Dwarf Varieties — Pole Beans. 79 



sembling the Six Weeks iu habit. It is nearly or quite 

 as early, and is also a green-podder. Dwarf Yellow 

 Cranberry is another excellent green-podded variety, 

 a triile later than the above, but of excellent quality, 

 and is a favorite snap bean for the market. 



Golden Wax. — This superb variety is fast becoming 

 a leadino^ sort, both for the market and home irarden. 

 It is certainly the very best wax bean in cultivation. 

 As its name implies, the pods are of a rich golden- 

 yellow ; they are stringless and of fine flavor. It is 

 very productive — not surpassed in this respect. 

 Black Wax resembles the Golden, but is a trifle later. 

 Pods are round instead of flattened. 



The Vriiite Wax is waxen-podded, very tender, and 

 of good quality. This is a favorite with many for the 

 home garden. The Early Valentine is undoubtedly 

 an excellent variety, of a tender and succulent growth. 

 It is not very much cultivated in this vicinity, but only 

 because it happens to be less generally known here 

 than in other parts of the country. 



The Dwarf Horticultural is the standard market va- 

 riety, and is the leading dwarf Shell Bean. Pod very 

 plump and large, streaked with bright red. The God- 

 dard is a splendid variety, somewhat later than the 

 above but of excellent quality, and very prolific. The 

 pods are of a brighter red than the Horticultural, and 

 the yield is heavier. 



The Pole or Running kinds are less hardy than the 

 bush varieties, and will not bear planting quite as 

 early. From about the middle of May to the flrst 

 of June, according to the season, is about ri:iht with us. 



