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VEGETABLE SEEDS 
VICK’S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 
GREEN-POD 
DWARF SNAP BEANS 
Stringless Green - Pod. Best stringless green-pod Bean 
in cultivation. The Pods are absolutely stringless, full, fleshy, crisp, very 
tender, and of the finest flavor, remaining long in edible condition. Ready for 
market two weeks earlier than Valentine, and very prolific. Too much cannot 
be said in favor of this most excellent Bean, which has become a general favorite 
among growers. 
New Giant Stringless Green-Pod Val¬ 
entine. 'J his should not be confounded with the “ New Stringless Green- 
Pod" above described. It is a distinct new cross-bred variety, possessing all the 
merits of the old favorite Round-Pod Valentine, which is one of its parents, and 
having the following additional points of excellence : It is more prolific; the pods 
are one-third larger, being five to six inches in length, and arc absolutely stringless, 
unusually crisp, round, full, and fleshy; qualities which highly recommend 
it to market gardeners. (See engraving on page 3.) 
Extra Early Red Valentine. One of the most popular of the extra early 
green snap sorts. The pods are round and fleshy, and of most excellent quality, 
remaining tender a long time after they are fit to pull. It is extensively grow n 
for the earliest market. 
Extra Kaily Refugee. One of the earliest of the green-podded sorts, being 
about two weeks earlier than the ordinary Refugee, while possessing all the 
superior qualities of that variety—straight, cylindrical, tender pods, of fine flavor 
and handsome appearance. Excellent for pickles. It is an enormous yielder, 
and a sure cropper. 
Long Yellow Six Weeks. Avery early standard variety, much prized 
for its productiveness and excellent quality. The green pods a»-e often eight 
inches long, tender and brittle. Vines vigorous and branching. Beans long, 
kidney-shaped, yellowish dun-colored. 
Early Mohawk. The hardiest variety, and therefore can be planted much 
earlier than other sorts. It is largely grown in the South for early Northern 
markets. A strong grower, with large bush and coarse leaves. Beans when ripe 
are variegated drab, purple, and brown. 
Dwarf Horticultural. A standard New England sort. The pods are medium 
in length, cylindrical, curved, and splashed with bright red on a yellowish ground. 
The beans are round and speckled. Good for use as a shelled bean ; about equal 
in quality to the Lima. Packet, 10 cents ; l / 2 pint, 15 cents ; pt., 25 cents ; 
qt., 40 cents. 
Vick S Dwarf Prolific Pickier is distinct in seed, color, and habit of 
growth. Most prolific Dwarf Bean in cultivation. Plants stocky, from two and 
one-half to three feet in height. When young it makes a most excellent snap 
bean, being at that season entirely stringless. Pods in clusters, and from seven 
to ten inches long, showing the green color so desirable for pickles. 
DWARF BUSH LIMA BEANS 
The Bush Limas are quite desirable for the garden, as their cultiva¬ 
tion does away with poles and the labor of staking. 
True Bush Lima (B urpee’s). This is of true bush form, com¬ 
ing absolutely true from seed. The bush grows from eighteen to twenty-four 
inches high, branching freely, bearing from 50 to 200 large pods, well filled with 
delicious buttery beans fully as large as the old style Pole Lima. Plant in 
rows three feet apart, and thin to twelve or eighteen inches apart in the row. 
Packet, 10 cents ; ^4 pt., 20 cents ; pt., 30 cents ; qt., 50 cents. (See en¬ 
graving on page 5.) 
Improved Bush Lima (Dreer’s, Kumerle, or Thorburn). Form of growth 
similar to above. The beans in the pod grow close together, are very thick, and 
of superior flavor. Packet, 10 cents; J 4 pt., 20 cents; pt., 30 cents; qt., 
50 cents. 
Small Bush Lima (Henderson’s). Form of growth same as that of the two 
preceding varieties. The beans are small in size, but of delicious flavor and great 
productiveness, and about two weeks earlier than the others. Packet, 10 cents ; 
I2 pt., 20 cents ; pt., 30 cents ; qt., 50 cents. 
Wood’s New Prolific Bush Lima. This is a'greatly improved 
strain of Henderson 1 / Bush Lima, or Dwarf Sieva Bean. It is equally as $arly 
and as prolific, and as it produces much larger pods and beans, it therefore 
yields much larger crops. Being about two weeks earlier than the true Limas, it 
is very desirable for planting for an early supply, or in latitudes where the true 
Limas do not succeed well. Like all the Sieva Beans, it is especially adapted for 
light soils. Packet, 10 cents ; ]/ 2 pt., 20 cents ; pt., 30 cents ; qt., 50 cents. 
One packet 0/ each 0/ the above four, jo cents. 
BEAN, KEENEY’S RUSTLESS GOLDEN WAX 
I WISH to say that the Pea [Thomas Laxton] seed I received of you 
this year has done wonderfully well. They were ahead of any in this 
section, and on one double row, 20 feet long, have had six pickings, a 
market basketful at a time. 
R M. Shurtleff, Keene Valley, N. Y. 
BEAN, JONES’STRINGLESS WHITE SEED ROUND-POI) WAX 
