R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 141 
BEANS, DWARF. 
GREEN-PODDED. 
Farquhar’s Plentiful. An extremely early variety, bearing an 
abundant crop of long succulent and stringless pods. For forcing in the 
greenhouse during Winter it is one of the best. Pt., 65 cts., qt., $1.25 
Triumph of the Frames. (Imported.) The earliest of the French 
forcing varieties, producing a heavy crop of long, finely-shaped pods, flesh 
thick and very tender when young. This variety can also be used as a Shell 
Bean, when very small beans are desired. Pt., 65 cts.; qt., $1.25. 
Masterpiece. The plant is of robust growth and the long pods are straight, 
handsome and tender. Valuable for forcing. Pt., 90 cts.; qt., $1.50. 
Bountiful, or Improved Six Weeks. One of the best early 
flat-podded sorts, perfectly stringless, very tender, and a prolific bearer. A fine 
sort for late sowings. Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; 4 qts., $1.75. 
Stringless Green Pod. One of the earliest varieties, pods round, 
quite stringless, very crisp and tender. Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; 4 qts., $2.25. 
Giant Stringless Valentine. Very early and stringless round pods, very 
thick and tender. Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; 4 qts., $1.75. 
Black Valentine. Matures very early. Pods long, round, straight and of 
excellent quality. Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; 4 qts., $2.25. 
Full Measure. A desirable variety; plants very productive; pods long, very 
tender and brittle. Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 65 cts.; 4 qts., $2.50. 
Hodson Green Pod. A distinct type of excellent quality, maturing about 
ten days later than the early sorts; pods round and very tender; pro- 
ductive. Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; 4 qts., $2.25. 
Early Valentine. A large round-podded sort, erect, strong- 
growing vines, pods curved, quite fleshy and tender. A good variety 
for successive sowings. Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; 4 qts., $1.75. 
Refugee. (Thousand to one). A popular variety for late planting, with 
large, handsome, tender pods, very productive. Pt.,35cts.; qt., 60 cts.; 
4 qts., $2.25. 
Bean, 
Farquhar’s Plentiful: 
Wonder of Franee. (Imported.) (Flageolet Vert.) A valuable French 
variety, with long, tender pods of a bright green color, very early and 
prolific. Pt., 65 cts.; qt., $1.25. 
DWARF STRING OR SHELL BEANS. 
Dwarf Horticultural. One of the best Shell Beans; pods 
long and heavily splashed with crimson, very productive. Pt., 30 cts.; 
qt., 50 cts.; 4 qts., $1.75. 
French’s Dwarf Horticultural. A fine form of the 
Dwarf Horticultural, producing long pods, beautifully splashed with 
bright crimson. The plants are of bushy growth with a tendency to 
send out runners. Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 70 cts.; 4 qts., $2.50. 
Low’s Early Champion. Pods large, flat and stringless; can be used 
as a Snap Bean when young, and an excellent Shell Bean when full 
grown. Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; 4 qts., $2.25. 
Improved Goddard. A long flat-podded variety, used as a Snap Bean 
when young and as a Shell Bean when fully developed; beautifully 
striped and splashed with bright crimson. Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; 
4 qts., $1.75. 
Improved Yellow Eye. One of the best sorts for baking; extremely 
productive, and of superior quality. Pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., 
$1.25. 
Prolific Tree. Pea Bean. A most productive small white baking 
variety, of superior quality. Pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.25. 
Red Kidney. Popular baking bean. Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; 4 qts., 
$2.25, 
BEANS, ENGLISH. 
Plant 4 inches deep as early in the Spring as the ground can be worked. 
The rows should be 3 feet apart, and the seed set 4 inches apart in the 
TOWS. 
Broad Windsor. The best variety; very hardy; height, 3 ft. Pt., 50 
Bean, Bountiful or Improved Six Weeks. cts.; qt., 90 cts. 
