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LAZY AVIFE'S POLE, OR WHITE CHERRY BEAN.— 



This Pole Bean has become immensely popular. We presume 

 it derived its name from its immense productiveness, and 

 from the ease with which they are cooked. The pods, of me- 

 dium dark green color, are produced in great abundance, and 

 measure from 454 to 6 inches in length. The pods are 

 broad, thick, very fleshy and entirely stringless. They retain 

 their rich, tender, and stringless qualities until nearly ripe, 

 and at all stages are unsurpassed for snap-shorts, being pe- 

 culiarly luscious. Each pod contains from 6 to 8 round, white 

 Beans, which make excellent Winter shell Beans. 

 1/2 Pt., 10c. Pt., 15c. at., 25c. Gal., 90c. Peck, ?1.50. 

 Bus., $6.00. 



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WHITE CREASEBACK, OR BEST-OF-ALL — The best 

 early g-reen-podded Pole Bean. — It Is a good grower and 

 exceedingly productive, the long pods being produced all over 

 the vines in clusters of from 4 to 12. The handsome green 

 pods grow from 5 to 6 inches long, perfectly round, with a 

 crease in the back, hence the name. The pods are entirely 

 stringless, very fleshy, and of superb quality. The entire crop 

 is matured extremely early, and if shipped to market the 

 green string Beans will keep well, while they always com- 

 mand the highest prices. Of all green-podded Pole Beans. 

 Creaseback is undoubtedly the best for early and Lazy Wife's 

 for late use. 



1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. ftt., 25c. Gal., 90c. Peck, 91.50. 

 Bus., $5.50. 



SCARLET RUNNER POLE BEAN.— Is used in many local- 

 "ities as a vegetable; the pods are of a bright scarlet color, and 

 when young are very tender and excellent when shelled. 

 1/2 Pt., 10c. Pt., 20c. dt., 30c. Peck, $2.00. 

 Bus., $6.50. 



RED SPECKLED CUT SHORT, OR CORN HILL.— Popu- 

 lar for planting among corn; pod short, cylindrical and ten- 

 der; Beans nearly eblong. 



1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. Qt., 25c. Gal., 90c. Peck, ?1. 50. 

 Bus., $6.00. 



POLE LIMA BEANS 



/ SIEBERT'S EARLY LIMA.— Has, on account of its ex- 

 treme earliness, vigorous growth and productiveness, become 

 most popular with the truck grower. Pods long, thin and eas- 

 ily opened. The green Beans are very large, handsome and 

 of most delicious quality. In earliness, ease of shelling, size, 

 beauty and quality of the green Beans, this variety is recog- 

 nized as being superior to all. You should by all means try it 

 this year. 



P.j£t., 5c. 1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. Qt., 25c. Gal., 90c. 

 Peck, $1.75. Bns., $6.50. 



JERSEY EXTRA EARLY LIMA.— Is ten days to two 

 weeks earlier than any other Pole Lima, sometimes maturing 

 as early as July 24. The Beans are exceptionally tender and 

 delicious. 



Pkt., 5c. 1/2 Pt., 10c. Pt., 15c. ftt., 25c. Gal., 90c. 

 / Peck, $1.75. Bas., $6.50. 



l/cAROLINA, OR SIEVA BEANS.— A choice variety of Lima 

 •^eans, very early and hardy. It is becoming more popular 

 each year^ 

 Pkt., 6c. 1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. ftt., 25c. Gal., 90c. 



/Peck, $1.76. Bas., $6.60. 

 LARGE LIMA.— Large white Bean, very tender; used with- 

 out shell; equally good In Winter, if soaked 10 hours before 

 cooking. ■ 



/ 1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. Q,t., 25c. Gal., 90c. 

 / Peck, $1.60. Bus., $5.26. 



''^FORD'S MANMOTH EXTRA LARGE LIMA BEAN.— Its 



pods are large in size, containing from 5 to 8 mammoth Beans. 

 In quality they are unsurpassed, and excel other varieties for 

 productiveness. 



1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. Q,t., 25c. Gal., 90c. 

 / Peck, $1.50. Bas., $6.0O. 



DREER'S IMPROVED POLE LIBIA BEAN.— The distinc- 

 tive features of this are early maturity, large yield and extra 

 quality. The Bean itself is thick and round, rather than oval- 

 shaped, as most other Limas are. 



1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 16c. at., 25c. Gal., $1.00. 

 Peck, $1>75. Bas., $6.00. 



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OLD HOMESTEAD (Im- 

 proved Kentacky Won- 

 der). — We regard this vari- 

 ety as being one of the most 

 desirable and earliest of all 

 the green-podded running va- 

 rieties. It is enormously pro- 

 ductive, the pods hanging In 

 great clusters from top to 

 bottom of pole, which are of 

 a silvery-green color and en- 

 tirely stringless; they cook 

 deliciously tender and melt- 

 nig; they cannot fail to be- 

 come a very great favorite, 

 and strongly recommended, 

 especially for the South, in 

 preference to the Southern 

 Prolific, which has been the 

 old favorite of that section 

 for many years. 



1/2 Pt., 8c. Pt., 15c. 

 /Qt., 25c. Peck, $1.50. 

 /Bus., $6.00. 

 l/sOUTHERN PROLIFIC— 

 Produces, in clusters, excel- 

 lent snap-short Beans in 80 

 days. Pkt., lOc. Pt., 15c. 



Qt., 25c. Gal., 75c. 

 Peck, $1.25. Bns., $4.50. 

 \ /LONDON HORTICULTU- 

 RAL POLE, OR WTIEN'S 

 "EGG.- Is a very hardy and 

 productive variety and very 

 popular In the East and other 

 sections of the country where 

 the Lima cannot be cultivat- 

 ed; it grows from 6 to 8 feet 

 high, producing purple blos- 

 soms, and pods about 6 inch- 

 es in length; can be used 

 either for snapping or shell- 

 ing; it is also an excellent 

 Winter variety; as a baking 

 Bean it has no equal. 



1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. 

 y^t., 25c. Gal., 80c. 

 B«ck, $1.50. Bns., $6.00. 

 ' KING OF GARDEN LIMA 

 BEANS.— Outrivals all other 

 Pole Lima Beans. Its vine 

 has a luxurious growth, 

 which abounds with enor- 

 mous pods, often from 5 to 8 

 inches long, and filled fre- 

 quently with 5 or 6 perfect 

 Beans to a pod. These Beans 

 in their green state are large 

 and luscious, but when dry 

 shrink to the ordinary size. 

 It is large, early, prolific and 

 unequaled in quality. 



1/2 Pt., lOc. Pt., 15c. 



Q,t., 25c. Gal., 90c. 



Peck, $1.50. 



Baa., $5.50. 



CULTURE OF POLE 

 BEANS. 



THESE are usually plant- 

 ed in hills and trained 

 to poles, which should 

 be 8 to 10 feet long, and firm- 

 ly set in the ground from 3^ 

 to 4 feet apart each way. 

 Draw around them a hill of 

 earth, and plant 4 or 5 

 Beans to each hill, 1 inch 

 deep, always observing to 

 plant the eye of the Bean 

 down, which will cause it to 

 produce a stronger plant, 

 and grow more freely. The 

 Lima Bean is very delicate, 

 and often fails to sprout 

 from slight causes; they 

 should not be planted until 

 the ground is warm. Do not 

 allow more than 3 to climb a 

 pole, but remove extra plants 

 to hills where less than 1 

 have sprouted. 



