WM. O. BECKERT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



LEADING POLE BEANS. 



POI.E, or RUNNING BEANS. 



(Stangeu So^nen.) 



Pole Beans are not so hardy as the Bush sorts, and should be planted several weeks later, when danger 

 from frost is over. Plant the seeds in slightly raised hills 3 or 4 feet apart, 4 or 5 seeds to the hill. The 

 Limas are especially tender, and the rule for late outside planting with them is rigid. Painstaking culti- 

 vators, who are usually the most successful, plant them eye downward, after setting stout poles for every 

 hill. All sorts of late-ripening Pole Beans are benefited by pinching the tips of the vines back when thev 

 are about 5 feet high. A quart of Limas will plant about too hills ; a quart of the smaller sorts about 206. 

 For Beans to be sent toy mail, add postagre at the rate of 8 cts. per pint, 15 cts. per quart. 

 GOLDEN AXDALUSIAAT Pods 5 to 6 inches long, broad, thick, very fleshy and stringless, 



retaining this important feature until nearly ripe ; the quality is exceed- 

 ingly rich and fine flavored ; commence bearing when quite young, and 

 continue bearing the entire season ; the ripe seed is round, pure white, and 

 exQ^Uent as a shell Bean. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. S2. 

 \/[ GOLDEX CLUSTER. A beautiful and productive early variety, 

 with plump, tender, yellow pods from 6 to 8 inches long, having a very fine 

 flavor, and remaining fit for use a long time. The vines are strong and 

 healthy, and bear continuously ; a most useful and desirable sort. Pkt. loc, 

 pt. 18 cts. , qt. 35 cts. , pk. $2. 



GOLDEN CHAMPION. Prominent among the newest varieties of 

 Beans; one of the best. The enormous light yellow pods somewhat resem- 

 ble those of Yosemite Wa.x in size and form ; they cook quite tender, and 

 have no strings. The vines are luxuriant in growth, and seem to be quite 

 rust-proof Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2. 



=- GLINT RED-SEEDED WAX. Pale yellow pods, from 6 to 9 inches 

 long/'and very thick and tender; vines productive; one of the best. 

 Pkt? 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. S2. 



Y LAZY WIPE. Immenselypopular and productive ; pods green, from 

 to 6. inches long, broad, thick, fleshy, and entirely stringless, retaining 

 ir a long time the rich, tender quality which gives them such value as snap- 

 shorts. Each one contains from 6 to 8 plump, round, white Beans, which 

 are excellent for winter use ; late in maturing. Frequently planted among 

 com. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2. 



V IMPROVED KENT:UCKY AVONDER, or OLD HOMESTEAD. 



A very prolific sort, with long, showy green pods, borne in large clusters ; 

 they are often 9 or 10 inches in length ; when young are nearly round, crisp 

 and tender, but become irregular and spongy as the Beans ripen. The dry 

 seeds are oblong, oval, and a light dun color; vines strong, tall-climbing. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. S2. 



■SOUTHERN PROLIFIC. Pods produced in clusters ; long, round, 

 green, fleshy, tender ; the vines bear heavily and continually until frost. 

 Pkt, lo cts. , pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



/HORTICULTURAL, or CRANBERRY. A fine old variety, popu- 

 lar for use as a shell Bean, either green or dr \' ; Beans large, spotted with^ 

 red, of good flavor. The plants are very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 3P cts., %i.75- 



/IVHITB CREASE-BACK, or BEST OF ALL. Vines small to 

 medium ; vigorous and very productive, bearing pods in clusters ; pods 

 silverygreen, medium size, best quality. Pkl . loc, pt. i8c., qt. 35c., pk. to. 



=TiED SPECKLED CUT-SHORT. Used in some places for planting 

 among corn and known as Cornfield Bean. It is productive ; of excellent 

 quality; pods half-round, succulent. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 



^^H^ENCH ASPARAGUS, or YARD LONG. Pods sometimes grow 



2 to^^fee't long ; a great curiosity ; tender and of asparagus flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 

 >' SCARLET RUNNER. An English variety, with showy scarlet blossoms ; Beans purplish, with black 

 larkings. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. 



-WHITE RUNNER. Similar to preceding, only blossoms, large, pure white. Pkt. loc, pt. 15c., qt. 30c. 



Lazy Wife Bean. 



POI.E I.IMA BEANS. 



King of the Garden Lima. 



KING OP THE GARDEN. An improvement on the Large Lima, with larger Beans and pods and 

 more productive habit. When not too closely planted, the vines set Beans early, and bear continuously until 

 frost ; but two vines should be allowed to a hill. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2. 



EXTRA LARGE LIMA. A standard main crop variety, both for shell and dry Beans. The vines 

 bera.-until fi-ost, and the Beans are large and buttery in flavor, Pkt. 10 cts., pt. iR cts. , qt. 35 cts. , pk. $2. 



'''DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA. Early and productive ; Beans thick and rounded, tender and good. 

 One of the best of the Pole Limas. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2. 



L/^HALLENGER LIMA. Similar to the Dreer's Lima, but more prolific and with larger pods ; early 

 arid continuous, bearing abundant clusters of pods until frost. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. S2. 



EXTRA EARLY JERSEY LI3IA. Very popular in sections where the seasons are too short to 

 grow the Large Lima profitably, because of its earliness. The Beans are smaller than those of some other 

 Limas, but are much the same in form and quality. Pkt. 10 cts. , pt. 18 cts. , qt. 35 cts. , pk. .?2. 

 — - WILLOW-LEAF LIMA. The pods are of the Sieva type, larger than the Henderson's Bush Lima, 

 well filled with pure white Beans, which are of excellent quality ; matures very early, is very prolific and 

 bears until frost. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. ^^1.75. 



- HORTICULTURAL LIMA. A cross between the two Beans bearing its name, combining in a degree 

 the good points of both, distancing all other Pole Beans in point of earliness, ripening with the Bush varie- 

 ties ; of decided merit. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. j5i.75. 



DWARF BEAX, BROAD WINDSOR. 



English Broad Beans are as hardy as peas, and should be sown in drills 2 feet apart as early in spring 

 as the ground can be prepared. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



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