FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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leaves, being narrow like the ^^dllow. It stands 

 the heat better than any other Butter Bean, 

 and is very productive. Try it. 



Horticultural or l¥ren's lEgy;* 



Does not grow very strong; bears well, pods 

 about six inches long, which are roundish and 

 very tender. 



Dutch Case Knife. A very good pole 

 bean; it is early; pods broad and long; some- 

 what turned towards the end. 



German Wax. This is a fine varietj^ 

 and has the same good qualities as the German 

 Dwarf Wax. Pods have a waxy appearance; 

 very succulent and tender. 



Southern Prolilic. No variety will 

 continue longer in bearing than this. It stands 

 the heat of the summer better than any other, 

 and is planted ta succeed the other kinds. li: 

 is a \ery strong grower; pods about seven , 

 inches long and fiat; seeds are dark yellow or 

 rather light brown. It is the standard variety 

 for the New Orleans market, for late spring 

 and summer. 



Crease Back. A variety of Pole Beans 

 which has been cultivated in the South for a 

 long time, but has never come into the trade 

 till introduced by me. It is an excellent bean, 

 earlier than the "Southern Prolific." Seeds 

 white; pods round, with a crease in the back, 

 from which the name. It is a good grower. 



bears abundantly, and, if shipped, will keep 

 better than most other kinds. It sells better 

 in the spring than any other for shipping 

 purpose; and when in season, it can not be 

 surpassed. For early summer, the Southern 

 Prolific is preferable, standing the heat better. 

 Several years ago I received half a bushel from 

 near Mobile, AJa., and all the beans of this 

 variety in the whole country can be traced 

 back to that half bushel. I supplied two 

 growers in Georgia where it was not known 

 that time. I expect to have a full supply this 

 season. There is a light brown bean streaked 

 and mottled with dark brown and black of the 

 same name; but it is not equal to the white 



La^y Wile's Pole Beans. 



White Crease Back Pole Beans. 



