20 



COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



Beans, Pole or Running 



Ger. Strangen Bonen. Fr. Hericots a rames 

 Qjte quart -will plant 100 to 160 hiUs. 



These are more tender and require rather more care 

 in culture than the bush beans, and should be sown 

 two weeks later; they succeed best in sandy loam, 

 which should be liberally enriched with manure. 

 Form hills from three to four feet apart; plant six to 

 eight beans w-th the eyes downward, in each hill, 

 about two inchep, deep, leaving a space in the center 

 for the pole. Limas will not grow until the weather 

 and ground are warm; if planted before they are apt 

 to rot in the ground. 



SIEBERT'S EARLY LIMA. This variety 



is exceptionally hardy, vigorous and productive. 

 Tlie earliest varietj' of the Lima Beans and the very 

 best for the market gardener. Produces pods early. 

 Tlie green beans are very large and of the best 

 quality, tender and succulent. In earliness, size, 

 beauty and quality, this variety is now recognized 

 as one of the best. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., 

 qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50. 

 KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. Finest 

 stock for market gardeners. A ^'igo^ous grower, 

 requiring but two vines to each pole. When not 

 closely planted, thej' set their pods early, at the 

 bottom of the pole, producing a continuous bloom 

 and fruitage to the end of the season. The pods 

 are of enormous size, many specimens measuring 

 from 5 to 8 inches and producing up to 7 Beans 

 to the pod, all perfectly formed and of superior 

 quality. Per pjit. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., 

 pk. $1.50. 



LAZY WIFE'S. This valuable bean has 

 become a great favorite wherever introduced. The 

 pods grow long, entirely stringless, and of a rich 

 buttery flavor when cooked. The pods remain green 

 and retain their tender, rich flavor until nearlj- 

 ripe. The beans are white^ and are unsurpassed 

 as a shell bean. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 45 cts. 



OLD HOMESTEAD. This variety comes 



highly recommended very early. It is enormously 

 productive, the pods hanging in great clusters 

 from top to bottom of pole. It is entirely string- 

 less, and the pods are a silvery green color. The 

 pods, though large, cook tender and melting, and 

 we can recommend it as one of the best green Pole 

 Beans. Per pkt. 5 cts., .pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OF 

 ALL. This variety cannot be praised 

 too highly. It is exceedingly productive, the long 

 pods being produced all over the vines in clusters 

 of from four to twelve. The pods are perfectly 

 stringless, very fleshy, and as string beans are of 

 superb quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 45 cts. 



CUT SHORT, or CORN HILL. An old 



variety, very popular for planting among corn, and 

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

 vines medium, pods short, cylindrical and tender; 

 beans nearly oblong, cut off diagonally at the ends, 

 white, covered at one end with reddish brown dots. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. 



YARD LONG, or CUBAN ASPARAGUS 



BEAN. This is quite a curiosity. It 



is a pole bean with dark green foliage, and pods 

 growing two feet and upward in length. The pods 

 of such extraordinary length, are produced very 

 abundantly. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 50 cts. 



.EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. This 



variety is claimed to be the finest Pole Bean in 

 cultivation The pods retain their tenderness and 

 plumpness long after the beans have attained a 

 large size. The pods are a beautiful golden yellow, 

 and are from six to eight inches long, borne pro- 

 fusely in clusters of 4 to 6. Its cooking qualities 

 are excellent. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 

 cts. 



I WHITE DUTCH CASEKNIFE. This is 



I one of the earliest sorts. Pods long and flat, 

 ! beans white, flat, kidnej'-shaped. and of excellent 

 j flavor; used for snaps or shelled; good green or 

 dry and abundant bearer, and well adapted for 

 ! winter use. Per pkt. 5 cts.. pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 

 I cts . 



I HORTICULTURAL or SPECKLED 

 I CRANBERRY. An old and popular var- 

 \ iety. Pods long and broad, pale green, dashed with 



red. Green beans, large egg-shaped and of the 

 ' highest quality; the dry beans are very superior 

 ! for baking or stewing. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., 



qt 45 cts 



Golden Carmine Pod 



GOLDEN CARMINE POD. This new var- 



i iety is of sterling merit. A wonderful robust 

 grower, bearing a profusion of large fleshy gold- 



' en yellow pods, six to eight inches long. As the 

 pods approach full size, they are mottled and 

 streaked with rich carmine flakes and stripes, on 

 the bright golden color, which gives the pods a 

 strikingly beautiful and attractive appearance. 

 Tins, together with its productiveness, will make 

 it a most desirable and popular bean. Can be 

 used either as a green snap bean, or shelled dry. 



j Per pkt. 7 cts., pt. 35 cts., (jt. 60 cts. 



