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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush. 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 



One quart will plant 100 feet of dinlL 



DWARF, or Busb Beans, require no support, 

 and may be planted in hills or drills, the latter 

 way being preferred. Make the drills eighteen 

 Inches apart, two inches deep, and drop the 

 beans four inches apart in the seed drill. Keep 

 clear of weeds, hoeing when dry. Beans are 

 tender annuals, and cannot be safely planted 

 till danger from frost is past. Plant every two 

 Weeks for a succession. 



if want^ by Express or Freight, deduct for post- 

 iige, 8 cts. per pt., 15 cts. per qt. 



WAX-PODDED VARIETIES. 



IMPROVED EARLY GOLDEN WAX — (Rnst I 

 Proof strain.) A great improvement on the 

 popularold Golden Wax Bean. Early, thepods 

 are long, brittle, entirely stringless, and of a 



BEST OF AI^L BEAN. 



GREEN PODDED VARIETIES. 



BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA. See Novelties. 



DREER'S BUSH LIMA. See Novelties. 



IMPROVED EARLY RED VALENTINE— (Round 

 Pod Strain.) Early, productive, tender, suc- 

 culent, and of excellent flavor, continuing 

 longer in the green state than most of the 

 varieties. This variety is often marketable In 



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GOLDEN-EYED WAX. This variety is ex- 

 tremely early and vigorous, growing very rap- 

 idly, and yields great profusion of tender, 

 succulent pods. The pods grow uniformly 

 handsome, without a spot, and keep well after 

 being picked. All who prefer a wax bean will 

 find in this variety a gem. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk., 91M, bu. $6.00. 



BLACK-EYED WAX. This variety has already, 

 made a most favorable impression. It is a 

 cross between the Black and Golden Wax, and 

 one of tlie earliest varieties in cultivation. It 

 is a robust grower, productive, tender, and of 

 fine flavor. Per pkt. 5 cts.. pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., 

 pk.,$1.50, bu. 16.00. 



EARLY FLAGEOLET WAX, or BURPEE'S PER- 

 FECTION WAX. This bean is certain to Please 

 everyone who plants it. Pods of a beautiful 



f;olden color, often a font in length, exceed- 

 ngly tender and succulent- and enormously 

 productive. Medium early and considered one 

 of the best. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. '.^0 cts.. qt. 40 

 cts.. pk. ^1.50, »)u. $t5.00. 



WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX. Tliis Variety 

 Is bound to take a front rank among the Wax 

 Beans. It is one of the earliest In cultivation. 

 It Is a strong grower, very productive, very 

 tender, and of exceptionally tine flavor. It is 

 very liardy. Tlie bean for market gardeners 

 to grow; try it. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts.,qt. 

 40 cts., pk. IL.'jO, bu. m.OO. 



Massac Countv, III., Mar. 2. 1892. 

 The seeds I purchased from you last year were 

 first-class In every respect. I will take pleasure 

 in recommending them to everyone. 



Edwin Culver. 



produce a crop, no maitei uu« uu.xc^..,.c....w 

 season. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. 



PROLIFIC TREE. This valuable variety for 

 field culture is the most prolific bean yet 

 known, growing 18 to 24 inches high, branching 

 out in all directions. They yield from 50 to 60 

 bushels per acre. Plant in rows 3 feet apart 

 one bean in a hill, 20 inches apart. Four quarts 

 are sufficient for an acre. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 20 cts.. qt. cts., pk. $1.00, bu. $4.00. 



BURLINGAME MEDIUMS. In this variety we 

 have one of the earliest, hardiest, and most 

 productive field beans in America; they often 

 yield 40 bushels and over per acre. They ripen 

 several days earlier than the Marrow or Pea 

 Bean, and in a wet season will keep dry and 



WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX BEAN. 



