. Philips' buyers guide for 1897 : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. IMPROVED A very prolific Long Yellow Six Weeks and excellent variety. Beans kidney-shaped and large; color yellowish drab ; pods long, flat and well filled. Pkt. 10c. pint 15c, qt. 25c. Early Mohawk or Brown Six Weeks. This is one of the hardiest and most product- ive of the dwarf varieties; seeds, variegated with drab, purple and brown. Packet 10c, pint 15c, qt. EARLY RED VALENTINE, China Red Eyed. A


. Philips' buyers guide for 1897 : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. IMPROVED A very prolific Long Yellow Six Weeks and excellent variety. Beans kidney-shaped and large; color yellowish drab ; pods long, flat and well filled. Pkt. 10c. pint 15c, qt. 25c. Early Mohawk or Brown Six Weeks. This is one of the hardiest and most product- ive of the dwarf varieties; seeds, variegated with drab, purple and brown. Packet 10c, pint 15c, qt. EARLY RED VALENTINE, China Red Eyed. An old popular, early variety; excellent both for string and shelled beans, green or dry; seeds white with a bright red eye. Pkt. 10c, pint 15c, qt. 25c. Prolific Tree. This variety, for field cul- ture on rich soil, is very prolific; it grows to the height of 18 to 20 inches. The pure white seed somewhat resembles the common Xavy bean, but more rounded. Pkt. 10c; pint 15c, qt. 25c. New Golden Eyed Wax. i This is an early and vigorous grow- ing variety, yield- ing a great profusion of tender pods of a beautiful waxy ap- pearance. The vines grow about one and a half feet high, holding the pods well oft'the ground, thus keeping them clean and attractive. It is singularly free from blight and rust The pods are flat, larger than the Golden Wax, and nearly large as the Flageolet Wax. Pods brittle and of delicate flavor. Pkt. 10c, qt. 25c. 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 J. M. Philips' Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Mercersburg, Pa. : J. M. Philips' Sons


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