i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEM 



PHIMDELPHl\P, 



Haricots, Fli. 



BEANS— Dwarf or Bush 



Habichuela, Sp. 

 Bohnen, Ger. 



One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill. 

 CULTURE — Plant any time after the weather has become firmly settled, say around middle of May in the latitude of Philadelphia. 

 Most any soil will bear good crops, but well enriched sandy loam will give biggest returns per square foot. Sow seeds in rows 2 to 1\ feet 

 apart, dropping the beans four inches apart in the row, covering about 2 inches deep. Hoe as soon as seedlings appear, and when they 

 begin to form second or third pair of leaves, hill the rows slightly to support the plants. Repeat this hilling process as the plants grow 

 larger, bearing in mind, however, that beans should never be cultivated while the bushes are wet with either dew or rain. For a succession 

 of young, brittle pods, sow every other week up to August 1st. 



59 Mammoth Stringless Green Pod. A very high quality green-podded sort, pro- 

 ducing large pods, some of which measure 6 inches in length, of the finest quality. It is 

 productive, bearing pods which are perfectly round, very fleshy and entirely stringless. 

 A favorite canning variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; } lb., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 85 cts.; 5 

 lbs., $1.95, prepaid. 



41 Masterpiece Forcing. A thrifty, healthy grower, producing an abundance of 

 large green pods, which are straight, broad, thick and of excellent quality. We consider 

 this the best variety for growing under glass, as it is a fast grower and matures the crop 

 at an early season. Grown outdoors, Masterpiece will 

 develop strings as it becomes old. Pkt., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 

 cts.; lb., 70 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.25; 5 lbs., $2.75, prepaid. 



57 Stringless Green Pod. First pods ready for use 

 within 65 days after sowing seeds. Remains tender 

 and crisp a long time after reaching full size. Pods are 

 pale green, long and round, meaty and of excellent 

 flavor. The plants have a spreading habit of growth 

 and produce large quantities of pods which are very 

 uniform both in size and shape. A fine canning sort. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts.; 

 5 lbs., $1.85, prepaid. 



20 Black Valentine. Of handsome appearance and for 

 this reason it is very popular. It may be planted 

 earlier than other varieties of Beans, as it withstands 

 considerable cold, damp weather. The plants make a 

 strong growth and produce a heavy crop of pods, which 

 are dark green in color, about six inches long, straight 

 and nearly round. Develops a little fibre unless gathered 

 while young, when it is of fine quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 I lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.75, 

 prepaid. 



23 Bountiful. A most productive flat, green-podded, 

 stringless bush bean which, under favorable conditions 

 of soil and season bear one bushel of pods per 15 foot 

 row, in the course of the season. They bear the bulk 

 of the crop within 75 days from date of planting, the 

 first picking being generally ready in sixty days. The 

 pods average 6 inches long, by J inches wide, are thick 

 through, of pleasing light green color, very brittle and 

 absolutely stringless at all stages of development. 

 By far the best of the flat podded sorts. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 5 lbs., $2.00, 

 prepaid. 



Stringless Green Pod Beans 



Dreer's Complete Vegetable Seed 

 Collections 



On page 8 we offer several collections of choice 

 Vegetable Seeds, suitable for gardens of various sizes, 

 and each containing a careful selection of reliable 

 standard sorts in well-balancei quantities. 



28 Dwarf Horticultural. Pods large, color green splashed with red — mostly used for shell beans, 

 but makes a good snap bean, being almost stringless. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 

 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.75, prepaid. 



50 Improved Extra Early Red Valentine. A standard extra early and always reliable. Pods 

 ready for use within 45 days after sowing seeds. They are of medium size, round, slightly curved 

 and of excellent quality. Our strain has been selected especially for earliness and good quality. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; i lb., 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.75, prepaid. 



38 Keeney 's Stringless Refugee. A decided improvement over the old Thousand-to-one Refugee, 

 which was somewhat stringy. The plants grow to large size and are very productive. The pod 

 is thick, round, average five inches long, are slightly curved, light green in color, very brittle and of 

 good quality, altogether, a splendid late sort. Pkt., 10 cts.; £ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 

 5 lbs., $2.00, prepaid. 



Mammoth Stringless 

 Green Pod Beans 



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