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EAELY GOLDEN CLUSTER 



WAX. — This is the earliest Wax 

 Pole Bean in cultivation; pods 

 from 5 to 8 inches long-, produced 

 in clusters. The pods are golden 

 yellow; for shipping- they are 

 rather too wide. It has not the 

 same fine appearance as the Flag- 

 eolet. For family use it cannot be 

 too highly recommended on ac- 

 count of its productiveness and 

 delicious flavor. 



PERFECTLY ROUND, 



STRAIGHT IMPORTED WHITE 

 CREASE BACK POLE. — Latest 

 introduced, which from tests 

 i lade by the most critical market 

 gardeners surrounding New Or- 

 leans have been pronounced to be 

 entirely satisfactory; same type 

 as the old style Crease Back Pole 

 Beans, except that this bean is 

 perfectly round and straight. 



CAROLINA OR SEWEE.— Sim- 

 ilar to the Lima; the only differ- 

 ence is the seeds and pods are 

 smaller. It is generally culti- 

 vated. » 



DUTCH CASE KNIFE.— A very 

 i;ood Pole Bean; it is early; pods 

 broad and long; somewhat turned 

 towards the end. 



SEIBERT'S LIMA..— Is claimed 

 to be the earliest Pole Lima Bean 

 in cultivation. It is a large 

 podded variety of first class 

 quality. 



SOUTHERN PROLIFIC. — No 



variety will continue longer to 

 bear than this. It stands the heat 

 of summer better than any other, 

 and is planted to succeed the 

 other kinds. It is a very strong 

 srower; pods about seven inches 

 long and flat; seeds are dark yel- 

 low or rather light brown. The 

 standard variety for the New Or- 

 leans market for late spring and 

 summer. If planted in July and August 

 it will continue to bear until frost sets 

 in. 



SPOTTED BUTTER. — This fine Butter 

 Bean is better adapted for the wants of the 

 Southern farmer than any other variety. 

 It is a certain and abundant cropper. The 

 vines are strong growers and cling well to 

 the poles or trellis. Bear early and late. 

 Both pods and beans are larger than the 

 old white Carolina or Sewee Butter Bean. 

 The beans are speckled in color, white 

 splotched with red, but are of the very 

 highest quality, both in the green and dry 

 state. Two dozen vines, well managed, 

 will produce enough beans for any or- 

 dinary family. Our stock is very short, 

 but what we have we want to place in the 

 hands of our customers. 



CUT SHORT. — This is a pole bean, an 

 old variety, sometimes known as the 

 "Cornhill" from the fact that it is quite 

 often planted with corn and allowed to 

 climb up the stalks. The pods are round, 

 short and tender. It is quite a favorite in 

 some sections. 



Early Golden Cluster Wax Pole. 



LARGE LIMA. — An excellent variety. It 

 is the best shell bean known. Should have 

 rich ground, and plenty of room to grow. 



IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER, OR 



OLD HOMESTEAD. — This is the earliest of 

 all green podded pole beans. Enormously 

 productive, bearing its pods in clusters. 

 The pods are long, crisp, tender and bright 

 green in color. A prolific variety, one of 

 the best on our list. 



ST. LOUIS PERFECTION WHITE.— An 

 early maturing, white seeded Pole Bean, 

 very desirable for snaps and certainly un- 

 surpassed green shelled. Vine vigorous 

 and very productive; pods round, very long, 

 irregular in shape and quite stringless. The 

 beans when shelled green are large, very- 

 tender and white, a very desirable feature 

 when comparison is made with the colored 

 varieties of this bean. 



INDIAN CHIEF OR POLE BLACK WAX. 

 A black-seeded wax variety with thick, 

 golden yellow pods. Very hardy and pro- 

 lific. One of the most popular of the Pole 

 Wax Beans. An old standard which has 

 been planted for a quarter of a century. 



Use Raffia for Budding, Tying, Etc., Cheaper than Twine and Lasts Longer. 



