Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



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BEANS 



CrrLTTETRE. — About tliB first of May select a ■warm, dry, shel- 

 tered spot; dig and mantire slightly ; make drills 2 inches deep 

 and 18 inches to 2. feet apart; drop the beans 3 inches apart in 

 the drills, and cover not more than 2 inches deep. Hoe well in 

 dry "weather to keep down the weeds. Sow every two weeks 

 for a succession until September. 



STRINGLESS GREEN-POD 



Absolutely stringless, of fine flavor; the earliest 

 Green-Podded Bean. The illustration represents a field 

 of our Stringless Green-Pods growing for seed at our 

 Melrose Seed Farm, Without any exception it surpasses 

 all others in crispness and tenderness. The pods are 

 absolutely stringless and ready to market two weeks 

 earlier than the best stock of Improved Extra-Early Red 

 Valentines. Pkt. lOc, pt. 20c., qt, 35c., by mail 

 postpaid. By express or freighit, not prepaid, qt. 

 25c.. 4 qts. 80c., pk. $1.50, }i bus. $2.90, 

 bus. $5.50. 



OUR FIELD OP STRINGIiESS GREEN-POD BEANS AT MELROSE ^ED FARM 



NEW ROUND-POD KIDNEY WAX BEAN 



' Originated by N. B. Keeney & Sons 



tiie well-known Bean experts of New York State 



Our customers have frequently asked for a round-podded Wax Bean possessing the excellent 

 market and shipping qtialities of the popular Wardwell's Kidney Wax, and this is the first Bean 

 we have ever discovered that will fill the bill. The plant grows tall, strong and sturdy, with long, 

 round, handsome, stringless pods of large size, very solid and full of meat, crisp, brittle and free 

 from rust; wonderfully early and productive. Pkt. lOc, pt. 25c., qt. 45c., by mail postpaid; 

 by freight or express, qt. 25c., 2 qts. 45c,, 4 qts. 75c., pk. $1.75, bus. $6. 



Connelsville, Pa., Febmaiy S3 , 1905, 

 The seeds I received from you last year 

 rvereallof the best; 'J would not want any 

 letter. It tvas a very dry season with us, 

 hut I had the best private garden around 

 the neighborhood. As long as I get such 

 seed as I got from you,, I do not want any 

 better. Your premiums are a great deal 

 more liberal than any seedman I ever dealt 

 ivith.—e. W. RYLAND. 



NEW GIANT GREEN 

 POD STRINGLESS 

 VALENTINE BEAN 



The Round Pod Valentine Bean 



has long been one of the most popular 

 with market-gardeners. This distinct 

 new cross-bred variety possesses all 

 the merits of the old favorite, which 

 is one of its parents, and having, in 

 addition, the following points, which 

 enhance its value : 



It is ready for market with a 

 more prolific crop of pods a week 

 earlier The pods are one-third 

 larger, averaging 5 to 6 inches in 

 length. They are always absolutely 

 stringless, unusually crisp, round, 

 full and fleshy. 



Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt, 

 35 cts., postpaid; by freight or 

 express, qt. 25 cts., 4 qts, 80 cts., 

 pk. $1,50, bus, $5.50. 



BOUND POD KIDNEY WAX 



NEW GIANT-GREEN POD STRINGLESS VALENTINE BEAN 



See General List of Vegetable Seeds, pages 33 to 48 for other varieties 



