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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Ward-well's Dwarf Kidney Wax. Vines of medium 

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

 of 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.; peck 

 $1.75. 



White Wax. Pods yellow and of good quality; valued 

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

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

 peck, $1.75. 



Crystal White Wax. Waxy, transparent pods; it is 

 stringiess, 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.; peck, $1.75. 



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, kid- 

 ney 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; entirely dis- 

 tinct both in pod and seed from any other wax bean. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; qt. 30~cts.; peck, $1.75. 



Pink Eye Wax. A new variety. The Pink Eye Wax 

 produces Golden Wax pods, resembling but beyond compari- 

 son superior to the ; Golden Wax. The pods are borne in 



clusters of three to four on a bunch, consequently very pro- 

 ductive; pods large, round, meaty and absolutely stringless; 

 dry seeds all white exeept a pink eye. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; qt. 40 

 cts. 



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. Pkt., 5 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; peck 

 $1.75. 



Ivory Pod Wax. Semi-transparent waxy podsfdelicate, 

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

 30 cts.; peck, $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 

 I and excellent when dry, being very much like the white 

 Marrowfat when baked. Pkt. 5 cts ; qt. 35 cts.; peck, $2.00. 



Saddleback Wax A new variety. The pods are very 

 broad on the back, flat and indented, with a decided crease. 

 The pods are about twice the size of the black wax, rounder, 

 more pulpy and absolutely stringless. Pkt. , 10 cts. ; qt. , 50 

 cts. 



Early Refugee Wax. A perfect refugee with wax 

 pods, desirable for late or early crop, and when sown thinly 

 will yield an immense crop, pods long round and yellow. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 60 cts. 



BEANS, GREEN PODDED BUSH VARIETIES. 

 If to be sent by mail, add for postage 8 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart. 



Etamps^or First of All. The earliest green podded 

 sort; very! desirable 1 w hen young. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 30 cts.; 

 peck, $1.60. 



White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale as a 

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

 dry. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 20 cts.; pk. $1.30. 



Wh'te Kidney or Royal Dwarf. A superior kind 

 for baking, and is also excellent when shelled green. Pkt. , 

 5 cts.; qt., 25 cts , pk. $150. 



Bofcton Favorite or G-oddard. 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 pos- 

 sessing a delicious flavor either green or dry; a most produc- 

 tive variety. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 25 cts.; pk. $1.50. 



Dwarf Horticultural. A dwarf variety ot the Horticul- 

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



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 without 

 the aid'of stakes:and poles, in com- 

 pactl bush form ; about 18 inches 

 high. Two weeks earlier than any 

 of the other climbing Limas, pro- 

 duces a continuous crop from about 

 the middle of July until frost ; the 

 beans are of the size of the Sieva 

 and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10 

 cts., of about fifty beans; per pt. 

 30 cts. ; per qt. 60 cts. 



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., $1.50. 



Improved Early White Val- 

 entine The seed being white gives 

 it additional value, as it can be used 

 as a snap-short or a winter shelled 

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

 pk., $1.50. 



Brown Six- Weeks or Mohawk. Early, productive 

 and of good quality; pods large and coarse; vines large and 

 more hardy than preceding sorts. Pkt, 5 cts.; qt 25 cts • 

 pk., $1.50. 



Brown Spreckled Valentine (Refugee ) Matures 

 m forty days from germination; pods round, green, waxy and 

 fine in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 25 cts,; pk. $1.50. 



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 flavor; pods large and long; wonderfullv produc- 

 tive. Pkt. 5cts.;qt. 25.cts.;pk. $1.50. JP 



