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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 

 Qne quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 



DWARF, or Bush Beans, require no sup- 

 port and may be planted in hills or drills, the 

 latter way being preferred. Make the drills eigh- 

 teen inches apart, two inches deep, and drop the 

 beans four inches apart in the seed drill. Keep 

 clear of weeds, hoeing when dry. Beans are ,ten- 

 der annuals, and cannot be safely planted till dan- 

 ger from frost is past. Plant every two weeks for 

 a succession. 



If wanted by Mxpjess or Freight, deduct for 

 postage 8 cts. per 2)t., 1-5 cts. ]}er gt. 



/ WAX=PODDED VARIETIES 



MPROVED EARLY GOLDEN WAX. A 



great improvement on the popular old Golden Wax 

 Bean. Early, the pods are long, brittle, entirely 

 stringless, and of a golden wax color. As a snap 

 bean it excels nearly every other variety in ten- 

 derness ana rich buttery flavor, while as a shell 

 bean it has no superiors. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50, bu. $6.00. 



EARLY PROLIFIC BLACK WAX. A 



popular variety wherever known; the pods uaxy 

 yellow, solid, tender, and almost transparent, 

 sti'ingless. Very early and productive. Per pkt. 

 ^•'5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50, bu. $6.00. 



KEENEY'S RUSTLESS GOLDEN WAX. 



A strong-growing bush variety of remarkable vig- 

 or and freedom from rust. It sends out short 

 tendrils on which pods are formed in addition to 

 those near the central stock of the plant, which 

 accounts for its wonderful productiveness. The 

 pods are meaty and well filled, of rich yellow color 

 and fine quality and entirely stringless, even when 

 large enough to shell. If the pods are picked as 

 fast as formed, the plant continues to furnish a 

 bountiful supply for an unusually long season. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50, bu. 

 $6.00. 



ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. This new 

 \'ariety is a selection from the famous Wardwell's 

 Kidnej' Wax Bean, and possessing the same ex- 

 cellent market and shipping qualities of this popu- 

 lar variety. As its name indicates, its pods are 

 round instead of flat. The plant grows strong and 

 sturdy, with long, round, handsome stringless pods 

 of large size, very solid and full of meat, crisp, 

 brittle and free from rust. It is wonderfully early 

 .■ and productive, and will become a very popular 

 variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., 

 pk. $1.75. 



YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX. This 

 wonderful wax variety is the forerunner of a race 

 of giants among beans. The pods are nearly all 

 solid pulp and absolutely stringless cooking ten- 

 der and delicious. The pods average 10 to 14 inches 

 in length, and are a rich golden in color. The 

 Yosemite combines size, productiveness and qual- 

 ity in one variet3\ The plant is a remarkably 

 vigorous one, and if the pods are kept closely 

 picked, new ones will continue to be produced. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.75. 



PENCIL POD WAX. This fine new var- 

 iety is a strong and vigorous grower and very 

 hardy. It has long, slender straight handsome 

 pods, shaped very much like a pencil, hence its 

 name, they are perfectly round and smooth, of a 

 rich yellow color, absolutely stringless and very 

 slender. It is without doubt one of the finest 

 strains of wax beans knowm. It is very early, 

 enormously productive and destined to become 

 the most popular of Wax Beans. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.75. 



Improved Red Valentine 8ean 



,,dREEN=PODDED VARIETIES 



IMPROVED EARLY RED VALENTINE. 



Round Pod Strain. Early productive, tender, suc- 

 culent, and of excellent flavor, continuing longer 

 in the green state than most of the varieties. This 

 variety is often marketable in six weeks from the 

 time of sowing in May. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 rets., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. The old 



Refugee Bean is so well and favorably known that 

 this new variety will be quickly appreciated. It is 

 Fimi"!ar in every respect to the ordinary Refugee 

 hut it is nearh'' two weeks earlier. It is enormous- 

 ly prolific, and is almost certain to produce a crop, 

 no matter how unfavorable the season. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25. 



PROLIFIC TREE. This valuable variety 



for field culture is the most prolific bean yet 

 known, growing IS to 24 inches high, branching 

 out in all directions. They yield from 40 to 50 

 bushel^ per acre. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, one 

 bean in a hill, 20 inches apart. Four quarts are 

 suiTicient for an acre. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt, 20 cts., 

 qt..-35 cts., pk. 75 cts, bu. $2.50. 

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PROVED WHITE NAVY. This vari- 



ety can profitably be grown to a much greater ex- 

 tent than is now done as it is of easy culture, and 

 one that certainly pays better than most field 

 crops. It ripens early, before any danger from 

 frosts in northern bean growing latitudes, and often 

 yields sixty fold with ordinarj'- field culture. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 75 cts , bu. 

 .$2.50. 



• Improved Golden Wax Bean 



REME^VIBER, we pay the postage on 

 beans at these prices. Deduct 15 cents on 



each quart if sent by express. 



