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spotted with dark purple. It has done best 

 here among- the Dwarf Wax Beans. Of all 

 the many new kinds we have tried, we 

 have found none to excel it. 



EARLY REFUGEE OR THOUSAND-TO- 

 ONE. — A very excellent variety, very simi- 

 lar to the Valentine when grown, though a 

 stronger grower; is fit for the table in 

 about seven weeks, very productive and th<- 

 best of all varieties for canning. 



DWARF BUTTER WAX. — This variety 

 is also sold under the name of "Bismark" 

 and "Rust Proof Wax." It is very early. 



an excellent bearer, pods similar in shape 

 to the Ward well's Dwarf Kidney Wax; they 

 are very brittle and of fine flavor. Not as 

 liable to rust as other kinds. The seed is 

 of a dark purple color when dried. 



FRENCH MARKET GREEN POD 

 BUSH. — It has become very popular 

 amongst our New Orleans gardeners, very 

 fine for general use. Pods long, green, 

 perfectly round and smooth; it is as early 

 as the Refugee, but of a grand quality, as 

 good keeper when picked. We recommend 

 it highly for shipping and profitable plant- 

 ing. 



BEANS (Pole or Running). 



For Price List See Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Haricots a Rame (Fr.), Stangen Bohnen (Ger.), Frigolo Vastago (Sp.j, Faginoli (Ital.) 

 CULTURE. — 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 or 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 and 

 Crease Back. 



WHITE CREASE BACH.— A variety of 

 Pole Beans which have been cultivated in 

 the South for a long time, but had never ; 

 come into the trade until introduced by 

 Richard Frotscher. 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 purposes, and when in season 

 cannot be surpassed. 





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LAZY WIFE'S. — The pods are entirely 

 stringless, 4 to 5 inches long, and have a 

 fine flavor. They retain their rich flavor 

 until nearly ripe. The beans are white and 

 fine as a shell bean. 



White Crease Back. 



Try Stickler's New Calico Bush Butter Beans. 



