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of flavor all other Wax varieties. Itis a very | in clusters. The pods are golden yellow; for 
strong grower, which is wanting by most of | shipping they are rather too wide. It has not 
the Wax Pole kinds. It bears abundantly, is | the same fine appearance of the Flageolet. 
entirely stringless, and does not spot, even | For family use it cannot be too highly recom- 
by too much rain or other untoward weather. | mended on account of its productiveness and 
Cannot be too highly recommended. The | delicious flavor. 
Golden Wax Pole Bean, brought out a few Lazy Wife’s. A Pole Bean from Penn- 
years ago, I have dropped, as it can stand no | gylyania. The pods are entirely stringless, 
comparison with the Golden Wax Flageolet. 4-5 inches long, and have a fine flavor when 
Early Goiden Cluster Wax Pole. cooked. They retain their rich flavor until 
This is the earliest Wax Pole Bean in cultiva- | nearly ripe. The beans are white, and as fine 
tion: pods from 6 to 8 inches long, produced ~ as a shell bean. 
ENCLISH BEANS. 
FEVE DE Marais (Fr.), Purr-BoHNEN (Ger.), Hapa Comun (Sp.). 
Broad Windsor. Not so much cul- | feet apart, every 6 inches one bean, during 
tivated here as in some parts of Europe. Itis | November; as, if planted in the spring, they 
much liked by the people of the Southern part | will not produce much. 
of Europe. Ought to be planted in drills 23 | 
BEETS. 
BETRAVE (Fr.), RUNKELRUEBE (Ger.), REMonacHa (Sp.). 
Extra Early or Bassano. Egyptian Red Turnip. 
Simon's Early Red Turnip. | Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 
Early Blood Turnip. White French Sugar. 
Edmond’s Early Blood Turnip. | Silver or Swiss Chard. 
Long Blood. | Eclipse. 
Half Long Blood. . Lentz. 
CULTURE. 
The ground for beets should be rich and well spaded or plowed. Sow in drills twelve to 
eighteen inches apart, cover the seed about one inch deep. When about a month old, thin them 
out to four or six inches apart. In this latitude beets are sown from January till the end of 
April, and from the middle of July till the middle of November; in fact, some market gardeners 
sow them every month in the year. In the summer and fall it is well to soak the seeds over 
night and roll in plaster before sowing. 
Extra Early, or Bassano, is the , Early Blood Turnip. The most 
earliest variety, but not popular on account of | popular variety for market purposes as well as 
its color, which is almost white when boiled. | family use. Itis of a dark red color and very 
Earliness is not of such value here, where | tender. This is the principal variety planted 
there are beets sown and broughttothe market | for shipping. My stock is raised for me from 
the whole year round. In the North it is | dark selected smooth roots, and cannot be 
different, where the first crop of beets in the | excelled. 
market in spring will bring a better price than | [R@mond’s Early Biood Turnip 
the varieties which mature later. Beet. A well selected variety ; regular in 
Simon’s Early Red Turnip. | shape; deep blood skin, dark flesh of excel- 
This is earlier than the Blood Turnip, smooth | lent quality. Small tap root and small top. 
skin and of light red color; plante.la good deal | Long Blood. It is not quiteso tender 
by the market gardeners about New Orleans. as the foregoing variety; it is not planted at all 
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Simon’s Early Red Turnip Beet. Silver Beet or Swiss Chard. Early Blood Turnip Beet. 
