Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Wholesale Seed Growers, Cambridge, N. Y. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX—Brittle Wax (52 days)—An excellent early round- 
podded. stringless variety of highest quality. Pods 5 to 6 inches long and of 
a light yellow wax-like color. Seed white with brownish-black eye. 
SURE CROP WAX (53 days)—Apparently a selection from Currie’s Rust Proof 
Wax. having black seed and differing in that it is stringless, more hardy, 
and a little later. Pods flat, 6 inches long, somewhat thicker than Currie’s 
and with a stronger plant growth. 
UNRIVALLED WAX (53 days)—An immensely productive, first early, showy sort. 
Pods 5 to S 1 /* inches long, rather narrow, either perfectly straight or slightly 
curved, somewhat flattened but fleshy. The pods show their clear yellow color 
at an early stage and while having a trace of string are quite fiberless. Plant 
large, vigorous, and nearly disease resistant; seed distinctly small, flat, kidney¬ 
shaped; ochre-brown in color. 
WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX (53 days)-—A very popular early gardener’s variety. 
Pods large, 5% to 6 inches long, moderately stout, straight and flat, fleshy, 
brittle, fine grained and nearly stringless. Of good quality and very attractive. 
WEBBER WAX—Cracker Jack Wax (52 days)—A high quality flat podded string¬ 
less variety of the season of Ward well’s Kidney Wax. Pods 6 to 6 V 2 inches 
long, quite broad, and uniformly curved, fleshy, stringless and brittle, with 
little fiber. Plant more vigorous and productive than Wardwell’s. Color of 
pod is a decided bright yellow. Seed yellow kidney-shaped. 
DWARF GREEN PODDED VARIETIES 
BLACK VALENTINE—Roi des Noirs (53 days)—Beautiful large pods about 6 
inches long, slender, nearly round and almost straight; stringy, fibrous, though 
fine grained; dark green in color; seed black. An early, productive, profitable 
gardener’s variety. Plant more vigorous and productive than Red Valentine 
and pods darker green. 
BLACK VALENTINE, STRINGLESS (53 days)—While the pods are not quite as 
rounded as in the old type, it possesses all the other desirable characteristics 
and is free from strings. 
BOSTON SMALL PEA—The N avy Bean of Commerce —Plant is large, hardy and 
very prolific, with tendency to form runners. Ripens uniformly. Pods 4 inches 
long. Dry beans small and white. 
BOUNTIFUL (49 days)-—Best of the flat-podded stringless varieties. Pods 6 V 2 
to 7 inches long, thick, flat and slightly curved; stringless, slightly fibrous, 
attractive, and of fine quality; color light green. Very early, vigorous, hardy 
and productive. 
BROAD WINDSOR—Fava (75 days)—The English “Broad Bean”; largest and 
best of its class. These so-called Fava beans are very popular in all localities 
having a large Italian population. 
FRENCH'S HORTICULTURAL (65 days)—One of the most attractive of the 
Horticultural family. Vine very erect, straight and compact, with a tendency 
to throw out short runners. Pods prolific, 7 to 8 inches long, broad, stringy 
and fibrous, and distinctly marked with a very vivid crimson. (Illustrated on 
next page). 
FULL MEASURE (54 days)—A fine stringless, early, medium green, high quality 
bean. Pods straight, 6 inches long, very fleshy, round crease-backed. In season 
slightly later than Burpee’s Stringless. Seed much mottled on a brown back¬ 
ground. Desirable for canning, also valuable for shipping. 
HORTICULTURAL DWARF (54 days)—An old standard snap and shell sort. 
Pods about 5 inches long, flat, almost stringless, greenish-yellow splashed with 
carmine. 
LARGE WHITE KIDNEY (100 days)—A most excellent white kidney-shaped field 
bean. 
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