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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



SiM Black Valentine 



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trucker's delight lima bean 



A New Round, Green- 

 Podded Variety 



Among the dwarf 

 edible, green-podded 

 or snap Beans, the 

 Valentine family is 

 probably the most 

 extensively grown 

 and generally popular 

 type, and in conse- 

 quence, extensive cul- 

 ture, selection and 

 breeding for seed pur- 

 poses have brought 

 forth several varieties 



of merit, among which we consider our new Black (Seeded) Valentine unqualifiedly the best and 

 a most valuable' introduction. 



It possesses all the merits of the favorite Red Valentine, and in addition has other desirable 

 qualities ; the plants are of compact but vigorous growth, very hardy, with a capacity for re- 

 sisting unfavorable weather and disease, thus especially adapting this variety for very early as 

 well as for very late planting ; in fact, it is most reliable 

 and satisfactory for sowing in succession at any season, 

 being thrifty and enormously productive even under ad- 

 verse conditions. Remarkably early, the pods usually be- 

 ing ready to pick in from 45 to 50 days from sowing. 



Beautiful pods, soft green color, extra long, almost 

 straight, round, very-, thick, meaty and tender, breaking 

 off completely when snapped, without string or fibre; 

 flavor unsurpassed Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 

 cts., postpaid ; by freight or express, qt. 20 cts., 

 pecl( $1.50, bus. $5.25. 



ILXTRA-ILAKLY LIMA BILAN 



Trucker's Delight 



New extra early Lima Bean.' The pods are 3 to 4 

 inches long, containing three to four beans each, and as 

 large as the King of the Garden Lima. Beans are tender 

 and of excellent quality. PIct. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., 

 qt. 40 cts., postpaid ; by freight or express, pt. 

 20 cts., qt.30 cts., 4 qts. $1, pl^. $1.85, bus. $7. 



FLAT GRLEN ^ POD B OUIltif ul 

 BUSH BEAN JJUUlUllUl 



A Prolific and Continuous Bearer. The First 

 in Spring — the Last in Tall. Absolutely String- 

 less — very tender and of Delicious flavor 



The crowning merit of this Bush Bean is in the rich 

 green pods, which are of immense size, thick, broad, extra 

 long, uniform in shape, solid, meaty ; high quality, melt- 

 ingly tender, and having a delicious flavor ; pods are abso- 

 lutely stringless and entirely free from tough, membrane- 

 ous lining ; this tender " snap brittle " quality is retained 

 even into maturity. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 35 cts., postpaid ; by express or freight, qt. 20 

 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50. 



S^uTiTean"^' Ttic ^Longf cUo w 



An E,xtra-£.arly "Quality" Snap Bean 



Extra early variety, perfectly round, straight, solid, 

 fleshy pods averaging 6J inches long, tender and brittle, 

 compact habit, maturing crop regularly. Pods fit to pick 

 four days in advance of any other variety of approximate 

 size and merit. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 

 by mail, postpaid ; by freight or express, qt. 20 

 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50. 



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