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BEANS (Dwarf Green Podded Sorts)—Continued. 
NEW EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE BEAN. 
This entirely distinct new bush bean has all the first-rate 
qualities of the well-known Refugee, but will be ready for 
the market or table at least ten days earlier. One of our 
most extensive market gardeners near New York City says 
he has planted it in the spring, gathered the ripe crop, and 
again planted it in time for fall picking. It is an immense 
yielder and sure to produce a crop in either a wet or dry sea- 
son. Pkt., 10¢.; pint, 25¢.; qt., 45¢.; peck, $1.25; bush., $5.00. 
Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. Hardy, prolific and of 
good quality. Pint, 20c.; qt., 40c.; peck, $1.00; bush., $4.00. 
Early China Red Eye. Of good quality, used as a 
string orshell bean. Pint, 20c.; qt., 40c. 
BEST OF ALL. This newly introduced dwarf bean is, 
as its name indicates, one of the best. It originated in Ger- 
many, with long glossy pods about twice as long as those of 
the Valentine, very tender and succulent and an enormous 
producer, very popular in the South. Pint, 25c.; qt., 45c.; 
peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00. 
Broad Windsor. An English bean, valuable from its 
habit of ripening unequally, some pods being full while 
others are in various stages of filling. Pint, 35c. 
BEANS, Dwarf Wax Sorts. 
LARGE PACKETS 10c. EACH, POST-PAID. 
NEW GOLDEN-EYED BUTTER WAX. One ofthe 
earliest and best Dwarf Wax Beans for either market or 
family garden. See colored illustration on back of this book. 
Pkt., 15¢.; pint, 40c.; qt., 75e. 
NEW BLACK-EYE WAX. This is one of the earliest 
wax beaus we have tested. Itisa cross between the Golden 
and Dwarf Black Wax. Vines medium size, erect, bearing 
its pods near the centre. Leaves large, thin, quite dark green 
in color. Pods long, straight, rounder and of a lighter color 
than those of the Golden Wax. They cook quickly both as 
snap and as shell beans. Dry beans, medium size, long, 
round, white, with black spot around the eye. Pkt., 10c.; 
pint, 30c.; qt., 50c., post-paid; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.50. 
NEW SADDLE-BACK WAX. This new bean is so 
named from its peculiar form of pods, which on the back are 
very broad, flat and indented with a crease, giving them a 
decidedly novel shape, not found in any other bean. They 
are extremely hardy and productive. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 30c.; 
at., 6c. 
NEW PROLIFIC GERMAN, or CYLIN- 
DER BLACK WAX BEAN. 
This is an entirely new and improved 
strain of the old favorite German or Black 
Wax Bean, originated by a large bean grow- 
er of Genesee County, N. Y. We find it very 
superior to the old strain, being much earlier 
and more than twice as productive. Pods 
perfectly round, straighter, longer, and of an 
even rich golden color. Our stock is grown 
for us by the originator, and is entirely pure 
and thoroughbred. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 30c.; qt., 
50c., post-paid. Qt., 35¢.; peck, $1.75; bush., 
$7.00, by freight. 
GRISWOLD’S EVERBEARING WAX 
BEAN. 
In this new bean, which we offered last 
season for the first time, we believe we have 
the most valuable dwarf wax variety for the 
family garden ever offered. It originated with 
Thomas Griswold, the well-known Connecti- 
eut seed grower. Our illustration, made 
from Nature, gives some idea of its wonder- 
ful productiveness and handsome, round, 
yellow pods, which are thick, fleshy, entirely 
stringless, growing six to seven inches in 
length, and exceedingly rich, buttery and 
fine flavored when cooked. Their greatest 
value, however, is in their everbearing char- 
acter, beginning to bear early and continuing 
to produce their magnificent pods in great 
abundance throughout the entire season, 
and long after all other varieties are done. 
We counted this season many single vines 
with eighty to ninety pods ready for picking, 
and a mass of blossoms on the same yine at 
the same time. The stalk is stiffer and 
branches out more than any other bean, 
hence they should never be planted less than 
ten inches apart in the rows. The beans are 
a fine kidney shape and very distinctly 
marked. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 40c.; qt., 75c., post- 
paid; peck, $3.00. 
WARDWELL’S EARLY DWARF KIDNEY WAX. 
This new variety, introduced by us three years ago, has 
more than exceeded our most sanguine expectations, and has 
given unbounded satisfaction wherever tried. Leading mar- 
ket gardeners are unanimous in Saying it is the earliest, 
hardiest, most productive and salable yellow wax bean 
they ever grew. 
The most valuable point. however, in its favor is that it 
has not yet shown the slightest indication of rust or 
spot, no matter where or under what condition grown. Itis 
greatly superior to the well-known Dwarf German Black Wax 
or Golden Wax sorts in every respect, being nearly a week 
earlier and yielding a third greater. -The vines are remark- 
ably vigorous, hardy!and productive ; the pods are very large, 
smooth and showy, and will sell when all other varieties will 
be refused; they are tender, perfectly stringless and of un- 
usually fine quality. The entire pod assumes a rich golden 
color ata very early stage of growth—a very important feature 
which no other sort does. The dry beans are white, with two 
shades of reddish purple more or less visible, and a distinct 
kidney shape. Prepared for the table it hasa fine buttery 
flavor, and is destined to become the leading snap bean, as 
well as a strongly endorsed winter shelled sort. Pkt., 10¢.; 
pint, 25¢c.; qt., 50c., post-paid; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.50. 
SCARLET AND VIOLET FLAGEOLET OR PER- 
FECTION WAX BEANS. 
These varieties were brought from Germany several years 
since ; as grown there the Flageolet Wax consists of a mixture 
of two varieties—one with light scarlet beans, while those of 
the other are much darker red, or violet colored. In character 
of growth of vine and pods they do not differ very materially. 
Both have very vigorous, strong-growing vines, bearing very 
large, long, flat and tender wax-like pods. Their immense 
size and beautiful color make them very attractive in the 
market. For some years a few of these beans haye been 
offered in market, and have always commanded nearly 
double the price of common wax beans, and although not 
quite so early as other sorts, they mature in good season. The 
Scarlet Flageolet is a little the earlier and more productive, 
but the Violet haslarger pods. These two varieties as offered 
by us are quite distinct, and have been established by years 
of selection. They are offered by some seedsmen under 
other names, as ‘‘Scarlet’’ and ‘“‘ Perfection” Wax. We re- 
commend them as among the largest and most showy dwarf 
wax beans in cultivation. 
SCARLET FLAGEOLET WAX. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 
30c.: qt., 50c., post-paid; peck, $2.25. 
VIOLET OR PERFECTION WAX. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 
30c.; qt., 50c., post-paid; peck, $2.00. 
