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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



BEANS, Pole or Running 



Ger. Strangen Bonen. Fr. Hericota a rames. 

 One quart will plant 100 to 160 hills. 



These are more tender and require rather more 

 •care in culture than the bush beans, and should 

 be sown two weeks later ; they succeed best in 

 -sandy, loam, which should be liberally enriched 

 with manure. Form hills from three to four feet 

 •apart; plant six to eight beans with the eyes down- 

 ward, in each hill, about two inches deep, leaving 

 •a space in the center for the pole. Limas will not 

 grow until the weather and ground are warm ; if 

 planted before they are apt to rot in the ground. 



EARLY LEVIATHAN LIMA. The earliest va- 

 riety of pole lima ; one week earlier than any 

 other sort. Produces pods in clusters of 5 to 

 10 in a cluster. Of superior quality, immense 

 size, vigorous and wonderfully productive. It 

 will prove a boon to many growers especially in 

 the north where seasons are short, where this 

 delicious vegetable is denied to many on account 

 of early frosts. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 pt. 15 cts., 

 pt, 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., pk. $1.75. 



3UNG OP THE GARDEN LIMA. Finest stock 

 for market gardeners. A vigorous grower, re- 

 quiring but two vines to each pole. When not 

 closely planted, they set their pods early, at the 

 bottom of the pole, producing a continuous 

 bloom and fruitage to the end of the season. 

 The pods are of enormous size, many specimens 

 measuring from 5 to 8 inches and producing 

 up to 7 Beans to the pod, all perfectly formed 

 and of superior quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 

 15 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50. 



IiAZY WIPE'S. This valuable bean has become 

 a great favorite wherever introduced. The pods 

 grow long, entirely stringless, and of a rich 

 buttery flavor when cooked. The pods remain 

 green and retain their tender, rich flavor until 

 nearly ripe. The beans are white, and are un- 

 surpassed as a shell bean. Per pkt. 5 cts., Y2 

 pt. 15 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



OLD HOMESTEAD. This variety comes highly 

 recommended very early. It is enormouslv pro- 

 ductive, the pods hanging in great clusters from 

 top to bottom of pole. It is entirely stringless, 

 and the pods are a silvery green color. The 

 pods, though large, cook tender and melting, 

 and we can recommend it as one of the best 

 green Pole Beans. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 pt. 15 

 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



"WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OP ALL. 



This variety cannot be praised too highly. It 

 is exceedingly productive, the long pods being 

 produced all over the vines in clusters of from 

 four to twelve. The pods are perfectly string- 

 less, very fleshy, and as string beans are of 

 superb quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 pt. 15 cts., 

 -pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 1 



€UT SHORT, or CORN HILL. An old variety, 

 very popular for planting among corn, and it 

 will give a good crop without the use of poles; 

 vines medium, pods short, cylindrical and ten- 

 der ; beans nearly oblong, cut off diagonally at 

 the ends, white, covered at one end with red- 

 dish brown dots. Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 15 cts., 

 pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



3TARD LONG-, or CUBAN ASPARAGUS 

 BEAN. This is quite a curiosity. It is a pole 

 bean with dark green foliage, and pods grow- 

 ing two feet and upward in length. The pods 

 of such etraordinary length, are produced very 

 abundantly. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 pt. 30 cts., 

 <pt. 50 cts. 



EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. This 

 variety is claimed to be the finest Pole Bean in 

 cultivation. The pods retain their tenderness 

 and plumpness long after the beans have at- 

 tained a large size. The pods are a beautiful 

 golden yellow, and are from six to eight inches 

 long, borne profusely in clusters of 4 to 6. Its 

 cooking qualities are excellent. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 V2 pt. 15 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



WHITE DUTCH CASEKNIPE. This is one of 

 the earliest sorts. Pods long and flat, beans 

 white, flat, kidney-shaped, and of excellent 

 flavor; used for snaps or shelled; good green or 

 dry and abundant bearer, and well adapted for 

 winter uss. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 pt. 15 cts.," pt. 

 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



HORTICULTURAL, or SPECKLED CRAN- 

 BERRY. An old and popular variety. Pods 

 long and broad, pale green, dashed with red. 

 Green beans, large egg-shaped and of the highest 

 quality ; the dry beans are very superior for 

 baking or stewing. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 pt. 15 

 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



GOLDEN CARMINE POD. This new variety 

 is of sterling merit. A wonderful robust grow- 

 er, bearing a profusion of large fleshy golden 

 yellow pods, six to eight inches long. As the 

 pods approach full size, they are mottled and 

 streaked with rich carmine flakes and stripes, 

 on the bright golden color, which gives the pods 

 a strikingly beautiful and attractive appearance. 

 This, together with its productiveness, will make 

 it a most desirable and popular bean. Can be 

 used either as a green snap bean, or shelled dry. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 15 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 45 cts. 



