W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md, 
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Perfectly stringles 
round brittle pods. 
Improved Golden Wax 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREE.N PODS.-Ripens ear- 
lier than Valentine, and remains tender a long time after ma¬ 
turing. The pods are pale green, long, straight, perfectly 
roand, meaty and positively stringless. This is an excellent 
variety that will give satisfaction every time. Pkt. 10c; pt. 
25c; qt. 45c ,* postpaid. By express, 4 qts. 75c; pk. $1.40; bu. 
$5.00. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX.—A light green yellow, 
quite brittle with only slight strings when pods are young ; 
plants stiffly erect, bearing large crop of fine pods held well 
above the soil. The pods are rather flat, about four inches in 
length and one-half inch broad. A Very popular market 
variety. Pkt. 10c; pt. 80c; qt. 50c postpaid. By express, 
four qts. 90c; pk. $1.60 ; bu. $5.50. 
CURRIE’S RUST PROOF.—Pods long, flat and tender, 
and o:' the finest quality. It is very productive and one of the 
very best all around beans. There has been much attention 
given to the improvement of the old fashioned bean and this 
variety seems to be one of the best. It is absolutely rust proof. 
Pkt. 10c; pt. 25c ; qt. 45c postpaid. By express, four qts. 80c; 
pk. $1.50; bu. $5.25. 
EARLY MOHAWK.-This variety produces large, strong 
vines which bear profusely. It is the hardiest of the early 
varieties and is a well known green podded sort of established 
merit. It is very hardy and can be planted earlier than most 
other varieties. Pkt. 10c ; pt. 25c ; qt. 40c postpaid. By ex¬ 
press, four qts. 75c: pk. $1.40; bu. $4.75. 
EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTINE.—For snaps ther® 
is nothing superior to tais variety among the green podded 
sorts, and many prefer it to the wax varieties. Vine erect, 
with coarse, dark green leaves ; pods medium length, curved, 
cylindrical, with crease in back. Very fleshy, crisp and tender; 
seed long, of medium size and unsymmetrical in shape, pink, 
marbled with red. Lack of symmetry in the seed of this va¬ 
riety is an indication of superior fleshiness and good quality iu 
the pods. Many different strains of Valentine are offered un¬ 
der slightly varying names. Our stock is very fine and I 
think equal to any that can be produced. Pkt. 10c; pt. 25c; 
qt. 40c postpaid. By express, four qts. 75c; pk. $1.40; bu. 
84.75. 
EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE.—This is a fine variety, and 
is fast becoming one of the most popular round green podded 
snaps for both spring and summer planting. It has all the 
qualities of the well-known Refugee, but is ready for the 
market ten days earlier. Very productive and sure to pro 
duce a crop, even in an unfavorable season. Pkt. 10c; pt. 25c; 
qt. 40c postpaid. By express, four pts.” 75c; pk. $1.40; bu. 
$4.75. 
DAVIS’ KIDNEY WAX.—This is a business man’s bean; 
one of the very best for market gardeners and canners. It is 
a wax podded variety, almost wholly rust proof, with kidney 
shaped white seeds. It is handsome, prolific and profitable, 
and not excelled by any of the wax sorts. It is of strong 
growth, and holds its long, straight pods well above the soil. 
The pods are clear, waxy white color, and are more conspicu¬ 
ous than the foliage itself when the bush is in full bearing. 
It is used as a snap sort and also as a shelled bean. It is of 
extremely high table quality and is adapted to home use or 
market. Pkt. 10c; pt. 30c; qt. 50c postpaid. By express, 
four qts. $1.00; pk. $1.75; bu. $6,00. 
WARDELL’S KIDNEY WAX BEANS.—A most prolific 
dwarf wax bean; one of the best and ' earliest and most hardy 
of the wax sorts; vines of medium si e. Pods long, flat and 
of a delicate waxy yellow, very brittle and entirely stringless. 
It is largely and profitably grown in the South for early ship¬ 
ments to the Northern markets. Pkt. 10c; pt, 80c; qt. 60c 
postpaid. By express, four qts. $1.00? pk. $1.76; bu. $6.00. 
BLACK VALENTINE.—This is a distinct form of the 
Valentine variety. It is verv handsome in appearance and ex¬ 
cellent in quality; one of the best green podded sorts, and we 
especially recommend it for trial, believing that all who plant 
it once will want it again. Pkt. 10c: pt. 30c; qt. 50c post¬ 
paid. By express, four qts. $1.00 ; pk. $1.75 ; bu. $6.25. 
LONGEELLOW.—This has long green pods, always solid, 
and is one of the most prolific green podded sorts. The pods 
are of an attractive green color, perfectly straight and round, 
and it is a very desirable and profitable variety to^grow, both 
for market-gardeners and truckers. It yields more snaps to 
the acre than most other varieties, more uniform In ripening 
and the pods fill the basket quicker. It is also a most desirable 
bean for private gardens, as it is tender and of excellent flavor 
when cooked. Pkt. 10c ‘ pt. 30c; qt. 506 postpaid. By ex¬ 
press, four qts. $1.00; pk. $1.75; bu. $6.25. 
STRIPED CRESSBACK.—This is*a novelty of real merit, 
with long, yellow, stringless-pods, fleshy and tender. Especi¬ 
ally recommended for trial. Pkt. 10c; pt. 30c; qt. 50c post¬ 
paid. By express, four*qts. $1.00; pk. $1.75. 
LIMA BEANS . 
HENDERSON’S 
BUSH L I il A 
BEAN.—This is a 
small dwarf lima 
that gives you 
the first beans of 
the season. The 
quality is very 
good, though not 
the best; in pro- 
d uo'tive ness I 
doubt if it fas an 
equal; it com¬ 
mences to bear 
ten days ahead of 
any other varie¬ 
ty “that I know, 
and remains full until killed by frost. Pkt. 10c; pt. 25c; 
qt 45c, postpaid. By express, four qts. 90c; pk. $1.40; bu. 
$5.25. * 
DREER’S BUSH LIHA BEAN, OR POTATO BEAN.— 
Thi 3 is a great market bean. The gardeners w around , this 
section fer several years have’.planted largely of this/va¬ 
riety to ship green to the New York markets, and for the 
first crop they often receive as much as $4.00 per half¬ 
barrel basket. This is a bean of rather peculiar shepe, 
b mg thick and plump rather than flat and oval; it is a 
very meaty bean, of excellent flavor and high table qual¬ 
ity:'the vine has the Lima habit of growth, and it is v ry 
productive of pods, always well filled; when green they 
nearly equal the ordinary large Lima bean in size, but 
are thicker, sweeter and more tender: they remain green 
a long time after maturing; the beans are easily shelled, 
and are in wide favor. The pods a re crammed so full 
that a basket of green nods will shell half the quantity 
of shelled beans. Pkt.'lOc; pt. 80 •; qt. 60c. postpaid. By 
express, four qts. $1.75: Jbalf-bu. $3.40; bu - $6.50. 
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA. — This is no 
longer a rm u- hwo. hut one of the best for main crop, 
; ■ -■ -• <•.rid standard for market or 
