GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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grower under date of August 27th, he states: "As a second 

 or general crop and in productiveness it is without an equal. 

 The pods are not as large as the Yosemite, but will yield 

 twice as much. I consider it one of the most valuable wax 

 beans I have grown. I would by all means recommend it, 

 as it is worthy of general cultivation." 



Our customers should not fail to order some of them 

 when making their purchases; we have hundreds of testi- 

 monials from those who tried them the past season; prais- 

 ing them in the highest degree. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 4U cts. 



Wardwell's Dwarf Kidney Wax. Vines of medium 

 size, erect, hardy and productive; pods long, broad, flat and 

 ot a delicate waxy yellow, brittle, and entirely stringless ; 

 beans white, with two shades of reddish purple more or less 

 visible, and a distinct kidney shape. A most acceptable and 

 appreciative improvement. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 30 cts.; pk. 

 $L75. 



Flageolet Wax. (Identical with Scarlet or Perfection 

 Wax.) Pods larger than the Golden Wax, and far more 

 showy both on the vine and when pulled ; beans long, flat, 

 kidney formed and luscious; scarlet and deep purple when 

 ripe; vines strong and exceedinglv productive, the beans 

 hanging in clusters; nearly as early as the Golden Wax; 

 entirely distinct both in pod and seed from any other wax 

 bean. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 30 cts.; pk. ,$1.75. 



Date Wax. A new variety from Germany ; pods golden 

 yellow, fleshy and free from strings; they are early and re- 

 main longin good condition. Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 30 cts. ; pk. .$1.75. 



Black-Eyed Wax. A cross between the Black and 

 Golden Wax, two favorite sorts in market and pri\ ate gar- 

 dens. It is earlier than either ot these varieties. It is a 

 strong grower, very productive, tender and of exceptionally 

 fine flavor. The pods closely resemble those of the Black 

 Wax, while the seed beans are marked around the eye with 

 black spots. Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 30cts. ; pk. $1.75. 



White Wax. Pods yellow and of good quality ; valued 

 for its white seeds as a winter shelled bean, as well as for its 

 usefulness in the green state. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 30 cts.; 

 pk. $1.75. 



Crystal White Wax. Waxy, transparent pods ; it is 

 stringless, crisp, tender and of the richest flavor, the pods, 

 though quick to develop, retain their tenderness longer than 

 any other sort. Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 30 cts. ; pk. $1.75. 



German or Black Wax. A popular variety wherever 

 known; the pods a waxy yellow, solid, very tender and 

 almost transparent, stringless, seeds black when ripe. Pkt. 

 5 cts. ; qt. 10 cts. ; pk. $1.75. 



Ivory Pod Wax. Semi-transparent waxy pods; delicate 

 early, stringless ; matures in forty days. Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 30 

 cts.; pk. $1.75. 



Detroit Wax. Hardiest of wax beans, plants erect and 

 very productive; pods straight, flat, but thick to edge. 

 When well grown and fit for use they are of a golden wax 

 color and of fine texture. Also one of the best green 

 shelled beans and excellent when dry, being very much like 

 the white Marrowfat when baked. Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 30 cts. ; 

 pk. $1.75. 



BEANS, GREEN PODDED BUSH VARIETIES. 



If to be sent by mail 



New Bush Lima. (Hender- 

 son's).- A single plant of this Bush 

 Lima produced two hundred and 

 seventy pods on it at one time, 

 which when shelled produced one 

 pint of dry beans. It grows with- 

 out the aid of stakes and poles, in 

 compact bush form; about IS in- 

 ches high. Two weeks earlier than 

 any of the other climbing Limas, 

 produces a continuous crop from 

 about the middle of July until 

 frost; the beans are of the size of 

 the Sieva and of excellent qualitv. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 40 cts.; pk. $2.50. ' 



Long Yellow Six - Weeks. 

 Very early and productive; pods 

 long and flat; quality very good 

 but gets tough soon when matured. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 25 cts.; pk. $1.60. 



Improved Early White Valen- 

 tine. The seed being white gives 

 it additional value, as it can be used 

 as a snap-sh(irt or a winter shelled 

 bean. Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 25 cts 

 pk. $1.G0. 



White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale as a drv 

 bean for winter use; excellent shelled, either green or drv. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. ; qt. 25 cts. ; pk. $1.60. 



White Kidney or Royal Dwarf. A superior kind for bak- 

 ing, and is also excellent when shelled green. Pkt. Sets.; 

 qt. 25 cts.; pk. $1.60. 



Boston Favorite or Goddard. Bears handsome large red 

 pods, which are very tender and succulent as a string bean ; 

 valuable as a shell bean; of a ver^' large size and possessing 

 a delicious flavor either green or dry ; a most productive va- 

 riety. Pkt. 5 cts ; qt. 25 cts.; pk. $1.50. 



Pride of Newton. Claimed to be the earliest and most 

 prolific bean in cultivation, vigorous in growth, pods flat, 

 very long and light green color. The seed should be sown 

 thinly as the plant is of very robust bushy growth. Pkt. 5 

 cts.; pt. 30 cts. ; qt. 60 cts. 



add for postage 8 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart. 



Brown Six-Weeks or Mohawk. Early, productive and 

 ot good quality, pods large and coarse: vines large and 

 more hardy than preceding sorts. Pkt. 5 cts. : qt. 25 cts.: 

 pk. 151. (iO. 



Brown Speckled Valentine (Refugee.) Matures in forty 

 days from germination; pods round, green, waxy and fine in 

 fiavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 25 cts.; pk. $1.60. 



California Tree. Valuable for field culture; very pro- 

 lific; of branching habit and bearing the pods so high that 

 they do not touch the ground; in all respects better than the 

 common Navy. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 25 cts.; pk. $1.50. 



Champion Bush. Entirely stringless, extremely tender 

 and of fine fiavor; pods large and long; wonderfullv pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 5 cts ; qt. 25cts.; pk. $1.60. 



Dwarf Horticultural. A dwarf variety of the Horticul- 

 tural Pole Bean. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 30 cts. 



