VVM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
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Dwarf Lima and Pole Beans 
ENGLISH BROAD BEANS 
They are as hardy as peas, and should be planted in spring as early as the ground can 
be worked, in order to get them into pod before hot weather. Plant in drills four feet 
apart, placing the beans two inches deep, and allowing from four to six inches between 
each. To insure well-filled pods, pinch off the tops as soon as the lower pods begin to set. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add 15 cents per quart for postage. 
Broad Windsor. The largest variety grown. Can only be used as a shell Bean. 
Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $2.00. 
Chou de Bruxelles. Bcrza cle Brusels. 0?ofcnfof>I. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row and produce about 3000 plants. 
This delicious vegetable is a species of the cabbage family, growing about two to three feet 
high, producing from the sides of the stalks small sprouts one to two inches in diameter, 
resembling cabbage heads. The leaves should be broken olT in the fall to give the little heads 
more room to grow. The seed should be sown about the middle of May, and the plants after¬ 
ward set in rows two feet or more apart and cultivated like cabbage. 
Tall French. Very fine tall sort. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Improved Dwarf. Produces compact sprouts of superior quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 30 cts., % lb. 85c. 
DWARF LIMA BEANS 
Elliott's Bush Lima. A perfect bush form of tne Largo Lima; grows 18 to 20 inches 
high, robust and always erect. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $2.75. 
Sieva Bush Lima. Very popular on account of its great productiveness and earliness. 
Beans small, but of the true Lima flavor. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $2.75. 
POLE, OR RUNNING BEANS 
Haricots a Rames. Frijole de Bejuco. 0tangen=33of)nen. 
One quart will plant 100 hills ; 10 to 12 quarts required for an acre. 
For pole varieties drive stout poles 4 feet apart each way, leaving them from 6 to 8 feet high 
when set. Make a slightly raised hill about the base and plant 5 or 6 seeds, placing the eye 
downward when planting large flat varieties like the Limas. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add 15 cents per quart for postage. 
King of the Garden Lima. A vigorous grower, bearing an abundance of large podc\ 
varying in length from 5 to 8 inches, and containing from 4 to 6 perfectly formed beans of 
superior quality. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $2.75. 
Elliott’s Improved Pole Lima. A very superior early variety of excellent quality and 
greiit productiveness. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $2.75. 
Early Jersey Lima. About two weeks earlier than Large Lima, but in other respects the 
same. Pt. 20 cts., qt., 40 cts., pk. $2.75. 
Large White Lima. The most highly esteemed Bean in cultivation. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 
40 cts., pk. $2.75. 
Golden Carmine-Podded Horticultural. An earlyand prolific yielder of large, fleshy, 
stringlc*ss pods of a handsome golden color mottled with carmine; unsurpassed both as a snap 
or shell bean. Pt. 20 cts.; qt. 35 cts.; pk. $2.00. 
Golden Clusterr Pods a beautiful golden yellow color; of large size, averaging from 7 to 
8 inches long and % inch in width. Fleshy, absolutely stringless and very brittle, while the 
flavor is delicious. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $2.25. 
Old Homestead, or Improved Kentucky Wonder. A very prolific sort, producing 
large clusters of round, fleshy, stringless pods of excellent flavor. A line old Bean, not yet 
surpassed by any newer sort. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2.75. 
Horti cultural Cranberry. One of the best for family use. The pods are very tender 
and of fine quality. Pt. 15c., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 
Early Dutch Case Knife. Very early and prolific, fine shelled, green or dry. Pt. 15c., 
qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 
Scarlet Runner. Ornamental as well as useful. Has bright scarlet flowers. Used both 
as a string and shell Bean. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 
White Dutch Runner. Similar to the preceding, except that the flowers are white 
instead of scarlet. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $2.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
BROCCOLI 
Broccoli. Broculi. 
0par$clfofU. 
Nearly allied to the 
cauliflower, but more 
hardy and surer to head. 
For cultural directions 
see Cauliflower. 
W hit e Cape. Heads 
medium size, close, com¬ 
pact, and of a creamy 
white color. One of the 
Pole Beans most certain to head. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Purple Cape. A greenish purple variety of the preceding. It is also 
hardier. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Walcheren. A valuable variety, with very large firm heads. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 50 cts. 
Broccoli, Purple Cape 
