COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



BEANS, Pole or Running. 



Ger. Stangen Bohnen. Fr. Haricots, a rames. 

 One qt. will plant 100 to 150 hills. 



These are more tender and require rather 

 more care in culture, than the bush beans, and 

 should be sown two weeks later; they succeed 

 best in sandy loam, which should be liberally 

 enriched wiih manure. Form hills from three to 

 four feet apart: plant six to eight beans with 

 the eyes downward, in each hill, about two 

 inches deep, leaving a space in the center foi the 

 pole. Limas will not grow until the weather 

 and ground are warm; if planted before, they 

 are apt to rot in the ground. 



EARLY BLACK LIMA. See Novrltics. 



HORTICULTURAL LIMA. See Noveltie.8. 



OLD HOMESTEAD. This variety comes highly 

 recommended, very early. It is enormously 

 productive, the pods hanging in great clusters 

 from top to bottom of pole. It is entirely 

 stringless, and the pods are a silvery green 

 color. The pods, though large, cook tender 

 and melting, and we can recommend it as the 

 best green Pole Bean. Per pkt. 7 cts., pt. 30 cts., 

 qt. 60 cts. 



WILLOW LEAF LIMA. A very remarkable 

 and unique new Lima with beautiful deep-cut 

 foliage and enormously productive. Vines 

 have been exhibited, bearing from 1.100 to 1,700 

 pods. Pods are medium size, well filled with 

 pure white beans, which are tender and of fine 

 flavor. It matures beans ready for the table 

 very early; the vines branch freely, continu- 

 ing to betir throughout the season. Per pkt. 7 

 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 70 cts. 



EXTRA EARLY LIMA. A fine variety, maturing 

 two weeks earlier than the ordinary Lima. In 

 size, appearance and quality it is quite similar 

 to the latter, but is much more prolific, the 

 beans averaging 5 to 7 per pod. It is practi- 

 cally the best Pole Lima in cultivation, being 

 available even in those sections where the 

 season is short Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 

 60 cts. 



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LARGE WHITE LIMA. By some known as But- 

 ter Beau. The seeds of this variety are very 

 large and br oad, pure white, and rather full, 

 and come up best if planted with the eyes 

 down; this is undoubtedly the richest, most 

 buitery and delicious bean grown; fine flavor, 

 and is "unsurpassed as a shell bean. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., pk. $2.00. 



LAZY WIFE'S. This valuable bean has become 

 a great favorite wherever introduced. The 

 pods glow long, entirely stringless, and of a 

 rid), l)iiit(3ry flavor when cooked. The pods 

 remain gr'-en and retain their tender, rich 

 fliivoi- uiilil nearly ripe. The beans are white, 

 and ;iie iiiisu rpassed as a shell bean. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., pt. bO cts., qt. 60 cts. 



WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OF ALL. This 

 variety cannot be praised too highly. It is 

 exceedingly productive, the long pods being 

 produced over ihe vines in clusters of from 

 four to twelve. The pods are perfectly string- 

 less. very fleshy, and as string beans are of 

 superb quality. Per pkt. Sets., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 50 cts. 



WHITE DUTCH CASEKNIFE. This Is one of 



the earliest sorts. Pods long and flat; beans 

 white, flat, kidney-shaped, and of excellent 

 flavor; used for snaps or shelled; good green 

 or dry; an abundant bearer, and well adapted 

 for winter use. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 45 cts. 



EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. This variety 

 is claimed to be the finest pole bean in culti- 

 vation. The pods retain their tenderness and 

 plumpness long after the beans have attained 

 a large size. The pods are a beautiful golden 

 yellow, and aie from six to eight inches long, 

 borne profusely in clusters of 4 to G. Its cook- 

 ing qualities are excellent. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 30 cts., qt. 60 cts. 



GOLDEN WAX FLAGEOLET. This prolific pole 

 bean presents a magnificent sight in growth, 

 the vines being crowded with bunches of hand- 

 some pods of a rich golden yellow col r; round, 

 full and fleshy; entirely free f mm strings, and of 

 superb quality. The vines conxinue to grow 

 and bear profusely the entire season. In fine 

 quality, extreme earliness and ever-bearing 

 character this new pole bean is unique, and 

 cannot be too liighly recommended. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts. 



GIANT WAX, A productive variety, keeping in 

 bearing a very long time; pods from 6 to 9 

 Inches long, clear waxy yellow, thick, fleshy, 

 and excellent as a snap bean; when cooked, 

 tender and delicious; seeds red when ripe. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts. 



CUT SHORT, or CORN HILL. An old variety, 



very popular for planting among corn, audit 

 will give a good crop without the use of poles: 

 vines medium; pods short, cylindrical and 

 tender; beans nearly oblong, cutoff diagonally 

 at the ends, white, covered at one end with 

 reddish brown dots. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., 

 qt. 50 cts. 



HORTICULTURAL,or SPECKLED CRANBERRY. 



An old and popular variety. Pods lone and 

 broad, pale green, dashed with red. Green 

 beans, large egg-shaped and of the highest 

 quality; the dry beans are very superior for 

 baking or stewing. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., 

 qt. 45 cts. 



YARD LONG, or CUBAN ASPARAGUS BEAN. 



This is quite a curiosity. It is a pole bean with 

 dark green foliage, and pods growing two feet 

 and upivai'd in length. The pods, of such extra- 

 ordinary length, are produced very abund- 

 antly. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 50 cts. 



Phelps Co.. Neb., Mar. 18, 1893. 

 Having bought Cole's garden seeds for thirteen 

 years I find them the most reliable we have ever 

 used. S. McAkthdr. 



