. Eastman's annual seed catalogue. Nursery stock Maine East Sumner Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Garden Vegetables. ASPARAGUS. CoilOVer's ColoSSaL The recog- nized standard variety. The Palmetto. A new sort, earlier than Conover's Colossal, a better yielder, and more even and regular. Per lb. 1-4 lb. oz. pkt. Couover's Colossal, $ 15 8 3 The Palmetto, 75 20 10 5 BEAN. BUSH VARIETIES. The Lightning. Lovers of green beans, either string or shell, who wish to hasten the season, should plant the Lightning. Planted beside, other extra early varieties, we have yet to h
. Eastman's annual seed catalogue. Nursery stock Maine East Sumner Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Garden Vegetables. ASPARAGUS. CoilOVer's ColoSSaL The recog- nized standard variety. The Palmetto. A new sort, earlier than Conover's Colossal, a better yielder, and more even and regular. Per lb. 1-4 lb. oz. pkt. Couover's Colossal, $ 15 8 3 The Palmetto, 75 20 10 5 BEAN. BUSH VARIETIES. The Lightning. Lovers of green beans, either string or shell, who wish to hasten the season, should plant the Lightning. Planted beside, other extra early varieties, we have yet to hear of the instance where it has failed to exceed them all in eailiness, while in its season its qual- ity is excellent. It should be closely watch- ed when the beans begin to form, as a very few days from the blossom will give pods suitable for string beans. At this stage of their growth they are very tender and of rich flavor. But they keep right on growing, and in a few days more the pods have toughened, and not long after they are fit for shelling. It exactly resembles the old Early Fegee in appearance, but comes into bearing fully two weeks ahead of that variety. Dwarf Horticultural. The dwarf form of the old London Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. Excellent for shell- ing. PRICES. (Bush Varieties.) THE LIGHTNING, Dwarf Horticultural, Golden Ej^ed Wax, Early Valentine, Golden Wax Prolific German Wax, Yellow Six Weeks, Early Mohawk, White Kidney, {Pole Varieties.) Horticultural Eima,... London Horticultural, Golden Cluster Wax,. Golden Eyed Wax. In our .New England climate the bush varieties of A\ax or butter bean are particularly subject to rust. The Golden Eyed Wax (the dried bean of which might easily be mistaken for the common yellow-eye,) has proved rust proof with us. The pods equal any of the wax varieties until they approach maturity, when the shelled beans are of exceptionally delicious flavor. They are also fine for baking when dry. Early Valentine. The best g
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