. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1898. Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. 34 BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. The Skippers' Favorite.—This is one of the earliest and most desi- rable market varieties, with unsur- passed shipping qualities, and is the best green-podded Snap-Short ever in- troduced. It begins bearing when quite small, and produces a succession of pods which are delicate, tender, and, while young, e
. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1898. Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. 34 BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. The Skippers' Favorite.—This is one of the earliest and most desi- rable market varieties, with unsur- passed shipping qualities, and is the best green-podded Snap-Short ever in- troduced. It begins bearing when quite small, and produces a succession of pods which are delicate, tender, and, while young, entirely stringless; the pods are very much larger than those of auy other dwarf variety; highly recommended to Market Gar- deners. Pint, 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $; bush., $ Early Mohawk Six Weeks.— This is a long, flat-podded variety, withstands considerable frost, and on that account is preferred for first planting ; is also an excellent variety for pickling, and for which purpose it should be planted about the last of August. Pint, 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $; bush., £ White Kidney, or Royal Dwarf, a good late variety, can be used as a snap-short or as a shelled-bean for winter use, it has no equal. Pint, 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts ; peck, $; bush., $ Best of All.—This is a famous variety of Snap-Short, which is fast becoming very popular in all sections of onr country where Snap-Short Beans are grown for early shipments; it far excels the Improved Val- entine for that purpose, both in productive- ness and size of pods; when young it is entirely stringless. The pods are very long, and the retaining of their beautiful green color and freshness in appearance, even when. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robert Buist Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed
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