F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C. 



WAX BEANS 



Seed Beans weight by parcel post, including packing: 

 Pint, 2 lbs.; qt., 3 lbs.; 4 qts., 9 lbs.; pk., 17 lbs. 



585. Bolgiano's Best Yet Wax. 



("Best in Garden" Variety.) 



Among the finest of late introductions. 

 It is erect and bushy in habit of growth, 

 bearing heavily rich lemon yellow, flat 

 pods which are brittle and absolutely 

 stringless. Its resistance to disease as- 

 sures wonderful yielding qualities that 

 recommend them highly to the home 

 grower, trucker, and canner. You will 

 fall quite in love with their tenderness 

 and delicious flavor and, after growing 

 them once, they will be assured of a per- 

 manent place in your garden. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts, postpaid; pk. 

 $2.40; bu. $8.50. 



Bolgiano's Best Yet 

 Wax Beans 



594. Improved Rust-Proof Golden 

 Wax. An early and valuable sort for 

 home and market garden, being quite pro- 

 ductive of well-shaped, medium-sized flat 

 pods. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., 

 postpaid; pk. $2.10; bu. $7.25. 



514. Wardwell's Kidney Wax. pkt. 



10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 55 cts.; pk. $1.85; 

 bu. $6.50. 



583. Bolgiano's New Wax. The pods 

 are absolutely stringless, are round and 

 clear light yellow in color. The plants are 

 very vigorous and branching in habit, pro- 

 ducing medium sized round pods in abun- 

 dance. It is unusually free from rust and 

 quite early. A splendid variety in the home 

 garden or for market use. Pkt. 10 cts. ; pt. 35 

 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.20; bu. $7.75. 



513. Davis Kidney Wax. a popular variety for shipping. The plants are hardy, 

 vigorous and productive, bearing very long, light yellow pods that are attractively crisp 

 and tender. The white, dried beans are quite desirable for wnter cooking. Pkt.' 10 cts.; pt. 

 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.15; bu. $7.50. 



512. Hodson Wax. a hardy, vigorous variety that is popular with truckers for ship- 

 ping. The pods are very long, flat, but fleshy, light yellow and very resistant to rust, quite 

 tender and stringless if picked young. A popular late or main crop market bean. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.10; bu. $7.25, 



529. Carrie's Rust-Proof Wax. Being very early and productive it ranks first among 

 truckers for shipping. The pods are similar in shape to Golden Wax but longer. The plants 

 are hardy and quite resistant both to frost and rust. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 55 cts., 

 postpaid; pk. $1.85; bu. $6.50. 



592. Sure Crop Stringless Wax. A very fine flavored, tender bean. The pods are 

 more fleshy, nearly round, and better quality than Currie's Rust-Proof, but being somewhat 

 later are used more by market and home growers. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., post- 

 paid; pk. $2.35; bu. $8.25. 



588. Pencil Pod Wax. A medium early string- 

 less sort, which is used by market growers and home 

 gardeners. The very fine, long, bright yellow pods 

 are produced through a long season, on plants that 

 are fairly hardy and quite productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 35 cts,; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.10; bu. $7.25. 



Climbing, or Pole Beans 



581. Kentucky Wonder, Old Homestead. This variety is one of the earliest 

 and most desirable of all the green podded running types. It is enormously produc- 

 tive; the pods, hanging in great clusters from base to top of pole, are of a silvery 

 green color and entirely stringless, growing rough and spongy as the beans ripen. 

 They cook deliciously tender at all times and are very popular among home and mar- 

 ket gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts,, postpaid; pk. $2.50; bu. $8,75. 



518. Lazy Wife. One of the best for snaps of the later green podded pole 

 beans. The numerous pods, borne in large clusters, are 5 to 7 inches long, broad, 

 thick, fleshy, and entirely stringless. When young they have a rich buttery flavor, 

 which is retained until they are nearly ripe. The dry beans are excellent for winter 

 use. Seed, white. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.40; bu, $8.50. 



590. Cherry Pole, Horticultural, or Cutshort. Vines moderately large, 

 light colored leaves; pods short, pale green, but becomingly streaked with bright 

 red; beans large, oval, splashed and spotted with wine-red, and of the highest quality 

 either green or dry. Many people like them better than Limas. Adapted for cool 

 locations and short seasons. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; qt. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.40; 

 bu. $8.50. 



516. Burger's Stringless Green Pod. white-seeded Kentucky wonder. TTie pods 

 => ° average 6 to 8 inches in length, are uniformly 



straight, of a rich, dark green, and so naeaty as to be really saddle-backed. The pods are as entirely 

 stringless as the popular Stringless Green Pod Bush Bean ; they are equally tender and of similar 

 Eweet, mild flavor. The dry beans are pure white. . Pkt. 10 cts. ; pt. 35 cts. ; qt. 60 cts., postpaid ; 

 pk. $2.40; bu. $8.50. 



520. Golden Cluster Wax. Extra strong in growth and very productive. The pods are 



of large size, 7 to 8 inches long by % inch wide. Althoufrh 

 flat, the pods of a rich golden yellow, are stringless and of excellent flavor. The dry seeds are thick 

 and pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 35 cts.; at. 60 cts., postpaid; pk. $2.50; bu. $9.00. 



213. Scarlet Runner. ^^ noi-them locations, where the summers are cool and short, this 



takes the place of the Large Lima Beans. Plants are strong, quick 

 growth, bearing large sprays of bright scarlet, pea-like flowers. When fully ripened, the dry beans 

 are of bright scarlet, heavily blotched with purple. Pkt. 10 cts. ; pt. 40 cts. ; qt. 75 cts., postpaid. 



Kentucky Wonder Beans 



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