F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C. 



WAX BEANS 



585. Bolgiano's Best Yet Wax. 



("Best in Garden" Variety.) 

 (Ready to pick in about 45 days.) 



Among the finest of late introductions. 

 It is erect and bushy in habit of growth, 

 bearing heavily rich lemon yellow, flat 

 pods which are brittle and absolutely 

 stringless. Its resistance to disease as- 

 sures wonderful yielding qualities that 

 recommend them highly to the home 

 grower, trucker, and canner. You will 

 fall quite in love with their tenderness 

 and delicious flavor and, after growing 

 them once, they will be assured of a per- 

 manent place in your garden. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts, postpaid; pk. 

 $2.15; bu. $7.50. 



Seed Beans weight by parcel post, including packing: 

 Pint, 2 lbs.; qt., 3 lbs.; 4 qts., 9 lbs.; pk., 17 lbs. 



594. Improved Rust-Proof Golden 

 Wax. (Matures in about 48 days.) An 



early and valuable sort for home and market 

 garden. Plants upright, very prolific, med- 

 ium dense with drooping branches and 

 highly disease resistant. Our improved 

 strain of Golden Wax, rust-proof to a re- 

 markable degree, early thick, flat, yellow, 

 perfectly stringless, clean and fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 55 cts., post- 

 paid; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.25. 



583. Bolgiano's New Wax. (Matures 

 in about 45 days.) The pods are absolutely 

 stringless, are round and clear light yellow 

 in color. The plants are very vigorous and 

 branching in habit, producing medium sized 

 round pods in abundance. It is unusually 

 free from rust and quite early. A splendid 

 variety in the home garden or for market 

 use. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 55 cts., 

 postpaid; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.25. 



592. Sure Crop Stringless Wax. (Matures in about 50 days.) A very fine flavored 

 tender bean. The pods are fleshy, nearly round, and excellent quality, but being somewhat 

 later are used more by market and home growers. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 55 cts., post- 

 paid; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.25. 



588. Pencil Pod Wax. (Matures in about 50 days.) A medium early stringless sort, 

 which is used by market growers and home gardeners. The very fine, long, bright yellow 

 pods are produced through a long season, on plants that are fairly hardy and quite produc- 

 tive. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 55 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.25. 



Climbing, or Pole Beans 



Bolgiano's Best Yet 

 Wax Beans 



581. Kentucky Wonder, Old Homestead. (Matures in about 65 days.) 



is one of the earliest and most desirable of all the green podded running types, 

 mously productive; the pods, hanging in great clus- 

 ters from base to top of pole, are of a silvery, green 

 color and entirely stringless, growing rough and 

 spongy as the beans ripen. They cook deliciously 

 tender at all times and are very popular among home 

 and market gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 

 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 

 518. Lazy Wife. (Matures in about 72 days.) One of the best for snaps of the 

 later green podded pole beans. The 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. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; 

 pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 



590. Cherry Pole, Horticultural, or Cutshort. (Matures in about 75 



days.) Vines moderately large, light colored leaves; pods short, pale green, but 

 becomingly streaked with bright red; beans large, oval, splashed and spotted with 

 wine-red, and of the highest quality either green or dry. Many people like them 

 better than Limas. Adapted for cool locations and short seasons. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 

 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 



516. Burger's Stringless Green Pod. (Matures in about 65 days.) White- 

 seeded Kentucky Wonder. The pods average 6 to 8 inches in length, are uniformly 

 straight, of a rich, dark green, and so meaty as to be really saddle-backed. The pods 

 are as entirely stringless as the popular Stringless Green Pod Bush Bean; they are 

 equally tender and of similar sweet, mild flavor. The dry beans are pure white. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.25; bu. $8.00. 



520. Golden Cluster Wax. (Matures in about 70 days.) Extra strong in 

 growth and very productive. The pods are of large size, 7 to 8 inches long by % 

 inch wide. Although flat, the pods of a rich golden yellow, are stringless and of 

 excellent flavor. The dry seeds are thick and pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; 

 qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.40; bu. $8.50. 



213. Scarlet Runner. (Matures in 75 days.) In northern locations, where 

 the summers are cool and short, this takes the place of the Large Lima Beans. Plants 

 are strong, quick growth, bearing large sprays of bright scarlet, pea-like flowers. 

 When fully ripened, the dry beans are of bright scarlet, heavily blotched with purple. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 40 cts.; qt. 75 cts., postpaid. 



This variety 

 It is enor- 



Kentucky Wonder Beans 



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