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Golden Wax Flageolet. An excel- 

 lent variety introduced a few years ago, 

 from Germany. After several years' expe- 

 rience we can confirm all that is claimed for 

 it. It is the best Wax Pole Bean in culti- 

 vation, surpasses in length and delicacy of 

 flavor all other Wax varieties. It is a verv 



White Crease Back Pole Bean. 



strong grower, which is wanting by most of 

 the Wax Pole kinds. It bears abundantly, 

 is entirely stringless, and does not spot even 

 by toomuch rain orother unfavorable weath- 

 er. Cannot be too highly recommended. 

 The Golden Wax Pole Bean, brought out a 

 few years ago, we have dropped, as it can 



si and no comparison with the Golden Wax 

 Flageolet. 



Crease Back. A variety of Pole Beans 

 which has been cultivated in the South for 

 a long time, but has never come into the 

 trade until introduced by the late Richard 

 Frotscher, some years ago. It is an excel- 

 lent bean, earlier than the "Southern 

 Prolific." Seeds white: pods round, with a 

 crease in the back, from which the name. 



Golden Wax Flageolet Pole Beaa. 



It is a good grower, bears abundantly, and, 

 if shipped, will keep better than most other 

 kinds. It sells better in the spring than any 

 other for shipping purposes; and when in sea- 

 son cannot be surpassed. For early summer 

 the Southern Prolific is preferable, standing 

 the heat better. Several years ago Mr. Frots- 

 cher received half a bushel from near Mobile, 

 Ala., and all the beans of this variety in the 



