T. W. WOOD 85 SONS 
SDDDSMDN SINGS 1879 
RICHMOND, VIBG-INIA 
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WAX PODDED BUSH BEANS 
27. Bountiful Wax (52 Days). An early, entirely string'less bean similar to the well- 
known green podded Bountiful, except in color, which is a rich deep 
yellow. The thick meaty pods are 6 to inches long, fleshy, very brittle and of fine 
quality. One of the best bearers. Perfectly stringless from the first to the last picking. 
The plants branch freely, every branch bearing a generous load of fine quality pods. 
By mail postpaid, pkt. lOc; ^ lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 3Sc; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 100 lbs. $12.00. 
Siir«»ornn Strino-lM*! Wav (52 Days)—Hardy, mst-proof and string'less at prac- 
0.5. ourecrop Oinngiess wax stages of growth. The rich, yellow, thick 
and meaty pods measure 6 to 7 inches long, about half an inch wide and nearly as thick, 
and are produced in great abundance; it is one of the biggest yielding of all the wax 
beans, and has the advantage of being very early. In hardiness it probably excels all 
other wax beans. By mall postpaid, pkt. 10c; ^ lb. 2i0o; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. 95c; 
10 lbs. $1.30. 
Not postpaid, lb. 2i0c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 70c; 10 lbs. $1.30; lOO lbs. $11.00. 
26 Rustless Oolden Wax Days)— Our strain is a marked improvement over the 
type generallj'^ sold. It is more disease-resistant, the pods 
about an inch longer: they are entirely stringless and yield more abundantly. The hand¬ 
some pods are about 6 Inches long, strictly stringless, fleshy, very brittle and tender. 
Do not be disturbed if the plants throws tendrils; this is an evidence of vigor. 
By mail pos't^aid, pkt. lOo; 14 lb- 20o; lb. 30o; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35o; S lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 100 lbs. $12.00. 
28 Pencil Pnrl Rlarlc W'av (54 Days) —The best strain of black wax beans and has 
AO. t ciicii irou uiacK vvax qualities that go to make a first-class bean 
for the home garden and nearby market. The pods are 6 to 7 inches long, round and of 
a uniform rich yellow color; tender, absolutely stringless, very brittle, fleshy and with¬ 
out fibre. By mall postpaid, pkt. 10c; Ih. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. 
$1.75. Not postpaid, lb. 20o; 2 lbs. 3i5c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.40; lOO lbs. $12.00. 
29 Rniinrl Pr»/1 Ri-iHle Wav (52 Days) —If splendid quality made a bean popular 
AJ7. ixuuna roa oritue wax should be our best seller among wax beans. It is a 
profuse bearer of meaty, stringless, tender round pods 5% to 6 inches long; quite hardy 
and very prolific. It would be hard to Imagine a more thoroughly satisfactory entirely 
stringless wax bean for the private garden. By mail postpaid, pkt. lOo; % lb. 2i0o; 
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Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 80c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 
$134)0. 
Bountiful Wax 
lb. 3So; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.05; 10 lbs. $1.85. 
POLE or CORNFIELD BEANS 
Polo beans are sentitive to cold and should not be plan-ted before the ground is 'warm —i 
two to three weeks later than bush beans. Set poles 6 to 8 feet long, 3 to 4 feet apart. In 
4-foot rows and plant five or six beans two inches deep around each pole. They may also 
be planted in the cornfield and allowed to run up the stalk. More troublesome to gro-wi 
that bush beans, but they bear longer and more profusely. A pound plants lOO hills; 30 
pounds to the acre. 
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54. Virginia Wonder 
The Barliest Pole Bean 
See page 1 for description. 
Pole or Cornfield Beans 
»T ^ .f f W7‘C Dave') _One of the most popular for snaps, shell beans, or dry beans 
No. 51. Lazy Wife ('^ us^^Th^pods; 5 to 7 inches long, are borne in large clusters, 
long, broad, fleshy and entirely stringless. Flavor rich and buttery. By mall postpaid, 
pkt. lOo; Va lb. 20c; lb. 30o; 2 lbs. 45o; 5 lbs. 95c; 1 © lbs. $1^. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20o; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 70o; 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs. $11.00. 
No 49 MrCaslan (65 Days). A heavy bearer of large, well-filled, deep green, rneaty string 
no. ‘*17. mcv..asian snaps of delicious flavor. Bears all the season if closely picked. 
By mail postpaid, pkt. lOc; H lb. 20o; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 45c; S^s. 95c; lops. $1.30. 
Not pos'tpald, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30o; 5 lbs. 70o; 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs. $11.00. 
Piif nv r'rkfnfifalrl (72 Days)— May be used as snaps, shelled green or dried 
iNO. OU. C-Ut onOirt or L^ornneia ^rj^ter. The meaty pods are 4 inches long and crowded 
with beans. A good bean for the small garden. By mail postpaid, pk't. 10c; ^ lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 
2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. 95c; 10 lbs. $1.30. _ _ 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 70o; 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs. $11.00. 
No. 47. Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead <f| 
top to the bottom of the pole. Nearly round, crisp and tender. If gathered as they mature, 
they continue bearing through the season. By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 
2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. 95c; 10 lbs. $1.30. „ * 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 70c; 10 lbs. $1.30; lOO lbs. $11.00. 
Nft 48 Faf ni- White Creaseback (6® Days)— One of the earliest and most pro- 
no. ‘*o. rai norse or wniie \.^reaseDacH ^uctive pole beans, bearing round, fleshy pods 
in large clusters. The seeds are pure white. By mail postpaid, pkt. lOc; lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 
2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. 95c; 10 lbs. $1.30. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 70c; 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs. $11.00. 
No 45 Nanrv Davi*! Sti-inerl Crea«pback (72 Days)— Vigorous and productive; bears 
Davis Oiripea ^.^reaseoaCK quantities of fat, round, fleshy pods nearly 
8 inches long. A fine bean for either the home garden or market, particularly for growing in 
corn. Of extra good quality and stays in condition as snans longer than anv pole bean. 
By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; lb. 20o; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. 95c; 10 lbs. $130. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 70c; 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs. $11.00. 
M AC 4 1. u 1.’ Ii. 1 (Wren’s Egg or Speckled Cranberry) (70 Days)— The 
INo. 46. Uctober or Horticultural pods are .514 to « inche.s long and when young are 
stringless: one of the most generally grown pole beans, for shelling when green, and for dry¬ 
ing for winter. Splendid for baking. By mail postpaid, pkt. lOo; lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 45 c; 
5 lbs. 95c : 10 lbs. $1.30. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 70c; 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs. $ 11 . 00 . 
TVT eo 4 I J WI (55 Days)— No wax podded pole bean surpasses it in 
No. 52. Kentucky Wonder Wax quality it is heavilv productive of pods 7 to 8 inches 
long and so fleshy that the thickness almost equals the width; brittle. 
stringless. The drv beans are somewhat wrinkled. By mail postpaid, pkt. loc; id. zuc, 
lb. 35c: 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. Si.10; 10 lbs. $1.95. 
Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 85c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 100 lbs. .$14.00. 
M do C I 4 D (65 Days)— Useful as a vegetable and for ornamental purposes, 
InO. 00. DCarlet txunners producing spravs of bright scarlet flicvers 
By mail postpaid, pkt. 10c; H 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.15: 10 lbs. $2.05. 
Not postpaid, lb. 25c: 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. 90c; 10 lbs. $1.70. 
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