GERMAIN'S 
SEEDS 
BEANS 
DWARF OR BUSH 
Frijoles Bohne Haricots Nains. 
If ordered l>y mail add 10 etn. per pound for postage. 
One pound will sow 100 feet of drill; 40 pounds are 
required for an acre. They will thrive in any good 
soil. Plant the seed 2 inches deep and 2 inches apart, 
in rows 2 feet apart. 
DWARF OR SNAP, GREEN POD 
Extra-Early Refugee. Very early, prolific; fine quali¬ 
ty, and a great favorite for canning. Lb. 15 cts., 10 
lbs. $1.25. 
Long Yellow Six Weeks. Very early and productive; 
one of the best market varieties; tender and of fin© 
flavor. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. An early-maturing, 
round, fleshy podded variety of fine quality. Pods 
straight, brittle and entirely stringless. Lb. 15 cts., 
10 lbs., $1.25. 
Canadian Wonder. Handsome fiat pods of great length 
and very tender. Hardly any variety can approach 
it in rich flavor and appearance. Lb. 15 cts., 10 
lbs. $1.25. 
Early Moliawk. This sort is so much hardier than the 
others that it can be planted earlier and often will 
furnish beans fit for use before any other kind. Lb. 
15 cts., 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Splendid dwarf Lima; large and 
of excellent quality. Lb. 20 cts., 10 lbs. $1.50. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. A dwarf variety of the Sieva 
or Southern Lima; produces enormous crops. Lb. 
15 cts., 10 lbs. $1.25. 
BEANS, STRINGLESS GREEN PODS. 
English, or Broad Windsor. The celebrated ] )roa d 
England, growing on a strong stalk about two feet high* 
beans eaten shelled. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. (price on appli¬ 
cation.) 
WAX OR YELLOW-PODDED 
Refugee War. A handsome, round-podded variety, extreme¬ 
ly productive, bearing large, fleshy, wax-like pods of 
splendid quality. Lb. 15 cts. 
Improved Golden Wax. One of the best strains of Golden 
Wax. Hardier, more prolific, holds its pods up well, of 
better quality, pods longer, straighter and thicker than 
the original Golden Wax. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs., $1.25. 
Improved Prolific Black Wax. In every respect first-class; 
pods round, a beautiful bright yellow color, very early and 
continues long in bearing; handsome and immensely pro¬ 
ductive. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs., $1.25. 
Davis Kidney Wax. An entirely distinct sort, of fine flavor. 
Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Wardwells’ Kidney Wax. Very productive; pods straight, 
fiat, 5 inches in length, brittle, stringless and of good 
flavor, greatly in demand for market use. Lb. 20 cts. 
Ventura Wonder Wax. The pods are straight, often 9 
inches long, oval, transparently white, entirely stringless 
and of the finest flavor; extremely hardy, very produc¬ 
tive and one of the finest wax beans. Lb. 15 cts., 10 
lbs. $1.25. 
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS 
Frijole de Bejuco Stangenbohne Haricots a Rames 
If ordered by mail, add 10 cts. per pound for postage. 
These varieties require a rich soil. Plant in well-ma¬ 
nured hills, 3 feet apart each way, covering to a depth of 2 
inches. In each hill set a pole 8 or 10 feet long, around 
which plant 5 or 6 beans and afterward thin out, leaving 
four strong, healthy plants to each hill. They may also be 
grown without poles, allowing the vines to run, planting in 
hills 4 feet apart. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. A novelty of recent introduction, 
possessing all the qualities of its green-pod namesake, 
which needs no further explanation. Lb. 20 cts. 
London Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. Vines moder¬ 
ately vigorous, with large, light-colored leaves; pods 
short broad, pale green, but becoming streaked with 
bright red as they mature; good either green or dry. Lb. 
15 cts. 
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BEANS, CANADIAN WONDER. 
