W. F. Alien's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



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BURPEE'S STRIS'GLESS GREEN PODS. -Ripens ear- 

 lier than Valentine, end remains tender a long time after ma- 

 turing. The pods are pale green, long, straight, perfectly 

 roand, meaty and positively string-less. This is an excellent 

 variety that will give satisfaction every time. Pkt. 10c ; pt. 

 25c : qt 45c ; postpaid. By express, 4 qts. 75c ; pk. $ 1.40 ; bu. 

 $5.00. 



IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. -A light green yellow. 

 quite brittle with only slight strings when pods are young ; 

 plants stiffly erect, bearing large crop of fine pods held well 

 above the soiL The pods are rather flat, about four inches in 

 length fcjd one-half inch broad. A very popular market 

 variety. Pkt. 10c ; pt 30c; ot. 50c postpaid. By express, 

 four qts. 90c ; pk. $1.66 ; bu. $5.56. 



C'RRIE'S RUST PROOF.-Pods long, flat and tender, 

 and o the finest quality. It is very productive and one of the 

 very bist all around beans. There has been much attention 

 givei to the improvement of the old fashioned bean and this 

 variety see- ^ to be one of tne best. It is absolutely rust proof. 

 P»t 10c ; pt. 25c : qt 4ic postpaid. By express, four qts. 8©c; 

 pk. *1.50 ; bu. '5.25. 



EARLY MOtl A WK.—Thk variety produces large, strong 

 vines which bear profusely. It is the hardiest of the early 

 varieties and is a well known green podded sort of established 

 merit. It is very hardy and can be planted earlier than most 

 other varieties. Pkt 100 : pt. 25c I qt 40c postpaid. By ex- 

 press, four qts. 75c : pk. $L40; bu. $4.76. 



EX'RA EARLY RED VALENTINE. -For snaps ther 6 

 is nothing superior te tais variety among the green podded 

 sorts, and many prefer it to the wax varieties. Vine erect, 

 with coarse, dark green leaves ; pods medium length, curved, 

 cylindrical, with crease in back, very fleshy, crisp and tender ; 

 aeed long, of medium size and unsymmetrical in shape, pink, 

 marbled with red. Lack of symmetry in the seed of this va- 

 riety is an indication of superior fleshiness and good quality iu 

 the pods. Many different strains of Valent'ne are offered un- 

 der slightly varying names. Our stock is very fine and I 

 think equal to any that can be produced. Pkt 10c ; pt. 25c ; 

 qt 40c postpaid. By express, four qts. 75c ; pk. $L40 ; bu. 

 (S4.75. 



EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. -This is a fine variety, and 

 is fast becoming one of the most popular round green podded 

 snaps for both spring and summer planting. It has all the 

 qualities of the well-known Refugee, but is ready for the 



market ten days earlier. Very productive and sure to pro 

 duce a crop, even in an unfavorable season, pkt 10c ; pt 25c ; 

 qt. 40c postpaid. By express, four pts.^ 75c ; pk. $1.40 ; bu 

 $4.75. 



DAVIS' KIDNEY WAX.— This is a business man's bean: 

 one of the very best for market gardeners and canners. It is 

 a wax .odded variety, almost wholly rust proof, with kidney 

 shaped white seeds. It is handsome, prolific and profitable, 

 and not excelled by any of the wax sorts. It is of strong 

 growth, and holds its long, straight pods well above the soiL 

 The pods are clear, waxy white color, and are more conspicu- 

 ous than the foliage itself when the bush is in full bearing. 

 It is used as a snap sort and also as a shelled bean. It is of 

 extremely high table quality and is adapted to home use or 

 market Pkt 10c; pt 30c; qt 60c postpaid. By express, 

 four qts. $1.00 ; pk. $L75 ; bu. $6,60. 



WARDELL'S KIDNEY WAX BEANS.-A most prolific 

 dwarf wax bean ; one of the best and earliest ard most hardy 

 of the wax sorts ; vines ef medium si e. Pods leag, flat and 

 cf a delicate waxy yellow, very brittle and entirely strangles*. 

 It is largely and profitably grtwii in the South feor early ship- 

 ments to the Northern markets. Plrt 16c; pt 80c: qt 60c 

 postpaid. By express, fenr «.ts. tLH; pk. $1.76; bo. $6.00. 



BLACK VALENTINE. -This is a distvwt form of the 

 Valentine variety. It ia verv handsome in appearance and ex- 

 cellent in quality: eneof too best greeaa podded Berts, and we 

 especially recommend it for trial, believing that afl who plant 

 it once will want it again. Pkt ltc : »t 30c: qt. 66c post- 

 paid. By express, four e.ts. $L69 ; pk. $1.76 ; bu. $6.25. 



LONGEELLOW.— This has long screen pods, always solid, 

 and is one of the most prolific green poddea sorts. "The pods 

 are of an attractive green eclor, perfectly straight and round, 

 and it is a very desirable and profitable variety to^grow, both 

 for market-gardener3 and truckers. It yields more snaps to 

 the acre than most other varieties, more uniform !n ripening 

 and the pods fill the basket quicker. It is also a most desirable 

 bean for private gardens, as it is tender and of excellent flavor 

 when cooked. Pkt 10c : pt. 30c : qt. 50c postpaid. By ex- 

 press, four qts. $1.00 ; pk. $1.75 ; bu. S6.25. 



STRIPED CRESSBACK.-This is'a novelty of real merit, 

 with long, yellow, stringless-pods, fleshy ^nd tender. "Especi- 

 ally recommended for trial. PVt 10c: pt 30c; qt 56c post- 

 paid. By express, four*qts. $1.00 ; pk. $1.75. 



LIMA BEANS, 



and remp.in= fi 

 qt. 45c, post; 1 i 

 $5.25. 



itil killed by frost 



HENDER?OV'S 

 BUSH L I n A 



BEAN.— This is a 

 small dwai t lima 

 that (rivets yon 

 the first beans of 

 the season. The 

 quality is very 

 pood, though not 

 i he '; est; in pro- 

 rtuc v iv eness I 

 doubt if it I as an 

 cm ii a I : it ci m- 

 rhencps to bear 

 ys ahead of 

 any "'her varie- 

 ty tb •. t I know, 

 Pkt. 10c: pt. 25c 



By express, feur qts. %r, pk. Si. ±6: bu. 



DREER'S BUSH L!TA BEAN, OR POTATO BEAN.— 



This is a great market bean. The gardeners.arounrt this 

 section for several years have planted largely of this va- 

 riety to ship green to the New York markets, and for the 

 first crop they often receive as much as $1.00 per half- 

 barrel basket. This is a bean of rather peculiar eh pe, 

 b ing thick and plump rather than flat and oral; it is a 

 very meaty besn, of excellent flavor and high table qual- 

 ity: th •. ine has the Lima habit of growth, and it is v ry 

 productive of pods, always >' j ll filled: when green they 

 nearly equal the ordinary iargo J : ;]f bean in size, but 

 are thickei -*.v-_ iteri o tnoretendi . they remain green 

 a lout t me after maturii -• the beans are easi. I, 



and are in wide favor. The pods are crammed so full 

 that a basket of green ■ dswillshell balf the quantity 

 of shelled beans. Pkt.'i' c; t.30 tpaid. By 



express, fi ur s. £1.75: half-bu. - 



KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA. — This is no 

 longer a r» I , , for main crop, 



i 1 ' ard for market or 



