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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
BEANS—DWARF AND BUSH—Continued 
BLACK VALENTINE— A very hardy and productive green pod¬ 
ded sort with strong vigorous vines. Pods nearly round, straight, 
slender and about six inches long. The pods hold their attractive 
appearance on the market better than any other sort; the toughness 
of the fibre which makes this possible, however, also causes the pods 
to be of the poorest quality for table use. Not recommended for a 
home garden and not to be recommended for planting for the market, 
except in cases where earliness and not quality is important. In 
some sections are planted for the early market, as they stand cold 
and wet weather better than any other variety. Season, fifty-eight 
days from planting to table. Seed: small, black, oval. 
Pkt. 10c; y % lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.25 
STRINGLESS REFUGEE —Splendid canning variety partic¬ 
ularly valuable for canning and pickling whole, plant large; very 
hardy; extremely productive. Pods medium green; very uniform; 
five to five and one-half inches long, three-eighths inches thick, 
round, absolutely stringless, very fleshy, brittle and fine grained. 
This variety differs from Refuge or 1000 to 1 chiefly in being 
absolutely stringless. Season 70 days. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 35c f 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.15 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL OR ITALIAN BUSH— Planted 
for snaps but generally for green shelled or dry shelled beans. 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs, 40c; 5 lbs. 95c. 
EARLY MOHAWK —Hardy, early, dwarf, green podded sort. 
Planted in some sections for the early market. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.15 
PLANT FOOD FOR VEGETABLE GARDENS 
In no department of gardening is plant food more important to 
results than in vegetable gardening. Vegetables are necessary in our 
diet because they provide vitamins and minerals which they have 
extracted from the sunshine and the soil. 
If grown in soil which is deficient in available nourishment, they 
cannot develop their normal size, flavor or tenderness, and they are 
likely to be deficient in mineral and vitamin content. All vegetables should grow rapidly and without 
interruption if the full measure of their value as food for us is to be realized. 
Modern plant foods should not be spaded into the soil when is is first prepared. They are quickly 
soluble and become immediately available to the roots when water carries them down. They should 
be applied therefore after the soil has been spaded and smoothed and just before the seed is sown. 
Broadcast the plant food at the rate of four pounds to 100 square feet and rake it thoroughly into the 
top soil, so that it is well incorporated with the top two or three inches. 
WAX PODDED — 
DWARF BEANS 
IMPROVED BLACK WAX or PENCIL POD— 
A fine variety for home garden or market, pro¬ 
ducing pods six inches long, round, slightly curved, 
stringless, very meaty and deep yellow. Season, 
sixty-four days from planting to table. Seed: black, 
kidney-shape. 
Pkt. 10c; »/ 2 lb, 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.20 
DAVIS WHITE KIDNEY WAX — Generally 
planted for market or shipping. Fine keeping quali¬ 
ties. Pods six inches long, flat, straight, strings, 
and light yellow. The dry beans are excellent for 
baking. Season, fifty-eight days from planting to 
table. Seed: white, kidney-shape. 
Pkt 10c; lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.20 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX —An old favorite 
for home and market gardening. Pods four inches 
long, flat, straight, stringless, yellow. Season, fifty- 
eight days from planting to table. Seed: white, 
mottled eye. 
Pkt. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.20 
Butter Beans 
In the northern latitudes the term “butter beans” 
is often applied to beans producing wax pods, while 
in the south the term is usually applied to Limas. 
BEANS—DAVIS WHITE WAX 
