Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of Vegetable Seeds, Allegheny, Pa. 



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EDIBLE-PODDED POLE BEANS 



KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. Even more productive than its green-podded 

 namesake. Grows very rampant, one plant covering a pole with a mass of vines 

 densely loaded with beans; pods very fleshy, entirely stringless and of best qualit\'. 

 Pkt. locts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



DREER'S GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. Pods long and round, in clusters of 

 three to six; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., ^pk. $1.30. 



KENTUCKY WONDER, or OLD HOMESTEAD. Pods borne in clusters, 

 deep green in color; round, and often 9 inches in length; tender, crisp and finest 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., }^pk. $1.30. 



LAZY WIFE. Very productive; pods green, 4 to 6 inches long, broad, thick, 

 fleshy and entirely stringless; rich, and tender. Pkt. loc, pt. 15c., qt. 30c., }^pk.$i.io. 



WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OF ALL. Very productive, bearing in 

 clusters; pods silvery green, medium size, best quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 

 25 cts., }^pk. 90 cts. 



HORTICULTURAL CARMINE-PODDED. Bears a profusion of large, fleshy, 

 golden yellow pods with carmine flakes and stripes ; one of the best and finest flavored 

 shell beans. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., I4pk. $1.10. 



DWARF, or BUSH BEANS 

 BUSH LIMAS 



Fine Crops of delicious Limas are now grown without poles 

 For Beans sent by mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cts. per pint and 15 cts. per 

 quart. 10- cent packets sent postpaid 



WONDER BUSH LIMA. An improvement 

 on Burpee's Bush Lima, being earlier, larger and 

 more productive; quality unexcelled. The plants 

 grow dwarf, upright and compact, and are com- 

 pletely covered with large pods, many of which 

 contain four beans. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30( ., 

 %pk. $1.10. 



BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA. Stalks large 

 bushy and vigorous, 18 to 20 inches high and as 

 much across; yields heavy crops of large, well 

 filled pods, containing three to four beans each, 

 which in size and quality are equal to the Pole 

 Lima. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., >^pk. $1.10. 



DREER'S BUSH LIMA. This variety is of 

 strong, bushy habit, and produces its pods in great 

 abundance. The beans are crowded thickly in the 

 pods and are thick, sweet and succulent. Pkt. loc, 

 pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Mpk. $1.10. 



WOOD'S BUSH LIMA. The beans are 

 larger than those of the Henderson Bush Lima, as 

 productive and of as good quality but a little later. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Kpk. $1.10. 



Wonder Bush Lima Bean 



GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 



GREEN-POD STRINGLESS. Pods entirely 

 stringless, very full and fleshy. They remain crisp 

 and tender until the beans are fully developed in 

 the pod. Early and of the finest quality. Pkt. loc , 

 pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



LONGFELLOW. Pods nearly stringless, 

 straight, round, pale green, 6 inches or more in 

 length. When cooked they retain their light green 

 color, and are unsurpassed in quality and flavor. 

 Productive and early. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 

 25 cts., Mpk. 90 cts. 



GIANT GREEN-POD STRINGLESS 

 VALENTINE. As early and productive as the 

 Valentine, with pods a third larger, round, full and 

 fleshy. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90c. 



BLACK VALENTINE. Pods long, straight, 

 round and nearly stringless; early, of fine quality 

 and a heavy yielder ; has so far proven rust-proof. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



BOUNTIFUL. Pods long, uniform, stringless, 

 of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 

 Kpk. 90 cts. 



IMPROVED RED VALENTINE. Pods round, thick and solid, tender and of fine flavor. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., Kpk. 70 cts. 



REFUGEE. Pods round, tender, fleshy and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 

 Kpk. 70 cts. 



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