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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush. 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 



One quart u ill plant lOOfeet of drill. 



DWARF,' or Bush .Beans, require no support, 

 and may be planted in hills or drills, the latter 

 way being preferred. Malje 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. 



// wanted Ijy Express or Freight, deduct for postage, 

 8 cts.per pt,. 15 cta.per qt.' 



WAX-PODDED VARIETIES. 



IMPROVED EARLY GOLDEN WAX - ( Rust 

 Proof Straint. A great improvement on the 

 popular old Golden Wax Bean. Early, the 

 pods are long, brittle, entirely stringless, and 

 of a golden wax color. As a snap bean it 

 excels nearly every other variety In tender- 

 ness and rich buttery flavor, while as a shell 

 bean it has no superiors. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.00. bu. U.m. 



EARLY PROLIFIC BLACK WAX. A popular 

 variety wherever known; the pods waxy yel- 

 low, solid, tender, and almost transparent, 

 stringless. Very early and productive. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts.. qt. 40 cts., pk. *i oO. bu. 

 $4.00. 



EARLY WHITE WAX. The pods are waxy vel- 

 low, solid, tender, and seeds pure white. As a 

 snap bean it is unrivaled. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.25. bu. $5.00. 



SADDLE-BACK WAX. This variety marks a 

 great improvement in "Wax Beans, in combin- 

 ing handsome appearance for market and rara 

 quality for table use. The pod Is large, long, 

 round, very full of meat, and is absolutely 

 stringless. When the pods are broken be- 

 tween tiie Beans there is no open space, and 

 can be sliced like a cucumber without showing 

 any hollow spaces. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts.. 

 qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.25. i)u.$iOD 



DAVIS KIDNEY WAX. The plant is a vigorous 

 grower, carrying the pods well up from the 

 ground. In productiveness it is astonishing, 

 as it will produce at least one-third more 

 busiiels of pods to the acre than any other 

 Wax Bean. Tlie pods are long, straight, oval, 

 of clear, waxy white color, and liandsorae. 

 often gron ing to a length of Sfiven to eight inches. 

 and when fit for use, are quite stringless and of 

 fine flavor. One of the main points of superi- 

 ority over other sorts is its extreme hardiness 

 and shipping qualities. Per pkt. 5 cts.. pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 40f'ts . ulc. $1.25. bu..$4.50. 



NEW VALENTINE WAX. Everyone knows 

 wiiat a tine Bean the green-podded Valentine 

 is, and this Is like it in quality, earliness and 

 productiveness. It is witiiout exception the 

 earliest Wax Bean. The pods are very meaty, 

 and witli so very little string that they may 

 be justly called stringless. Per pkt. .5 cts., pt. 

 2.5 cts.. qt. 45 cts., pk. §1.25. bu. $4. .50. 



EARLY FLAGOLET WAX, or PERFECTION 

 WAX. Tills Bean is certain to please every- 

 one wiio plants it. Pods of a beautiful golden 

 liolor, often a foot In lengtli. exceedingly ten- 

 der and su(!culer.t, and enormously pro- 

 ductive. Medium early and considered one of 

 the best. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts.. qt. 40 cts., 

 pk. $1.25. 



WARD WELL'S KIDNEY WAX. This variety is 

 one of the earliest in cultivation. A strong 

 grower, very productive, very tender, and of 

 exceptionally fine flavor. It Is very hardy. 

 The benn for market gardeners to grow; try 

 It. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. 

 $1.00. bu.«4 00. 



IMPROVED RED VALENTINE BEAN. 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES. 



STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 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 

 six weeks from the time of sowing in May. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.00. 

 bu. $3.50. 



BEST OF ALL. This variety is one of the best 

 green podded bush beans. The pods are long, 

 very fleshy, succulent, stringless, and of rich 

 flavor; thej' are produced early, and are re- 

 garded as one of the most valuable beans for 

 market or family use. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 35 cts.. pk. $1.00, bu. $3.50. 

 I EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. The old Refugee 

 Bean is so well and favorably known that this 

 ! new variety will be quickly appreciated. It Is 

 I similar In every respect to the ordinary Refu- 

 I gee, but it is nearly two weeks earlier. It Is 

 j enormously prolific, and Is almost certain to 

 i produce a crop, no matter how unfavorable 

 the season. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 

 cts., pk. $1.25. 

 I PROLIFIC TREE. This valuable variety for 

 I field culture Is the most prolific bean yet 

 ] known, growing 18 to 24 inches high, branch- 

 j ing out In all directions. They yield from 50 

 I to CO bushels per acre. Plant In rows 3 fe«t 

 apart, one bean In a hill, 20 Inches apart. Four 

 quarts are sufficient for an acre. Per pkt. 5 

 cts.. pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 75 cts., bu. 

 $2.50. 



IMPROVED WHITE NAVY. This variety can 

 profitably be grown to a much greater extent 

 i than is now done, as it is of comparatively 

 \ easy culture, and one that certainly pays bet- 

 ter than most field crops. It ripens early, 

 before any danger from frosts in northern 

 bean growing latitudes, and often yields sixty 

 to eighty fold with ordinary field culture. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts.. pk. 75 cts.. 

 bu. $2.50. 



IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX BEAN. 



