Novelties and 



cities ana tt ~ > i t o\ -* 



specialties in Vegetable heeds. 



A Decided Novelty, LIMA WAX BEAN. 



Named Lima Wax, as it has bright, glossy foliage and the 

 bloom resembles the Dwarf Lima. The pods are very broad 

 and flat and of excellent quality. The plant is branching 

 ^a and vigorous, with an immense amount of 

 Mf foliage, pods are borne in the greatest profu- 

 |||jjp»| sion, often a single plant having from 50 to 60 

 "^ll or more pods. When in bloom the plant is 

 completely covered with flowering 

 spikes, and as the pods form in clus- 

 ters they sink beneath the dense 

 foliage which shields them from 

 light showers, heavy dews and hoi 

 sun, which is a protection against 

 their spotting or rusting and becom- 

 ing soiled, as compared with other 

 sorts. They require thin planting 

 (two beans being sufficient for a hill) 

 on very rich soil, and will run true 

 and not sport. 



The pods are the broadest of all 

 Wax Bush Beans, color transparent 

 glossy lemon wax, having the yellow 

 waxy appearance soon after the pods 

 are formed. When picked will re- 

 tain their bright, attractive appear- 

 ance for a long time and do not be- 

 come tough. Quality very tender, 

 juicy, and flavor delicate. Seed 

 small oval, pure white, which is 

 much in their favor compared with 

 a colored bean. 



Having wonderful productiveness, 

 attractive appearance and keeping qualities, it is likely to become a favorite for main crop with truckers. Owing to its 

 tenderness, flue quality and delicious flavor it cannot help but please those who want the best. Being white seeded, 

 retaining its rich color, and delicate, delicious flavor, when canned, it will be most desirable for canners' use. 



Per pkt. 10 cts.; 10 pkts. $1 00. 



Dreer's Bush Lima Bean. 



This valuable dwarf variety of our Improved Lima Pole 

 Bean is increasing in popularity as it becomes more widely 

 known. It is a true Bush Lima, growing from 1 k to 2 feet 

 high and producing pods in great abundance. The beans 

 grow close together, producing three or four, and sometimes 

 five, beans in a pod. The beans are short and thick, simi- 

 lar to the Dreer's Improved Pole Lima, and are equal in 

 tenderness and quality to that choice variety, which is re- 

 garded as the sweetest and most desirable sort for cooking 

 and table use. Qt. 35 cts., peck $2.00, bu. $7.00. 



Harvel of Paris Bean. 



A splendid early dwarf Snap Bean, of French origin, 

 very vigorous, and of remarkably great and prolonged pro- 

 ductiveness. Pods green, long and slender. Pt. 30 cts. 

 qt. 50 cts., i peck $1.25, peck $2.00. 



Dwarf Lyonnaise Bean. 



This is not a novelty, but it deserves to be much better 

 known than it is at present. It is a very fine sort in every 

 respect, producing abundantly ijbs extra long, roundish, 

 slender green pods. Qt. 40 cts., £ peck $1.00, peck $1.50. 



New French Pole Bean, 

 Four to Four. 



Of middling height and average earliness, this may truly 

 be described as one of the most prolific in existence. The 

 pods are almost invariably produced in bunches of four, in 

 steady succession from near the soil up to the tip of the 

 vines. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts. 



Dreer's 



Improved Red 

 Bean. 



Valentine 



Extra early round pod. Our strain of this popular and 

 excellent variety is a great improvement on the Early Red 

 Valentine, which we have long ago discarded. It is much 

 earlier, pods being ready to pick, under favorable condi- 

 tions, in thirty-two days from germination. It is one of 

 the most profitable sorts for private use or market. Qt. 20 

 cts., peck $l.d0, bu. $3.75. 



Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax Bean. 



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 stalk 

 of the plant, which accounts for its wonderful productive 

 ness, amounting, under favorable conditions, to 100 fold. 

 Qt. 35 cts., peck $2.25. 



Valentine Wax Bean. 



An improved extra early Valentine Bean, with round 

 wax pods. It is without exception the earliest Wax Bean, 

 being even earlier than Refugee Wax. The pods are very 

 meaty, and with so very little string that they may justly 

 be called stringless. It is remarkably free from rust and 

 remains a long time without becoming tough. Qt. 30 cts., 

 peck, $1.75, bu. $6.00. 



Davis Kidney Wax Bean. 



A new and distinct kidney wax variety ; one of the 

 main points of its superiority over other sorts is its extreme 

 hardiness and excellent shipping qualities. The pods are 

 long, straight, oval, clear, waxy white and handsome, often 

 growing to a length of seven to eight inches, and when fit 

 for use are quite stringless and of fine flavor. Pt. 25 cts., 

 qt. 40 cts., peck, $3.50, 



