Vegetable Seed — Std^ndd^rd Varieties/' 



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BUSH BEANS-GREEN AND YELLOW PODDED 



BEANS 



DWARF or Bush. In the li>;t below are offered the best varieties of the string Bean, both green and 

 yellow podded varieties. These varieties have been improved to such an extent that beans are 

 now produced that are absolutely stringless and of the finest flavor. Beans are very susceptible to frost, 

 therefore should not be put in the ground too early, but planting should be delayed until the soil has 

 become slightly warmed and the Nveather settled. 



Golden Waii: {Improved 

 Rust Proof) . — Liglit 

 golden yello^vpods, rather 

 hat, 4 inches iu length. Very 

 brittle, with only slight- 

 strings when young. The 

 pods should be"picked when 

 young, as after the heans 

 ibrm the pods become tough. 

 Per packet, 5cts. ; pt., 25cts. ; 

 qt., 45 cts. 



Best of All.— Vi' ell known as 

 one the best green podded 



varieties. Long pods, fleshy 

 and brittle, nearly stringless, 

 of rich flavor, growing to a 

 length of 6 inches. One of 

 the finest and most pro- 

 ductive varieties for Sum- 

 mer use, the plants growing 

 stiffly erect, 18 to 20 inches 

 high, producing a profusion 

 of splendid pods well above 

 the soil. Per packet, 5 cts. : 

 pt., 25 cts. ; qt., 40 cts. 



Stringless Green Pod.— 



Iu this variety is combined 

 imusual hardiness, extreme 

 earliness and great product- 

 iveness, with pods of hand- 

 some beans of the finest 

 quality. By reason of its 

 hardiness tliis variety may 

 be planted earlier than other 

 varieties to produce an earlv 

 crop. The pods are rlcli 

 green, very round and 

 straight, of large size, well 



filled, brittle and tender and of the finest flavor. Entirely 

 stringless. The very best, stringless (/rcen pod variety in cuUi- 

 vatioii. Per packet, 5 cts. ; pt.\ 25 cts. ; qt., 40 cts. 



Extra Marly Refugee.— Tjigixt green, smooth pods, 3 to 

 4 inches long, round, slightly pointed, 

 of handsome appearance, solid and 

 fleshy and of mild flavor. An excel- 

 lent sort for bearing after the String- 

 less Green Pod. A quick, strong grower 

 and profuse bearer. Per packet, 5 cts. ; 

 pt., 20 cts. ; qt., 35 cts. 



EST OF ALL BE.A.NS 



ENDIVE 



A plant that should be found in every 

 garden, furnishing as it does an appe- 

 tizing salad for late Fall, Winter and 



. Spring. We oiler the wldte- leaved 

 variety, which does not need blanching 



■ to prepare it for use, the mid-ribs being 

 pale, golden yeJlo^v, the finely cut 

 and curled leaves almost white. ' Per 

 packet, 5 ct^. ; oz , 15 cts. 



THE BEST EARLY 

 CAULIFLOWER 



Remarkable for extra earliness and the certainty with which 

 the plants produce fine heads. The plants are of strong 

 growth, with erect, pointed, dark green leaves, growing 

 closely about the head. This is the choicest of Cauli- 

 flowers for general purposes, and grown in good soil the 

 heads measure from 8 to 10 inches across, of pnre sno-wy- 



• %vliite, extra fine iu quality. Per packet, 20 cts. ; i.^ oz., 

 85 cts. 



Mxtra Early Red Valen- 

 tine (Improved Round 



Po <I ) . — D w a r f, compact, 

 bushy growth, 15 to 18 inches 

 high, hardy and maturing 

 early. Green pods, 4 inches 

 long, sharply pointed, very 

 fleshy and brittle even when 

 full grown, having strong 

 strings, easily removed, when 

 preparing the pods for cook- 

 ing. Per packet, 5 cts. ; pt., 

 20 cts. ; qt., 35 cts. 



Perfection Dwarf Wax.— 



A very productive dwarf va- 

 riety of strong, erect growth, 15 inches in height, with large 

 foliage. Handsome lai'ge pods produced in- cluslei-s. 

 The pods are 6 inches in length, sharply pointed, extremely 

 tender and brittle, with but few strings. The young pods 

 are of a ricli golden yellovr, turning light as they 



mature. Per packet, 5 cts. ; pt., 



25 ct.-;. ; qt., 45 cts. 



EARLY REin GEE BE.\ 



CHINESE MUSTARD 



A Popular Salad 



THE fresh leaves of this plant are used 

 largely as a salad or for boiling 

 "greens" during the Fall and Win- 

 ter months. Sow the seed thinly in 

 drills early in Spring, or in August for 

 Fall use. " The plants make a rapid 

 growth during' the Fall Aveather, pro- 

 ducing abundant foliage. 



New CliiDese.— Highly esteemed for 

 salads, the flavor of the leaves being 

 sweet and puntrent. Per packet, 5 cts. 

 oz.,10ct^-. 



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GOURDS (ORNAMENT.\l) 



ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 



■^EFUL Vines for covering screens, etc., quite orna- 

 mental and showy. Fruits of many diflerent shapes 

 and sizes, being quite useful as well as ornamental 

 d interesting. 



Japanese Nest-Egg Gourd.— In color, 

 form and size resemble hen eggs. Exten- 

 sively u.'sed for nest eggs. Per packet, 

 10 cts. ; oz^, 25 cts. 



Ornamental Mixed Gourds.— X 



mixture produ<;ing a great variety of 

 curious fruits, peculiarly marked, and of 

 many odd shapes. Per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 

 35 cts. 



Spoon Gourds.~A variety, the fruits 

 of which are both ornamental and useful ; 

 shaped like a miniature " crookneck ^ 

 pumpkin or squash, oddly marked. Per 

 packet, 5«ts. ; oz., 35 cts. 



