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POLE BEANS. 
Lima Beans should not be planted before the ground has become 
warm in spring. Strong poles ought to be set in the ground from four 
to six feet apart, and the ground drawn around them before the seed 
is planted. It is always best to plant after a rain and with the eye of 
the bean down. The other varieties can be planted flat, and not more 
than three to four feet apart, and hilled after they are up. Do not 
cover the seeds more than two inches; one inch is enough for the 
Southern Prolific. 
BEANS.—(Dwarr, SNAP or Busu.) 
Haricots (Fr.), BoHNE (Ger.), FRITOLENANO (Sp.). 
Extra Earzty Six WEEKS, or New-, RED SPECKLED FRENCH. 
ington Wonder, EAarLy CHINA Rep-EYE. 
Earty VALENTINE RED SPECKLED. Rep KiDNEY. 
EarLty Mowawk Six WEEKS. DwarFr GOLDEN Wax (new). 
EarLty YELLOW Six WEEKS. Brest oF ALL. 
GERMAN DwarF Wax. IMPROVED VALENTINE. 
WHITE KIDNEY. 
Extra Early Six Weeks, or Newington Wonder, is very 
early, but the pods are small and round. Good for family use. 
Early Valentine, one of the best varieties; pods round, tender 
and quite productive; not much planted for the market. Excellent 
for shipping. 
Early Mohawk Six Weeks. This isa long podded variety, 
and very hardy. It is used toa large extent for the market for the 
first planting; very productive. 
Early Wellow Six Weeks. This is the most popular sort 
among market gardeners. Pods flat and long; a very good bearer, 
but not so good for shipping as the Mohawk or Valentine. 
German Dwarf Wax. A new variety which is unsurpassed 
asasnap bean. Pods are of a wax color and have no strings; quite 
productive. Has come into general cultivation ; cannot be too highly 
recommended. 
White Kidney. A good strong growing variety, not 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 productive. . 
Early China Red-Eye. Early and of good quality, but not 
very popular. 
Red 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 yet soft. 
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