. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX BUSH BEAN. The Yosemite, or Monster Wax, is a very distinct Novelty, combining ex- quisite quality and productiveness -with enormous size. The mammoth pods average 8 to 10 inches in length, are the thickness of a man's finger, full of fleshy pulp, as shown in the illustration, and of a rich golden color, making a most handsome appearance either on the plant or on the table. We feel sure that the unusual size
. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX BUSH BEAN. The Yosemite, or Monster Wax, is a very distinct Novelty, combining ex- quisite quality and productiveness -with enormous size. The mammoth pods average 8 to 10 inches in length, are the thickness of a man's finger, full of fleshy pulp, as shown in the illustration, and of a rich golden color, making a most handsome appearance either on the plant or on the table. We feel sure that the unusual size and handsome waxen appearance vrill make this giant among Beans a favorite for family gardens and for exhibition. Per package 15 cts.; pint 50 cts.; per quart 90 cts., postpaid, by mail. GOLDEN-EYED DWARF WAX BEAN. This new dwarf wax bean has become popular with market gardeners in New England, where it originated, on account of its hardy and prolific character. The pods are borne well off the ground ; entirely free from blight and rust. The numerous pods, of a bright golden yellow, are uniform in size and shape,-and present a very handsome appearance on market ; the pods, however, are not entirely stringless, nor are they of really firs1>class flavor for the home table. Per package 10 cts.; pint 35 cts.; quart 60 cts., postpaid. BURPEE'S WHITE PEARL CUCUMBER. ^^3 1 ^'^'^ crops of this new cucumber have been the admiration of seedsmen and ' gardeners. One grower for market, from Boston, Mass., said, '' It is the cucumber I have been looking for all my life, but never expected to see. I never ate a finer ; In habit of growth it is entirely distinct, setting the cucum- bers very close around the stem, and maturing these early, then after- ward tile vines continue to run and bear freely throughout the season. The illustrntion was drawn from nature, and the fourteen cucumbers shown in this sketch were all borne iinihin twelve inches of the center of the hill, and
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