. Dreer's garden calendar : 1874. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. rUEER S GARDEN CALENDAR. U II 111 ^^iiiii::l! GIANT WAX BEAN. (Pole.) The illustration gives a correct i-epre- sentation of the size of this valuable va- riety, which we introduced uikL r the above name. It succeeds admirably at the South, and as far north as Massa- chusetts, where it was fully tested by Fearing Burr, Esq., author of the " Vege- tables of America," who states, " I have given the Giant Wax Bean a fair trial, and am happy to say that it has proved
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1874. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. rUEER S GARDEN CALENDAR. U II 111 ^^iiiii::l! GIANT WAX BEAN. (Pole.) The illustration gives a correct i-epre- sentation of the size of this valuable va- riety, which we introduced uikL r the above name. It succeeds admirably at the South, and as far north as Massa- chusetts, where it was fully tested by Fearing Burr, Esq., author of the " Vege- tables of America," who states, " I have given the Giant Wax Bean a fair trial, and am happy to say that it has proved everything you claimed it to be ; wlien the plants were in full perfection, the poles displayed a mass of fine, large, waxen-white pods from the top to the ; The editor of the American Agriculturist describes it thus : " The pods are from six to nine inches long, thick and fleshy, of a pale-yellow color, and waxy appearance ; the seeds are red. The peculiarity about this variety is, that its pods, even when full grown, are perfectly tender, and may be l^sed as snap-beans. We have tried them both separately and in succotash, and consider them really delicious. The variety is a pole or run- ning bean. We welcome it as a valuable addition to our list of ; Price, per packet, 10 cts. ; per quart, 80 cts. DWAEP GEEMAN WAX BEAN. (Black Seed.) Of recent introduction, a very desirable variety, the pods being like the above, of a waxen-like color, perfectly stringless, fleshy, and tender. Price, per packet, 10 cts. ; per quart, 40 BWAEF WHITE WAX BEAN. (White Seed.) The latest introduction ; similar to the above, except in the color of the Bean, which is pure white. Highly recom- mended aa a delicious, tender snap-short. Also valuable as a ehell liean. Price, per packet, 10 rts. ; P'^r quart, 50 cts. I • I . I • |_ • I Ia. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability
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