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crisp, tender flavor. The illustration here- 

 with, taken from nature, shows the hand- 

 some, straight green pods; all are absolutely 

 stringless and of the beautiful fleshy appear- 

 ance shown. The pods are ready to market 

 two weeks earlier than the best stock of 

 Improved Valentines — in fact, even earlier 

 than Early Yellow Six Weeks, which, as all 

 know, is valuable only for its extra earliness, 

 being of inferior quality. Burpee's Stringless 

 Green Pod is of immense value, not only to 

 the market gardener who plants for profit, 

 but also to the amateur who seeks finest 

 quality for the home table. 



Davis Wax. Without doubt the best white 

 seeded Dwarf Wax Bean in cultivation. The 

 pods are clear waxy white, long, straight and 

 thick. It is very early, productive and hand- 

 some in appearance. The plant is of a sturdy 

 robust habit, which enables it to hold up the 

 pods from coming in contact with the soil. 

 Good for shipping. 



Steckler's Original Stock Best of All. 

 We have been fortunate enough in securing a 

 limited supply of the Original Stock of this 

 well-known green snap bean from Germany. 

 American soil and culture will not reproduce 

 the same variety that is grown in the Father- 

 land. In order to make a distinction between 

 the two varieties, we have decided to adopt 

 the above name, which will be a guarantee 

 that our customers will secure the genuine 

 article. 



Steckler's New Calico Bush Butter. 

 Raising this specialty is strongly recom- 

 mended, as it gives universal satisfaction; it 

 being a very early variety, making strong, 

 rigorous vines, branching out with many 

 shoots or stems and bearing clusters of beans 

 from bottom to top. When in full bearing it 

 is easy for one picking the beans, to gather 

 a handful of nice beans at a single grasp. 

 The flavor of this bean is excellent; it is used 



either as a green bean or dry shelling. When 

 gathered green it is a beautiful waxy white 

 color and at maturity it has a mingled color 

 of white, brown and red; making it a dis- 

 tinctive calico variety. It is especially recom- 

 mended for summer crop, to supply the table 

 in hot weather; it will stand the heat of any 

 climate and bear profusely all summer, as it 

 is very prolific. 



Wood's New Prolific Bush Uma Bean. 

 This is the small-podded very early Sieva or 

 Butter Bean of the South, growing in compact 

 bush form. It is especially suited for sandy 

 soils and warm locations. The pods are ready 

 for use a week or ten days earlier than those 

 of Burpee's Bush Lima and the plants are 

 immensely productive. 



Extra Early Refugee. 



Pride of Newton. 



Rubber Plant and Flower Sprinklers. 



