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the two varieties, we have decid- 

 ed to adopt the above name, which 

 will be a guarantee that our cus- 

 tomers will secure the genuine ar- 

 ticle. 



Steckler's New Calico Bush 

 Butter. Raising this specialty is 

 strongly recommended, as it gives 

 universal satisfaction; it being a 

 very early variety, making strong, 

 vigorous vines, branching out with 

 many shoots or stems and bearing- 

 clusters of beans from bottom to 

 top. When in full bearing it is 

 easy for one picking the beans to 

 gather a handful of nice beans at 

 a single grasp. The flavor of this 

 bean is excellent; it is used either 

 as a green bean or dry shelling. 

 When gathered green it is a beauti- 

 ful waxy white color and at matur- 

 ity it has a mingled color of white, 

 brown and red, making it a dis- 



Pride of Newton. 



Extra Early Refugee, 



tinctive calico variety. It is 

 especially recommended for 

 summer crop, to supply the 

 table in hot weather; it will 

 stand the heat of any climate 

 and bear profusely all sum- 

 mer, as it is very prolific. 



French Market Green 

 Pod Bush Bean. Of recent 

 introduction and has proven 

 a very fine addition to our 

 already large selection of 

 Bush Beans. It has become 

 very popular amongst our 

 New Orleans gardeners, very 

 fins for family use. Pods 

 lon<^ green, perfectly round 

 and smooth; it is as early as 

 the Refugee, but of a grand 

 quality, a good keeper when 

 picked. We recommend it 

 hischly for shipping and profit- 

 able planting. This bean will, 

 when better known, be listed 

 vv^ith the best of green vari- 

 eties. 



Giant Stringless Green 

 Pod Dwarf. With all the 

 merits of its name-sake it 

 has in addition larger pods 

 and is more productive. Pods 

 of this variety are one-third 

 larger than Valentine, and it 

 is claimed that it is earlier; 

 not so early as the original 

 Stringless Green Pod, but it 

 is desirable to plant with that 

 variety for a succession. It 

 retains all the characteristics 

 and good qualities of its pa- 

 rent, but with 3. ve'-" ^uch 



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