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Dutch Case Knife. A very good pole bean: it is early: pods 
broad and long, somewhat turned towards the end. 
German Wax. This is a fine variety, and has the same good 
qualities as the German Dwarf Wax. Pods have a waxy appearance: 
very succulent and tender. 
Southern Prolific. No variety will continue longer in bearing 
than this. It stands the heat of the summer better than any other, 
and is planted to succeed the other kinds. It is a very strong grower; 
pods about seven inches long, flat; seeds 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 culti- 
vated in the South for a long time, but has never come into the trade. 
It is an excellent bean, earlier thanthe ‘“‘Southern Prolific:’’ 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 
purposes;and when in season, it can not be surpassed. For early 
summer, the Southern Prolific is preferable, standing the heat better. 
I had some grown for me this season, and offer a limited supply. 
ENGLISH BEANS. 
Feve DE Marais (Fr.), PurF-BoHNE (Ger.), Hapa Comun (Sp.). 
Broad Windsor. Notso much cultivated here as in some parts 
of Europe. It is much liked by the people of the Southern part of 
Europe. Ought to be planted during November: as if planted in the 
spring they will not produce much. 
BETRAVE (Fr.), RUNKELRUEBE (Ger.). REMOLACHA (Sp.). 
’ Extra KArRLY oR BASSANO. | Ke@yptian RED TURNIP. 
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Simon’s Earty Rep TurnNIP. | Lone Rep MANGEL WURZEL. 
EarLty Bioop TURNIP. | Waite FRENCH SUGAR. 
Lone Buioop. SILVER OR Swiss CHARD. 
Har Lone Bioop. 
. 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. Thin them out when about a month old to four or six 
inchesapart. 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 some 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. Fes 
Extra Early or Bassano, is the earliest variety, but not pop- 
ular on account of its color, which is almost white when boiled. Earli- 
ness is not of so much value here, where there are beets sown and 
brought to the market the whole yearround. In the North it isdiffer- 
ent, where the first crop of beets in the market in spring will bring a 
better price than the varieties which mature later. y 
