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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



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BUSH OR DWARF-C"«"'«"^ 



Wonder of France. One of the best of the new sorts. 

 Pods large, stringless, and of a bright green color, very 

 prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., peck $1.75. 



Early White Valentine. The seed being white, gives 

 it additional value, as it can be used as a snap-short 

 or a winter shelled bean. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 peck $1.50. 



White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale as a dry 

 bean for winter use, excellent shelled, either green or 

 dry. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25. 



White Kidney or Royal Dwarf. A superior kind 

 for baking, and is also excellent when shelled green. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck $1.25. 



Black Turtle Soup. Used as a winter shelled bean, 

 for which it is much esteemed ; it makes an excellent 

 soup, resembling that of green turtle. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 qt. 25 cts., peck $1.50. 



GOLDEN PODS. 



Golden Wax. 



Black Eye Wax. A cross between the Black and 

 Golden Wax, two favorite sorts in market and private 

 gardens. It is 3 to 5 days earlier than either of these 

 varieties. It is a strong grower, very productive, 

 tender, and of exceptionally fine flavor. The pods 

 closely resemble those of the Black Wax, while the 

 seed beans are marked around the eye with black 

 spots. Pkt,, 10 cts. ; qt. 50 cts. 



Golden Wax. Earlier than the Black Wax ; pods long, 

 brittle, entirely stringless, of a rich golden color; as a 

 snap-short it excels all others in rich, buttery flavor, 

 while as a bean for winter use it has few equals. Pkt. 

 10 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck $1.75. 



Dwarf Kidney Wax. 



Dwarf Kidney Wax. Vines erect and of medium size. 

 The pods, which are long and broad, are of a delicate 

 waxy yellow, and entirely stringless and brittle. 

 Being of fine buttery flavor and a heavy yielder, it 

 will become a standard sort. Pkt. 15 cts., qt. 40 cts., 

 peck, $2.50. 



I Black Wax. One of the best varieties ; pods when fit for 

 use are waxy yellow, very tender, delicious and pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck $1.75. 



White Wax. Pods yellow and of good quality, valued 

 for its white seed as a winter shelled bean. Pkt. 10 

 cts., qt. 40 cts., peck $1.75. 



Crystal White >\ax. Waxy, transparent pods. It is 

 stringless, crisp, tender, and of the richest flavor. The 

 pods, though quick to develop, retain their tenderness 

 longer than any other sort, Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 40 cts., 

 peck $1.75. 



POLE BEANS. 



Stangen Bohnen, Ger. Haricots a rames, Fr. 

 Frijol vastago, Sp. 

 All under this head require poles 8 to 10 feet long, and 

 should not be planted until the ground is warm, as they 

 are more tender than the dwarf varieties. Plant about the 

 middle of May if the season is suitable. Lima Beans are 

 apt to rot in the ground, and should not be planted until 

 the ground is warm. Set poles 4 feet apart each way, and 

 plant 4 to 6 beans about 1 inch deep around each pole, 

 placing the eye downwards, and thin out to 3 plants to a 

 pole, if the soil is rich ; pinch off the ends when the plants 

 overrun the top of the poles, to effect more perfect growth 

 below. They succeed best in sandy loam, with a shovelful 

 of rich, light, and well-rotted compost to each hill, well 

 incorporated. Lima beans for early use may be grown in 

 frames and transplanted. The Black and Giant Wax are 

 superior as snap-shorts ; pods being tender aud stringless. 



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After another season's trial we can recommend with even; 

 greater confidence Dreer's Early Golden Cluster Wax 

 Bean. While it is not suited to the far North, owing to 

 the lateness of the season, it is without question the most 

 useful bean introduced of late years for any section south 

 of the Canadas. It is an improvement on all the good 

 qualities of the Giant and Dwarf Wax sorts, and we feel 

 assured it has come to stay. It will be found a desirable 

 variety for the market as well as private gardens, and will 

 meet the approval of all careful growers. It is distinct in 

 seed, in color and habit of growth. The pods retain their 

 tenderness and plumpness long after the beans have at- 

 tained a large size, so that only a few days elapse after 

 they cease to be fit for String Beans before they are fit to 

 shell. For quality, we have no hesitancy in saying it is 

 the "Acme of Perfection " among pole beans, combining 

 as it does the flavor of the Flageolet with the crisp tender- 

 ness of the Golden Wax. It snaps easily, is stringless,. 



On Beans, ramit for postage 30 cents per quart or fraction thereof, when ordered to be sent by mail. 



