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) The most approved | must, in order to get tender sprouts, be planted the 
Conover Colossal. and standard variety. same depth. that 1s, the crowns of the plants must 
is 1 | beat least from 8to 10 inches below .the surface of 
Columbia White Mammoth Pes 
| the ground. 
_and vigorous growing than either Conover’s Colos- | 
sal or Palmetto, producing peore sprouts a a | 
creamy white color and more tender than any other | aes eae sd a 
variety. Itisclaimed that as the sprouts are white ae EIFOUE: Oe re Siegler AER hoeoe” 3 Nepalese 
and tender it is not necessary to be planted as deep | bee oe ape Ca variety highly, knowing 
as the Colossal, but this is a mistake; all varieties it to be one of the best for our climate. 
Another good variety, especially 
Palmetto. adapted tothe South. The sprouts 
- Beans (Dwarf or Bush.) 
For PRICE LIST SEE RED PAGES IN BACK OF BOOK. 
Haricot (Fr.), Bohne (Ger.), Haba (Sp.), Faginoli (Ital.) 
CULTUR Place in rows eighteen inches apart; dropa bean every two or threeinches. Plant 
U *» from end of February, and for succession, every two orthree weeksto May. Bush 
Beans planted in this latitude during June and Juiy will net produce much. August and September are good 
months in which to plant again; they will produce abundantly unt: killed by the frost. Do not cover the 
seeds more than twoiuches. EB. 
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Improved Valentine. 
This variety has all the qualities 
oi the old Valentine, only itis 10~- 
days earlicr, a great consider ition 
wher planted for the market;1i 
has taken the place oi the old 
variety of Valentine. 
Improved Prolific 
Dwarf German Wax. 
This variety is a great improve- 
ment on its parent, the Dwarf | 
German Wax. Pods are tonger 
and more productive, with the 
00d qualities of the o!d kind, 
which was the first Waz Bean in- 
troduced here from Germany. 
Grenell’s Improved 
Rust Proot Dwari 
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anent on the Dwarf Golden Wax 
Bean;the seed is identically the 
same color as ibat kind. The pods 
a:e straight, long and fleshier 
than Golden Wax, superior in 
quality and positively “Rust 
Proof,” quite an object with us 
-hereinthe South, when we often 
have rainy weather in the spring, 
ashich is injurious to most wax 
beans. The originator also claims 
tito be more prolific and hardier 
thanthe ordinary Golden Wax. 
Early Mohawk Six 
X7¢ Al odded vari- 
Weeks ° he De very hiaay 
Tiis used to a great extent forthe 
snarket for the first planting; very 
troductive. 
Ce Ait SG Sg 
Improved Valentine. 
7 e ix W This is the most popular sort among market gardeners. Pods flat 
Karly Yellow Six eeks., and long;a very good bearer, but not so good for shipping as the 
Mohawk or Valentine. 
Detroit or Rust Proof Wax This splendid wax bean is very productive and hardy; pods 
straight, flatand somewhat 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 
varieties were unsalable. He claims it to be the best bean for shipping. 
Garden Hose and Reels A!l Lengtis. 
