y^yiDWARF GREEN 



POD BEANS. 



BEST OF ALL. Packet, 10 cents. 



Main F'&rw&rorzkk 



# M V •/> \J \^ \* ^^ —This is absolutely tlie earl- 

 iest Bean in cultivation, rested alongside of other extra early 

 sorts with ordinary cultureand an unfavorable season , it has ripened 

 over'a week ahead of all others, and two weeks ahead of Improved 

 Valentine. It grows irom 12 to II in. 

 high, while pixls are Ion;;, handsome 

 and of a beautiful green color. Quality 

 good, if pulled when young, but if al- 

 lowed to ripen they are tough. Alter 

 they are too old for string beans, as they 

 are"pure white in color, they give ex- 

 cellent satisfaction when used in a dry 

 state. Fkt., lUc; pt, 30c.; qt., -50c. 



EARLY ROUND POD VAL- 

 ENTINE. — Ten days earlier 

 Until tlie old Red Valentine. 

 It is also more proline, pods being 

 remarkably tender and fleshy, and 

 I remain a long time on the plants 

 without becoming hard. Packet, 10 

 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents. 



In competition for the $45 

 offered last season, John A. 

 Slay maker, Atkinson, Neb., 

 secured the premium by sending 

 me a. vine containing 111) pods. 



EARLY MOHAWK A week 



to ten days later than First of All. 

 Pkt.. 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts. 



EARLY YELLOW SIX 

 WEEKS.— Very earlv, with straight 

 flat pods. Pkt., 10c; pit., 25c.; qt., 40c. 



BEST OP ALL Pods are long. 



very fleshy, succulent and stringless, of 

 good flavor. They are produced me- 

 dium early and abundantly. Market- 

 gardeners in the neighborhood of New 

 Orleans have long considered them the 

 best of all. Although only known in 

 the North to a limited extent, all plant- 

 ing them agree they well deserve the 

 name. Pkt., 10c; pt, :50c; qt, 50c. 



NONPAREIL GREEN POD. 

 —See Specialties. Packet, 15 cents. 



GOLDEN REFUGEE This 



is an improvement on the old well- 

 known Refugee, both in quality and 

 productiveness. The vines being fairly 

 loaded with beautifully shaped per- 

 fectly round pods. J. Polk Heivner, 

 Augusta, Iowa, secured the S25, 

 Oct. 1st, by sending me a plant of 

 Goldea- Refugee with 384 pods. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt, 40 cts. 



PROLIFIC TREE 

 BEANS .—This is a small, very 

 white bean, resembling the old- 

 fashioned Navy Bean, but cooks in 

 less time, and" is of better flavor. 

 They should be planted in rows 2 1 £ 

 feet apart, and 20 inches apart iii 

 the rows as to secure a large yield; 

 they should not be allowed to 

 crowd each other. In competition 

 for the S25 premium offered last 

 year M. B. Puryear, Linwood, Ark., 

 secured the prize with a vine con- 

 taining 711 pods. In 1887 Mr. 

 Thompson, of North Andover, 

 Mass. raised a plant containing 

 612 pods. From this statement 

 some idea can be had of, their 

 wonderful productiveness/ Pkt. 

 10 cts.; pt, ::0 cts.; qt.,'50' cts. 



EARLY MOHAWK. Pkt, 10 cts. 



BURLINGAME MEDIUMS .—In the Burlingame 



gj Mediums I consider I offer my customers the earliest, har- 

 H litest and most productive Field Bean in America. 



i At present only known to a limited extent in western New York. 

 ¥ it still however has increased in popularity to such an extent 

 jP during the last few years, that wherever grown it is planted to 



sort- I ast Summer, ... 

 Plats, above Rochester, in New York State, it was the only Field Bean T saw- growing 

 In that great Bean growing district, and fields of them, containing 20 to 10 acres were not 

 uncommon. On inquiring, I found 10 bushels to the acre, not an unusual yield, and tne> 

 have frequently, under favorable circumstances, made a much larger return, roeyripenseveral 

 days earlier than the Marrow. Medium or Pea Bean, and in a wet season WUl keep dry and 

 healthy while other varieties rust and Spot, and are thereby greatly reduced in quantity as 

 well as quality. I have before me a letter from one of the largest concerns handling Beans in 

 New York state : they write that " Burlingame Mediums are. in their opinion, unquesaonamy 

 the coming Bean for field culture. The ripened seed is pearly white and much handsomer 

 than the old sorts, consequently they can frequently be sold at an extra price.' Every reader 

 of this catalogue who has ever grown or thinks of growing Beans for market, should not 

 hesitate to give Burlingame Mediums a trial. Packet. 10 cants ; pint, SO cents ; quart. <> cents. 



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