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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
BEANS. 
(DWARF, SNAP or BUSH.) 
Haricot (Fr.), Ea cr ), FRIT0LENANO (Sp.). 
Pride of Newton. 
Early Valentine Red Speckled. 
Early Mohawk Six Weeks. 
German Dwarf War. 
White Kidney. 
Early China Red-Eye. 
fxtra Early Refugee. 
Pride of Newton. This isa robust, 
strong growing bean with long flat pods, which 
are light green. Itis quite early and productive. 
The bean is similar to the Yellow Six Weeks in 
color, but much hardier. 
Early Valenmtime, one of the best 
varieties; pods round, tender and quite pro- 
ductive; not much planted for the market. 
Excellent for shipping. 
Early Mohawk Six Weeks. This 
is a long podded variety, and very hardy. It 
is used to a large extent for the market for the 
first planting; very productive. 
Pride of Newton Bean. 
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Red kidney. 
Grenells Improved Dwarf Golden Wax. 
Best of All. 
Improved Valentine. 
Wardwell’s Dwarf Kidney Wax. 
Henderson's Dwarf Lima. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. 
Early Yellow Six Weeks. This is 
| the most popular sort among market gardeners. 
Pods fiat and long; a very good bearer, but 
not so good for shipping as the Mohawk or 
Valentine. 
Waite Kidmey.. A good strong grow- 
ing variety, not much planted. 
Early China ed-Eye. Early and 
_ of good quality, but not very popular. 
Red Kidney. This kind is largely 
planted for the New Orleans market. It is a 
coarse growing variety, and much used for 
shelling when the pods turn yellow, so that 
the beans are well developed, but yet soft. 
Dwarf Golden Wax Bean. 
