F. W. BOLGIANO & CO. 



Hodson Wax Beans 



LAZY WIFE.— One of the best for 



Dwarf Wax-Podded Snap Short 



HODSON WAX BEANS.— A new and entirely distinct type of Wax 

 Beans. Producing a healthy growth of foliage, resists rust and blight, 

 and is remarkably prolific, with long, straight, handsome, light yellow, 

 oval- shaped pods, somewhat resembling Wardwell's Kidney Wax. The 

 pods are brittle and tender, and of fine texture. Pint, 10c. ; quart, 

 25c.; peck, $1.75; bushel, $7.00. 



GOLDEN WAX. — The well-known old sort; popular for market. 

 Pint, 15c.; quart, 25c.; gallon, 90c.; peck, $1.75; bushel, $7.00. 



LWFROVED STRINGLESS REFUGEE WAX.— Decided improvement 

 on old Refugee Wax; best for canning. Pint, 15c.; quart, 25c.; gallon, 

 90c. ; peck, $1.75 ; bushel, $6.50. 



NEW PROLIFIC GERMAN OR CILINDER WAX.— Very early 

 and prolific; pods round, full and stringless. A great improvement on 

 the old German Black Wax. Pint, 15c.; quart, 25c.; gallon, 90c.; peck, 

 $1.75; bushel, $7.50. 



WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX.— Very hardy; more robust than 

 any other wax beans; very heavy cropper; not liable to rust or blister. 

 Pint, 15c.; quart, 30c.; gallon, $1.00; peck, $2.00; bushel, $7.50. 



CURRIE'S RUSTPROOF WAX BEAN.— It is absolutely rustproof. 

 Pods grow long, flat, and are tender and of fine quality. Very early, 

 productive and by far one of the best shipping beans on the market. 

 Pint, 15c. ; quart, 25c.; gallon, 90c.; peck, $1.75; bushel, $7.00. 



Climbing or Pole Beans 



(One quart to 150 hills; 10 to 12 quarts 



to the acre.) Add 15c per quart on 



beans if to be sent by mail 



CULTURE OF POLE BEANS. Choose L.lit 

 soil and make sm.ill hills 3 tcet apjit IiiMii 

 previously spaded deeph iiid feitili^ed PI uit 

 loug pole 2 feet deep lu the centci ot the 

 hills. Allow six beans to e^cb hill c )^ iii 

 them bai-ely beneath the surfuoe then c \ ^ 1 \ 

 ward. Do not allow moie than thict i li 

 a pole, but remove e.\tia plants to hilK \\\ t 

 less than three have sprouted. The Liiii i Pc i 

 is very delicate, and often, from sli„ht l u -- 

 fails to sprout. They should not be i 1 m i I 

 until the srnund is warm. 



of the later green podded pole beans The 



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numerous pods, borne in large clusters, are 5 to 7 inches long, broad, thick, fleshy and 

 entirely stringless. When young they have a rich, buttery flavor, which is retained 

 until they are nearly ripe. The dry beans are excellent for winter use. Seed white. 

 Packet, 10c. ; pint, 15c.; quart, 25c.; gallon, 90c.; bushel, $7.00. 



CHERRY POLE OR HORTICULTURAL POLE BEAJV (CUT SHORT).— Vm-s 

 moderately vigorous, with large, light-colored leaves; pods short, pale green, but be- 

 comingly streaked with bright red; beans large, ovate, splashed and spotted with wme 

 red and of the highest quahty either green or dry. Packet, 10c. ; pint, 15c.; quart, 25c ; 

 gallon, 75c.; bushel, $6 00. 



OLD HOMESTEAD (IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER).— This variety is one of 

 the most desirable and earliest of all the green-podded running varieties. It is enor- 

 mously productive, the pods hanging in great clusters from top to bottom of pole, en- 

 tirely stringless; they cook deliciously tender and melting; are strongly recommended 

 % pint, 10c. ; pint, 15c.; quart, 25c.; peck, $1.75; bushel, $7.00. 



Pole Lima Beans 



BOLGIANO'S NEW GIANT PODDED EMERALD ISLE POLE LIMA.— Emerald 

 Isle Pole Limas are the largest podded, largest seeded, heaviest cropper ot all Lmns 

 They are earlier, more prolific and much larger podded than the King of the Gaid n 

 The mammoth pods measure 7 to 8^/4 inches in length and 1% to 2 inches in width, and 

 are borne in great clusters. The vines branch or stool out from the main stalk close 

 to the ground, each vine producing 10 to 15 lateral branches. PJmerald Isle Pole Lima 

 Beans continue to bear most abundantly until killed by frost. This is the most p°x- 

 fect Pole Lima Bean ever introduced. It grows green, it dries green, it stays gr°en 

 Pint, 15c.; quart, 30c.; 4 quarts, $1.00; peck, $1.90; bushel, $7.50. 



SIEBERT'S EARLY LIMA.— Extra early, vigorous growth and productive. Pint, 

 15c.; quart, 25c.; gallon, 80c.; peck, $1.25; bushel, $5.50. 



KING OF GARDEN LIMA BEANS.— The vines are very vigorous and productive; 

 pods of the largest size, often containing five to six immense green beans of finest 

 quality. On account of its large pods, it is a favorite with market gardeners Pint, 

 15c. ; quart, 25c. ; gaUon, 85c. ; peck, $1.60 ; bushel, $6.00. 



FORD'S MAMMOTH LIMA BEANS.— Large, mammoth-sized pods, containing from 

 five to six extremely large beans. Pint, 15c.; quart, 25c.; gallon, 80c,; peck, §,150; 

 bushel, $5.50. 



