BUSH BEANS-Round Green Pod Varieties 



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One quart will plant 100 feet of drill; 1 to 1% bushels to the acre. 



Plant as soon as the ground is warm and dry in drills 2% feet 

 apart, and drop the beans 3 inches apart. For a succession sow 

 every three weeks until the 15th of August. Hoe often, but never 

 when wet with dew or rain, as earth will rust the leaves and injure 

 the crop. 



Burp. Stringless Green Pod. 



The great leader in green pods 

 for general purposes: it is early, 

 and very prolific, the vines bearing long 1 , round, straight, thick, meaty 

 pods, free from strings or fiber; rich deep green color, very attract- 

 ive and of excellent quality, which has placed it in great favor and 

 ever-gaining popularity. For succession plant every two weeks, 

 until September. Qt. 40c; peck $2.50; bush. $9.00. 



Giant Stringless Green Pod. 



A very hardy, stocky vine, pods 

 long, round and green in color, 

 of exceptionally fine quality and stringless throughout its entire 

 growth. It makes an excellent succession to Burpee's Stringless 

 green pod when planted at the same time. Qt. 40c; peck $2.50; 

 bush. $9.00. 



White-Seeded Stringless Green-Pod. The bushes grow is 



° to 20 inches high, are 



very vigorous, and remarkable for their prolific character. The 

 leaves are bright dark green, quite heavy, the strength of the plant 

 is concentrated upon the production of an enormous crop of hand- 

 some pods. These measure from five and one-half to six and one- 

 half inches long; they are one-half inch wide and half an inch thick, 

 so full and fleshy that they are almost perfectly round. They are 

 brittle, juicy, and entirely stringless at all stages of growth. The 

 seed, being white, can be used for dried beans in winter. Pkt. 10c; 

 pt. 30c; qt. 50c 



Longfellow. 



Very handsome, nearly stringless, beautiful, soft 

 green pods, 7 to 8 inches long, straight and round, 

 are borne on very prolific vines. These elegant appearing pods are 

 delicious when cooked, and are unexcelled for the home garden; plantr 

 are 14 to 16 inches high; for market gardeners this is a most profita- 

 ble sort. Qt. 40c; peck $2.25; bush. $8.50. 



Black Valentine. 



The hardiest of all beans. 



Will stand more frost than 

 any other sort. On this account P a ^ularly 

 recommended for market gardeners. J ne P"°^ 

 are long, straight, very handsome, are produced 

 verv profusely and present a very attractive ap 

 pearance on the market. The ideal bean for the 

 earliest and latest planting. Qt. 40c; peck %l.ii>, 

 bush. $8.50. 



Hopkins Improved Extra Early Red 



Valonlinp Extra early round pod. Our strain 

 Vaienmie. of this popular variety is very fine, 

 and has been selected especially for earliness i ana 

 good quality. It is one of the most profitable 

 sorts for private use or market. Qt. Si>c, pecit 

 $2.25; bush. $8.50. 



Extra Early Refugee. S^B^i? gS£S 



or 1000 to 1, being fit to eat in 48 days from Plant- 

 ing. More dwarf and compact in growth. ine 

 pods are round, solid, tender and of excellent qual- 

 ity, suitable for table use. canning or pickling. 

 Qt. 35c; peck $2.25; bush. $8.50. 



The vines are large, 

 spreading, exceed- 

 ingly hardv, with small, smooth leaves, very late 

 and bear long cylindrical green pods of excellent 

 quality. Highly esteemed for late planting and 

 for use as pickles. Qt. 35c; peck $2.25; bush. 

 $8.50. 



Dwarf Cherry, or Dwarf Horticulture. 



Our stock is much superior to the old style Dwarf 

 Cherry, being stringless and entirely free from 

 runners. Wherever grown is spoken of in terms 

 of highest praise. Vines very productive, com- 

 pact, upright, with large leaves. Pods medium 

 in lens'th, broad and thick, curved, with splashes 

 of bright red on a yellowish ground. One of the 

 best sorts for green shell beans for home and 

 market. Seed large, oval, plump, flesh colored 

 and nearly covered with splashes of bright red. 

 Qt. 50c; peck $3.25; bush. $12.00. 



Refugee, or 1000 to 1. 





