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HODSON. — Strong, healthy growth and 

 resists rust and blight to a remarkable de- 

 g-ree. Remarkably prolific, the plant being 

 loaded with long, straight handsome pods. 

 The pods are brittle, tender, of fine texture 

 and splendid flavor. An excellent main 

 crop sort for shipping and market, as well 

 as for home use. Packet, lOc; Vz lb., 30c.; 

 lb., 55c.; 5 lbs., $2.0O, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, 

 $5.50; 60 lb. bu., $20.00, not prepaid. 



VIOLET FLAGEOLET WAX — This hand- 

 some variety of intermediate season does 

 especially well in the south and is a 

 favorite with many truckers. The plants 

 are large, strong growing, erect and pro- 

 duce very long, flat, rather coarse, deep 

 yellow wax-like pods seven to eight inches 

 in length. Seed very large. Packet. 10c. ; 

 Vz lb, 25c.; lb., 40c.; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid; 

 15 lb. peck, $4.75; 60 lb. bu., $17.00, not pre- 

 paid. 



BEANS (Pole or Running), 



CULTURE. — The Pole or Running "Varieties are tender and should be sown a couple of 

 weeks later than Bush Beans. A sandy loam soil, liberally manured, assures the best 

 of success. Use poles 5 to 8 feet long set in rows 4 feet apart, planting 6 beans in a 

 circle around pole. After the beans are well advanced they should be thinned to about 

 five plants to the hill. One pint is sufficient to plant 150 hills. 14 bushel to the acre. 



GREEN PODDED BEANS. 



Cut Short. 



Dntcli Case Knife. 



CUT SHOBT. — This is a 

 pole bean, an old variety, 

 sometimes known as the 

 "Cornhill" from the fact that 

 it is quite often planted with 

 corn and allowed to climb jp 

 the stalks. The pods are 

 round, short and tender. It is quite a favorite in some 

 sections. Packet, 10c.; 14 lb., 25c.; lb., 40c.; 5 lbs., 

 $1.75, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $4.75; 60 lb. bu., $17.00, not 

 prepaid. 



WHITE CBEASE BACK. — An excellent bean. Seeds 

 white; pods round, with a crease in the back, from 

 which the name. It is a good grower, bears abundantly, 

 and keeps better than most other kinds. It sells better 

 in the spring than any other for shipping purposes. 

 Packet, 10c.; Vz lb., 25c.; lb., 45c.; 5 lbs., $2.00, post- 

 paid; 15 lb. peck, $5.00; 60 lb. bu., $18.00, not prepaid. 



LAZY "WIPE'S. — The pods are entirely stringless, 4 

 to 5 inches long, and have a fine flavor. They retain 

 their rich flavor until nearly ripe. The beans are 

 whiter and flne as shell bean. Packet, 10c.; H Ib-i 35c.; 

 lb., 60c.; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 



Wliite Crease Back. 



