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BEANS 
B EANS like a dry and rather light soil, though they will do well in any garden soil, 
if not planted too early in the spring. Dwarfs are earliest and most hardy, as a 
general rule. In garden culture Beans are usually planted about two inches deep, in rows 
eighteen inches apart, and three inches apart in the row; in field culture, in drills two to 
three feet apart, so as to cultivate with horse one way. Until blossoming season, frequent 
but shallow cultivation should be given. It is useless to expect a crop from an ill-prepared 
field, or from one that needs deep stirring after planting, as cutting of the roots after the 
plants show bloom is very apt to kill the vines and ruin the crop. One quart will plant ioo 
feet of drill, and one bushel is sufficient for an acre. 
Running Beans, especially the Limas, are even more tender than the dwarfs; there¬ 
fore, planting must be delayed still later, or until liability to rot in consequence of cold, 
damp weather, has passed. Plant five or six beans in each hill, about two inches deep, 
hills three feet apart each way, setting the seed of the large varieties with the eye down¬ 
ward. One quart of seed will be sufficient for ioo hills of Limas, and 250 to 300 hills of 
the other varieties. 
Packet; 10 cents ; ^ pt., 15 cents ; pt., 25 cents ; qt., 40 cents ; except as noted. 
For prices on larger quantities, see page 38. 
DWARF WAX-POD OR BUTTER BEANS 
Wardwell S Kidney Wax. This variety is very hardy and the very best for long-distance shipping. 
It is extremely prolific, producing a heavy crop of long, flat pods, of a delicate waxy yellow, stringless and 
brittle. The beans are large, kidney-shaped, white, with dark markings about the eyes. Packet, 
10 cents ; pt., 15 cents ; pt., 25 cents; qt., 45 cents. 
Jones* Stringless White Seed Round - Pod Wax. ( Sec 
illustration page 4.) This absolutely stringless Bean is a week earlier than any other variety. The pods 
form very quickly, and are long, perfectly round, and exceptionally solid, of a delicate light yellow color, 
free from rust, and of delicious flavor. The ripe seeds will grade in the produce market as No. 1 Mediums 
or small Marrows, and if left to ripen, a large crop of dried beans can be harvested. Packet, 10 cents; 
pint, 20 cents ; pt., 30 cents ; qt., 50 cents. 
Improved Golden Wax. A popular standard variety. Pods long, nearly straight, broad, flat, 
golden-yellow, very fleshy and wax-like, stringless and brittle. The beans are medium in size, white, 
more or less covered with purple shading. Packet, locents; pt., 15 cents; pt., 25 cents; qt., 45 cents. 
Prolific German Black Wax. An improvement on the old Wax 0% Butter Bean, being a more 
robust grower, with longer, straighter, rounder pods, and more prolific and earlier. Packet, 10 cents ; 
Vi pt., 15 cents ; pt., 25 cents; qt., 45 cents. 
Yosemite Mammoth Wax. The pods of this monster Wax Bean are often ten to fourteen 
inches in length, nearly all solid pulp, and absolutely stringlcss, cooking tender and delicious. The color 
of the pods is a rich golden yellow. The plants are extremely large, and should be planted twice as far 
apart as the ordinary Bush Beans. Packet, 10 cents ; x / 2 pt., 20 cents ; pt., 30 cents ; qt., 50 cents. 
Saddle-Back Wax. One of the finest Wax Beans for home use. Pods round, smooth, and so 
extremely fleshy as to be deeply saddle-backed, the meat being solidly united between the seeds. V ry 
tender, and entirely stringless. A strong grower, and quite prolific. Packet, 10 cents; l / 2 pt., 20 cents: 
pint, 30 cents; qt., 50 cents. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax. A new variety, with long, handsome, rich yellow, pencil-shaped pods, 
which arc perfectly round and smooth, absolutely stringless, and of superior table quality. Plant vigorous, 
hardy, and exceedingly prolific. Packet, 10 cents; x / 2 pt., 20 cents; pt., 30 cents ; qt., 50 cents. 
Keeney’s Rustless Golden Wax. A strong grower, positively free from 
rust, and of remarkable vigor. The pods are meaty and well filled, of fine quality, and stringlcss from 
first to last, even when old enough to shell. With its fine quality, hardiness, productiveness, and free¬ 
dom from rust, it must become a general favorite. Packet, 10 cents; l / 2 pt., 15 cents; pt. 25 cents ; 
qt., 45 cents. 
Davis’ White Wax. A white, rustless, productive, wax-podded sort, with large, handsome, straight 
pods, often seven to eight inches in length, containing pure white kidney-shaped beans. When fit for 
use the pods are quite stringlcss. The Davis Wax will produce a third more bushels of pods to the acre 
than any other Wax Bean. Fine for gardeners and canners. Packet, 10 cents; J 4 pt., 15 cents; pt., 
25 cents ; qt., 45 cents. 
Valentine Wax. An improved Extra Early Red Valentine Bean with round wax pod. Extremely 
early, and wonderfully productive. Pods very tender, almost stringless, and remarkably solid ; hand¬ 
some in appearance, and free from rust. Packet, 10 cents; x / 2 pt., 15 cents; pt., 25 cents; qt., 45 cents. 
Refugee Wax. A perfect Extra Early Refugee, with long, round, wax pods of a golden yellow color, 
and of the finest quality. Bears immense crops, free from rust. Packet, 10 cents ; %pt. f 15 cents ; pt., 
25 cents ; qt., 45 cents. 
At prices quoted in thin Catalogue tee prepay the 
Postage, or Express charges unless otherteise noted 
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