LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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YELLOW PODDED VARIETIES— Continued. 

 Black=Eyed Wax. A cross between the Black and Golden 

 Wax, two favorite sorts in market and private gardens. It is 

 earlier than either of 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. Large 

 packet 10c, quart 30c, peck $1.75. 



^, - r.ry gfal 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. Large packet 10c, quart 30c, peck $1.75. 



ic-Date Wax, A new variety from Germany, pods golden 

 yellow, fleshy and free from strings. They are early and re- 

 main long in good condition. Large pkt. 10c, qt. 30, pk. $1.75. 



^ Detroit Wax. Hardiest of wax beau?, plants erect and very 

 productive ; pods straight, flat, but thick to edge. When well 



frown and fit for use they are of a golden wax color and of 

 ne texture. Also one of the best green shelled beans and 

 excellent when dry. Large packet 10c, quart 80c, peck $1.75. 

 l/Flageolet Wax. (Identical with Scarlet or Perfection 

 Wax.) Pods larger than the Golden Wax; beans long, flat, 

 kidney formed and luscious, scarlet and deep purple when 

 ripe; vines strong and exceedingly productive, the beans 

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

 tirely distinct both in pod and seed from any other wax bean. 

 Large packet 10c, quart 30c, peck $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. Large packet 

 10c, quart 30, peck $1.75, 



Ivory Pod Wax. Semi-transparent waxy pods; delicate, 

 early, stringless; matures in forty days. Large packet 10c, 

 quart 30c, peck $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 use- 

 fulness in the green state. Large pkt. 10c, qt. 30c, pk. $1.75. 



BEANS, GREEN PODDED BUSH VARIETIES. , 



f sent by mail, add for postage 8c per pint, 15c per quart. 



Improved Red Valentine. By all odds the leading and 

 most generally cultivated of green podded bush beans. A 

 distinct stock bred from the Early Red Speckled Valentine, 

 and ten days earlier; vines very uniform, making little J;qj 

 growth, setting its fruit low, ripening uniformly, and pro 

 ducing enormously; pods tender. Large packet 10c, quart 

 25c, peck $1.60. 



j/lx)ng Yellow Six= Weeks. Very early and productive; 



pods long and flat; quality very good but gets tough soon 



when matured. Large packet 10c, quart 25c, peck $1 60. 

 ^ Improved Early White Valentine. The seed being white 



gives it additional value, as it can be used as a snap-short or 



a winter shelled bean. Large packet 10c, quart 25c, peck $1.60. 

 0^ Brown Six=Weeks or Flohawk. Early, productive and of 



good "quality ; pods large and coarse; vines large and more 



hardy than preceding soi-ts. Large pkt. 10c, qt. 25, pk. $1.60. 

 „ Brown Speckled Valentine (Refugee). Matures in forty 

 ' days from germination ; pods round, green, waxy and fl: 



flavor. Large i)acket 10c, quart 25c, peck $1.60. 



Best of All. This dwarf bean is one of the best. It has 



round glossy pods, twice as long as those of the Valentine. 



Very tender and succulent, and an enormous producer. 



Packet 10c, quart 30c. peck $1.75. 

 ^'-Champion Bush. Entirely stringless, extremely tender 



and of flne flavor; pods large and long: wonderfully pro- 



du(?tive. Large packet 10c, quart 25c, peck $1.60. 



i/White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale as a dry 



bean for winter use; excellent shelled, either green or dry, 



P/cket 10c, quart 25c, peck $1.60. 



U Dwarf Horticultural. A dwarf variety of the Horticub; 

 tural Pole Bean. Large jiacket 10c, quart 30c. -^i^ 



Improved Red Valentine. 



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

 ing, and is also excellent when shelled green. Large packet 

 10c, quart 25, peck $1.60. 



—Boston Favorite ov Goddard. Bears handsome large red 

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

 valuable as a shell bean; of a very large size and possessing a 

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

 riety. Large packet lOc, quart 25c, peck $1.00. 



.California Tree. Valuable for field culture, very prolific, 

 of branching habit and bearing the pods so high that they do 

 not touch the ground. In all respects better than the common 

 Navy. Large packet 10, quart 25, peck $1.60. 



BROCCOLI. (Sprossen=Kohl.) 



A species of the cabbage family closely allied to the cauli- 

 flower, and not differing from it materially in the mode of 

 treatment . 



fl^^One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 



^ White Cape. Produces heads of a medium size, compact 

 and qreamy white in color; a sure header. Packet 5c, 

 ounce 50c. 



Purple Cape. This sort is better adapted to our climate 

 than the preceding: heads of a purplish color; very large 

 and comj^act, and has excellent flavor. Packet 5c, ounce 40c. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (Qruener=Sprossen.) 



Cultivated for the small cabbage-like heads which grow 

 out in considerable number from the sides of the main stocks. 

 Sow the seeds in hot-beds and transplant. Treat similar to 

 cabb^tge or cauliflower. A delicious vegetable. 

 J fi@"One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 



♦^Dwarf Improved. Dwarf, compact in growth. Packet 5c, 

 ounce 25c. 



" Tall French. Very fine quality, taller in growth than the 

 preceding. Packet 5c. ounce 25c. 



