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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 

 One quart 'will plant 100 feet of drill. 

 DWARF, or Bush Beans, require no sup- 

 port and may be planted in hills or drills, the 

 latter way being preferred. Make the drills eigh- 

 teen 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 dan- 

 ger from frost is past. Plant every two weeks for 

 a succession. 



Ifisjatited by Express or Freight, deduct for 

 postage 8 cts. per pt., 15 cts. perqt. 



WAX=PODDED VARIETIES 



GOLDEN CROWN. See Novelties. 

 ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. See Nov- 

 elties. 



PENCIL POD 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 ten- 

 derness anu rich buttery flavor, while as a shell 

 bean it has no superiors. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50. bu. 56.00. 



EARLY PROLIFIC BLACK WAX. A i 

 popular variety wherever known; the pods waxy j 

 yellow, solid, tender, and almost transparent, ; 

 stringless. Very early and productive. Per pkt. ' 

 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50. bu. ^6.0C 



KEENEY'S RUSTLESS GOLDEN WAX. 

 A strong-growing bush variety of remarkable vig- 

 or and freedom from rust. It sends out short 

 tendrils 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 continues to furnish a 

 bountiful supply for an unusually long season. Per i 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.50, bu. I 

 $6.00. j 



YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX. This ! 

 wonderful 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 qual- 

 ity in one variety, and is the nearest approach 

 to perfection in Wax Beans. The plant is a re- 

 markably vigorous one, and if the pods are kept 

 closely picked, new ones will continue to be pro- 

 duced. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. 

 $2.00. 



WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX. This 

 variety is one of the earliest in cultivation. A 

 strong grower, very productive, very tender, and of | 

 exceptionally fine flavor. It is very hardy. The 

 bean for market gardeners to grow; try it. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk- $1,50, bu. 

 $6.00. 



/ will send to yoii as^am for i^arden seeds. 

 I have been seftdift^ you for garden seeds for 

 twenty-five years, and have been well 

 pleased at all times. Wishing you good 

 luck, I remaiti, Rebecca Downing, Platte 

 Co., Mo. 



Improved Red Valentine Bean 



GREEN=PODDED VARIETIES 



IMPROVED EARLY RED VALENTINE. 



Round Pod Strain. Early productive, tender, suc- 

 culent, and of excellent flavor, continuing longer 

 in the green state than most of the varieties. This 

 variety is often marketable in six weeks from the 

 time of sowing in May. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25. bu. 84.50. 



EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. The old 



Refugee Bean is so well and favorably known that 

 this new variety will be quickly appreciated. It is 

 similar in every respect to tlie ordinary Refugee 

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

 ly prolific, and is almost certain to produce a crop, 

 no matter how unfavorable the season. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25. 



PROLIFIC TREE. This valuable variety 



for field culture is the most prolific bean yet 

 known, growing IS 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 

 sufi'icient for an acre. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., 

 qt. 35 cts., pk. 75 cts., bu. $3.00. 



IMPROVED WHITE NAVY. This vari- 

 ety can profitably be grown to a much greater ex. 

 tent 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 

 frosts in northern bean growing latitudes, and often 

 yields sixty fold with ordinary field culture. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 75 cts , bu. 

 $3.00. 



Improved Golden Wax Bean 



REMEMBER, we pay the postage on 

 beans at these prices. Deduct 15 cents on 

 each quart if sent by express. 



