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ELLIOTT'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1897. 



Novelties and Specialties in Vegetable Seeds. 



BEANS, ROGERS' IIMA WAX. 



A Decided Novelty. One of Merit and a Host 

 Desirable Acquisition as a Snap Bean. 



This new bean is namefl Lima Wax, as it has bright, glossy 

 foliage, and the blooms, which are borne in great profusion, 

 resemble the Dwarf Limas. The plant is branching and vigorous, 

 with an immense amount of foliage, which serves as 

 a protection to the pods, as they sinlt beneath it, 

 shielding them from light showers and heavy dews, 

 serving as a protection against their spotting and 

 rusiing as compared with other sorts. This bean re- 

 quires tiiin planting (two beans being sufficient for a 

 hill) on very rich soil and will run true and not sport. 

 The pods are the broadest of all wax bush beans, 

 color transparent, glossy lemon wax, having the 

 yellow waxy appearance very soon after the pods 

 are formed and when picked retain their bright at- 

 tractive appearance for a long time without becom- 

 ing tough. Not only will this bean meet the ap- 

 proval of the market gardener, but will also become 

 a favorite among the private gardeners. Pkt., lOc; 

 a pt., 25c.; pt., 40c.; qt., 75c. 



Beans, Burpee's Bush Lima. 



No other bean on the market to-day has gained 

 universal popularity so rapidly as the Burpee's Bush 

 Lima, which is now considered, among all who have 

 grown it, as one of the most valuable varieties for 

 market or private gardens. The only perfect bush 

 variety of the true Large Lima Bean, always grow- 

 ing robust and erect; height, 18 to 20 inches. Highly 

 recommended to all lovers of the true Large Lima 

 Bean who are detained from planting on account of 

 the trouble of procuring and setting poles. Pt., 

 30c.; qt., 50c.; peck, $3.50. 



EGG PLANT. 



Improved New York Spineless. 



A selection su- 

 perior in every 

 respect to the 

 New York Im- 

 proved, which 

 has been the 

 standard for 

 many years. The 

 plants are low 

 and branching 

 in habit and ex- 

 ceedingly free 

 from spines, 

 both on the 

 plant and calyx 

 of the fruit. 

 Eight to ten 

 fruits of the 

 largest size and 

 perfectform are 

 usually produc- 

 ed on each plant. 

 The extreme 

 earliness, at 

 least two weeks 

 in advance of 

 the old variety, 

 splendid quality 



and great pro- 



ductiveness of improved new york spineless egg plant. 



this selection 



should greatly increase its popularity. Pkt., lOc; oz., 40c.; M Jb-, $L0O. 



BEET. 



New Columbian. 



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BEET, NEW COLUMBIAN. 



A distinct, new beet, round, smooth skinned, very early and of great 

 uniformity, both in roots and tops. Tested beside the Eclipse, this sort 

 proved equally as early, and of far superior quality. The flesh is fine 

 grained and deep blood-red color. An excellent sort for either the pri- 

 vate or market gardener. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J4 lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



