Dreer's garden book 1928 (1928) Dreer's garden book 1928 dreersgardenbook1928henr Year: 1928 12 /flEMMTOi RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEK MIELPHMy Keeney's Stringless Refugee Beans 20 23 BEANS—Dwarf or Bush KS&T One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill. CULTURE — Plant any time after the weather has become firmly settled, say around middle of May in the latitude of Philadelphia. Most any soil will bear good crops, but well enriched sandy loam will give biggest returns per square foot. Sow seeds in rows 2 to 2k feet apart, dropping the beans four inches apart in the row, covering about 2 inches
Dreer's garden book 1928 (1928) Dreer's garden book 1928 dreersgardenbook1928henr Year: 1928 12 /flEMMTOi RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEK MIELPHMy Keeney's Stringless Refugee Beans 20 23 BEANS—Dwarf or Bush KS&T One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill. CULTURE — Plant any time after the weather has become firmly settled, say around middle of May in the latitude of Philadelphia. Most any soil will bear good crops, but well enriched sandy loam will give biggest returns per square foot. Sow seeds in rows 2 to 2k feet apart, dropping the beans four inches apart in the row, covering about 2 inches deep. Hoe as soon as seedlings appear, and when they begin to form second or third pair of leaves, hill the rows slightly to support the plants. Repeat this hilling process as the plants grow larger, bearing in mind, however, that beans should never be cultivated while the bushes are wet with either dew or rain. For a succession of young, brittle pods, sow every other week up to August 1st. Black Valentine. Of handsome appearance and for this reason it is very popular. It may be planted earlier than other varieties of Beans, as it withstands considerable cold damp weather. The plants make a strong growth and produce a heavy crop of pods, which are dark green in color, long, straight and nearly round. Develops a little fibre unless gathered while young, when it is of fine quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; J lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., , prepaid. Bountiful. Easily the most productive flat, green-podded, stringless bush bean in culti- vation today. Under favorable conditions of soil and season this variety has been known to bear one bushel of pods per 15 foot row, in the course of the season. The plants are very vigorous, and disease resistant. They bear the bulk of the crop within 75 days from date of planting, the first picking being generally ready in sixty days. The pods average 6 inches long, by f inches wide, are thick through, of pleasing light green
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