22 Farqulwrs' ReliaUe Seeds, 19 South Marl^et St., Boston. 



BEANS, POLE OR RUNNING — contiuued. 



Perpkt. Perqt. Perpk. 



Oream I'ole. One of the best beans in cultivation; quite unequalled 



for tenderness and delicious flavor, as a snap or shell bean. New, .10 .40 $1.50 



Concord. Early, prolific and fine flavored, .10 .30 1.50 



Indian Chief . Stringless ; very tender snap bean M-ith yellow pods* !lO iso 1^50 

 Giant Wax. Yellow podded, very free-bearing snap bean of fine 



quality, ••••........ .10 .40 2 00 



Mont d'Or. Unsurpassed as a snap or shell beau ; golden vellow pods. .10 30 ToO 

 Kentucky Wonder. Eemarkablv productive and earlv ; pods ten 



inches long, -^ • ' . . . .10 .30 1.50 



i_iarge Liima. The finest flavored of all shell beans: late. . . .lO .40 2.50 

 Dreer's Lima. Distinct; the beans lie close together in the pod- 



excellent flavor. 10 .40 2.50 



Jersey Extra Early Lima. Very early ; quality unsurpassed, . 10 .50 2.50 



Sieva, or Small Lima. Earlier and hardier than the Large Lima, . .10 .40 2.25 



Caseknife. Early; productive; good for string or shell beans, . .10 .30 1.50 

 Scarlet Runner. Tall growing, ornamental varietv with dazzling 



scarlet flowers ; excellent Avhen coolvcd, . '. . . ". .10 .30 2.00 



White Runner. Ornamental; white flowering, 10 40 2.25 



Crosby's Horticultural. Earliest and best Shell Bean, . . .lo .40 2 '>5 



BEANS -ENGLISH. Taba Vulgaris. 



These should be planted as soon as possible after the ground can be worked in spring. Plant 

 four inches apart, four inches deep, in drills four feet apart. Pinch off the tops as soon as the lower 

 pods begin to set, and pick for table when the beans are about half their full size. 



Perpkt. Perqt. Per pk- 



Broad. Windsor. The best variety; very hardy; height three feet ; 



requires no staking 10 .30 $1.25 



BEET. , 



German, Runkel Rube. French, Betterave. 



This excellent vegetable is a native of Egypt, and has been highly esteemed as a garden vegetable 

 lor upwards of two thousand years. 



Culture. — A sowing for an early supply should be made as soon as the ground can be worked 

 in spring. For main crop, sow early in May, and for winter beets from the first to the third week in 

 June. Sow in drills fifteen inches apart, and cover the seed one inch with fine earth pressed firmly 

 upon the seed by treading or otherwise. Thin out the plants when two inches high to six inches 

 apart. The soil should be deeply manured and well cultivated. In lifting and storing the roots, 

 care must be taken that they are not bruised. One ounce of seed to fifty feet of drill ; six pounds 

 to one acre. 



Perpkt. Peroz. Per lb 



Early Eclipse. The best and most profitable very early variety; of 



excellent form, dark color and tender quality, .... .05 .1 ") $0.75 



Edmand's Improved. Very fine turnip-shaped beet; of round 

 ^ form; good size; dark red color, and fine flavor, . .. . . 05 .10 l.OC 

 Egyptian Turnip. Earliest of all; tender flavor; form flat: small 



top and tap-root 05 .10 .60 



Dewing's Blood Turnip. The most popular beet for main crop ; 



color l)l()i)(l ri'd ; of good size, smooth and handsome, . . . .05 .10 .50 

 Bastian's Early. Fine form, color and quality; much in demand 



for early crop '. 05 .10 .fiO 



Simon's Early Turnip. Excellent variety for early and main crops ; 



very tender; roiiiid sliape ; free from coarse roots, . . . .05 .10 .60 



Long Smooth. Blood. Excellent late sort ; dark and very smooth ; 



stands drought l)etter than any, 05 .10 .50 



Dell's Black. Long; of medium size; verv dark foliage; fine 



(luality. . . " * 05 .15 150 



Perpetual Spinach. Leaves excellent for cooking as greens, . .05 .10 .75 



Swiss Chard. Used as greens ; the leaf-stalks and ribs used like 



A-parairus. . . " 05 .10 .75 



Peet for Greens. Smain)eet plants make delicious •• Greens," . .05 .10 .40 



