DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



POLE BEANS. 



Stangen Bohnen, Ger. Huricots a i-ames, Fr. Frijol vastago, Sp. 



One quart will plant about one hundred and fifty hills. 



All under this head require poles 8 to 10 feet long, and should not be planted until the ground is warm, as they are more lender 

 than the dwarf varieties. Plant about the middle of May if the season is suitable. Lima Beans are apt to rot if planted too early. 

 Set poles 4 feet apart each way, and plant 4 to 6 beans about 1 inch deep around each pole. When sowing Lima Beans place 

 the eye downwards, and thin out to three plants to a pole, if the soil is rich ; pinch off the ends when the plants overrun the top 

 of the poles, to effect more perfect growth below. They succeed best in sandy loam, with a shovelful of rich, liwht and well- 

 rotted compost to each hill, well incoi-porated. Lima Beans for early use may be grown in frame> and transplanted. 





Dreer's Golden Cltster Wax. 



Dreer's Golden Cluster Wax. Thi.'^ is without 

 exception the best Pole Bean. It bears profusely its long 

 golden-yellow pods in clusters of three to si.x from bottom to 

 top of pole, and continues in bearing from the middle of July 

 till the vines are cut by frost. In all the points requisite to 

 a good bean for market this variety excels. It is distinct in 

 seed, in color and habit of growth. The ]5ods retain their 

 tenderness long after the beans have attained a large size. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.,pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck $2.50. 



Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. Equally 



good as a snap-short or shelled in the green or dry state. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qi. 30 cts., peck S2.00. 



Wllite Dutch Case-Knife. One of the eariiest, used 

 as a shelled bean, green or dry. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 40 cts., peck S2.50. 



"White Dutch Runner. An ornamental variety ; large 

 white seed and beautiful clusters of white flowers ; good as 

 a shelled bean. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck §2 50. 



Scarlet Kunner. A great favorite, producing clusters of 

 beautiful scarlet flowers. The leading pole bean of English 

 gardens. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck S2.00. 



"White Creaseback, or Best of All. One of the 



earliest green-podded pole beans, exceedingly productive and 

 of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck §2.00. 

 Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. Produc- 

 ing in clusters excellent snap-short beans in 80 days from 

 germination. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck $2 50. 



POLE LiriAS. 



Early Jersey Lima. A few days earlier than the Large 

 Lima. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck §2. 25. 



Dreer's Improved Lima. A veiy superior early va- 

 riety, of excellent quality, and sjreat productiveness. Pkt. 10 

 CIS., pt. 20 c:s., qt. 35 cts., peck §2.00. 



Larg^e White Lima. This variety is largely grown and 

 highly esteemed. Pkt. 10 els., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts'., peck §2.00. 



King: of the Garden Lima. A vigorous grower, bear- 

 ing profusely, large pods, vaiying in length from 5 to 8 inches.^ 

 The beans are large and of rich flavor. Pkt. 10 cls., pt. 20 

 CIS., qt. 40 cts , peck $2.25. 



Ford's Mammoth Lima. A choice selection of the 

 Large Lima, which we can confidently recommend. It 

 produces pods and beans of enormous size and in great 

 abundance. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cls., qt. 40 cts., peck §2.50. 



Horticultural Lima. This is a new variety of the 

 highest merit. It is a cross between Dreer's Pole Lima and 

 Dwarf Horticultural, combining the excellent quality of the 

 Dreer Lima villi the earliness, hardiness and flavor of the 

 Horticultural, being fully three veeks earlier than any other 

 Lima. It may be grown successfully in the North and in 

 Canada, where the ordinary Lima will not mature. Pkt. 10 

 cts., pt. 20 CIS., qt. 40 cts., peck 2.50. 



Small Lima, or Sieva. The eariiest of the Limas. A 

 prolific bearer, beans small but of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts,, 

 pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts.. peck §2.00. 

 i WillOTV Leaf Lima. This variety is of the Sieva or Se- 

 « ee type. It matures early and bears enormous crops. The 

 foliage is finely cut and very ornamenial. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



Black Lima. This is a black, mottled, seeded- variety of 

 the Small Lima or Sieva Pole Bean, and _>ey.j?^ n ,-JP^ 

 is enoiTnously productive, the pods hang- ^g^^^^frKj^-^^. 

 ing in clusters from the bottom to the top (^ r^'^Jt^lil^^ T' 

 of the poles. The beans area dai^k green x'j-^ ^i»™^'^'^^~ • 

 when cooked, extremely tender and of 

 delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 

 cls., qt. 50 cts. 



Add for postage 8 cts. per pt., 15 cts. per qt. Quarter bushels and over gent by express or freig^ht at purchaser's expense. 



