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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



BEANS— Dwarf, or Snap-Short — Continued. 



Early Mohawk. The hardiest and most productive of the early varieties, and will endure a Pkt. 



slight frost; also good for autumn pickling fo 10 



Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. Hardy and prolific as the above, with yellow seed 10 



Refugee, or Brown Valentine. Very productive, and will stand a slight frost like the Mo- 

 hawk ; a fine string bean, or for pickling 10 



Early China Red Eye. Very early, good either as a string or shelled bean 10 



Potawatamie. ^hxtra early, producing edible pods in 35 days ; a very showy bearer 10 



Extra Early Newington Wonder. Very productive, pods round, crisp and tender ; a valuable 



forcing variety 10 25 5 00 



Early Red Speckled Valentine. One of our leading market varieties, pods round, fleshy, 



tender, remaining longer in the green state than most varieties, good for pickling 10 30 5 50 



Early White Valentine. Produced from the Red Speckled Valentine, of equal productive- 

 ness and quality ; the seed being white gives it additional value, as it can be used as a snap- 

 short or a winter shelled bean 10 35 7 00 



German Black Wax. One of our best varieties ; pods, when fit for use, are waxy yellow, very 



tender, delicious and productive 10 35 7 00 



Golden Wax. This variety is ten days earlier than the German Elack Wax ; pods long, brittle, 

 entirely stringless, of a rich golden color; as a snap-short it excels all others in rich, buttery 



flav 91 . hean for winter use it has few equals :o 40 Boo 



Ivory Pod Wax. This new variety cannot be too highly praised as a snap-short or for a winter 

 shelled bean, and canning purposes. It is a week earlier than the German Elack Wax, very 



productive, long, stringless, tender, transparent ivory white pod= cf a rich creamy flavor 10 30 10 00 



White Wax. Pods yellow and of good quality, valued for its white seed as a winter shelled bean. 10 40 8 00 

 Crystal White Wax. A distinct white-seeded variety, with waxy, transparent pods. It is 

 stringless, crisp, tender, and of the richest flavor. The pods, though quick to develop, are 

 slow to harden — retain their tenderness on the bush longer than any other sort 10 40 8 co- 

 White Marrowfat. Extensively grown for sale as a dry bean for winter use, excellent shelled, 



either green or dry 10 30 



White Branching Sugar Bean. Also known as Mexican Tree Bean. This new variety is 

 the most prolific yet known, grow :gh and branching like a tree, bearing it 



so high that they do not touch the ground, and are not injured by wet weather when ripe 



le the white navy, but of finer flavor. They yield about 60 bushels per acre. 10 40 8 00 

 Black Turtle Soup. Used as a winter shelled bean, for which it is much esteemed, and makes 



an excellent soup, resembling that of green-turtle 10 25 5 oc 



BEANS— Pole, or Running. 



Stangen Bohnen, Ger. Haricots a rames.TR. Frijol vastago, Span. 



All under this head require poles 8 to 10 feet long, and should not be planted until the ground is warm, as they 

 are more tender than the dwarf varieties. Plant about the middle of May if the season is suitable. The Lima 

 Beans are very susceptible of cold and wet, and apt to rot in the ground, and should not be planted until the season 

 is favorable and the ground warm. Fix poles in the ground, 4 feet apart each way, and plant 4 to 6 beans about 1 

 inch deep around each pole, placing the eye downwards, and thin out to three plants to a pole, if the soil be rich ; 

 pinch off the ends when the plants overrun the top of the poles, to effect more perfect growth below. They suc- 

 ceed best in sandy loam, with a shovelful of rich, light, and well-rotted compost to each hill, well incorporated. 

 Lima Beans transplant easily if grown in frames, so as to fill up around the poles, where they miss or fail to come 

 up owing to unfavorable weather. The German Wax and Giant Wax are superior varieties as snap-shorts, the pods 

 being very tender and stringless. 



Large White Lima. One of the best of the pole beans for use, shelled either green or dry, and a Pkt. Qt. Bu. 

 universal favorite $° IO 4° *° °° 



Dreer's Improved Lima. Very productive and of superior quality; when green they are 

 nearly as large as the Large Lima, thicker, sweeter, more tender and nutritious, remaining 

 green in the pod a long time after maturing, which is a benefit to the market gardener 10 50 12 00 



German Wax, or Indian Chief. CElack seed. One of the best as a snap-short or shelled in 



thegreen state IO 4© 10 00 



Giant Wax. CRed seed.) This is of our introduction, with pods from 6 to 9 inches long, thick 

 and fleshy, of a pale yellow, wax)' color, very productive and tender when full grown ; as a 

 snap-short or shelled green they have no superior I0 5° I2 °° 



Southern Prolific. Producing in clusters excellent snap-short beans in 80 days from germi- 

 nation. Vigorous grower, prolific, succulent, and bearing until killed by frost 10 60 16 00 



Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. An old favorite; equally good as a snap-she-- 



shelled in thegreen or dry state IO 35 7 °° 



Dutch Case Knife. One of the earliest, used as a shelled bean, green or dry 10 40 8 00 



White Cranberry. White round pods, tender and rich flavored IO 4° 800 



White Dutch Runner. An ornamental variety, with large white seed and beautiful clusters of 



white flowers, also good as a shelled bean IO 4° 8 00 



Scarlet Runner. A gTeat favorite, producing clusters of beautiful scarlet flowers, principally 



grown for ornament ; they can also be used as a shelled green bean 10 50 900 



On all three classes of Beaai. remit fur postage £ eta. per quart or fraction thereof, when ordered to be seat bj nuiL 



