HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa 



BEANS — Dwarf Or Bush. Ger. Krop-Bohnen. 



If by mail, add /j cents per quart for postage. 



Green Podded Varieties. 



Improved Extra Early Red Valentine. ( See cut. ) 

 Our strain of this popular variety is fine ; pods are round and 

 fleshy, and are ready to pick, under favorable conditions, in 

 47 days from germination. The plant grows erect, strong and 

 healthy, with dark green leaves, and produces the pods in 

 large quantities. This variety has long been a favorite with 

 market gardeners for early crop. Qt. , 20 cts. ; 4 qts. , 70 

 cts. ; peck, $1.15 ; bu., $4.60. 



Mammoth Stringless Green Pod. This is the 

 finest and earliest green pod stringless Bean it has ever 

 been our pleasure to see growing. The plants are very produc- 

 cive, bearing profusely large green pods, which are perfectly 

 round, very fleshy and entirely stringless. In quality it is equal 

 to any variety ever offered. Qt., 25 cts., 4 qts., 80 cts.; pk., 

 51.25; bu., ^5.00. 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. This variety is 

 positively stringless, and remains tender and crisp a long 

 time after maturity. The pods are pale green, long and 

 straight, perfectly round and meaty. Qt., 25 cts.; 4 qts., 80 

 cts.; peck, 51.25; bu., 55.00. 



Bountiful. Very early and continues bearing for several 

 weeks. The pods are very large, rich green color, solid and 

 of good flavor and quality. Qt., 25 cts.; 4 qts., 80 cts.; peck, 

 51.25 ; bu., 55-00. 



Green Pod Varieties— Continued. 



Longfellow. An early variety ; pods are long, tender and 



produced in large numbers, and the quality is very good. 



Qt., 25 cts.; 4 qts., 80 cts.; peck, 5i-30; bu., 55.20. 

 Early Mohawk. The hardiest of the early varieties, also 



good for autumn picking. Qt.,20 cts.; 4 qts., 70 cts.; peck, 



51.15 ; bu., 54-6o. 

 Long Yellow Six Weeks. {Flat' pod.) Very early 



and prolific; long green tender pods; mature quickly. Qt., 



20 cts. ; 4 qts., 70 cts. ; peck, 51.15; bu., 54- 60. 

 Extra Early Refugee. A profuse bearing variety. One 



of the very best early sorts. Qt. , 20 cts. ; 4 qts. , 70 cts. ; peck, 



51.15 ; bu., 54.60. 

 Refugee, or 1000 to 1. This variety is medium, or 



late in maturing, and of very dwarf growth. Pods pale gTeen. 



Very prolific. Qt., 20 cts ; 4 qts., 70 cts.; peck, $1.15 ; bu., 



54.60. 



Giant Forcer Bean. A variety of green-podded bean 

 suitable for forcing under glass and also for out-door culture. 

 The pods mature very quickly and are exceedingly attractive 

 both in color and shape. They are large, measure 5 to 6 

 inches in length, half round in shape, tender and of a delicious 

 flavor. Qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., 51.25. 



Triumph of the Frames. Pods are flat and grow 

 abundantly on the plant. Good for forcing or growing in 

 frames. Qt., 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.25. 



Wonder of France, or Green Flageolet. Used 

 for forcing or as a shelled bean. Pods are long, bright green 

 and mature quickly. Qt, 35 cts.; 4 qts., 51.25 ; peck, 

 52.00. 



Varieties for Shell Beans. 



Qt. 



White Kidney 15 



White Marrowfat .... 

 Boston Pea Bean {Navy) 

 Michigan Wonder Pea . 

 Black Turtle Soup . . . 

 Broad Windsor {English) . 



BUSH LIMA BEANS. 



Our Lima Beans, hoth Bush and Pole varie- 

 ties, are carefully hand-picked and of the 

 hest quality. 



Wonder Bush Lima Bean. (Dreer's.) An im- 

 provement on Burpee's Bush Lima. Seed planted on our 

 experimental grounds on June 29th produced fully matured 

 beans on August 17th, just seven weeks from planting. The 

 plants grow dwarf, upright and compact, and are completely 

 covered with large pods, many of which contain four beans 

 which are fully as large as Pole Limas. Qt. 30 cts.; 4 qts., 

 5l.oo ; pk , 5l-75 ; bu., 57-00. 



Dreer's Bush Lima Bean. A dwarf variety of the 

 Dreer's Improved Lima. It is very prolific, single plants 

 often producing from 150 to 200 pods. The beans grow close 

 together in the pods, producing three to four and sometimes 

 five in a pod, and are thick, sweet and succulent. Qt., 30 

 cts.; 4 qts., 5l.00; peck, 5i-7o ; bu., $6.80. 



Fordhook Bush Lima Bean. This valuable new 

 variety is a perfected form of Dreer's Bush Lima, which 

 variety it resembles in form of pod and shape of bean, but 

 both are larger, and the plant is of a strong, upright growth, 

 protecting the pods from contact with the soil and thus prevent- 

 ing rust and rot. It is very prolific, and frequently produces 

 pods containing five beans, which are extremely large, thick 

 through and of fine flavor. Qt., 50 cts.; 4 qts., 5 1. 75 ; 

 peck, 53-00; bu., $12.00 



Henderson's Bush Lima Bean. A dwarf variety of 

 the Sieva or Southern Lima ; produces enormous crops. Qt., 

 25 cts.; 4 qts., 90 cts.; peck, 5'-6o ; bu., 56.40. 



Burpee's Bush Lima Bean. A true bush form of the 

 Large White Lima; requires no poles. Qt., 25 cts. ; 4 qts., 

 90 cts. ; peck, 51.65 ; bu., |6.6o. 



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