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BEANS 



CONTINUED, 



liVAX OR YEI.I.O\%"- 



PODDED VARIETIES. 



Packets of all varieties of Beans, 1 cts. each. 



Round Pod Kidney Wax. (See cut.) This is 

 an improved type of the well-known Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax, and, besides having that pop- 

 ular variety's luxuriant growth, it is also entirely 

 stringless. The pods are long, straight and ex- 

 tremely handsome. It is an exceedingly heavy 

 bearer, and is fully as early in maturing its pods 

 as the Wardwell's Kidney Wax. Pt., 25 cts. 

 (postpaid, 33 cts ) ; qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 55 cts.); 

 4 qts., $1.25; peck, $2.25. 



Pencil Pod lilack Wax. It is an improvement 

 on the Prolific Black Wax, hardier and more pro- 

 lific. Pods are long, pencil-like, very tender and 

 brittle. In color they are a rich dark yellow, much 

 more attractive than Prolific Wax. It also remains 

 in good picking condition for a long season. Pt., 

 25 cts. (postpaid, 33 cts.) ; qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 

 55 cts) ; 4 qts., $1.25 ; peck, $2.25. 



Stringless Refugee Wax. This new variety of 

 dv/arf Wax Bean is an improved type of the 

 Refugee Wax, to which it is far superior in every 

 way. The plants are of very robust growth and 

 extremely productive, bearing profusely the large, 

 beautiful pods, which are of delicious flavor. 

 Plants of this variety have been grown containing 

 as many as twenty-five fully developed pods at 

 one time. The pods are round, pencil-like and 

 very large, usually containing five Beans each and 

 are always stringless. The color is a rich golden- 

 yellow and the quality is excellent. Pt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 

 33 cts.) ; qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 55 cts.) ; 4 qts., $1 25; peck, 

 $2.25. 



Wardwell's Kidney Wax. A popular variety of Wax 

 Beans, bearing long, flat pods, of a delicate waxy yellow, 

 stringless and brittle, producing a heavy crop. Pt., 25 cts. 

 (postpaid, 33 cts.); qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 55 Cts.); 4 qts., 

 $1.25; peck, $2.25. 



improved Prolific Black Wax {Cylinder Wax). This 

 is a marked improvement on the old Black Wax ; pods waxy 

 yellow, very tender and productive. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 

 28 cts.); qt., 35 cts. (postpaid, 50 cts.); 4 qts., $1.10; peck, 

 $2.00. 



Improved Rust-Proof Golden Wax. An improvement 

 on the original Golden Wax, and-a standard variety for gen- 

 eral use. The pods grow long, nearly straight, broad, flat 

 and clear yellow. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.) ; qt., 35 

 cts. (postpaid, 50 cts.),; 4 qts., $1.10 ; peck, $2.00. 



Currie'S Rust- Proof Wax. There has been much atten- 

 tion given to the improvement of the old-fashioned Golden 

 Wax Bean, and this variety seems to be one of the best. It 

 is absolutely rust-proof ; the pods grow long, flat, are very 

 tender and of the finest quality. It is early, productive and 

 a good all-round Bean ; ripens about with the Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.); qt., 35 cts. 

 (postpaid, 50 cts.); 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $2.00. 



Valentine Wax. Without exception the earliest Wax Bean. 

 The pods are very meaty, and with so little string that they 

 may justly be called stringless. It is remarkably free from 

 rust and remains a long time without becoming tough. Pt,, 

 25 cts. (postpaid, 33 cts.) ; qt , 40 cts. (postpaid 55 cts ) ; 4 

 qts., $1.25; peck, $225. 



Yosemite Mammotli Wax. A giant among Beans. The 

 pods, frequently reaching a length of from 8 to 10 inches, 

 are of great thickness and solidity. Pt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 

 33 cts.) ; qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 55 cts.) ; 4 qts., $1.25; peck, 

 $2 25. 



Saddle-Back Wax. This splendid variety is of beautiful 

 shape and color, and produces pods that are long, round, 

 very solid and absolutely stringless. Pt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 

 33 cts.) ; qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 55 cts.) ; 4 qts., $L25; peck, 

 $2.25. 



Scarlet Flageolet, or Perfection Wax. An excellent 

 golden-podded dwarf Bean, enormously productive and of 

 very healthy and vigorous growth. Ft , 25 cts: (postpaid, 

 33 cts.); qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 55 cts.); 4 qts., $1.25; 

 peck, $2 25. 



Davis Wax. It is a rustless, productive, wax-podded Bean ; 

 the pods are flat, very long, white, straight, and handsome. 

 Pt., 25 cts. (postpaid, 33 cts); qt., 40 cts. (postpaid, 55 

 cts.); 4 qts., $1.25; peck, $2.25. 



Crystal Wax, or Silver Bean. Pods silvery-white and 

 very tender. An attractive nnd good variety. Pt., 20 cts. 

 (postpaid, 28 cts ); qt., 35 cts. (postpaid, 50 cts.) ; 4 qts., 

 $1.10; peck, $2.00. 



BUSH I.I9IA BEANS. 



Dreer's Wonder Bush Lima. {See page 8, also colored- 

 plate.') This class of Lima Beans has become quite popular, 

 and was introduced by us in 1898. It is an improvement 

 on Burpee's Bush Lima, ripens earlier and grows absolutely 

 in the bush form. The plants are upright and compact in 

 growth, and are completely covered with large pods, many 

 of which contain four beans, which are fully as large as the 

 largest of the Pole Linias. The beans are of flat shape, and 

 equal in flavor to the well-knnwn Dreer's Pole Lima. Pt., 

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

 4 qts., $1.25; peck, $2.00. 



Dreer's Bush Lima. A dwarf variety of the Dreer's Im- 

 proved Lima whicli has been fixed in its character of a bush 

 bean; it is very prolific, single plants often producing from 

 150 to 200 pods. The beans grr>w close together in the 

 pods, producing 3 to 4 and sometimes 5 in a pod, and are 

 thick, sweet and succulent, equal in quality and tenderness 

 to Dreer's Pole Lima. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 cts.) ; qt., 

 35 cts. (postpaid, .50 cts.J ; 4 qts., $1.2-t; peck, $2.00. 



Burpee's Bush Lima. A bush form of the Large 

 White Lima. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid 28 cts.); qt., 30 cts. 

 (postpaid, 45 cts.); 4 qts., $1,10; peck, $1.75. 



lienderson's Bush Lima. A dwarf variety of the Sieva 

 or Southern Lima ; produces enornious crops two weeks 

 earlier than the climbing Limas. Pt., 20 cts. (postpaid, 28 

 cts.); qt., 30 cts. (postpaid, 45 cts ); 4 qts., $1.10; peck, $1.75. 



