For the Southern States. 



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White Kidney. A good strong- growing variety, uot much 

 planted. 



Red Speckled French is another strong growing variety, 

 planted a good deal for the New Orleans market as a second crop, 

 being about ten days later than the Mohawk and Yellow Six 

 Weeks. It is hardy and produotiv^e. 



Early China Ked-Eye. Early and of good quality, but 

 not very popular. 



Ked Kidney. This variety is largely planted for the New 

 Orleans market. It is a coarse growing variety, and much used 

 for shelling when the pods turn yellow, so that the beans are well 

 developed but soft yet. 



Dwarf Golden Wax. (New.) A dwarf, variety with flat 

 pods, longer than the Dwarf German Wax^ entirely stringlessj seed 

 white, mottled with purplish red. This variety will come into 

 general cultivation, and will in time take the place of the black 

 seeded Wax, being earlier and more productive. 



BEANS —POLE OR RUNNING. 



Haricots a Rames (Fr.), Stangen Bohnen (Ger.), FkijolYastago (Span.) 



^Large Lima. 



♦ Carolina or Sewee. 

 Horticultural or Wren'^ 

 vDuTCH Case Knife. 



Egg. 



German Wax or Butter. 

 vSouTHERN Prolific. 

 vCrease Back. 



Larg'e Lima. A well known and excellent variety. It is 

 the best shell bean known. Should have rich ground, and plenty 

 room to grow. 



Carolina or Sewee. A variety similar to the Lima 5 the 

 only diflerence is, the seeds and pods are smaller. It is generally 

 cultivated, being more pioductiv^e than the Large Lima. 



Horticultural or Wren's Eg-g-, does not grow ve^ry 

 strong, bears well, pods about six inches long, which are round- 

 ish and very tender. 



Dutcli Case Knife. A very good pole bean ; it is early ; 

 pods broad and long, somewhat turned towards the end. 



Grernian Wax, This is a fine variety, and has the same 

 good qualities as the German Dwarf Wax. Pods have a waxy 

 appearance 5 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 Bean which has been cul- 

 tivated in the South for a long time, but has never coDie into the 

 trade. It is an excellent bean, earlier than the "Southern Pro- 

 lific;" 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. I had some grown for me 

 this season and offer a limited supply. 

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