HOME-GROWN FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS 
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Improved Early Valentine Beans 
DWARF WAX, or BUTTER BEANS, continued 
Warden’s Kidney Wax. A most excellent va- 
riety, widely known and deservedly popular. Pods 
come sound, long, broad, flat, brittle and stringless. 
Beans kidney-shaped, white, shaded with purplish 
brown; vine strong and upright in growth. Pt. 15 
cts., qt. 25 cts,, pk. $1.75. 
Currie’s Rust-Proof Black Wax. Pt. 15 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.75. 
Improved Golden Wax. Very large, flat pods, 
long, stringless. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.75. 
Large White Kidney Wax. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 
cts., pk. $1.50. 
Valentine Wax. One of the earliest; is very pro- 
ductive; first in quality; round pods. Pt. 15 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., pk. $ 2 . 
Pole, or Running Beans 
One quart to 160 hills ; 16 quarts per acre 
Culture. — Sow as the soil becomes warm and 
dry from the first of May (for all except Limas) to 
the latter part, in hills 4 feet each way. Limas should 
not be planted until warm weather has fully set in. 
One quart of Limas will plant about 100 hills, run- 
ning four or five beans to a hill, and all of the smaller 
size about 200 hills. Poles 8 to 10 feet long should 
be firmly set in the hills before planting seeds. 
Large White Limas. The genuine Lima Bean. 
Leading grower; variety for market or home use. 
Beans are flat, kidney-shape, pure white in color. 
Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $ 2 . 
Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. An 
old, popular variety, useful either as a green-podded 
snap bean or when shelled in the dry state. Pt. 15 
cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $2. 
King of the Garden. Large in pod and bean; 
extra quality and handsome appearance. Pt. 15 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., pk. $ 2 . 
Scarlet Runner. A popular English variety; 
very ornamental, with scarlet blossoms. Pt. 15 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., pk. $1 .75- 
Pole Horticultural. Good as a snap or shell 
Bean. Pt. 15 cts., qt., 30 cts. pk. $1.75. 
Case Knife, or White Dutch. Long green, flat 
pods, used as snap or shell. Pt.20c.,qt.35c.,pk. $2. 
Worcester Pole. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.75. 
Lazy Wife. A superior sort of finest flavor. 
Beans large, medium dark green; abundant pro- 
ducer. Pods measure from to 6 inches in length. 
They are strong and thick, very fleshy, and en- 
tirely stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., 
pk. $2. 
Green-Podded Dwarf Beans 
Burpee Bush Lima. Although the bush grows 
only 18 to 20 inches in height, the Beans are as large 
as the Pole Limas. This Bean has become im- 
mensely popular. Theplantscome truefrom seedand 
the dwarf habit has become well fixed. The strong 
constitution of the plant is shown in its stout, thick 
stalk, and large, deep green, leathery leaves, and rich 
as well in its pile of thick, strong, handsome pods, 
which are as large and well-filled as those of the Pole 
Limas. Identical in size and flavor with the Pole 
Lima, having the same rich buttery taste; preferred 
by many to that variety. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. $ 2 . 
Goddard, or Boston Favorite. Red pods, some- 
what similar to Dwarf Horticultural. Popular in 
the Boston market as a shell variety. Pt. 15 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 
Burpee Bush Lima Beans 
