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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO.
Yellow Pod or Wax Beans.
— Bolgiano's Now Wax Beans.— Introduced by
use four years ago. The pods a^e round and of a
bright golden yellow. It is very productive, bearing
its fruit in clusters, of medium size, thich flesh pods
about the size and shape of the green Valentines. It
is very early, and our trade has been much pleased
with this beau. It is free from rust and almost string-
less. Quart, 20C. Gallon, 75c. Peck, $1.25. Bush-
el, $5-°°-
Cm-lie's Rust-Proof Wax Bean.— Market
gardeners and truckers are loud with their praise of
this most wonderful bean. It is the earliest bush bean
grown ; very productive ; pods long, flat, tender and
of fine quality. Excellent shipper. V 2 pint, 5c.
Pint, ioc. Quart, 20c. Gallon, 60c. Peck, $1.00.
GPbldeil-Eyed Wax. — This is an early and vigor-
ofcs-growing variety, yielding a great profusion of
tender pods of a beautiful waxy appearance. The
vine grows about i l / 2 feet high, holding the pods well
off the ground, thus keeping them clean and attractive.
It is singularly free from blight and rust. The pods
are flat and large. y z pint, ioc. Pint, 15c. Quart,
20c. Peck, $1.00. Bushel, $3.75.
Extra Early Refugee Wax Bean. — Produces
an enormous crop of pods of a clear, transparent color.
It remains tender longer than any other wax sort, and
is practically ever-bearing. l / z pint, ioc. Pint, 15c.
Quart, 25c. Gallon, 75c. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.00.
1 1 111 proved Proline Blaek Wax. — Pods are
round, creamy yellow, tender and productive. The
most popular wax bean. ./ 2 pint, 5c. Pint, ioc. Quart,
15c. Gallon, 60c. Peck, $1.00. Bushel, $4.00.
\/ WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX.
This variety is very hardy, and both pod and plants
are more robust than usual for a wax bean . The shape
of the beans is distinct from all other wax varieties,
being of a perfect kidney shape. It produces a heavy
crop of purely wax pods, which are very long, flat,
showy, and not liable to rust or blister. Very early.
Pint, ioc. Quart, 15c. Peck, $1.20. Bushel, $4.00.
Culture of Beans.— Dwarf beans may nof be safely planted
until the middle of April, owing to late frost, but may be
planted thereafter, as desired, until the middle of August.
Select high, rich soil; make drills two feet apart; drop
beans along the rows and cover with earth. Hoe often and
keep earth to the sterns.
Bush Lima Beans,
BURPEE LARGE BUSH.
— Burpee Large Busk. — Is an im-
mense yielder, each bush bearing from
fifty to two hundred of the handsome,
large pods, well filled with very large
beans, which are identical in size and
luscious flavor to the well-known large
Pole Limas. By the introduction of this
most valuable novelty, the largest and
best Lima Beans can now be raised in
quantity at small cost, without the ex-
pense and labor attached to the use of
poles. y 2 pint, ioc. Pint, 15c. Quart, 25c.
Gallon, $1.00. Peck, $1.50. Bushel, $5.75.
/JDreer's Busk Large Lima Bean.
This remarkable bush bean produces pods
in great abundance, 185 having been
counted on a single plant. It requires
no poles or stakes. The beans grow close
together — three, four, and sometimes five
in a pod, and very thick, sweet, and suc-
culent. It ripens fully ten days earlier
than any of the Pole Limas. l / 2 pint, ioc.
Pint, 15c. Quart, 25c. Gallon, $1.00.
Henderson Busk Lima Beans.
This bean was introduced about fifteen
years ago. It has merit in being pro-
ductive, and very early for family use,
and where the trade demands a small-
sized bean it has no superior. It is of
fine flavor and very attractive when served
on the table. Quart, 25c. Gallon, 90c.