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I HEhRTADREER -PHIIAD^LPHIAM- ^ RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS- \M 



Kriip Bohnen, Ger. 



BEANS-Dwarf or Bush. 



Haricots A'aius, Fr. 

 Frigclis, Sp. 



CULTURE. — The varieties of this class are tender, and will not bear much cold. Plant about the middle of Ajiril, if the 

 ground is warm and the season favorable, and at intervals throughout the season for a succession, finishing about the loth of 

 August. The best mode of culture is in rows 2 feet apart, and the Beans 2 inches :ipart and 2 inches deep in ihe rows. Keep 

 well hoed, and draw the e^rlh up to the stem, Ijut only when dry; working them when wet with rain or dew will cause them to 

 rust and injure the crop. One quart will plant one hundred feet of drill. 



Long^fellOW. This variety produces an abund- 

 ance of large green pods which are very ten- 

 der and of fine flavor. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 

 28 cts.) ; qt., 30 cts. (poslpaid, 45 cts.) ; 4 qls., 

 SI. 00; peck. $17.5. 

 Refugee, or 1000 to 1. Of compact growth 

 and ver)' prolific. 'Ihe ]iocls are light green, 

 very solid and tender. Pi., 15 cts. (postpaid, 

 23 cts.) ; qt, 25 cts. (postpaici, 40 cts.'> ; 4 qts., 

 80 cts ; peck, 81.50. 

 Early Mohawk. Can be planted very early, 

 and produces large, strong vines, which bear 

 profusely. Pt., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); 

 ex., 25 cts. (postpaid, 40 cts.) ; 4 qts., 80 cts., 

 peck, $1.50. 

 Long Yellow Six Weeks [Flat Pod). Very 

 early and prolific ; long, green, tender pods. 

 Pi, 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); qt., 25 cts. 

 (postpaid, 40 cts.) ; 4 qts., 80 cts.; peck, 

 $1.50 

 Extra Early Refugee. The pods are veryfieshy 

 and of fine quality ; vines small, but stand up 

 well. Pt., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.) ; qt., 25 

 cts. (postpaid, 40 cls.) ; 4 qts , 80 cts.; peck, 

 SI. 50. 

 Green Flageolet ( Wonder of France). Used 

 extensively, shelled green. Pt., 25 cts. (post- 

 paid, 33 cts.) ; qt., 45 cts. (postpaid, 60 cts.); 

 4 qts., SI. 60; peck, $2 25. 

 Boston Pea Bean {Nav)^. An excellent 

 variety, of very productive habit ; for baking 

 they excel all other sorts. Pt., 15 cts. (post- 

 paid, 23 cts.); qt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.); 

 4 qts., 75 cts.; peck, SI. 25. 

 White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for 

 sale as a dry Bean, for winter use. Pt., 15 

 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.) ; qt., 20 cls. (postpaid, 

 35 cts ) ; 4 qts.. 75 cts.; yeck, $1.25. 

 White Kidney, or Royal Dwarf. A superior kind for 

 baking. Pt., 15 cts. (postpaid, 23 cts.); qt., 20 cts. (post- 

 paid, 35 cts.) ; 4 qts., 75 cts.; peck, $125. 

 Black Turtle Soup. Used as a winter shelled Bean, for 

 which it is much esteemed. Pt., 15 cts, (postpaid, 23 cts.) ; 

 qt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 35 cts.) ; 4 qts., 75 cts.; peck, $1-25. 

 Broad Windsor. This is an English variety, used as a shell 

 Bean. Should be planted early in sjiiing in drills 3 feet 

 apart, and seed covered to a depth of 2 inches. Pt., 20 cts. 

 (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt., 35 cls. (postpaid, 50 cts.). 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES. 



Packets 10 cts. each, except where noted. 



Giant Forcer. (See Specialiies pages 25 to 30 ) Pt , 25 



cts. (postpaid, 33 cts.); qt., 45 cts. (postpaid, 60 cts.); 4 

 qts., 81 60: peck, $2.25. 



Triumph of the Frames. A good variety for forcing. 

 Produces a mass of pale green pods. Pt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 

 33 cts.) ; qt., 45 cts. (postpaid, 60 cts.) ; 4 qts., $1.60; peck, 

 S2.25. 



Black Valentine Beans. (See cut.) Pods are long, round 

 and straight, very attractive in appearance, and of good 

 qualitv. Ft., 20 cts (postpaid, 28 cls.) ; qt., 30 cts. (post- 

 paid, 45 cts.) ; 4 qls , $1.00 ; peck, $1.75. 



improved Extra Early Red Valentine. Pods are round 

 and fleshy. Tiie crop matures early. Pt., 15 cts. (postpaid, 

 23 cts.) ; qt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 40 cts.) ; 4 qts., 80 cts.; peck, 

 81.50- 



Stringless Green Pod (Burpee's). Positively stringless, 

 ripens earlier than Valentine, and remains tender and crisp a 

 long time after maturity. Pods are pale green, long and 

 .straight, perfectly round and meaty, rt.,20 cts. (postpaid, 28 

 cts.); qt.,30 cts. (postpaid. 45 CIS.); 4 qts., §1. 00; peck, $1.75. 



Mammoth Stringless Green Pod. The earliest of all 

 green podded sorts, and produces large, handsome pods, 

 some of which measure fully six inches in length. Pt., 20 

 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts. ) ; qt., 30 cts. (postpaid, 45 cts.) ; 4qts., 

 SI 00; peck, $1.75. 



Bountiful. Pods grow to large size, are broad and fleshy, 

 cook tender and fine quality. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); 

 qt., 30 cts. (postpaid, 45 cts.) ; 4 qts., $1 00 ; peck, $1.75. 



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PODDED VARIETIES. 



Hodson Wax=Pod. (See Specialties, pages 25 to 30 ) Pt., 



25 cts. (postpaid, 33 cts ) ; qt. , 35 cts. (postpaid, 50 cts.) ; 

 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $200. 



Pencil Pod Black Wax. (See Specialties pages, 25 to 30.) 

 Pt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 33 ct-.j ; qt., 35 cts. (poslpaid, 50 cts.); 

 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $2.00. 



Round Pod Kidney Wax. This handsome variety of wax- 

 podded Bean is an improved type of the well-known Ward- 

 well's Kidney Wax, and, besides having that popular variety's 

 luxuriant growth, it is also entirely stringless. The pods are 

 long, straight and extremely handsome. It is an exceed- 

 ingly heavy bearer, and is fully as early in maturing its pods 

 as the Wardwell's Kidney Wax, and is of excellent quality. 

 Pt., 25 CIS. (postpaid, 33 cts.) ; qt., 35 cts. (postpaid, 50 cts.); 

 4 qts., SllO; peck, $2.00. 



