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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Wardwell's Kidney Wax Bean
Hardiest and Most Productive.
Yosemite Mammoth
One-half of a pod, showing size and fleshy thickness of these monster Wax beans.
Henderson's Dwarf Lima.

Beans--Dwarf Bush Varieties
One quart will plant one hundred feet of drill.
Dwarf or Bush beans require no support, and should be planted in drills an inch and a half deep and drop the beans three inches apart in the drills. Beans are tender annuals, and cannot be planted till danger of frost is past. Keep clean, but do not hill up or hoe when wet. A sandy loam is the best. The half-pint packages will be found very desirable for small families. We furnish pints at one-half the quart price. Crop was almost a failure on many varieties of beans this year. Price includes postage. See special prices by the peck and bushel on page 36.

Wardwell's Dwarf Kidney Wax.--Earlier, better, more productive, than Golden Wax; rust proof, vigorous, pods large, showy, tender and stringless, excellent flavor and good either for snap or shell. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c.

Improved Golden Wax.--Possesses all the good points of the old Golden Wax, but is larger in pod and much more prolific. This improved stock is one of the handsomest beans we have ever seen, pods of dark, rich, golden yellow color and of perfect shape. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c.

Currie's Rust-Proof Wax.--Crisp and tender and of delicious flavor. As early as the Golden Wax. Amazingly productive. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

White Wax.--Pods waxy, yellow, very tender. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Black Wax.--Popular with market gardeners. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c.

Yosemite Mammoth Wax.--Pods frequently attain a length of ten to fourteen inches, with the thickness of a man's finger, and are nearly all solid pulp, the seeds being very small when the pods are fit for use. The pods are a rich golden color and are absolutely stringless, cooking tender and delicious. Enormously productive. Per pkt. 10c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c.

Improved Early Valentine.--About ten days earlier than the common Early Valentine. More robust and vigorous. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c.

Roger's Lima Wax.--See Novelty List. Per pkt. 10c, 1/2 pt. 25c.

Large White Marrow.--Excellent as a shelled bean; cooks in twenty minutes. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c.

Dwarf Horticultural.--Has all the good qualities of the old Horticultural Pole. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 25c, qt. 50c.

Early Refugee, or Thousand to One.--Most prolific green podded sort, thick and fleshy. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c.

Henderson's Bush Lima.--Grows in compact bush form and produces enormous crops of delicious Lima beans which can be as easily gathered as the common garden bush bean; is at least two weeks earlier than any of ths climbing Limas, produces a continuous crop from the middle of July until frost. Enormously productive. A very small patch will supply a family with this splendid vegetable throughout the season. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c.

Dreer's Bush Lima.--A dwarf growing form of the old Dreer's Lima or Potato Lima, which was quite popular a few years ago; also called Kumerle's Bush Lima. Compared with Henderson's this bean in its green state is fully double as large and yields abundantly. One plant sent in had 185 pods on. Does better on dry, sandy soil, owing to its heavy foliage. Is of the best flavor. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 50c.

California Branch, or Prolific Tree.--This is quite a valuable variety for field culture; grows about twenty inches high, has stiff, upright branches, and bears immensely, sometimes yields forty-five bushels to the acre. The beans closely resemble the White Navy. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c.

Stringless Green Pod.--See Novelties. Pkt. 10c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 70.

Burpee's Bush Lima.--A dwarf or bush form of the true large Lima which is of great value. There is no reason now why western farmers should not raise all the Lima beans they require for their own use as well as for sale. They are of perfect bush form, growing 18 to 20 inches high, of stout and erect growth, yet branching and vigorous. An immense yielder, each bush bearing 50 to 200 handsome large pods, well filled with very large beans of luscious flavor. Does not always mature dry shelled beans in this latitude, but you are sure of a good crop of green ones. Per pkt. 10c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c.

Jackson Wonder Lima.--A dwarf variety growing from 18 to 30 inches high, immensely productive and very early. Pods broad and flat containing three or four beautiful variegated flat beans, similar in shape to the well known Lima, and in the dry state as shell beans can be used the same as the Lima, but when the pods are young they make excellent snap beans. It is not waxy, hence cooks easily and quickly, in fact fills all the requirements for a good garden variety as well as a field sort. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Blue-Podded Butter.--A most remarkable and strikingly odd novelty. Has compact, bushy plants 12 inches high and bear abundantly. The leaves and stems are of a bright purple color and rich deep-blue pods. The entire pods cook a rich green, are very tender, stringless, and of a rich delicious flavor. Supply of seed very short. Per pkt. 10c.

Red Kidney.--A very popular variety with first-class restaurants, as they possess a peculiarly rich flavor and are very desireable as a shelled bean. Should be grown more generally. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Early Mohawk.--Very early and will stand more cold weather than most bush varieties. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c.

Pole Beans.
One quart will plant 100 to 150 hills.
These succeed best on clay loams, which should be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are formed according to the variety, from three to four feet apart. From five to six seeds are planted in each hill, about two inches deep. After planting all beans be sure and firm the ground, either with feet or roller.

Old Homestead.--See Novelties. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c.

King of the Garden Lima.--While the dried beans are about the same size as the common large Lima, the green beans are of unusual size. The pods are very long, and frequently contain four to six very large beans. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

Large White Lima.--Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c.

Scarlet Runner.--A favorite snap bean in Europe, valuable for table use or as an ornamental vine. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 70c.

Cut Shorts.--The old-fashioned corn-field bean, which is so popular and often so difficult to obtain. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

White Dutch Case Knife.--Good green-podded variety. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45.

Lazy Wife's.--The very best late green podded pole bean. The pods are of a medium dark-green color, broad, thick, very fleshy, and entirely stringless. The pods retain their rich, tender and stringless qualities until nearly ripe, and at all stages are unsurpassed for snap shorts. Each pod contains from six to eight round, white beans, which make excellent winter shell beans Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c.

Yard Long.--A great curiosity, and withal a bean of excellent quality. Pods three feet long and highly ornamental. Tender and of asparagus flavor. Pkt. 10c.

Remember
We pay the postage on beans at these prices.
Deduct 15 cts.
On each quart if to be sent by express or freight.