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jetables, and would be in Oniversa] use were it not for the mistaken idea 

 ... In reality it can be produced very easily and cheaply. It does best in a moist, sandy soil, 

 but can be grown in any garden by following the directions given here. A bed 15 by 50 feet, requiring about 100 

 plants, should give an abundant supply for an ordinary family. 



COt.TmtB.-Bi - - meor two years old, which can be procured of ns. If you wish to grow 



;r hot. but not boiling, water on the seed and let stand until cool ; pour it off and repeat two or 



three times with fresh hot water . then sow in drills one foot apart and two inches deep, in light, rich soil. When the plants are 



-.hill out to about one inch apart and give frequent and thorough cultivation daring the summer. If this has been well 



done, the plants will be fit to set the next spring. The permanent beds should be prepared l>y deep plowing 01 spading, and thorr 



- ching the ground with stable manure or other fertilizer. It" the subsoil is not naturally loose and friable, it should be 



made so by thoroughly stirring with a sube - ..de. Set the plants about four inches deep and one to two feet apart in 



: apart After the plants are wi - : requent and thorough cultivation. Early the next spring spade 



in a heavy dressing of manure and about one quart of kainit or salt, and double the quantity of fresh wood ashes, to each square 



rod. and cultivate »f the plants will permit, or until they begin to die down. The next season thi 



be cut over two or three times lis done all the shoots, no matter how small, should be cut. After the final cutting, give 



a good dressing of manure, ashes, and salt. Cultivate frequently until the plants meet in the rows. In autumn, after the tops are 



>nd yellow, they should be cut and burned. If welt cultivated and manured, the bed should give a full crop the following 



season and continue productive. 



Colombia Mammoth White. — A new variety, producing white stalks of large size and finest quality. A val- 

 uable introduction. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10 cents : ' 4 pound, 20 cents; pound, 50 cents ; two-year-old roots, Si. 00 

 per 10 - - 50 per 1.000 roots. 



M «'\n I'alun-t Id. Is very early, large yielder, and very regular and even in its growth : average bunches con- 

 hoots, measuring 13 '. inches in circumference, and weight, 2 pounds. It is equally well adapted for all 

 sections. Its quality is unequaled. Packets, 5 and 10 cents; % pound, 15 cents; pound, 35 cents; two-year-old 

 ■o. by mail, $1.25 : per 1,000 root- 



I -•■iit«'tiil. — This attractive variety is largely grown in France for the Paris market, and is greatly admired. 

 The stalks grow to a mammoth size, sometimes weighing as much as 4 ounces each. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 

 cents: \ pound. 40 cents: one pound Si. 00. 



GREEN POD BUSH BEANS 



BOHNEN) 

 Ct'LTt'RE.— No crop responds more readily to good soil and cultivation than this. The soil best adapted to it is a light, rich, 

 well-drained loam, which was manured for the previous CTop. If too rank manure i- used.it is apt to make the plant run too much 

 to vine. Beans are extremely sensitive to both cold and wet. and it is useless to plant them before the ground has become dry and 

 warm. result from planting in drills from two to three feet apart, and leaving the plants two to six inches 



apart in the row. l"p to the time of blossoming thev should have frequent shallow cultivation, but any mutilation of the roots by 

 cultivation after plants come into bloom is likely to cause the blossoms to blast, and so cut off the crop. Remember that the culti- 

 vation of beans should a'.-.< Uow, and that it is useless to expect a crop from a field so poorly prepared as to need deep 

 stirring after planting. 



mts per quart extra if to be sent by mail. One quart to every 400 feet of drill. Two bushels to the acre. 

 Extra l..nl\ Bed \ aleotioe Beans. The best snap bean for early spring planting. Pods are thick, 

 ready to pick, under favorable conditions, in thirty-five days from planting : are preferred by 



many to any other green pod variety. < >ur strain 

 is the earliest and purest type produced, 

 packet, scents; pint. 15 cents; quart, 20 cents ; 

 gallon, 50 cents ; peck, 90 cts ; bushel, S3-50. 



Stringless Green Pod Burpee's).— 



This variety is positively stringless, and remains 

 tender and crisp longer after maturity than any 

 other variety. The pods are green, long, and 

 straight, perfectly round and meaty, maturing 

 with the earliest of the green pod varieties. Packet, 

 5 cents ; pint, 10 cents ; quart, 20 cents ; half 

 peck, 65 cents : peck, Si. 25 ; bushel, S5.00. 



Refugee Extra Marly Hound Green 

 Pod. — It differs from the ordinary Refugi 

 1,000 to 1, being from three to four weeks earlier 

 in maturing. Has a beautiful round pod of a 

 delicate green color, which makes a perfect bean 

 for canners and for shipping purposes. It is ten- 

 der, stringless, and always bears an abundant 

 crop. Packet, 5 cents ; pint, 10 cents ; quart, 20 

 cents: gallon, 60 cents; peck, Si. 00; bushel, S4. 50. 



Early Mohawk Beans.- This bean is 



grown largely for the northern market. Used 

 around Washington as a pickling bean. Pods are 

 flat and from five to six inches long. Pint, 10 

 cents; quart, 20 cents ; gallon, 50 cents ; peck, 90 

 cents; bushel, S3. 50. 



Late Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. — One of the 

 most productive late beans. Pods are a silver 

 green ; pods are slim and round. One of the 

 most popular beans on the market. Pint, 15 

 cents ; quart, 20 cents ; gallon, 60 cents ; peck, 

 Si. 00 bushel, S3. 50. 



Dwarf Horticultural.— Vine very pro- 

 ductive, upright in growth. Pods medium length, 

 cylindrical, curved, with splashes of bright red. They become fit for use as a green shelled bean very early, and in 

 this condition the beans are very large and of fine quality. Packet, 5 cents ; pint, 15 cents ; quart, 25 cents ; gallon, 

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 "White Navy Beans.— Pint, 10 cents ; quart, 20 cents ; gallon, 50 cents ; peck, 75 cents ; bushel. S3. 00. 



EXTFA EABLY RED VALENTINE BEANS 



