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BEANS— Pole or Running. 



MASTIFF GOLDEN POD. (New.) See Novelties, 

 page 3. Pkt., lOc; pint, 35c.; qt., 60c. 



NEW GOLDEN ANDALUSIA WAX BEAN. This 

 new bean, introduced by us six years since, has created & 

 decided sensation wherever grown. It originated in Anda- 

 lusia, Bucks County, Pa., with a celebrated bean grower. 

 Our illustration gives some idea of its uonder/ul produciice- 

 ness. It is nothing unusual to pick one-luilf bushel to three 

 pecks from a single vine at one picking. The pods are live 

 to six inches long, broad, thick, very fleshy, and enlirjxr 

 slriii(jless,far surpaxsiiir/ all other rarieties in this respect, nnd 

 retaining these important qualities until almost ripe. The 

 pods when fully grown are from five to six inches long, ex- 

 cee<lingly rich, buttery, and fine flavored. The vines cling 

 well to the poles, a very important feature, as the weight of a 

 vine filled with such a mass of large pods is very great. They 

 commence bearing in great abmidnnce when the vines are 

 quite young, and continue to bear profusely the entire season. 

 The beans when dry are round as a builct, pure white ini 

 color, and also make a fine shell or winter bean. Large pkt., 

 lOc; pitit.,a5c.; qt., 6.5c., post-paid; qt., 50c.; 4 qts., Sl.75; 

 peck, S3.00; bush., SIO.OO, by freight or express. 



IMPKOVED KENTUCKY WONDER. The largest 

 and most fleshy podded green Pole Bean, rapidly becoming 

 popular in the Middle and Southern States. It is two weeks 

 earlier than the well-known Southern Prolific, with much 

 longer pods. Vines vigorous, climbing well and very produc- 

 tive, bearing their pods in laige clusters; blossoms white; 

 pods green, often reaching nine or ten inches, nearly round 

 when voung, and very crisp. A very prolific sort, and one 

 of the verv best. Pkt., lOc.; pint., SOc; qt., 50c.; peck, $2.00; 

 bush., 87.00. 



LAZY WIFE'S POLE. This fine polebenn, introduced 

 by us a few years since, has become a great favorite. The 

 pods grow from four to six inches long, entirely stririgless. 

 and of a rich buttery flavor w hen cooked. The pods remaiiii 

 green, and retain their tender, rich, stringless flavor until 

 nearly ripe. The beans are white, and <msurpa.«sed as shell 

 beans for winter n.=e. They are pronounced by all who have 

 grown them the best green podded snap-short Pole Bean im 

 cultivation. We cannot commend this bean too highlv. 

 Pkt., lOc.; pint, 30c.; qt., 55c., postpaid ; qt., 40c.; peck, $2.50; 

 bush., $9.(10, by express. 



CREASE-BACK, or FAT HORSE. A well-known 

 and highly esteemed Southern variety. Very productive. 

 Forms very full, round pods, very fleshy, entirel.v stringless 

 and dislincll.v creased along back, hence its name. This 

 variety is especially valuable for its extreme earliness and it.9 

 habit of perfecting all of its pods at the same time. Pint, 

 30c.; qt., 50c.; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.50. 



EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX POLE BEAN. 

 This new variety is distinct in seed, color and habit of 

 growth. The pods retain their tenderness and plumpness 

 long after the beans have attained a large size, so that only 

 a few days after they cease to befit for string beans, they 

 are fit to shell. The pods are a beautiful waxy yellow, froni 

 six to eight inches long, borne in clusters of four to six. 

 Commencing ten days after the Dwarf Golden Wax, it con- 

 tinues to bear profusely until frost sets in. Pkt., 10c. ; pint, 

 30c.; qt.,50c.; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00." 



SPECKLED CUT SHORT, or CORN HILL. An old 

 variety, very popular for planting among corn, and will give 

 a good crop without the use of poles; vines medium, with 

 dark-colored, smooth leaves, pods short, c.vlindrical and ten- 

 der. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 25c.; qt.,45c.; peck, SI. 60; bush., $6.00. 



SOUTHERN PROLIFIC. A splendid, vigorous and 

 productive variety. Pods in clusters, succulent and delicious; 

 matures quite early and continuously, bearing until frost. 

 Pint, 25o.; qt., 45c ; "peck, $1.50; bush., $5.50. 



GERMAN CLUSTER LIMA. We first obtained seed 

 of this new variety a few years since from a German gardener 

 who had brought them with hi?ii when he emigrated to this 

 country. They are early and wonderfully productive, pro- 

 ducing large pods containing five to six beans each in great 

 clusters of ten to twelve. The vines are heavier and leaves 

 broader than in any of the American limas. The stalks are 

 so thick and heavy as to be almost self-supporting without 

 the use of poles, and thev can be readily grown on a light 

 trellis. Pkt., lOc; pint, 40c.; qt., 75c. 



S.VLEM IMPROVED LIMA. A selection from (he 

 large lima bean, of extraordinary size and generally of a 

 deep green color. Pint, 30e.; qt., 50c. ; peck, $2.25; bush., 

 $8.50. 



Large WTiite Lima (Extra Selected Size). One of 

 the best of the jiole beans, either green or dry. Pint, 25c.; 

 qt., 45c., post-paid ; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.7.5. 



Carolina, or Sewee. Similar to Large Lima, produc- 

 ing beans about half the size, but more productive. Pint, 

 25c.; qt., 45c.; peck, $2.00; bush., $7.00. 



OTHER GOOD POLE BEANS. We can also supply 

 the following excellent v.irieties of pole beans at 10c. )>er 

 I>kt.; 30c. per pint; 50c per qt., post-paid: German 

 Black Wax Pole or Indian Chief, Scarlet Rnnner, 

 Golden W^ax Flageo'et, Hutch Case Knife, Horti- 

 cultural or Wren's Egg, Red Seeded Giant Wax. 



