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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 3.

[image] IMPROVED VALENTINE.

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. 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. Packets contain about two oz. Price includes postage except at peck and half-peck rates. Deduct 15 cts. from quart rate if to be shipped by express.

[image] HENDERSON'S DWARF LIMA.

EARLY PROLIFIC BROAD--See novelties. Per pkt.10c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 65c.
YARD LONG--See novelties. Pkt. 10c.
IMPROVED EARLY VALENTINE.--About ten days earlier than the common Early Valentine. In additon 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. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c; by express or freight 1/2 peck 75c, peck $1.40.
HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA.--Grows in compact bush form, producing enormous crop of delicious Lima beans at least two weeks earlier than any of the climbing Limas. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 90c, pk. $1.60.

WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX.--One of the earliest, hardiest and most productive of all Wax Beans. It is nearly a week earlier than the Golden Wax, and yields one-third more, and it is almost entirely free from rust and spots. The pods are long and showy, very tender, stringless, and of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 90c, pk. $1.60.
LONG YELLOW SIX WEEKS.--Very early and prolific; long, green, tender, flat pods; matures quickly. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 35c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 65c, pk. $1.25.
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 are ready to market two weeks earlier than the Valentines. It is of immense value, not only to the market gargener [gardener] but also to the amateur who seeks a rare quality early for the home table. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c; by exp. 1/2 pk. $1.00, pk. $1.75.

[image] LAZY WIFE'S POLE BEAN

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WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX BEAN
HARDIEST AND MOST PRODUCTIVE.

EARLY REFUGEE, OR THOUSAND TO ONE.--Most prolific green podded sort, thick and fleshy. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 75c, pk. $1.40.
EARLY MOHAWK.--Very early and will stand more cold than most bush varieties. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 75c, pk. $1.40.
DAVIS WHITE 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; by exp. 1/2 pk. 90c, pk. $1.60.
CHALLENGE BLACK WAX.--Earlier, more productive and of better quality than the old Black Wax. Pods tender, round, fleshy and stringless. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 85c, pk. $1.50.
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX.--Great improvement on the old Golden Wax having larger pods and being much more prolific. Pods of dark, rich golden yellow color and of perfect shape. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45[c]; by exp. 1/2 pk. 75c, pk. $1.40.
SCARLET FLAGEOLET WAX.--The pods are often a foot in length, exceedingly succulent, stringless and tender. It is an enormously productive variety and nearly always exempt from rust. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c; by exp. 1/2 pk. $1.00, pk. $1.75.
BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA.--A dwarf or bush form of the true large Lima which is of great value. They grow 18 to 20 inches high. Immense yielder. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 60c; by exp. 1/2 pk. $1.00, pk. $1.75.
LARGE WHITE MARROW.--Excellent as a shelled bean, cooks in twenty minutes. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 65c, pk. $1.40.
CALIFORNIA BRANCH or PROLIFIC TREE.--For field culture. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 60c, pk. $1.00.

POLE BEANS.
Plant from five to six seeds in each hill, about two inches deep. One quart will plant 100 to 150 hills.
OLD HOMESTEAD.--Enormously productive, the pods hanging in great clusters from top to bottom of pole. It is entirely stringless, and the pods are of a silvery green color, and cook tender and melting. Can be grown with corn to good advantage. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c; by exp. 1/2 pk. 90c, pk. $1.65.
LAZY WIFE'S.--This Pole Bean has become very popular. We presume it derived its name from its immense productiveness, and from the ease with which they are cooked. Pods are broad, thick, very fleshy and entirely stringless. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c; by exp. 1/2 pk. $1.10, pk. $2.00.
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX.--Pods are a beautiful golden yellow color and of large size, averaging from seven to eight inches long, and three-fourths of an inch in width. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c; by exp. 1/2 pk. $1.00, pk. $1.75.
MAMMOTH HORTICULTURAL POLE.--Of the highest quality as a shell bean either green or dry. Pods very large, bright carmine lightly streaked, very handsome and exceedingly productive. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c; by exp. 1/2 pk. $1.25, pk. $2.25.
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA.--An improvement on Large White Lima. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c. By exp. 1/2 pk. $1.10, pk. $2.00.
SCARLET RUNNER.--Valuable for table use, or as an ornamental vine. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 70c. By exp. 1/2 pk. $1.25, pk. $2.25.
CUT SHORTS.--The old fashioned corn-field bean. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 5[?]c. By exp. 1/2 pk. $1.00; pk. $1.75.
WHITE DUTCH CASE KNIFE.--Yields an immense crop of handsome flat white beans of excellent flavor. Cooks easily. Pkt. 5c, pt. 15c, qt. 45c. By exp. 1/2 pk. 90c, pk. $1.65.

[image] OLD HOMESTEAD BEANS.