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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1896 
Newington Wonder. Very productive, pods crisp and 
tender ; a valuable variety for forcing. Per pt., 
15 cts.; qt,, 25 cts.; pk., $1.50. 
Early China. An old standard variety that is very 
* early. Per pt., 15 cts ; qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.25. 
Long Yellow' Six Weeks. A very early, prolific and ex¬ 
cellent variety. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt.,25 cts.; pk., 
$1 25. 
Large White Kidney. Excellent as a Shell Bean, 
green or ripe. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; pk., 
$1.25. 
DWARF WAX VARIETIES. 
REFUGEE WAX BEANS. 
BEANS, DWARF OR BUSH. 
German, Bohne. —French, Haricot. —Spanish, Frijorenano . 
One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 
Special rates by the bushel to Market Gardeners and 
Truckers . 
Improved Golden Wax. A valuable improvement on 
the old Golden Wax ; very early and entirely 
stringless ; pods very long, tender, brittle and of 
delicate flavor. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 80 cts.; pk., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Black Wax, or Butter. One of the most desirable va¬ 
rieties grown. The pods are translucent, waxy- 
yellow and stringless. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 30 
cts.; pk., $2.00. 
White W ax. One of the best for family use. String¬ 
less waxy-yellow pods, very brittle, tender and 
of delicious flavor. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; 
pk., $2.00. 
Flageolet Wax. One of the best wax sorts ; early, 
very productive, with pods one-third longer than 
any other variety of Wax Beans. Per pt., 20 cts.; 
qt., 35 cts.; pk., $2.00. 
Wardwell’s Dwarf Kidney Wax. Extra early ; purely wax 
pods, long, flat and remarkably free from rust. Per 
pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts. 
Yosemite Mammoth Wax. The pods of this variety often 
attain the length of 10 to 12 inches and the thickness 
of a man’s finger. Entirely stringless, rich golden 
color, enormously productive and excellent quality. 
Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; pk., $2.50. 
Refugee Wax. This is a perfect Refugee bean with golden 
yellow pods. Suitable for early or late sowing. An 
immense yielder. Per pt., 20 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., 
$1.75. 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA BEANS. 
Bush Beans may be had in fine condition throughout the 
season by planting at intervals of two weeks, from the begin¬ 
ning of May until the middle of August; they should be 
planted in drills 3 feet apart and 1 inch deep. 
Extra Early Red Valentine. Productive, tender and succu¬ 
lent and of fine flavor ; about ten days earlier than 
Early Valentine ; remains longer in the green 
state than most of the varieties. Perpt., 15 
cts.; qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.50. 
Early Mohawk. Very early, hardy, productive and 
of rich flavor; extensively planted in the 
Southern States for shipping to Northern mar¬ 
kets. Perpt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.25. 
Extra Early Refugee. Very tender and produc¬ 
tive ; the best variety for pickling; a great 
improvment on the old Refugee. Per pt., 15 
cts ; qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.25. 
Low’s Champion. Very productive, with perfectly 
stringless, large green, fiat pods. Per pt., 15 
cts.; qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.50. 
Improved Nonpareil. An excellent snap or shell 
sort. Flat, green pods, stringless, early, hardy 
and very prolific ; a valuable variety for fam¬ 
ily or market garden. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 
cts.; pk., $1.50. 
Warren. This new bean is pronounced by good au¬ 
thority to be one of the richest flavored bush 
beans in cultivation ; vigorous and upright in 
growth and very productive. Per pt., 20 cts.; 
qt., 30 cts.; pk., $1.75. 
Green Flageolet (Wonder of France). The best of 
the newer dwarf French varieties; the pods 
are long and straight. The beans are bright 
green, retaining their fresh appearance when 
cooked. Per pt., 15 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; pk., $2.00. 
Dwarf H orticultural. A bush variety of the well- 
known horticultural Pole Bean. Per pt., 15 
cts.; qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.25. 
