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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 

 BEANS — Dwarf, or Snap- Short— a^;//;;?^^^. 



Early Mohawrk. The hardiest and most productive of the early varieties, and will endure a Pkt. 

 slight frost ; aUo good for autumn pickling ^j id 



Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. Hardy and prolific as the above, with yellow seed 10 



Refugee, or Brown Valentine. Very productive, and will stand a slight frost like the Mo- 

 hawk ; a fine string bean, or for pickling 10 



Early China Red Eye. Verj- early; good either as a string or shelled bean i:, 



Potawatamie. Extra early, producing edible pods in 35 days; a very showy bearer 10 



Extra Early Newington Wonder. Verj- productive, pods round, crisp and tender; a valua- 

 ble forcing variety 10 30 6 oc 



Early Red Speckled Valentine. One of our leading market varieties, pods round, fleshy, 

 tender, remaining longer in the green state than most varieties, good for pickling. This old 

 standard sort has few equals in flavor or quality 10 30 7 00 



Early W^hite Valentine. Produced from the Red Speckled Valentine ; the seed being white, 



gives it additional value, a- it can be used as a snap-short or a winter shelled bean 10 40 7 00 



German Black Wax. One of our best varieties ; pods, when fit for use, are waxy yellow, very 



tender, delicious and productive 10 40 7 00 



Golden Wax. This variety is earlier than the German 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. A thorough trial of this sort has shown it 

 to be one of the most valuable acquisitions made in late years to our list of bush beans 10 40 8 00 



Ivory Pod Wax. This new variety is highly praised as a snap-short or for a winter shelled bean, 

 and canning purposes. It is earlier than the German Black Wax, very productive, long, 

 stringless, tender, transparent ivor>' white pods of a rich creamy flavor. The bu^h has the 

 habit of sending out long tendrils, giving it the appearance of a pole bean to 40 8 00 



AVhite Wax. Pods yellow and of good quality, valued for its white seed as a winter shelled bean. 10 40 8 00 



Crystal White Wax. A new whitft-seeded variety, with waxy, transparent pods. It is string- 

 less, crisp, tender, and of the richest flavor. The pods, though quick to develop, are slow 

 to harden — retain their tenderness on the bush longer than any other sort 10 40 8 00 



White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale as a dry bean for winter use, excellent shelled, 



either green or dr>' 10 25 5 00 



Black Turtle Soup. Used as a winter shelled bean, for which it is much esteemed, and makes 



an excellent soup, resembling that of green-turtle 10 25 5 00 



BEANS— Pole, or Running. 



Stangen Bohnen, Ger. Haricots d rames, Fr. Frijol vastago. Span. 



ATI tmder 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. The Lima 

 Beans are verj- susceptible of cold and wet, and apt to rot in the ground, and should not be planted until the season 

 is favorable and the ground warm. Fix poles in the ground, 4 feet apart each way, and plant 4 to 6 beans about i 

 inch deep around each pole, placing the eye downwards, and thin out to three plants to a pole, if the soil be rich ; 

 pinch off the ends when the plants overrun the top of the poles, to effect more perfect growth below. They suc- 

 ceed best in sandy loam, with a shovelful of rich, light, and well-rotted compost to each hill, well incorporated. 

 Lima Beans transplant easily if grown in frames, so as to fill up around the poles, where they miss or fail to come 

 up owing to unfavorable weather. The German Wax :;nd Giant Wax aire superior varieties as snap-shorts, the pods 

 being ver>' tender and stringless. 



Large White Lima. One of the best of the pole beans for use, shelled either green or dry,and a Pkt. Qt. Bu. 

 universal favorite ^ 10 40 10 00 



Dreer's Improved Lima. Very productive and of superior quality; when green they are 

 nearly as large as the Large Lima, thicker, sweeter, more tender and nutritious, remaining 

 green in the pod a long time after maturing, which is a benefit to the market gardener 10 50 10 oo 



German Wax, or Indian Chief. (Black seed.) One of the best as a snap-short or shelled in 



the green state 10 50 10 03 



Giant 'Wax. (Red seed.) This is of our introduction, with pods from 6 to 9 inches long, thick 

 and fleshy, of a pale yellow, waxy color, very productive and tender when full grown; as a 

 snap-short or shelled green they have no superior 10 60 12 00 



Southern Prolific. Producing in clusters excellent snap-short beans in 80 days from germi- 

 nation. Vigorous grower, prolific, succulent, and bearing until killed by frost 10 5^ 120c 



Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. An old favorite; equally good as a snap-short or 



shelled in the green or dry state 10 4o 10 00 



Dutch Case Knife. One of the eariiest, used as a shelled bean, green or dry 10 40 10 oo 



White Cranberry. Wliite round pods, tendei and rich flavored -^-o 4^ 8 00 



White Dutch Runner. An ornamental variety, with large white seed and beautiful clusters of 



white flowers, also good as a shelled bean 10 50 8 co 



Scarlet Runner. A great favorite, producing clusters of beautiful scarlet flowers, principally 



grown for jmament; they can also be used as a shelled green bean 10 50 8 00 



On all three flasses of Beans, remit for postage 25 ctg. per quart or fraction thereof when ordered to be sent by sail 



