CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



BEANS. 



Dwarf or Bush, Wax Podded or Butter Varieties. 



If wanted by mail, add 8 cents per pint and 

 15 cents per quart to cover postage. 



Begin sowing the Dwarf or Bush varieties the first week 

 of May, if the ground is in fit condition. For successive 

 crops sowing may be made every two or three weeks, unti 1 

 the first of July. Sow thinly in drills from 2 to 3 inches 

 deep, and from 18 inches to 2 feet apart. If the soil is rather 

 poor, the former depth will suffice; if rich, the latter. One 

 quart to 100 feet of drill; 2 bushels to the acre in drills. 



The pole varieties should be sown in hills about four feet 

 apart, dropping five or six seeds in each hill, to the depth 

 of about two inches. Being more tender than the Bush 

 varieties, the planting of them should be delayed about two 

 weeks after the usual time for planting the latter. A sandy 

 soil suits them best, but the hillB should have a liberal 

 quantity of manure worked in previous to planting the 

 seed. 1 quart to 150 hills; 10 to 12 quarts per acre. 



Curries' Ru>t=Proof Golden Wax. 



The best Wax Bean for Market Gardeners. The earliest of all Wax 

 Beans. Pods full of Meat, tender and absolutely stringless. 



It is positively proof against rust, ^or while 

 grown side by side, for several yearR, with other wax 

 Beans, all of them more or less affected by rust, many 

 of them completely ruined by it, this Bean remained 

 entirely free from rust. Not only is it rust-proof , but 

 it possesses the most excellent quality of being ex- 

 ceedingly crisp and tender, with no approach what= 

 ever to stringiness, and of a most delicious flavor. 

 Pkt.,10cts.; pint, 20cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck, SI. .5: 

 bushel .-* 6 50 



Davis Wax— The plant is a vigorous grower, carrying 

 the pods well above the ground. The pods are long, 

 straight and of a clear waxy color, often growing to a 

 length of 7 to 8 inches. It is stringless, of fine flavor 

 and an excellent shipper; white seeded. Pkt.,10cts.; 

 pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck, 81.85; bushel i 00 



Improved Prolific Black Wax-This Bean origi 

 nated from the old Black Wax, but is much superior 

 to its parent. It is much more productive and the 

 pods are longer, straighter and rounder. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 pint, 20 cts., quart, 80 cts.; peck, $1.75; bushel 6 50 



Golden Wax-One of the best Snap Beans, with 

 golden yellow pods of excellent flavor. Pkt., 10 eta.: 

 pint, 20 cts.; quart, 80 cts.; peck. $1.75; bushel 6 50 



Improved Golden Wax— An improvement on the 

 old Golden Wax. Pods larger and more prolific. Pkt.. 

 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 80 cts.; peck, 81.75; bushel, 6 50 



Golden -Eyed Wax— An early variety, very hardy, 

 a sure cropper, very productive and of good quality. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck, $1.75; 

 bushel ■, 6 50 



Flageolet Wax— A valuable variety, coming in 

 about the same time as Golden and Black Wax. Pods 

 large and very productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; 

 quart, 30 Cts.; peck, $1.75; bushel 6 50 



S RUST -PROOF 

 GOLDEN WAX BEAN 



White Seeded Wax— Except in the color of its seed, this variety bears a strong 

 resemblance to the Black Seeded Wax. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; 

 peck, $1.75; bushel $6 50 



Yosemite Mammoth Wax— A gigantic Bush Bean. The pods also grow to an 

 enormous size, frequently growing over a foot in length and as thick as a man's 

 finger. The pods are a rich golden color, cook very tender and of very fine flavor. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 35 cts.; peck, $2.00; bushel 7 50 



Wardwell's Kidney Wax— Is as early as the Golden Wax, very prolific, hardy, 

 and is a strong grower. The pods are large and handsome. Pkt,, 10 cts.; pint, 20 

 cts.; quart, 35 cts. ; peck, $2.00; bushel 7 00 



BEANS— Bush Lima. 



Lima Beans do not receive the attention in our State that they deserve. Sown at the 

 same time as Wax Beans, they mature a crop of shell beans byAugust. These shelled 

 Lima Beans are admitted to be the most delicately flavored of all the bean family. Lima 

 Beans and shelled green corn constitute the famous dish called "Succotash," so much 

 used in the Eastern States. 



Jackson Wonder Dwarf Lima— An extraordinary productive variety, with 

 broad, flat pods similar in shape to the small Lima. The pods may be used as Snap 

 Beans when young, and when filled shelled as Lima Beans. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 



cts,; quart, 80 cts.; peck, $1.75; bushel 7 00 



Burpee's Bush Lima— Grows about 20 Inches high. Beans about the size of 



large Pole Limas. Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck, $1.75: bushel 7 00 



Henderson's Bush Lima— The earliest and most productive of all the Bush 

 Limas, coming in directly after the Green and Wax podded sorts; it is therefore a 

 decided acquisition, filling up the gap between the Dwarf and Pole Beans. It is of 

 true Bush form, and will come into bearing the latter part of July and continue 

 yealding an enormous crop of delicious Beans all through the summer. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; peck, $1.65; bushel _ 6 00 



BEANS— English or Broad. 



German, ©aiten&oljne. 



French, Feve de Marais. 



BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA BEAN. 



Plant early in spring in rows about 1 feet apart, seed 4 inches apart in the row and 

 2 inches deep. As soon as the lower pods are set, pinch the top off the plant to insure 

 well-filled pods. Perfectly hardy. 

 Broad Windsor— The best. Pkt., 10 cts.: pint, 20 cts.; quart, 30 cts. 



