Dreer's garden book 1930 (1930) Dreer's garden book 1930 dreersgardenbook1930henr Year: 1930 POLE or RUNNING BEANS CULTURE-In common with Pole Limas (see culture directions on page 14), these are rank growers and consequently rank feeders. Do not attempt to grow Pole Beans on poor, thin soil, but enrich the hills well with liberal quantities of well-rotted manure or humus. One pound will plant 100 hills. Green Pod Varieties 128 Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. Combines size and quality in an extraordinary degree. Pods are generally borne in clusters of 2 or 4, individual pods averaging 7 or
Dreer's garden book 1930 (1930) Dreer's garden book 1930 dreersgardenbook1930henr Year: 1930 POLE or RUNNING BEANS CULTURE-In common with Pole Limas (see culture directions on page 14), these are rank growers and consequently rank feeders. Do not attempt to grow Pole Beans on poor, thin soil, but enrich the hills well with liberal quantities of well-rotted manure or humus. One pound will plant 100 hills. Green Pod Varieties 128 Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. Combines size and quality in an extraordinary degree. Pods are generally borne in clusters of 2 or 4, individual pods averaging 7 or 8 inches long. They are deeply saddle backed, very fleshy and perfectly stringless at all stages of development. Kentucky Wonder matures the bulk of its crop in from 80 to 100 days. Where poles are not available, string supports should be provided since the vines are exceedingly rank growers, bearing exceptionally heavy crops. Pkt., 10 cts.; ilb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $, prepaid. Dreer's Golden Cluster Wax Pole Beans Dreer's Improved Pole Lima 129 Lazy Wife's. A late variety, excellent for snap-shorts or shelled. Pods about 6 inches long and are thick, meaty and of fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5Tbs., $, prepaid. 132 White Creaseback, or Best of All. Early, productive and fine quality; pods about 5 inches long and are produced in clusters. Should be gathered while young. Pkt., 10 cts.; | lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $, prepaid. 133 White Dutch Case-Knife. Beans straight and flat, of fair quality. Good shell bean. Pkt., 10 cts; J lb., 20 cts.; lb., 35 cts.; 2 lbs., 65 cts.; 5 lbs., $, prepaid. 127 Horticultural, or Spreckled Cranberry. Grown for shell beans exclusively, for, unless used while quite young, pods show strings. Pods 5 inches long, pale green, but be- come streaked with red when mature. Pkt., 10 cts.; £ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts.; 5 lbs., $
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