JEROME B. RICE SEED COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush 
Culture.—A succession of sowings can be made from the first week in May until September. These 
dates are for the latitude of New York; farther south the sowing must be done earlier, farther north, 
later. Plant in drills about 2 inches deep, and from 18 inches to 2 feet apart, according to the rich¬ 
ness of the soil; the poorer the soil the closer they can be planted. The seeds should be dropped 
about 2 inches apart. 
One and a half pints to 100 feet in drills, or 150 hills; 1 bushel to the acre, in drills 
Round Pod Kidney Wax 
Four of the Besf Wax Beans 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX 
We would place this very desirable variety at the 
head of the list of the long, round-podded wax 
beans, and as one of the very best for either home 
or market garden. The plant is exceptionally strong 
in growth, producing a profusion of fleshy, brittle, 
stringless pods, clear yellow in color and of the 
highest quality. 
NEW KIDNEY WAX 
A handsome, flat-podded wax variety resembling 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax, but with longer, thicker 
though not as broad pods. A productive, attractive 
variety of the highest quality. The pods are nearly 
6 inches in length, entirely stringless, very brittle 
and of a clear yellow color; fine for canning. 
UNRIVALLED WAX 
A very desirable, extra early, productive variety 
with beautiful, showy golden-yellow pods, which 
show their color at an early stage of growth. The 
pods are nearly six inches long, almost round, 
straight or slightly curved, and while showing a 
trace of string, are brittle and tender. The plant is 
strong and vigorous and quite free from rust. 
SURE CROP WAX 
A most excellent variety, being a selection from 
Currie’s having black seed but differing from that 
sort in that it is entirely stringless, with longer, 
somewhat thicker, but less broad, flat pods. When 
this bean is better known we predict that it will en¬ 
tirely supersede its parent, not only for the home 
garden but for shipping as well. 
Other Standard Dwarf Wax Varieties 
Black Wax, Prolific. An old, early, standard 
variety which has now been largely superseded 
by the better type, Pencil Pod Black Wax. 
Currie’s Rust Proof Wax. This is a market gar¬ 
dener’s variety, grown more for its earliness 
and hardiness than for its quality. It is grown 
very largely in the South for northern markets 
and carries very well. Pods are long, broad or 
flat, stringy, of a clear yellow color. 
Davis’ White Kidney Wax. An early, productive 
and attractive white seeded variety with long, 
flat, straight, rather stringy pods; used largely 
by market gardeners because of its showy, 
bright yellow pods. 
Davis’ Wax Stringless. This new strain has all 
the good characteristics of the old type but 
with the advantage of being entirely stringless. 
Golden Wax. An old standard, popular wax var¬ 
iety, more largely grown in the home garden 
than other sorts; pods are fairly long, nearly 
round, bright yellow and stringless. 
Golden Eye Wax. A very early, hardy and pro¬ 
lific variety, with long, flat, almost straight 
pods; nearly rustproof. 
Hodson Wax. One of the latest of the wax var¬ 
ieties, though very vigorous, hardy and produc¬ 
tive, with large, flat, long, attractive pods; a 
shipping sort. 
Refugee Wax (Stringless). A popular mid-sea¬ 
son, hardy and desirable variety with numer¬ 
ous round, stringless, bright yellow pods; de¬ 
sirable for canning. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax (Brittle Wax). An ex¬ 
cellent variety and one of the best for the home 
garden. The pods are over six inches long, 
round, stringless and of a yellow, wax-like color. 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. An old fashioned, pop¬ 
ular gardener’s variety; pods large, rather 
broad, flat, fleshy, fine grained and stringless; 
very attractive and desirable. 
Webber Wax. (Crackerjack Wax). A very high 
quality, exceedingly productive, flat podded, 
stringless variety; popular for either private or 
market garden. 
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