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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA. 



BEANS, Dwarf Green Podded Sorts. 



IMFBOVED BOTTND POD EXTRA EAKLY VALENTLSE BEAK 



XEW rSIPROVED KOU>'D POD EXTRA E/VKLY 

 KED VAlEXTrXE. This is unquestionably the very best 

 and earliest green snap-short bean for the market gardener. 

 It is at least ten days earlier than the Early Red Valentine, 

 and is usually ready to pick thirty-five to forty days from 

 the time of planting. The habit of the vine is dwarf, the 

 pods are smooth, round, stringless and very thickly set, 

 remaining green and tender a long time after they are fit to 

 pull. The strain we ofl'er will be found unusually prolific 

 and to hold the pods well up from the ground. Vines very 

 uniform, making little or no top growth, setting its fruit all 

 low on the bush, ripening very uniformly, and producing 

 enormously. Pkt., lOc; pint, 25c.; qt., 45c., post-paid. By 

 freight or express, pint, 15c.; qt., 30c.; peck, SI. 25; bush., 

 ?4.50. 



Early Ked Valentine. The well-known old standard 

 sort. Pint, 13c.; qt., 23c., post-paid; peck, SI. 00; bush., S3. 75. 



Etampes, or First of jVll. One of the earliest green 

 poddedsorts, very desirable when young. Pint, 25c.; qt., 15c. 



Early Mohawk. The hardiest of the early varieties, and 

 will endure a light frost; largely planted in the South. 

 Pint, 13c.; qt., 25c.: peck, §1.25; bush., ^.00. 



Early Long Yellow Six AVeeks. Hardy, prolific, and of 

 good quality. Pint, 13c.; qt., 25c.; peck, S1.25; bush., S4.00. 



Kefugee, or Browii Valentine. Ver.v productive, and 

 \\ill stand .I slight frost : a fine string or pickling bean. Pint, 

 13e.; qt., 25c.; peck, S1.25; bush., Sl.OO. 



WHITE VAXENTrXE. A very early and prolific 

 bearer, resembling the Red Valentine except in color of the 

 bean itself, which, being white, also makes a fine shell 

 bean. Pint, 15c.; qt., 30c.; peck, SI. 25; bush.,S4.50. 



BE.ST OF .\IX. This newly introduced dwarf bean 

 is, as its name indicates, one of the best. It originated in 

 Germany, with round glossy pods about twice as long as 

 those of the Valen tine, very tender and succulent, and an 

 enormous producer, very popular in the South. Pint, 25c.; 

 qt., 45c.; peck, S1.60 ; bush., S5..50. 



Early Cliina Ked Ej'e. Of good quality, used as a 

 string or shell bean. Qt., 30c. 



Broad VTindsor. An English bean, valuable from its 

 habit of ripening unequally, some pods being full while 

 others are in various stages of filling. Pint, 35c. 



Extra Early Newington AVonder. Very productive, 

 pods round, crisp and tender; a good forcing variety. Pint, 

 15c.: qt., 30c.; peck, SI. 25. 



BEANS, DWARF WAX SORTS. 



Large Packets, 5c. each, post-paid. 



NEW BLACK-EYE WAX. This is the earliest wax 

 bean we have tested, excepting WardiveWs New Kidney Wax. 

 It is a 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 aroimd the eye. Pkt., 5c.; pint, 25c.; qt., 45c.; 

 peck, $2.00; biKh., $7.50. 



NEW 1>ATE W^AX. An entirely new and distinct 

 dwarf German Wax Bean. Its long, yellow, stringless pods, 

 six to six and one-half inches long, are produced in great 

 profusion. It is one of the earliest of the wax varieties, and 

 a very valuable acquisition. Pkt., 10c. ; pint, 35c. ; qt., 60c. ; 

 peck,S2.00; bush., S7.50. 



NEW FLAGEOLET TV AX. See Novelties, page 9. 



GOLDEN WAX. This variety is a few days earlier than 

 the German Black Wax; pods long, brittle, entirely string- 

 less, of a rich golden color; as a snap, it excels most others 

 in rich buttery flavor, while as a bean for winter use, it has 

 few equals. Our improved and selected strain of this popular 

 variety is pronounced by market gardeners everywhere as 

 the very best stock thev can get. Pkt., 5c. ; pint, 15c. ; qt., 

 30c.; peck,S1.00; bush., S6.00. 



GEK3L1N BLACK AV AX. (Butler Beans.) One of our 

 best varieties ; pods when fit for use are waxy yellow, tender 

 and productive. Pint, 15c. ; qt., 30c. ; peck, Sl.50 ; bush., S5.50. 



Dwarf TVliite "Wax. Similar to Black AVax, except 

 in color of seed. Pint, 15c.; qt., 30c.; peck, Sl.50. 



Crystal WTiite Wax. A new bush bean with Avaxy, 

 transparent pods of very rich flavor ; stringless, succulent 

 ■and tender; the pods, though quick to develop are slow 

 to harden. We value them highly for table use or pickling. 

 Pint, 18c. ; qt., 35c. ; peck, S1.75. 



Dwarf Mont d'Or, or Golden Butter. A Aariet>' from 

 Germany, golden yellow pods, very productive and of fine 

 flavor. Pint, 30c. ; qt., 50c. 



Ivorj' Pod Wax. This variety is earlier than the Ger- 

 man Wax; pods are large, long, brittle and stringless; of a 

 transparent, ivory-white appearance. As a snap bean, it 

 excels in tenderness and creamy flavor, and as a shell bean 

 for winter use, it is superior to the Marrow. Pint, 18c. ; qt., 

 35c. ; peck, $1.75. 



VARIETIES FOR SHELL BEANS. 



Large Packets, 5c. each, post-paid. 

 NEW SNOW^FLAKE FIELD. See Novelties, page 6. 



PROLIFIC TREE. A 



valuable variety for field cul- 

 ture, the most prolific bean 

 known, growing about 



ll 



/ /tV >^ 'V\ twenty inches in height 



r< yV \ij-\ branching out in all direc 



- I 'Ji I kAv tions, bearing its pods S( 



\l\l t 'w'\l '"Sh that they do not toucl 



■T/T',^(\ TK'W the ground, enabling it t< 



PKOLIFIC TP.EE ItEAN. 



so 

 uch 

 ground, enabhng it to 

 stand awet spell ^'ithout in- 

 jury. They have yielded, on 

 small plots of ground, at the 

 rate of over one hundred 

 bushels to the acre. They 

 resemble the common Navy 

 Bean, more rounded at the 

 ends and very white, cooking 

 in less time and of finer flavor. 

 Pint, 15c. ; qt., 30c. ; peck,^ 

 SI. 25; bush., Sl.50. 



Canadian Wonder, or Rose Bean. A bean of very 

 dwarf habit. The pods are very tender and delicious, grow- 

 ing long, frequently reaching fifteen inches, and producing 

 abundantly. Pint, 20c ; qt., 35c. 



BOSTON FAVORITE, or GODDARD. This new 

 variety is destined to entirely take the phice of the Dwarf 

 Horticultural. It bears handsome large red pods, which are 

 very tender and succulent as a string bean. It is also very 

 valuable as a shell bean, being of a very large size and pos- 

 sessing a delicious flavor, eith'ergreen or dr.v. It is also a 

 most productive variety. Pint, 25c. ; qt., 40c. ; peck, Sl.50. 



Dwarf Horticultural. A dwarf variety of the Horti- 

 cultural Pole Beau. Pint, 20c.: qt., 35c. 



Royal Dwarf, or AVliite Kidney. One of the best as a 

 shelled winter bean. Pint, 13c. ; qt., 25c. ; peck, SI. 00; bush., 



84.00. 



Wliite Marrovifat. Extensively grown for sale as a dry 

 bean for winter use; excellent shelled, either green or dry. 

 Pint, 13c.; qt., 25e. ; peck, SI. 00; bush., S3.75. 



AVhite Navy, or Pea Bean. A well-known standard 

 sort for field culture. Seed white, nearly round. Very pro- 

 ductive. Pint, 13c. ; qt., 25c. ; peck, SI. 00; bush., $3.75. 



THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. 



M. W. Moore, Camp Knox, Ky., writes: "Your seeds 

 require no encomiums; the.v speak for themselves. The 

 Lazy Wife's Pole Bean is simply grand— all that can be 

 desired. The wonder of the whole country." 



