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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



BEANS, Pole or Running. 



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

 One quart will plant KXj to Wj 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 sandj' 

 loam, which should be liberally enriched with man- 

 ure. 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 for the pole. Limas will not grow until the 

 weather and ground are warm; if planted before 

 they are apt to rot in the ground. 

 GOLDEN CHAMPION. This is certain 



to be the leading Early Wax Pole Bean, as it is 

 earlier than the Golden Cluster Wax Pole. The pods 

 resemble the Yosemite Wax in size and form; color 

 light yellow. They are absolutely stringless and 

 cook tender. Every garden should contain the 

 Golden Champion Pole Bean. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



EXTRA EARLY LIMA. A fine variety, 



maturing two weeks earlier than the ordinary Lima, j 



In size, appearance and quality it is quite similar [ 



to the latter, but is much more prolific, - the beans j 



averaging 5 to 7 per pod. It is practically the best j 



Pole Lima in cultivation, being available even j 



in those sections where the season is short. Per i 



pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., pk. $1.50. j 



KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. Finest i 



stock for market gardeners. A \agorous grower, re- ' 

 quiring but two vines to ench pole. When not , 

 closely planted they set their pods early, at the ! 

 bottom of the pole, producing a continuous bloom 

 and fruitage to the end of the season. The pods 

 are of enormous size, many specimens measuring 

 from 5 to 8 inches and producing up to 7 Beans 

 to the pod, all perfectly formed and of superior 

 quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., 

 pk. $1.75. 



LAZY WIFE'S. This valuable bean has 



become a great favorite wherever introduced. The 

 pods grow long, entirely stringless, and of a rich, 

 buttery flavor when cooked. The pods remain green 

 and retain their tender, rich flavor until nearly 

 ripe. The beans are white, and are unsurpassed 

 as a shell bean. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 

 cts. 



OLD HOMESTEAD. This variety comes 



highly rocoinmendcd, 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 one of the best green Pole Beans. ' 

 Per pkt. 6 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 eta. 



WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OF 

 ALL. This variety cannot be praised 



loo highly. It is exct-edingiy i)ruductive, the long 

 pods being produced all over the vines in clu't^fis 

 of from four to twelve. The pods are perfectly 

 stringless, very fleshy, and as string beans are of 

 of superb quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 26 cts., qt. 

 45 cts. 



EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. This 



variety is claimed to be the finest Pole Bean in 

 cultivation. The pods retain their tenderness and 

 plumpness long after the beans have attained a 

 large size. The pods are a beautiful golden yellow, 

 and are from six to eight inches long, borne pro- 

 fusely in clusters of 4 to 6. Its cooking qualities 

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

 cts. 



WHITE DUTCH CASEKNIFE. This is 

 one of the earliest sorts. Pods long and flat; 

 beans white, flat, kidnej'-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. 



CUT SHORT, or CORN HILL.' An old 



variety, very popular for planting among com, and 

 it will give a good crop without the use of poles; 

 vines medium, pods short, cylindrical and tender; 

 beans nearly oblong, cut off 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 long and broad, pale green, dashed 

 with red. Green beans, large egg-shaped and of 

 the highest quality; the dry beans are very super- 

 ior 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 upward in length. The pod» 

 of such extraordinary length, are produced very 

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



Extras and New Varieties 

 thrown in with all orders of 

 $1.00 and over. 



