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PRIDE OP NEWTON. — This 

 is a robust strong- growing 

 bean with long flat pods, which 

 are light green. It is quite 

 early and productive. The bean 

 is similar to the Yellow Six 

 Weeks in color, but much 

 hardier. 



BOUNTIFUL. — A broad flat 

 podded variety which is very 

 productive and not likely to 

 rust; it is considered by a great 

 many people to be a very su- 

 perior bean. 



WHITE KIDNEY. — A good, 

 strong growing variety; should 

 be planted more extensively. 



BED KIDNEY. — A kind 

 largely planted for the New 

 Orleans market. It is a coarse 

 growing variety, and much 

 used for shelling when the 

 pods turn yellow, so that the 

 beans are well developed, but 

 yet soft. 



STECKLEB'S NEW CALICO 

 BUSH BUTTEB. — Raising this 

 specialty is strongly recom- 

 mended, as it gives universal 

 satisfaction; it being a very 

 early variety, making strong, 

 vigorous vines, branching out 

 with many shoots or stems 

 and bearing clusters of beans 

 from bottom to top. When in 

 full bearing- it is easy for one 

 picking the beans to gather a 

 handful of nice beans at a sin- 

 gle grasp. The flavor of this 

 bean is excellent; it is used 

 either as a green bean or dry 

 shelling. When gathered green 

 it is a beautiful waxy white 

 color and at maturity it has a 

 mingled color of white, brown 

 and red, making it a distinctive 

 calico variety. It is especially 

 recommended for a summer 

 crop, to supply the table in hot 

 weather; it will stand the heat 

 of any climate and bear pro- 

 fusely all summer, as it is very 

 prolific. 



Pride of Newton. 



Extra Early Befugfee. 



WHITE WAX. — A desirable snap 

 bean. Pods are broad, flat, yellow 



and semi-transparent when boiled, 



and is of a delicate flavor. 



EXTBA EARLY REFUGEE. — Is 



an improvement on the well-known 

 old Refugee. Very early and proli- 

 fic. Owing to its good qualities it 

 has become a favorite with the mar- 

 ket gardeners for shipping. Pods are 

 round and fleshy. 



GIANT STBINGLESS GBEEN 

 POD DWABP. — With all the merits 

 of its namesake it has in addition 

 larger pods and is more productive. 

 Pods of this variety are one-third 

 larger than Valentine, and it is 

 claimed that it is earlier; not so 

 early as the original Stringless Green 

 Pod, but it is desirable to plant with 

 that variety for a succession. It re- 

 tains all the characteristics and good 

 qualities of its parents, but with a 



Steckler's French Market Lettuce is the Best. 



