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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 

 One quart will plant one hundred feet of drill. 



SWABF, or Bush Beans, require no sup- 

 port, 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 tender an- 

 nuals, and cannot be safely planted till 

 danger from frost is past. Plant every 

 two weeks for a succession. 



PABCEZi POST. If customers want their 

 bulk Beans sent prepaid, remit us the fol- 

 lowing amount extra: 



For the 1st and 2nd zones from Bella, for 

 V2 pk. 12 cts., for 1 pk. 20 cts. 



For the 3rd zone, for % pk. 20 cts, for 1 

 pk. 35 cts. For larger quantity or longer 

 distances, will be cheaper by express. 



Wax-Podded Varieties 



IMFBOVED EABI.T GOIiSEN WAX. A great 

 improvement on the popular old Golden 

 Wax Bean. Early, the pods are long, brit- 

 tle, entirely stringless, and of golden wax 

 color. As a snap bean it excels nearly ev- 

 ery other variety in tenderness and rich 

 buttery flavor, while as a shell bean it 

 has no superiors. Per pkt. 5 cts., Vz pt. 

 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid; by express 

 or freight, ^ pk. $2.00, pk. $4.00. 



EA-RImT FBOI.IFIC BI.ACB: WAX. A popu- 

 lar variety wherever known; the pods waxy 

 yellow, solid, tender, and almost transpar- 

 ent, stringless. Very early and productive. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 2 cts., 2 for 35 cts., 

 postpaid; by express or freight, % pk. 

 :$2.00, pk. $4.00. 



BOITin} POD EIDNET WAX. This new va- 

 riety is a selection from the famous Ward- 

 well's Kidney Wax Bean, and possesses the 

 same excellent market and shipping quali- 

 ties of this popular variety. As its name in- 

 dicates, its pods are round instead of flat. 

 The plant grows strong and sturdy, with 

 long, round, handsome stringless pods of 

 large size, very solid and full of meat, 

 crisp, brittle, and free from rust. It is 

 wonderfully early and productive, and will 

 become a very popular variety. Per pkt. 5 

 ets., V2 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid. 

 By freight or express. 



■ SODSON WAX. This distinct type of bean 

 is remarkable for its great size of plant 

 and pod and wonderful productiveness. It 

 will outyield any other bush bean. A very 

 sturdy grower, and so far it has proven 

 to be entirely free from rust and blight. 

 Comes about two weeks later than the 

 ■earliest dwarf beans. Plants are loaded with 

 long, handsome, stragiht pods, averaging 

 seven inches in length, and of a waxy 

 cream-yellow. When picked young they 

 are stringless, when fully mature they 

 have a slight string. It is distinctly a 

 market gardener's bean, as a main crop 

 variety, on account of its great vigor and 

 freedom from diseases. The plant should 

 be at least thinned out to 6 inches apart 

 In the row. Per pkt. 5 cts., V2 Pt. 20 cts., 

 ■2 for 35 cts., postpaid; by express or 

 freight, % pk. $2.00, pk. $4.00. 



Improved Early Bed Valentine Bean 



Green-Podded Varieties 



IMFBOVED EABt.Y BED VALEITTINE. 



Round Pod Strain. Early productive, ten- 

 der, succulent, and of excellent flavor, 

 continuing longer in the green state than 

 most of the varieties. This variety is of- 

 ten marketable in six weeks from the time 

 of sowing in May. Per pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 

 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid; by express 

 or freight, % pk. $1.75, pk. $3.50. 



EABZ.'Sr BEFUGEE. 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 the ordinary 

 Refugee but it is nearly two weeks earlier. 

 It is enormously prolific, and is almost cer- 

 tain to produce a crop, no matter how un- 

 favorable the season. Per pkt. 5 cts., % 

 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid; % pk. 

 $1.75, pk. $3.50. 



FBOI.IFIC TBEE. 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., Vz pt. 15 cts., 

 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; by express or 

 freight, Vz pk. $1.50, pk. $3.00, bu. $11.00. 



IMFBOVED WHITE NAVY. This variety can 

 profitably grow 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 sixty 

 fold with ordinary field culture. Per pkt. 

 5 cts.. V2 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., postpaid; 

 by express or freight, % pk. $1.50, pk. 

 $3.00, bu. $11.00. 



SUBE CBOP STBINGLESS WAX. An ex- 

 tra early, perfectly stringless Wax Bean. 

 A most prolific cropper, plants hardy, blight 

 and rust resistant to a great extent. The 

 handsome, rich yellow pods average six to 

 seven inches long, almost round, Vz inch 

 wide, very meaty and sweet. The habit of 

 the plant is branching, but sturdy and up- 

 right, every branch carrying a heavy crop 

 of the magnificent pods. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 V2 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid; by 

 express or freight, Vz pk. $2.00, pk. $4.00. 



