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ELLIOTT’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1897 
Novelties and Specialties in Vegetable Seeds. 
BEAKS, ROGERS’ LIMA WAX. 
A Decided Novelty. One of Merit and a Host 
Desirable Acquisition as a Snap Bean. 
This new bean is named Lima Wax, as it has bright, glossy 
foliage, and the blooms, which are borne in great profusion, 
resemble the Dwarf Limas. The plant is branching and vigorous, 
with an immense amount of foliage, which serves as 
a protection to the pods, as they sink beneath it, 
shielding them from light showers and heavy dews, 
serving as a protection against their spotting and 
rusting as compared with other sorts. This bean re¬ 
quires thin planting (two beaus being sufficient for a 
hill) on very rich soil and will run true and not sport. 
The pods are the broadest of all wax bush beans, 
color transparent, glossy lemon wax, having the 
yellow waxy appearance very soon after the pods 
are formed and when picked retain their bright at¬ 
tractive appearance fora long time without becom¬ 
ing tough. Not only will this bean meet the ap¬ 
proval of the market gardener, but will also become 
a favorite among the private gardeners. PKt., 10c.; 
^ pt., 25c.; pt., 40c.; qt., 75c. 
Beans, Burpee’s Bush Lima. 
No other bean on the market to-day has gained 
universal popularity so rapidly as the Burpee’s Bush 
Lima, which is now considered, among all who have 
grown it, as one of the most valuable varieties for 
market or private gardens. The only perfect bush 
variety of the true Large Lima Bean, always grow¬ 
ing robust and erect; height, 18 to20 inches. Highly 
recommended to all lovers of the true Large Lima 
Bean who are detained from planting on account of 
the trouble of procuring and setting poles. Pt., 
30c.; qt.,50c.; peck, $3.50. 
BEET. 
New Columbian. 
EGG PLANT. 
Improved New York Spineless. 
BEET, NEW COLUMBIAN. 
A distinct, new beet, round, smooth skinned, very early and of great 
uniformity, both in roots and tops. Tested beside the Eclipse, this sort 
proved equally as early, and of far superior quality. The flesh is fine 
grained and deep blood-red color. An excellent sort for either the pri¬ 
vate or market gardener. Pkt., 6c.; oz., 10c.; Yi lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 
A selection su¬ 
perior In every 
respect to the 
New York Im¬ 
proved, which 
has been the 
standard for 
many years. The 
plants are low 
and branching 
in habit and ex¬ 
ceedingly free 
from spines, 
both on the 
plant and calyx 
of the fruit. 
Eight to ten 
fruits of the 
largest size and 
perfect form are 
usually produc¬ 
ed on each plant. 
The extreme 
earliness, at 
least two weeks 
in advance of 
the old variety, 
splendid quality 
and great pro¬ 
ductiveness of 
this selection 
IMPROVED NEW YORK SPINELESS EGO PLANT. 
should greatly increase its popularity. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c.; Y\ lb., $1.00. 
