. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 40 BTJIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. produced in large clusters. Cannot recom- mend it too highly. Per pint, 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; peck, $; bush., $ Keutucky Wonder Pole Bean. Kentucky Wonder, or Improved Old f / Homestead.—We regard this variety as * being the most desirable, best and earliest of all the green-podded running Beans. It is enormously productive, the pods hang- ing in great clusters from top to bottom of pole, which are of a silvery-gree
. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 40 BTJIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. produced in large clusters. Cannot recom- mend it too highly. Per pint, 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts.; peck, $; bush., $ Keutucky Wonder Pole Bean. Kentucky Wonder, or Improved Old f / Homestead.—We regard this variety as * being the most desirable, best and earliest of all the green-podded running Beans. It is enormously productive, the pods hang- ing in great clusters from top to bottom of pole, which are of a silvery-green color and entirely stringless; they cook delici- ously tender and melting; they are a very great favorite, and strongly recommended, especially for the South, in preference to the Southern Prolific, which has been the old favorite of that section for many years. Per pint, 20 cts.; per qt., 35 cts.; peck, . $2;00; bush., $ \j variety grows about twelve or fifteen feet; foliage bright green aud flowers brilliant scarlet; it is generally cultivated as an ornamental climber, and is very attractive; it is used in many local- ities as a vegetable; the pods are of a bright scarlet color, and when young are very tender and excellent when shelled. Per qt., 30 cts.; peck, $; bush., $ azy Wife's Pole.—The naming of this variety was evidently a misnomer, as it is not expected of wives to do men's work. Let men pick the beans and waives will prepare them for the table, as there are more lazy men than there are lazy wives. It is, how- ever, a remarkable variety, not only for its great productiveness but also for its fine quality. The pods are produced in great clusters, and almost a handful can be grasped at once, which makes the picking of them an easy task. They continue bearing throughout the season. The pods are broad, thick, fleshy, and from four to six inches long, and when young entirely stringless; are of a rich buttery Please note tha
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