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here in the South, when we 

 often have rainy weather in 

 the spring, which is injurious 

 to most wax beans. The orig- 

 inator also claims it to be 

 more prolific and hardier than 

 the ordinary Golden Wax 

 Bean. We had this bean 

 thoroughly tried and found 

 it so superior to the ordinary 

 Golden Wax that we have 

 concluded to drop the last 

 named variety from our list. 



Detroit or Rust Proof 

 Wax. This splendid wax bean 

 is of recent introduction, and 

 is very productive and hardy ; 

 pods straight, flat and some- 

 what broader than the Dwarf 

 Golden Wax. The beans, 

 when well grown, are of a 

 beautiful golden yellow. The 

 originator claims that when 

 tried side by side with the 

 majority of wax beans, it had 

 never *^ spotted or rusted,'''' 

 while most of the other vari- 

 eties were unsaleable. He 

 claims it to be the best bean 

 for shipping. 



Dwarf Butter Wax. This 

 variety is also sold under the 

 name of ^^Bismark^' a n d 

 *'Bust Proof Wax.'' It is 

 very early, an excellent bear- 

 er, pods similar in shape to 

 the Wardwell's Dwarf Kid- 

 ney Wax ; they are very brit- 

 tle and of fine flavor. Not as liable to rust 

 as other kinds. The seed is of a dark purple 

 color when dried. 



Wardwell's Dwarf Kidney Wax. Un- 

 doubtedly the best dwarf wax bean in culti- 

 vation; it is quite early; the pods are of sim- 

 ilar shape to the Golden Wax, but longer; 



Improved Valentine. 



color of a beautiful golden yellow. They are 

 very prolific and hardy, surpassing any other 

 Dwarf Wax Bean that we know of. The 

 color of the bean is somewhat like the Golden 

 Wax, but more kidney-shaped and jnore 

 spotted with dark purple. It has done best 

 here among the Dwarf Wax Beans. Of 



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