long time from a few 
plants. (Pkt. 15c) (oz. 50c) (14 lb. $1.50) (1b. $3.85) prepaid. 
CAULIFLOWER 
(Disease-Treated Seed) 
One Ounce for 
3,000 Plants 
EARLY SNOW. 
BALL. Our strain of 
Early Snowball is ex- 
tra select and the 
earliest Cauliflower 
grown. A very reli- 
able heading variety 
with rich, snow- 
white, close, com- 
pact heads of the 
best quality, and us- 
ually weighing about 
2 Ibs. each. (Pkt. 
25c) (%4 oz. 80c) (% 
0z. $1.50) (oz. $2.50) (44 lb. $7.00) prepaid. 
DRY WEATHER, or DANISH GIANT. Our strain of this 
variety is especially selected to produce self-protecting 
leaves which protect the heads from the sun and make tying 
unnecessary. Our strain will stand more adverse weather 
conditions than any other variety and it may be grown in 
hot, dry districts where others fail. Large creamy-white 
heads weigh 2 to 3 lbs. each and about 10 days later than 
Early Snowball. (Pkt. 25c) ¢%4 oz. 80c) (% oz. $1.50) (oz. 
$2.50) (4% lb. $7.00) prepaid. 
MAMMOTH WHITE (Broccoli-Cauliflower). Hardier and 
more easily grown than Cauliflower, but cultivated and used 
in the same way. Heads of large size, creamy-white; deli- 
cate flavor. (Pkt. 20c) (44 oz. 60c) (% oz. $1.00) (oz. $1.60) 
Early Snowball 
*(% Ib. $4.25) 
GROUND ALMONDS or CHUFA 
The Ground Almond has a fine flavor, resembling the coconut 
or almond. The nuts have snow-white flesh and are usually 
eaten raw, although they are just as delicious, and slightly dif- 
ferent, when roasted. Even a single seed yields large quantity 
of nuts. Will do well in any average soil. If planted in the spring 
a big crop can be expected about potato harvest time. Cannot 
ship to California. (Pkt. 15c) (44 lb. 40c) (Lb. $1.20) (3 lbs. or 
more, $1.00 per lb.) prepaid. 
BRUSSELS 
SPROUTS 
{ Oz. of Seed Makes 
2500 Plants 
A variety of the Cab- 
bage family, possessing 
the peculiarity of bearing 
upon its stem or stalk 
from 50 to 100 small, com- 
pact round heads. Plants 
are very hardy, are not % 
injured but improved by 
hard frosts, and are left 
in the garden or field dur- 
ing the early winter until 
wanted. 
LONG ISLAND IM- 
PROVED. A choice va- 
riety grown extensively 
by market gardeners. 
Plants are 20” tall, and 
are well filled, nearly the 
entire length of the stalk, with solid sprouts measuring 1% to 1% 
inches in diameter. (Pkt. 15c) (14 oz. 45c) (oz. 75c) (14 Ib, $1.95) 
(ib. $5.00) prepaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 11 
Long Island Improved 
