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dium length, round, of the best quality as snaps, and 

 stand shipping better than most sorts. The beans are 

 too small to be of much value when shelled green, but 

 are of very superior quality baked. When dry they 

 are small, oval, very 

 white and hard. This 

 variety is especially 

 valuable for its ex- 

 treme earliness and 

 its habit of perfect- 

 ing all of its pods at 

 the same time. 



Dutch Case 

 Knife. — Vines mod- 

 erately vigorous, 

 climbing well but 

 not twining so tightly 

 as some, and so may 

 be used for a corn 

 hill bean. Leaves 

 large, crumpled ; blos- 

 soms white; pods 

 very long, flat, ir- 

 regular, green, but 

 becoming cream 

 white; beans broad, 

 kidney shaped, flat, 

 clear white, and of 

 excellent quality 

 green or dry. 



Rhode Island 

 Crease Back.— 

 Vines large, vigor- 

 White Crease Back. ous and strong climb- 



ers, continuing in bearing a long time. Pods large, flat, 

 of medium quality as snaps, but easily shelled for green 

 beans, which are large, long, flattened and equal in 

 quality to the Horticultural. The dry beans are mottled 

 brown in color and of good quality baked. The strong 

 points of this variety are the vigor and long sustained 

 productiveness of the vines and the fine quality of the 

 green shelled beans. 



LondonHorti cultural. — Vines moderately vigorous 

 with large, light colored 

 leaves and purple blossoms; 

 pods short, broad, pale 

 green, but becoming streak- 

 ed with bright red; beans 

 large, ovate, splashed and 

 spotted with wine red, and 

 of the highest quality 

 either green or dry, many 

 people esteeming them 

 better than the Limas. 



Indian Chief, or Tall 

 Black Wax. — Vines 

 large, but frequently not 

 climbing well, with rough 

 leaves and light purple 

 blossoms; pods short, broad, 

 flat, fleshy, white, very 

 wax-like, and of superior 

 quality as snaps, remaining 

 in suitable condition longer 

 than most varieties; beans 

 indigo blue, medium sized, 

 oblong, shortened abruptly 

 at the ends. 



London Horticultural 



Southern Prolific— A very prolific sort, and popu- 

 lar at the south for snaps. Vines vigorous, with large, 

 thin, smooth leaves; blossoms white, growing in fours; 

 pods green, round, or thicker than broad, long, fleshy, 

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crisp and excellent; beans small, oval, dun colored, 

 veined with a darker 

 shade. 



Kentucky Won- 

 der. — Vines vigorous, 

 climbing well and very 

 productive, bearing its 

 pods in large clusters; 

 blossoms white; pods 

 green, very long, often 

 reaching nine or ten 

 inches, nearly round 

 when young, and %*ery 

 crisp, becoming very 

 irregular and spongy 

 as the beans ripen. 

 Dry beans, long, oval, 

 dun colored. A very 

 prolific sort, with very 

 showy pods. 



Giant Red Wax. 

 —Vines large, with 

 large, broad, deeply 

 veinedleavesand large, 

 white blossoms; pods 

 large, long, broad, fiat, 

 irregular, fleshy, and of beautiful golden wax color, 

 very handsome but not of superior quality; beans small, 

 red, irregular. 



Red Speckled Cut Short, or Corn Hill.— An old 

 variety, very popular for planting among corn, and it 



Southern Prolific. 



Red Speckled Cut Short, or 



Corn Hill. Large White Lima. 



will give a good crop without the use of poles; vines 

 medium, not twining tightly, with dark colored, smooth 

 leaves and white blossoms in small clusters; pods short, 

 round and tender; beans nearly oblong, cut off diagon- 

 ally at the ends, white, covered at one end and partially 

 over the whole surface with reddish-brown dots. 



Extra Early Lima. — A decided acquisition, with 

 beans as large and good as the late Limas, and as early 



