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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



Beans, Pole or Running 



Ger. Strangeii Bonen^ Fr. Hericois a rames. 

 One quart n-'ill plajtt 100 to 160 hills. 



These are more tender and require rather more care 

 in culture than the bush beans, and should be sown 

 two weeks later; they succeed best in sandy loam, 

 which should be liberally enriched with manure. 

 Form hills from three to four feet apart; plant six to 

 eight beans with the eyes downward, in each hill, 

 about two inches deep, leaving a space in the center 

 for the pole. Limas will not grow until the weather 

 and ground are warm; if planted before they are apt 

 to rot in the ground. 



SIEBERT'S EARLY LIMA. This variety 

 is exceptionally hardy, vigorous and productive. 

 Tlie earliest variety of the Lima Beans and the very 

 best for the market gardener. Produces pods early. 

 Tlie green beans are very large and of the best 

 quality, tender and succulent. In earliness, size, 

 beauty and quality, this variety is now recognized 

 as one of the best. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., 

 qt. 50 cts., pk. $1.75. 



KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. Finest 



stock for market gardeners. A vigorous grower, 

 requiring but two vines to each pole. When not 

 closely planted, they set their pods early, at the 

 bottom of the pole, producing a continuous bloom 

 and fruitage to the end of the season. The pods 

 are of enormous size, many specimens measuring 

 from 5 to 8 inches and producing up to 7 Beans 

 to the pod, all perfectly formed and of superior 

 quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., 

 pk. $1.75. 



LAZY WIFE'S. This valuable bean has 

 become a great favorite wherever introduced. The 

 pods gi'ow long, entirely stringless, and of a rich 

 buttery flavor when cooked. The pods remain green 

 and retain their tender, rich flavor until nearly 

 ripe. The beans are white^ and are unsurpassed 

 as a shell bean. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 50 cts. 



OLD HOMESTEAD. This variety comes 

 highly recommended very early. It is enormously 

 productive, the pods hanging in great clusters 

 from top to bottom of pole. It is entirely string- 

 less, and the pods are a silvery green color. The 

 pods, though large, cook tender and melting, and 

 we can recommend it as one of the best green Pole 

 Beans. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OF 

 ALL. This variety cannot be praised 

 too highly. It is exceedingly productive, the long 

 pods be ing produced all over the vines in clusters 

 of from four to twelve. The pods are perfectly 

 stringless, very fleshy, and as string beans are of 

 superb quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 45 cts. 



CUT SHORT, or CORN HILL. An old 



variety, very popular for planting among corn, and 

 it will give a good crop withoxit the use of poles; 

 vines medium, pods short, cylindrical and tender; 

 beans nearly oblong, cut off diagonally at the ends, 

 white, covered at one end with reddish brown dots. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



SCARLET RUNNER. A great favorite 

 as a snap bean in Europe, very ornamental, pre- 

 senting dazzling scarlet flowers, from July till 

 frost. Used both as a string bean and shelled. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. 



sEARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. This 



variety is claimed to be the finest Pole Bean in 

 cultivation The pods retain their tenderness and 

 plumpness long after the beans have attained a 

 large size. The pods are a beautiful golden yellow, 

 and are from six to eight inches long, borne pro- 

 fuselj' in clusters of 4 to 6. Its cooking qualities 

 are excellent. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 

 cts. 



WHITE DUTCH CASEKNIFE. This is 

 one of the earliest sorts. Pods long and flat, 

 beans white, flat, kidney-shaped, and of excellent 

 flavor; used for snaps or shelled; good green or 

 dry and abundant bearer, and well adapted for 

 winter use. Per pkt. 5 cts.. pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 

 cts. 



HORTICULTURAL or SPECKLED 

 CRANBERRY. An old and popular var- 

 iety. Pods long and broad, pale green, dashed with 

 red. Green beans, large egg-shaped and of the 

 highest quality; the dry beans are very superior 

 for baking or stewing. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., 

 qt 45 cts 



YARD LONG, or CUBAN ASPARAGUS 

 BEAN. This is quite a curiosity. It 



is a pole bean with dark green foliage, and pods 

 growing two feet and upward in length. The pods 

 of such extraordinary length, are produced very 

 abundantly. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 50 cts. 



All the seeds I have had from you have grown 

 witliout a single failure and have a good stand, not- 

 withstanding the cool, unfavorable weather that 

 we had this spring. Frank Kaldenberg, Jasper Co., 

 Iowa. 



Inclosed find our order for seeds. We have used 

 your seeds for several years and find that you 

 put more seed in a packet than any other firm 

 that we have tried, and they are always sure to 

 grow if planted right. Belle Calhoun. Mercer Co.. 

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