iSDWURF GREEN 



POD BEANS. 



M ft 1 J LP 1 r msr or jujl 



# fl V /V Vrf >^ —This is absolutely till earl- 



iest Bean in cultivation, rested alongside of other extra 

 sons with ordinary culture ad an unfavorable season, it has ripened 

 over'a week ahead of all ot-ers, and two weeks ahead of Improved 

 Valentine. It grows from 12 to 14 in. 

 high, while pods are long, handsome 

 and of a beautiful gTeen color. Quality 

 good, if pulled when young, but if al- 

 lowed to ripen they are tough. After 

 thev are toe cid for string beans, as they 

 are" pure white in color, they give ex- 

 cellent satisfaction when used in a dry 

 state. Pkt, 10c.: pt., 30c.; qt., 50c. 



EARLY ROIXD POD VAL- 

 ENTINE. — Ten days earlier 

 thau the old Red Valentine. 

 It is also more prolific, pods being 

 remarkably tender and fleshy, and 

 remain a long time on the plants 

 without becoming hard. Packet, 10 

 cents; pint, 25 cents: quart, 40 cents. 



In competition for the S~3 

 offered in 1888, John A. 

 slay maker, Atkinson, Neb., 

 secured the premium by sending 

 me a vine containing 140 pods. 



EARLY MOHAWK — A week 

 to ten davs later than First of AIL 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts. ; qt, 40 cts. 



EARL V YELLOW SIX 

 WEEKS.-Verv earlv, with straight 

 flat pods. Pkt., 10c.; pt,, 25c.; qt. 40c. 



BEST OF ALL — Pods are long, 

 very fleshy, succulent and stringless, of 

 good flavor. They are produced me- 

 dium early and abundantly. Market- 

 gardeners "in the neighborhood of New 

 Orleans have long considered them the 

 best of all. Although only known in 

 the North to a limited extent, all plant- 

 ing them agree they well deserve the 

 name. Pkt, 10c: pt, 30c.; qt, 50c. 



NONPAREIL GREEN POD. 

 — See Page 9. Packet, 15 cents. 



GOLDEN REFUGEE This 



is an improvement on the old well- 

 •-.•J'" I SJ$£~ known Refugee, both in quality and 



" ViT^i ttS^fsJS-lf? ] ro luctiveness. The vines being fairly 

 loaded with beautifully shaped per- 

 fectly round pods. J. Polk Heivner, 

 Augusta, Lowa, secured the S25, 

 in 1888, by sending me a plant of 

 Golden Refugee with 3*4 pods. 

 Pkt, 10 cts.; pt, 25 cts.; qt, 40 cts. 



PROLIFIC TREE 

 BEANS .—This is a small, very 

 white bean, resembling the old- 

 fashioned Navy Bean, but cooks in 

 less time, and' is of better flavor. 

 They should be planted in rows 2&j 

 feet apart, and 20 inches apart in 

 the rows as to secure a large yield; 

 they should not be allowed to 

 crowd each other. In competition 

 for the $23 premium offered last 

 yearM. B. Puryear.Iinwood, Ark., 

 secured the prize with a vine con- 

 taining 711 pods. In 1887 Mr. 

 Thompson, of North Andover, 

 Mass. raised a plant containing 

 612 pods. From this statement 

 some idea can be had of their 

 wonderful productiveness. Pkt., 

 10 cts.: pt. 25 cts.: qt . 40 cts. 



EARLY JIOII 



Pkt, 10 eta. 



B I R L I N G A M E MEDIUMS .—in the Burlingame 

 Mediums I consider I offer my customers the earliest, har- 

 diest and most productive Field Bean in America. 



At present only known to a limited extent in western New York, 

 it still however nas increased in popularity to such an extent 



the exclusion of all other 

 . Last Summer, when riding through the Genesee 

 -ler in New York State, it was the only Field Bean I saw growing 

 great Be^n ^ng district! and fields of them, containing 20 to 40 i acres were not 

 uncommon! On inquiring, I found 40 bushels to the acre not an unusual I P W, the} 

 have frequently, under favorable circumstances, made a much larger return^ Ttu J npen isei erai 

 davs earlier than the Marrow, Medium or Pea Bean, and in a wet season ™" k <*P ^D*™ 

 healthy while other varieties rust and spot, and are thereby greatly ^,"f^ £ 

 well as" quality. I have before me a letter from one of the largest concerns . h a™hngKean* in 

 New York State: they write that "Burlingame Mediums. are. in their opinion. " n h q ^l"™e- 

 the coming Bean for field culture. The ripened seed is pearly white and m uc ^ h^'^ me. 

 than the ofa sorts, consequently they can frequently be sold at an extra _ price. Ever, J^er 

 of this catalogue who has ever grown or thinks of growing Beans for market, snouia not 



it still however nas increased in popularity to such an extent , or tnis catalogue wno una ner t-iuwu ... rjri «„„ h . ou »rt 40 cento, 



during the last few years, that wherever grown it is planted to hesitate to give Burlingame Mediums a trial. Packet. 10 cents , pint. .» cents . quwi, 



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