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used for shelling when the pods turn yellow, 

 so that the beans are well developed, but yet 

 soft. 



Best of All. A variety from Germany of 

 great merit, introduced by the late Richard 

 Frotscher. It is green podded, long and suc- 

 culent; very prolific and well flavored. Ex- 

 cellent for shipping and family use. Al- 

 though not not quite so early as the Mo- 

 hawk, it is of superior quality for shipping, 

 and therefore almost the only kind planted 

 here for that purpose. The cut is a good 

 representation as it grows; it shows only two- 

 thirds of its natural size. Cannot be too 

 highly recommended. 



Improved Valentine. This variety has 

 all the good qualities of the old Valentine, 

 only it is ten days earlier, a great considera- 

 tion when planted for the market; it has 

 taken the place of the old variety of Valen- 

 tine. 



Henderson's Dwarf Lima. 



Extra Early Refugee. Is an improve- 

 ment on the well-known old Refugee. Very 

 early and prolific. Owing to its good quali- 

 ties it has become a favorite with market 



Best of All Beans, § natural size. 



gardeners for shipping. Pods round and 

 fleshy. 



Improved Prolific Dwarf German Wax, 



This variety is a great improvement on its 

 parent, the Dwarf German Wax. Pods are 

 longer and more productive, with the good 

 qualities of the old kind, which was the first 

 Wax Bean introduced here from Germany. 



Grenell's Improved Rust Proof Dwarf 

 Golden Wax. An improvement on the 

 Dwarf Golden Wax Bean; the seed is identi- 

 cally the same in color as that kind. The 

 pods are straight, long, and fleshier than 

 Golden Wax, superior in quality and posi- 

 tively "Rust Proof" quite an object with us 



Poultry Punches for Marking Chickens. 



