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Iowa Seed Company, 20 ... Des Moines, Iowa.
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[Image: Improved Valentine plant]

Davis' Wax.-A new white, rustless, productive; wax-podded bean; pods flat, very long, white, straight and handsome; seeds clear white; excels all others in hardiness and productiveness. Valuable for market gardener's and canner's use. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Wardwell's Dwarf Kidney Wax.-Earlier, more productive than Golden Wax; rust proof, vigorous, pods large, showy, tender and stringless, excellent flavor and good for either snap or shell[.] Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Black Wax.- Popular with market gardeners. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt 15c, qt. 40c.

Henderson's Bush Lima.-Grows in compact bush form, producing enormous crops of delicious Lima beans which can be as easily gathered as the common garden bush bean; is at least two weeks earlier than any of the climbing Limas, produces a continuous crop from the middle of July until frost. Enormously productive. A very small patch will supply a family with this splendid vegetable throughout the season. Pkt. 5c. 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

[Image: Yosemite Mammoth]
Yosemite Mammoth Wax.- Pods frequently attain a length of ten to fourteen inches, with the thickness of a man's finger, and are nearly all solid pulp, the seeds being very small when the pods are fit for use. The pods are a rich golden color and are absolutely stringless, cooking tender and delicious. The cut shows one half of a pod, and exhibits the size and fleshy thickness of this monster wax bean. Extremely productive. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c.

Burpee's Bush Lima.-A dwarf or bush form of the true large Lima which is of great value. They are of perfect bush form, growing 18 to 20 inches high, of stout and erect growth, yet branching and vigorous. An immense yielder, each bush bearing from 50 to 200 handsome large pods, well filled with very large beans of luscious flavor. Does not always mature dry shelled beans in this latitude, but you are sure of a good crop of green ones. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Large White Marrow.-Excellent as shelled bean; cooks in twenty minutes. Grown very largely for the market. The beans are ivory white and double as large as the Navy. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c.
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Early Mohawk.-Very early and will stand more cold than most bush varieties. Vines large and stout with very large coarse leaves; will stand a slight frost. This variety is largely grown in the southern states for northern markets[.] The pods are from 5 to 6 inches long; the seeds, when ripe, drab with purple spots. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. [40c?].

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Beans.-Dwarf Bush Varieties.
One quart will sow one hundred feet of drill.
Dwarf or Bush beans require no support, and should be planted in drills an inch and a half deep and drop the beans three inches apart in the drills. Beans are tender annuals, and cannot be planted until danger of frost is past. Keep clean, and do not hill up or hoe when wet. A sandy loam is the best. The half pint packages will be found very desirable for small families. We furnish pints at one-half the quart price. Price includes postage. See special prices by the peck or bushel on page 22. Packets contain about two ounces.

Improved Early Valentine.-About ten days earlier than the common Early Valentine. In addition to this, it is more robust and vigorous, and produces the true, round, curved pods very abundantly. Unexcelled in quality and uniformity of ripening, nearly the whole crop can be taken at one picking, usually within 35 days after planting. Crop is quite short this year, and while apparently we have sufficient for ordinary demands, still stock may be exhausted late in season. Better order early if you prefer this sort. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c.

Long Yellow Six Weeks.-Very early and prolific; long, green, tender, flat pods matures quickly. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 35c,

Early Refugee, or Thousand to One.-Most prolific green podded sort, thick and fleshy. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c.

Stringless Green Pod Bush.-The only stringless green pod bush bean in cultivation[.] Consequently it surpasses all others in crisp, tender flavor. The finely shaped, long, green pods are absolutely stringless, and when we add that the pods are ready to market two weeks earlier than the best stock of improved extra early Red Valentines, we are sure that Stringless Green Pod will supply a long felt want. It must prove of immense value, not only to the market gardener who wants to make more money, but also to the amateur who seeks a rare quality early for the home table. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c.

Rogers' Lima Wax.-A decided novelty. Its bright, glossy foliage and bloom resemble Dwarf Lima. The pods are the broadest of all wax beans, of most excellent quality as snaps and retain their bright and attractive appearance a long time after picking. Has a delicious Lima flavor. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pkt. 20c, qt. 60c.

[Image: Henderson's Dwarf Lima.]
Improved Golden Wax.-In spite of all the new sorts of beans being introduced every year, our trade calls for more Golden Wax than any other variety. This great popularity is due largely to to the fact that the variety we have is a great improvement on the old Golden Wax having larger pods and being much more prolific. This improved stock is one of the handsomest beans we have ever seen, the pods being of dark, rich golden yellow color and of perfect shape. For family or market you can make no mistake in planting them. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c.

Scarlet Flageolet Wax.-This is really one of the most valuable varieties for either private or market garden purposes. It is as early as either the Black or Golden Wax sorts and has a peculiar value in the fact that it is nearly always exempt from rust[.] The pods are often a foot in length, exceedingly succulent, stringless and tender. It is an enormously productive variety. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

California Branch, or Prolific Tree-This is quite a valuable variety for field culture[.] Grows about 20 inches high, has stiff, upright branches and bears immensely, sometimes yields 45 bu. per acre. The beans closely resemble the White Navy. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c.

[Image: Burpee's New Stringless Green Pod]

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