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Cole's Seed Store, Pel la, Iowa 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 

 One quart will plant one hundred 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 eighteen 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 tender an- 

 nuals, and cannot be safely planted till 

 danger from frost is past. Plant every 

 two weeks for a succession. 



Wax-Podded Varieties 



IMPROVED EARLY GOLDEN WAX. A great 

 improvement on the popular old Golden 

 Wax Bean. Early, the pods are Jong, brit- 

 tle, entirely stringless, and of golden wax 

 color. As a snap bean it excels nearly ev- 

 ery other variety in tenderness and rich 

 butterjr flavor, while as a shell bean it 

 has no superiors. Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 

 15 cts.. 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; by express 

 or freight, % pk. $1.25, pk. $2.50. 



EARLY PROLIFIC BLACX WAX, A popu- 

 lar variety wherever known; the pods waxy 

 yellow, solid, tender, and almost transpar- 

 ent, stringless. Very early and productive. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., 

 postpaid; by express or freight, y 2 pk. $1.25, 

 pk. $2.50. 



KEENEY'S RUSTLESS GOLDEN WAX. A 



strong-growing bush variety of remarkable 

 vigor 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 won- 

 derful 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 con- 

 tinues to furnish a bountiful supply for an 

 unusually long season. Per pkt. 5 cts., V 2 

 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; by ex- 

 press or freight, V 2 pk. $1.15, pk. $2.25. 



ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. This new va- 

 riety is a selection from the famous Ward- 

 well's Kidney Wax Bean, and possesses the 

 same excellent market and shipping quali- 

 ties of this popular variety. As its name in- 

 dicates, its pods are round instead of fiat. 

 The plant grows strong and sturdy, with 

 long, round, handsome strinsless 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., V 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; 

 by express or freight, V 2 pk. $1.15, pk. 

 $2.25. 



EODSON WAX. This distinct type of beah 

 . is remarkable for its great size of plant 

 and pod and wonderful productiveness. It 

 will outyield any other bush bean. A very 

 sturdy grower, and so far it has proven 

 to be entirely free from rust and blight. 

 Comes about two weeks later than the 

 earliest dwarf beans. Plants are loaded with 

 long, handsome, stragiht pods, averaging 

 seven inches in length, and of a waxy 

 cream-yellow. When picked young they 

 are stringless, when fully mature they 

 have a slight string. It is distinctly a 

 market gardener's bean, as a main crop 

 variety, on account of its great vigor and 

 freedom from diseases. The plant should 

 be at least thinned out to 6 inches apart 

 in the row. Per pkt. 5 cts., V 2 pt. 15 cts., 

 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; by express or 

 freight, V 2 pk. $1.25, pk. $2.50. 



Improved Early Red Valentine Bean 



Green-Podded Varieties 



IMPROVED EARLY RED VALENTINE. 



Round Pod Strain. Early productive, ten- 

 der, succulent, and of excellent flavor, 

 continuing longer in the green state than 

 most of the varieties. This variety is of- 

 ten marketable in six weeks from the time 

 of sowing in May. Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 

 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; by express 

 or freight, % pk. 90 cts.. pk. $1.75. 



EARLY REFUGEE. The old Refugee Bean 

 is so well and favorably known that .this 

 new variety will be quickly appreciated. It 

 is similar in every respect to the ordinary 

 Refugee but it is nearly two weeks earlier. 

 It is enormously prolific, and is almost cer- 

 tain to produce a crop, no matter how un- 

 favorable the season. Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 

 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; y> pk. 

 90 cts., pk. $1.7 5. 



PROLIFIC TREE. This valuable variety for 

 field culture is the most prolific bean yet 

 known, growing 18 to 24 inches high, 

 branching out in all directions. They yield 

 from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Plant in 

 rows 3 feet apart, one bean in a hill, 20 

 inches apart. Four quarts are sufficient 

 for an acre. Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 

 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; by express or 

 freight, V 2 pk. 75 cts., pk. $1.35, bu. $5.00. 



IMPROVED WHITE NAVY. This variety can 

 profitably grow to a much greater extent 

 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 frost in northern bean 

 growing latitudes, and often yields sixtv 

 fold with ordinary field culture. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., V 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; 

 by express or freight, y 2 pk. 75 cts., pk. 

 $1.35, bu. $5.00. 



Improved Golden Wax Bean 



