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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush 



Ger. Bohne. Ft. Haricot. 

 One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 



DWARF, or Bush Beans, require no support, 

 and may be planted in hills or drills, the latter 

 way being preferred. Make the drills eighteen 

 inches apart, two inches deep, and drop the 

 beans four inches apart in the seed drill. Keep 

 clear of weeds, hoeing when dry. Beans are ten- 

 der annuals, and cannot be safely planted till 

 danger from frost is past. Plant every two 

 weeks for a succession. 



Wax-Podded Varieties 



HODSON WAX. See Novelties. 



IMPROVED EARLY GOLDEN WAX. A 



great improvement on the popular old Golden 

 Wax Bean. Early, the pods are long, brittle, 

 entirely stringless, and of a golden wax color. 

 As a snap bean it excels nearly every other 

 variety in tenderness and rich buttery flavor, 

 while as a shell bean it has no superiors. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., V 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 — V 2 pts., 25 cts., y 2 

 pk. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00. 



EARLY PROLIFIC BLACK WAX. A popu- 

 lar variety wherever known ; the pods waxy 

 yellow, solid, tender, and almost transparent, 

 stringless. Very early and productive. Per pkt. 



5 cts., % pt. 15 cts., 2 — Y 2 pts. 25 cts., y 2 pk. 

 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00. 



KEENEY'S RUSTLESS GOLDEN WAX. A 



strong-growing bush variety of remarkable vigor 

 and freedom from rust. It sends out short ten- 

 drils on which pods are formed in addition to 

 those near the central stock of the plant, which 

 accounts for its wonderful productiveness. The 

 pods are meaty and well filled, of rich yellow 

 color and fine quality and entirely stringless, 

 even when large enough to shell. If the pods 

 are picked as fast as formed, the plant contin- 

 ues to furnish a bountiful supply for an un- 

 usually long season. Per pkt. 5 cts., Y2 pt. 15 

 ctsv, 2—V2 pts. 25 cts., V 2 pk. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, 

 bu. $5.00. 



ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. This new va 

 riety is a selection from the famous Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax Bean, and possesses the same ex- 

 cellent market and shipping qualities of this pop- 

 ular variety. As its name indicates, its pods are 

 round instead of flat. The plant grows strong 

 and sturdy, with long, round, handsome string- 

 less pods of large size, very solid and full of 

 meat, crisp, brittle, and free from rust. It is 

 wonderfully early and productive, and will be- 

 come a very popular variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 V 2 pt. 15 cts., 2—y 2 pts. 25 cts., y 2 pk. 90 cts., 

 . pk. $1.75. 



YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX. This wonder- 

 ful wax variety is the forerunner of a race of 

 giants among beans. The pods are nearly all 

 solid pulp and absolutely stringless cooking ten- 

 der and delicious. The pods average 10 to 14 

 inches in length, and are a rich golden in color. 

 The Yosemite combines size, productiveness and 

 quality in one variety. The plant is a remark- 

 ably vigorous one, and if the pods are kept 

 closely picked, new ones will continue to be 

 produced. Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 15 cts., 2 — % 

 pts. 25 cts., y 2 pk. 90 cts., pk. $1.75. 



/ think your seeds are fine, the best I ever used. 

 — Mrs. E. E. Le Bean, Victor, Iowa. 



Improved Early Red Valentine Bean 



Green-Podded Varieties 



IMPROVED EARLY RED VALENTINE. 



Round Pod Strain. Early productive, tender, 

 succulent, and of excellent flavor, continuing 

 longer in the green state than most of the vari- 

 eties. This variety is often marketable in six 

 weeks from the time of sowing in May. Per 



pkt. -5 cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 — y 2 pts. 25 cts., y 2 



pk. 70 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. The old Refuge* 



Bean is so w 7 ell and favorably known that this 

 neAv variety will be quickly appreciated. It is 

 similar in every respect to the ordinary Refugee 

 but it is nearly two weeks earlier. It is enor- 

 mously prolific, and is almost certain to produce 

 a crop, no matter how unfavorable the season, 

 per pkt. 5 cts.. y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 — y 2 pts. 25 cts., 

 " y 2 pk. 70 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $125. 



PROLIFIC TREE. This valuable variety for 

 field culture is the most prolific bean yet known, 

 growing 18 to 24 inches high, branching out in 

 all directions. They yield from 40 to 50 bushels 

 per acre. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, one bean 

 in a hill, 20 inches apart. Four quarts are 

 sufficient for an acre. Per pkt. 5 cts., y 2 pt. 

 15 cts., 2 — y 2 pts. 25 cts., y 2 pk. 50 cts., pk. 85 

 cts., bu. $3.00. 



IMPROVED WHITE NAVY. This variety can 

 profitably grown to a much greater extent than 

 is now done as it is of easy culture, and one 

 that certainly pays better than most field crops. 

 It ripens early, before any danger from frost 

 in northern bean growing latitudes, and often 

 yields sixtv fold with- ordinary field culture. 

 Per pkt. 5 'cts., y 2 pt. 15 cts., 2 — % pts. 25 cts., 

 y 2 pk. 50 cts., pk. 85 cts., bu. $3.00. 



Improved Golden Wax Bean 



