BUSH LIMA and GREEN-POD BEANS. 



M/M, C. BECKBRT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Refugee Wax. 



WAX BEAPiS, continued. 



GERMAN, or BLACK "WAX. A very popular and profitable variety wherever 

 sold or grown. The pods are yellowish, almost transparent; flesh tender and stringless; 

 seeds black when ripe. Pkt. lo cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. Si. 40. 



REFUGEE W^\X. Early, prolific, round, tender, waxy pods, approaching Black 

 Wax in quality ; seed resembling almost Extra Earlv Refugee, from which it originated ; 

 ver^ desirable. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



y' FLAGEOLET WAX. (Scarlet, or Perfection Wax.'; Nearly as earlv as Golden 

 Wax, with pods longer and showier. The Beans are flattish, long, kidney-shaped, excellent 

 for cooking; scarlet or purplish red when ripe. Vines verv productive : pods in clusters. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. .?i.5o, 



GREBN-PODDED BUSH BBANS. 



IMPROVED RED VALEXTIXE. The leading, and bv far the most generally 

 grown green-podded Bush Bean. Hardy and vigorous; upright in growth, pods being 

 well held up from the ground ; early and remarkably uniform in ripening, making it very 

 desirable for market-gardeners, as a large proportion of the pods can be secured at one 

 picking ; pods round, thick and solid, tender, and of fine flavor. This strain of Valentine 

 is earlier than any we have ever tested, and more uniform in ripening, with almost entire 

 absence of flat pods, Pkt. iocts.,pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. 81.25. 

 ^.^/ V LOXG YELLOW SIX WEEKS. A standard variety exceedingly valuable because 



of Its extra earliness and productiveness. The pod.'? are long and flat, and of good quality as 

 lon^as they are teft^r, but thev toughen soon after maturity. Pkt. loc, pt. loc, qt. 20c. , pk.S1.25. 



[/ 3IOHAWK, o!KBKO\VN SIX WEEKS. An early and productive variety, with oods 

 large and coarse, yet of excellent quality. The vines are strong-growing and hardier than in 

 pre/eding varieties. Pkt. iocts.,pt. 10 cts. , qt. 20 cts. , pk. .S1.25. 



EXTR.\-EARLY REFUGEE. This is a great improvement on the well-known i 

 Refugee, as it is considerably earlier, being fit to pick nearly as 

 early as the Yellow Six Weeks. More dwarf and compact 

 growth, while the pods are round, solid, tender, and of most 

 ixcellent quality when cooked for table use or for canning or 

 )ickling. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. Si. 40. 



V BROWN SPECKLED VALENTINE. (Refugee) 

 Matures in 40 days after germination. Pods round, tender, 

 fleshy and fine in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. loc. , qt. 20c. , pk. $1.25. 



IMPROVED E ARLY WHITE VALENTINE. Similar 

 toother Valentines, but with white seeds; it can be used both 

 for snaps and shelled as a dry Bean, for winter. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 



_.:~BEST OF ALL. An extra good and productive dwarf 

 Bean, with round, tender, succulent pods, twice as long as those 

 of the A'alentine. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.40. 



BOSTON FAVORITE, or GODDARD. This variety 

 bears large, handsome red pods, tender and fine for use as snaps; 

 the seeds are very large and of delicious flavor, whether used 

 green or dry; vines yield heavily. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., 

 qt. 20 cts., pk. Si. 25. 



WARREN BUSH BEAN. This Bean has been promi- 

 nent for some time as one of the richest flavored of all bush Beans. 



It is a good cropper, and has jnilpy, stringless pods. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. Si. 40. 

 V WHITE KIDNEY, or ROA'AL DWARF. A favorite for baking ; large, kidney-shaped, flattened, 

 white; excellent for use, green or dry. Not so productive as some. Pkt. iocts.,pt. loc, qt. 20c., pk. S1.25. 



. DWARF HORTICULTURAL. Furnishes green shelled Beans of fine quality the earliest of any. 

 The seeds are yellowish white, with red splashes ; large, oval, plump, easily shelled. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13c., 

 qt. 25 cts. , pk. S1.40. 



, CALIFORNIA, or PROLIFIC TREE BEAN. Of tall, branching habit, bearing its pods in heavy 

 crops high above the ground. Better than the common Navy Bean. Pkt. iocts.,pt. 13 cts., qt. 25c., pk. $1.40. 



/ BUSH LIMA BEANS. 



/ 49-Fiue Crops of Delicious Linias are now Grovt n without Poles, 



I/bURPEE'S BUSH LIMA. This Bean has been tested in different sections, and has become 

 mniensely popular. The plants come true from seed, and the dwarf habit has become well fixed, growing 

 into splendid branching, circular bushes, 18 or 20 inches high and 2 or 3 feet across. The strong constitution 

 (.f the plant is phown in its stout, thick stalks and large, deep green, leathery leaves, as much as in its 

 enormous yield of thick, broad, handsome pods, which are as large and well filled as those of the Pole 

 Limas ; as'mahy as 200 pods have been counted on a single plant. Identical in size and flavor with the 

 Po^Limas, having the same rich, buttery taste. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. S2.25. 

 {/ DREER'S, or KU3IERLE'S BUSH LIMA. This variety of Dwarf Lima is of strong, bushy habit, 

 growing from i 'A to 2 feet high and producing its pods in great abundance. The Beans are smaller than in 



Improved Red Valentine. 



some varieties of Lima, but are crowded thickly in the pods, and the seeds are thick, 

 sweet and succulent. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. S2.25. 



HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA. This variety also has the compact bush form, 

 and matures heav^' crops without the support of brush or poles. It is two weeks 

 earlier than the Pole Limas, and the bushes bear long and continually. The Beans 

 are of the small Sieva type. Pkt. 10 cts. pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. Si. 75. 



.\CKSON WONT)ER DW.ARF LIj>L\. A strain of the speckled Sieva or 

 1833 " small Lima, originated in the south. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. Si. 75. 

 Brw.A.B.8iCffl J YEA.S and BEANS in 10 ct. packets we send postpaid. These packets contain | 

 very liberal auantities— enough for a family garden. « 



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