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Title: Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds : the largest collection in the world for the flower garden for the lawn for the vegetable garden for the farm & nursery
Identifier: annualdescriptiv1895jmth (find matches)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: J. M. Thorburn & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: New York, N. Y. : J. M. Thorburn & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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THORBURN" REFUGEE WAX BEAN. (See page 13.) THORBURN PROLIFIC MARKET BEAN. BEANS. As a farinaceous food for man, the Bean is considered far superior to any other legume, and next in impor- tance to wheat. The modern varieties leave little to be desired ; the great care given to their improvement has resulted in many superior sorts, greatly extending the season of use, as well as varying the quality or flavor. The rearing of a really dwarf form of the Lima Bean is one of the greatest recent advances. DWARF, OR SNAP BEANS. Haricots Nains. Frijoles. &rup:33ofmen. Culture.—About the first of May select a warm, dry, sheltered spot ; dig and manure slightly; make drills two inches deep and eighteen inches to two feet apart ; drop the Beans three inches apart in the'drills, and cover not more than two inches deep. Hoe well in dry weather to keep down the weeds. Sow every two weeks for a succession. Per qt. l2 pk. Per pk. Perbu. 30 40 $1 25 $2 25 $8 00 31 Xettle-Leaved Bagnolet. Straight, long, green pods ; very productive ; 12 to 15 „ inches high 40 1 25 2 25 8 00 32 Marvel of Paris. Long slender pods : early and of remarkably great and 40 1 25 2 00 7 00 34 Triumph of the Frames. A dwarf green seeded variety, which by its extreme earliness and small size is the best of all for growing in frames . . . 40 1 25 .St 00 7 00 36 Xe Plus Ultra. An extra early sort ; green, full, flat pods ; exceedingly pro- ductive ; also suitable for forcing 30 90 1 50 5 00 38 30 90 1 50 5 50 40 Boston Favorite (Large Goddard |. Red-podded Dwarf Horticultural . . . . 25 75 1 25 4 50 44 Extra-Early A^alentine. Early strain of this popular round-pod Bean . . . . 25 75 1 25 4 25 46 25 75 1 25 4 25 48 25 75 1 25 4 25 49 Pride of Newtown. Light green, flat pods ; very early and productive . . . 25 75 1 25 4 25 52 Round, Early Yellow Six-Weeks. Resembles the "Mohawk, save in 25 75 :.:«, 25 4 50 54 Long Yellow Six-Weeks. Early ; the leading market sort; full, flat, green 25 75 'M 25 4 25 56 25 75 25 4 50 58 25 75 I 25 4 50 60 Low's Champion. A very productive variety, with perfectly stringless, large, 25 75 I 25 4 50 6i- Dwarf Lyonnaise. A fine new sort, with very long, roundish, slender pods . 35 1 00 I 75 6 50 62 Thorburn Extra-Early Refugee. Has all the superior qualities of the famous 25 75 I 25 4 25 64 Refugee, or 1,000-to-l. Medium to late ; very productive and tender, and 25 75 I 25 4 00 65 Golden Refugee. Has round pods of light color ; of strong growth, and very 25 75 I 25 4 25 66 25 75 I 25 4 25 Green-Seeded Flageolet. Used extensively by the French as a shell Bean 30 90 50 5 00

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