EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN, FARM AND LAWN 
New French Stringless 
Currie's Rust Proof Wax.-™^Jtn°rvvaf "yS^^; 
usually rust-i>roof. The vines are vigorous, hardy and prodiic- 
tive: pods are light yellow, oval-flat. 5 H to 6 niches long. One 
of our standard market-gardeners' sorts. '4 H>.. 15 cts.; lb.. 
50 cts. (post paid, pkt., 10 cts.; U lb.. 20 cts.: lb.. 60 cts.). 
Burpee's New Kidney Wax.-^J^^^^^-Xo™ 
proline than the popular Wardwell's Kidney Wax, with longer 
pods, which are even more handsome in appearance, entirely 
stringless. more ileshy and of much finer quahty. H 'b- 20 
cts.: lb., 50 cts. (post paid, pkt., 10 cts.: H lb., 25 cts.; lb.. 
60 cts.). 
Horticultural Wax. — One of the best for market gardeners; 
it does not rust; pods are always clear, waxy yellow. Must 
be picked quite young as pods become somewhat stringy as 
they mature. H lb., 18 cts.: lb.. 55 cts. (post paid. pkt.. 
10 cts.: H 11).. 23 cts.; lb.. 65 cts.). 
Burpee's White Wax.— The plants are exceedingly vigorous, 
enormously productive of long, handsome, stringless pods; 
very solid and full of meat; crisp, brittle and tree from rust; 
clear light waxy yellow-colored potls: unequalled either for the 
table or for market use. M lb., 15 cts.; lb.. 55 cts. (post paid, 
pkt.. 10 cts.; 1,1 lb;. 20 cts.; lb., 65 cts.). 
Hodson Wax. — The plant is vigorous in growth and comes into 
crop about uvo weeks later than the early sorts. The pods of 
ttiis variety often measure 7 to 8 inches in length and are 
remarkably free from spot or rust, and for flavor is unsurpassed. 
'4 lb.. ISets.: lb., 55 cts. (postpaid, pkt., 10 cts.; J4 lb.. 23 cts.; 
lb.. 65 cts.). 
BEANS 
. Plant in rows two feet apart, dropping the beam 
tiiree inches apart and covering two inches. They 
thrive upon light soils, which should be carefully 
prepared and manured lightly Being tender, they 
should not be planted until frosts are passed, as 
warm soil is needed for their germination. For 
succession make plantings every two weeks untU 
end of July. One pound will plant 50 feet of dnll. 
One and one-half bushels wiU plant one acre. 
DWARF BUTTER OR WAX 
SORTS 
Ferguson's Brittle Wax.-~Ve 
earliest of all Wax Beans; also a great cropper. The 
bushes are remarkably hardy and extremely prohflc, 
while the pods are fleshy and entirely stringless, often 
measuring 4 H to 6 inches long. They are broad and 
solid, tender,' brittle and entirely stringless at all 
stages of growth. The pods have white seeds showing 
only a small black dot at the eye and where a surplus 
is allowed to ripen fully they make excellent shell 
Beans. H lb., 18 cts.; lb.. 55 cts. (post paid, pkt.. 
10 cts.; H lb.. 23 cts.; lb.. 65 cts.). 
Ferguson's Improved Golden Wax. 
The Standard Flat, Wax-podded Variety. 
Among the Yellow Wax-podded or "Butter" 
Beans, the Golden Wax has long been in popular 
favor, but this improved variety by far surpasses the 
old favorite In several desirable points. The plants 
are of vigorous, bushy growth, not susceptible to 
rust, moderately early, and very prolific. The pods 
are exceedingly handsome, long, uniformly broad, 
thick and remarkably fleshy, of good quality, 
tender and brittle, absolutely without string or coarse 
fibre at all stages until maturity, while the color is of 
a rich golden-vellow. Although not the earliest 
• Dwarf Wax Bean, its reliability in producing a heavy 
crop of large, handsome pods, whether planted in 
spring or summer, renders it highly valuable for 
both home and market planting. >i lb-. 15 cts.; 
lb., 50 cts. (post paid, pkt.. 10cts.; H lb., 20 cts.; 
lb., 60 cts.) 
Sure-Crop Stringless ^^^-—tJf^e'y 
of Dwarf Wax Bean, which, while not related to the 
well-known Currie's Rust-proof Wax, bears a great 
resemblance to it in plant, pod and bean, but is 
entirely different in quality, as it is stringless and 
tender at aU stages of its development. Plant is strong and 
holds pods weU off the ground and will stand long seaso ns of 
wet weather. It is very productive, and bears the large 
golden-yellow pods in great abundance, and because of its 
being very hardy the seed may be planted early Pkt . 10 cjs. . 
V4 lb . 18 cts.; lb.. 55 cts. (postpaid, pkt., 10 cts.: H lb., 23 cts.. 
lb., 65 cts.). 
Stringless Refugee Wax.-™^,„7//,%^f ^e 
Refugee Wax. to which it is far superior. The plants are 
of very robust growth and extremely productive, bearing 
an aijundant crop of large, rich, Solden-yellow pods, 
which usually contain five beans each and are Ht for table use 
at nearly all stages of their growth. M lb.. 18 cts.: lb.. 55 cts. 
(post paid. pkt.. 10 cts.; li lb., 23 cts.; lb., 65 cts.). 
TN • v:A^^„ W^v Plant vigorous, and of compact 
Davis Kidney wax. upright growth, with pods extra 
long, straight, oval, of a clear, waxy, wliite color, often seven 
to eikht inched to length. M lb. 15 cts.; lb.. 50 cts. (post paid. 
pkt.riO cts.; K lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts.). 
Wardwell's Kidney Wax.— One of the best \Vax Beans, bear- 
ing long pods of a delicate waxy yellow, entirely strmgl^s and 
brittle '4 lb., 18 cts.; lb.. 55 cts. (post paid. pkt.. 10 cts.; 
'4 lb., 23 cts.; lb.. 65 cts.). 
BOWKER'S PYROX 
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Gentlemen:— I have received my seeds and am very "ell satlsflod. _ . 
1 always find your seeds better than any others that I have triea 
Yours truly, ici«..orfi 
9 
(Signed) DAVID BARNES. 
