. Annual catalogue of seeds, plants, and bulbs, 1899. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 4 I. J. SIMONSON, 63 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK. BEANS DWARF SNAP or BUSH. French, Haricots Nains. German, 93ujc6;53ofmen. Spanish, Frijole Nano. ^~Under this head are classed all the low-growing sorts, variously called Bush, Snap, String:, Wax, or French Beans. Culture.—One quart for 100 feet of drill, 2 bushels for an acre. In our latitude, Beans should not b


. Annual catalogue of seeds, plants, and bulbs, 1899. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 4 I. J. SIMONSON, 63 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK. BEANS DWARF SNAP or BUSH. French, Haricots Nains. German, 93ujc6;53ofmen. Spanish, Frijole Nano. ^~Under this head are classed all the low-growing sorts, variously called Bush, Snap, String:, Wax, or French Beans. Culture.—One quart for 100 feet of drill, 2 bushels for an acre. In our latitude, Beans should not be planted until the first or second week in May, or when the ground has become warm and all danger of frost is past. A suc- cession of sowings may be made until August. Plant in drills, about 2 inches deep, and from 18 inches to 2 feet apart, according to the richness of the soil ; the poorer the soil the closer they may be planted. The |l seeds should be dropped about 3 inches apart. Dwarf White Wax. Un- doubtedly the finest market variety in ex- istence. Pods 7 to 9 inches in length, creamy white in color, straight and hand- some. Entirely free from rust, and ex- ceedingly prolific. Pkt. iocts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $, bus. Wardwell's Kidney Wax. This is a very robust and hardy va- riety, producing a heavy crop of long, broad, flat pods of a delicate waxy yellow, entirely stringless ; extremely tender ; of excellent flavor. Qt. 30 cts., pk. $, bus. $ Improved Golden Wax. A vigorous grower, enormously productive and of grand quality ; a great improvement on the old variety. Qt. 30 cts., pk. $, bus. $5. Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax. A handsome Bush Bean ; pods meaty and well filled ; rich yellow color ; entirely stringless ; will not rust. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. # The Challenge Dwarf Black Wax. Extra early. This is a decided improvement over the Dwarf Black Wax; is one of the earliest of the Wax Beans, wonderfully productive, and unexcelled in


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