COLE'S CHOICE NOVELTIES. 



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Novelties '"d Specialties 



FOR 1897. 



UR List of Novelties and Specialties, contains the cream of tested new varieties, or 

 those of recent introduction. Much is offered every year, but only few prove 

 worthy to bo listed after one season's trial. Some varieties that prove worthless 

 in our trial grounds the first season may improve with further acquaintance, or do 

 better in other soils or situations, but we are not safe in offering them. All varieties 

 offered on the following pages of colored paper, are worthy of a trial by our customers. 

 The prices at which they are offered are very reasonable. Every person interested in 

 gardening likes to experiment with something that is entirely new, and the Novelty List 

 are the pages first glanced over on receipt of a new Catalogue. 



On all Seeds in Packets the purchaser is entiled to select Twenty-flye Cents Worth 

 Extra for each One Dollar's worth ordered. 



The descriptions of most of the following novelties are as given by their respective introducers. 



Keeney's Rustless Golden Wiix Behn. 



The introducer says "this is THE 

 LONG LOOKED FOR BEAN, combin- 

 ing hardiness and productiveness with 

 fine quality. 



"A strong-growing bush variety of re- 

 markable vigor and freedom from rust. 

 It sends out short tendrils on which pods 

 are formed in addition to those near the 

 central stock of the plant, which ac- 

 counts for Its wonderful productiveness, 

 amounting, under favorable conditions, 

 to 100 to 150 fold. 



"The pods are meaty and well filled, 

 thick-flat when young, and semi-round 

 later; of rich yellow color and fine qual- 

 ity, and entirely stringless, even when 

 large enough to shell. If the pods are 

 picked as fast as formed, the plant con- 

 tinues to furnish a bountiful supply for 

 an unusually long season." 



Bean growers have long felt the need 

 of a really Rustless Wax Bean, and the 

 quality alone will entitle it to high rank 

 if the claims of the introducers are sus- 

 tained in its general culture. Another 

 step of great importance will be marked 

 if this new variety is found to possess 

 the vigor of growth claimed for it. See 

 colored plate on back of cover. 



Price per pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., 

 pi oO cts., qr. 5U ct<.. pk. Si. CO. bu. $6.00. 



SELECT ANY SIX 5 CENT PACKETS FOR 25 CENTS. 



