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Early Red Valentine. Equally desirable for either 

 market or family use, being early, productive, tender and 

 of excellent flavor. The pods are round, somewhat 

 curved, and the seeds, when ripe, salmon speckled with 

 purplish rose. This variety is usually ready to pick in 

 six weeks from the time of sowing. 



Early Mohawk. A very productive early variety and 

 one that will stand more cold than most of the bush 

 varieties. Both this and the preceding sort are largely 

 grown in the Southern States for Northern markets. 

 The pods are from five to six inches long ; seeds, when 

 ripe, drab with purple spots. 



Long Yellow Six Weeks, Early, very prolific, and of 

 excellent quality. Pods, six to eight inches long ; seeds, 

 when ripe, yellow or dun color. 



Refugee or Thousand to One, A very productive 

 medium or late variety. The young pods are tender and 

 of fine flavor. This variety is extensively grown for 

 pickling. Seeds, speckled purple. 



Gallega or Large Refugee, This is of recent intro- 

 duction and is a larger form of the Eefagee above de- 

 scribed. Both pods and seeds are not only much larger 

 in size than their parent variety, but it is also a much 

 better yielder. Seeds, w T hen ripe, purple, speckled with 

 white. 



White Marrowfat, The variety so often grown for 

 sale in the dry state. It is also valued as a string bean, 

 but is used to a greater extent as a shelled bean, either 

 green or dry. Seeds large, ivory white. 



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Black W r ax, When ripe the pods are yellow, averag- 

 ing: from six to nine inches in length. They are tender, 



