H. W. BU CK BEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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BUCKBEE5 



IMPROVED 



VALENTINE 



CHOICE SELECTION OF 

 MONEY-MAKING SORTS 



BUCKBEE'S EARLY WONDER. 



This is an ideal Snap Bean. Pods are 4 1-2 inches 

 long, soft green, perfectly straight and round. Free 

 from that woody inner lining of tough skin which 

 we associate with old beans; what little string ex- 

 ists is not developed until pod is quite old. Flavor 

 is most delicious: it has the peculiarity of preserv- 

 ing its delicate color almost intact when prepared 

 for the table. Remarkably early, ready for use four 

 days in advance of any variety of merit. Its bear- 

 ing qualities are unexcelled and it matures its 

 crop very regularly, even under adverse conditions. 

 Pkt. 8c; 1-2 pt. 15c; rat. 25c; qt. 40c 



New Dwarf Horticultural— Vines compact, 

 upright and very productive. Pods medium length, 

 cylindrical and curved, with splashes of bright red 

 on a yellowish ground. The ripe Beans are large, 



Slump, oval and neatly covered with splashes of 

 right green, and when in this condition the Beans 

 are very large, easily shelled and about equal to the 

 Lima in quality. Pkt., 5c; 1-2 pt. 10c; pt. 

 18c ; qt. 35c 



Early Mohawk— This sort is so much hardier 

 than the others that it can be planted earlier, fur- 

 nishing Beans fit for use before any other kind. 

 Vines larg_e and stout, with large leaves which will 

 stand a slight frost. Blossoms large, purple: pods 

 long, straight, with long tapering point. Beans 

 lon^, kidney-shaped, variegated with drab, purple, 

 brown. In favor for forcing; matures quickly, car- 

 ries good weight of long, large pods. Pkt. 6c; 

 1-2 pt. 10c. : pt. 16c; qt. 30c. 



Best of All— This viue is very hardy, vigorous 

 and healthy, producing an abundance of very 

 straight, handsome pods, which, when fit for use as 

 snaps, are round, very brittle and of a peculiar 

 deep green color. As the pods mature they become 

 lighter in color and splashed with bright red. 

 ■When fit for use as green shelled, the Beans are 

 large, mottled with red; very tender and of the best 

 quality. The dry Beans are mottied in two snao.es 

 of red. One of the hardiest and best of all. 

 Pkt. 5c; 1-2 pt. 10c; pt. 18c; qi.35c. 



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NEW EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. 



Earliest of tho green podded kinds, fur- 

 nishing a fleshy pod of fine quality. It is 

 usually from two to three weeks earlier than 

 ordinary Refugee. The vines, though a little 

 smaller, are fully «s hardy and vigorous as 

 that variety, and more upright. Pods of the 

 same size and shape, except slightly flatter. 

 Dry Bean same size, shape and color as com- 

 mon Refugee. Our stock has been selected 

 with great care, and is extremely uniform in 

 ripening. Pkt. 6c; 1-2 pt. 10c-. pt. 

 18c; qt. 35c. 



New White Valentine— This variety presents improvements of a different , 

 kind entirely, and at the same time is distinctly superior to its parent, the Early 

 Red \ alentine. The plant is considerably larger than the Early Valentine, though I 

 it may be planted at exactly the same distance. It preserves all the character- 1 

 istics of its parent, particularly in the absence of stringiness. The pods are borne 



BUCRBEES EARLY 1 WONDER 



BUCKBEE'S IMPROVED 

 EXTRA EARLY VALENTINE 



For snaps there is nothing superior to this variety 

 amang the green podded sorts, and many prefer it to 

 the wax varieties. Vines erect, with coarse, dark 

 green leaves and large white blossoms. Pods medium 

 length, curved, cylindrical, with crease in back; very 

 fleshy, crisp and tender. Beans medium size, long 

 irregular, j>ink. marbled with red. Many different 

 strains of Valentines a-re offered under slightly vary- 

 ing names, each claiming to be a great and ^dis- 

 tinct improvement. "We have carefully examined 

 them all, both in trial and large yield, and have found 

 none which we were willing to substitute for our 

 stock, which combines all the good qualities. Pkt. 

 7c; 1-2 pt. 12c; pt. 20c; qt. 35c* 



MERITORIOUS GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 



New Stringless Green Pod— Is most happily 

 named, as it is quite unique — the only absolutely 

 stringless green-podded bean in the market. Pod is 

 round, full, larger and straighter than those of most 

 varieties. Quality is most superior. The Michigan 

 State Agricultural College Experiment Station 

 writes: r ' Plants of medium growth. Pod i 1-2 to 5 1-2 

 Inches long, nearly round, slightly curved, light 

 green, flesh tender and of best quality. Pods remain 

 long in edible condition; even when the beans are 

 large, the pods are not stringy. Valuable for good 



Suality and lack of stringiness." Pkt. 7c; 1-2 pt. 

 2c; pt. 20c.Lqt. 35c 

 New Early Round Pod Yellow Six Weeks- 

 While this variety does not differ from the Early 

 Long Yellow Six Weeks in size or general appearance 

 of the vine, tho pods are shorter, very much thicker, 

 more fleshy and quite stringless. Moreover, while 

 retaining the vigor and hardiness of the old sort, it 

 is fully one week earlier. Dry Bean color of ordinary 

 Six Weeks, but much shorter. Pkt. 6c; 1-2 pt. 

 10c; pt. 18c; qt. 35c 



any other variety we know of. Pkt. 6c; 1-2 pt. 12c; pt. 22c; at. 35c 



I can also supply the following varieties of Green-Podded Bush Beans, which I 

 are too well known to need extended descriptions, at tho uniform price of Pkt. 

 6c; 1-2 pt. 8c. ; pt. 15c ; qt. 28c. 

 Refugee, or 10OO to 1. 

 Early China Red Eye. 



Improved Early long Yellow Six Weeks. 

 Improved Large White Marrow. 

 Early Royal Dwarf White Kidney. 

 Improved Navy Bean. 



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