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WAX BEAN. 
During the past season we gave this Dwarf Bean a 
thorough test on our grounds, and find that the superior 
claims made for it on its introduction last season are 
not overstated. Its productiveness is surprising, the 
plants being loaded with long, straight, white, wax-like 
pods of beautiful appearance. 
tender and delicious when cooked, and when the beans 
are too mature for string beans, they are excellent to 
use shelled. The seeds are white and very fine when 
dry for baking. The Davis Wax Bean is perfectly dis- 
tinct and is so hardy in constitution that it may be 
planted as early as any green-podded variety. 
highly recommended. Pkt., .10; pt., 20; qt., .30. 
KEENEY’S NEW RUSTLESS 
GOLDEN WAX BEAN. 
Combines productiveness with fine quality. A strong- 
growing bush variety of remarkable vigor and free from 
rust. It sends out short tendrils, on which pods are 
formed in addition to those near the central stalk. 
Pods, under favorable conditions, numbering 40 to 50 
on a single plant. The pods are meaty, well filled, and 
stringless. Pkt., .10; qt., .30. 
THORBURN’S VALENTINE 
WAX BUSH BEAN. 
The earliest and most productive wax-podded bean. 
Pods meaty, with so little string that they may be called 
stringless. It is of best quality, and for early snap- 
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ORIGINAL POTTER’S 
EXCELSIOR SWEET CORN. 
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Many will recall to mind the 
delicious flavor of the Potter’s 
Lixcelstor or Sguantum Corn 
when first introduced about 
twenty-five years ago by the 
late Mr. Thomas Potter. At 
that time the seed ears sold 
readily for 25 cents each, so 
much superior was it to all sorts 
previously grown. Since then 
the variety has gone into gen- 
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Mr. Potter’s strain and we are Say SD ss eamey 
now able to offer it. The true +n OS ee age 
variety has been grown since ODES ONS SD em 
its introduction, for family use iieommon 
in a small way on the Potter | oD CED eae 
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crop variety our original Pot- cosas: 
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not be surpassed for sweetness Ge 
and tenderness. We recom- cu 
mend it with the utmost confidence to all our cus- 
tomers. Selected Ears, each, .10. Pkt., .10; 
qt. .35. 
BEAR’S-FOOT SWEET CORN. 
Rhode Island has long been famous for its Sweet 
Corn and this Bear’s Foot variety, has long been the 
local favorite in its season. It is used altogether by 
many of the best judges in that state for late crops; 
in flavor it is truly delicious; the ears are quite large 
and of peculiar shape, being usually slightly flattened at 
ends; they are composed of many irregular rows of 
deep kernels; very tender and of delicious sweetness 
when cooked. Nothing superior can be found for late 
use. Selected ears, each, .10; pkt., .10; qt., 
30. 
CROSBY’S ORIGINAL 
BOSTON MARKET CELERY. 
Private stock. We offer our customers seed of the 
true Boston Market Celery as raised by the 
originator. 
As many gardeners know to their loss, there is a 
great deal of celery seed sold for Boston Market which 
is worthless, producing a stringy, coarse and untrue 
crop. By arrangement with Mr. Crosby we offer seed 
raised on the original farm where the Boston Market 
Celery was raised many years ago. Its purity and fine 
quality may therefore be relied upon. Celery is an im- 
portant crop; and as an ounce of seed produces several 
thousands plants, this, the best, will prove to be the 
cheapest. Liberal packet, .10; 0z., .50. 
