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and one that always sells well in the market. 
i3 Earliest Improved Valentine 
Our improved strain of this famous old reliable green podded bush bean is ready for the table in 32 to 35 days. 
perfected it has full, meaty round pods, which possess beauty, tenderness and superior ftavor. 
Plants grow uniformly about fifteen inches in height. 
An Early Standard Variety 
that is Hard to Beat 
As now 
It is an ideal snap short bean, 
Our Earliest Im- 
proved is a great improvement over the original Red Valentine and is now the most prolific and profitable bean of its kind. 
Seed is purplish pink splashed with pale buff. One of the most popular green podded sorts. Our stock is true round podded. 
Packet, 10 cts.; half pound, 25 cts.; pound, 40 cts., postpaid. 
7 Round Pod Refugee or 1000 to 1 
Excelient Summer Variety; Enermous Yielder 
Very popular in many sections; enormous yielder. The plants are 
very large, spreading, exceedingiy hardy, with an abundance of foliage. 
Pods are perfectly round and straight, tender and of excellent table 
qualities; good for both early and late planting. 
canners. 
Very popular with 
Pods ready for use in 48 days. Seed light drab color, thickly 
dotted and splashed with purple. 
Packet, i0 cents; half pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents, postpaid. 
F Not prepaid, pound 25 cents; 5 pounds or over at 
23 cents per pound; 100 pounds, $20.00. 




































s Extra Early Refugee 
Sure Cropper, Very Early and Productive 
A green podded bush bean thatis very widely known. Itis an early 
form of the famous old Late Refugee or Thousand-to-One, maturing 
its pods in about 30days. Almost certain to produce a crop even in un- 
favorable seasons; enormously productive. Suitable for early or late 
planting. A standard bush bean for home and market. Seed drab 
color, nearly covered with dark purple blotches. 
Packet, 10 cents; half pound, 25 cents; pound, 40 cents, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds or over at 
20 cents per pound; 100 pounds, $18.00. 


Not prepaid, Ib., 25 cts.; 5 lbs. or over at 22 cts. per pound; 100 pounds, $20.00. 
NOTICE 
We offer Beans and Peas by the half pound, pound and 100 pounds, 
instead of pints, quarts, bushels, ete. 
14 pound equals about ¥% pint; 1 pound equals about 1 pint; 2 pounds 
equal about 1 quart; 15 pounds equal about 1 peck; 60 pounds equal 
about 1 bushel. 
Customers may order 2 pounds or over at the 5 pound rate, 10 pounds 
or over at the 100 pound rate. 









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11 Black Valentine 
The Earliest Bean to Plant, Owing to Its Hardiness 
Very hardy and productive; the green pods are fit for the 
table in 31 days. This bean withstands early and late frosts 
that kill other varieties. It yields enormously and the pods 
are one-third longer than most other green podded sorts; 
they are perfectly round and straight. Owing to its many! 
excellent qualities and large and handsome appearance it is a 
splendid sort for the market as well as the home gardener. 
Very popular in the Southon account of its blight resisting 
qualities; a long distance shipper. Seed black, of medium size. 
Packet, 10 cents; half pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents, postpaid- 
Not prepaid, pound, 25 cents; 5 poundsor over at 
23 cents per pound; 100 pounds, $20.00. 




