GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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BEANS (Pole or Running). 



Per Price List See Bed Pag"es in Back of 

 Book. 



Haricots a Rame (Fr.). Stan?en Bohnen 



(Ger.), Frlgrolo Vastas-Q (Sp.), 



Faginoli (Ital.j 



CUIiTXJRE. — Lima Beans should not be 

 planted before the ground has become warm 

 in Spring-. Strong- poles oug^ht to be set in 

 the grround from four to six feet apart and 

 the g-round drawn around them before the 

 seed is planted. It is alwaj-s 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. One quart to 2 00 

 hills; yz bushel to acre. 



PERFECTLY BOUND, STRAIGHT IM- 

 PROVED WHITE CREASE BACK POLE.— 



Latest introduced, which from tests made 

 by the most critical market gardeners sur- 

 rounding- New Orleans have been pro- 

 nounced to be entirely satisfactory; same 

 type as the old style Crease Back Pole 

 Eeans, except that this bean is perfectly 

 round and straig-ht. 



DUTCH CASE ENIPE. — A very good 

 Pole Bean; it is early; pods broad and long; 

 somewhat turned towards the end. 



SOUTHERN PROLIFIC— No variety will 

 continue longer to bear than this. It 

 stands the heat of summer better than 

 any other, and is planted to succeed the 

 other kinds. It is a very strong g-rower; 

 pods about seven inches long: and flat; 

 seeds are dark yellow or rather light 

 brown. The standard variety for the New 

 Orleans market for late spring- and sum- 

 mer. If planted in Julj' and Aug-ust it will 

 continue to bear until frost sets in. 



CUT SHORT. — This is a pole bean, an old 

 variety, sometimes known as the "Cornhill" 

 from the fact that it is quite often planted 

 with corn and allowed to climb up the 

 stalks. The pods are round, short and 

 tender. It is quite a favorite in some 

 sections. 



ST. LOUIS PERFECTION WHITE. — An 



early maturing, white seeded Pole Bean, 

 very desirable for snaps and certainly un- 

 surpassed green shelled. 



White Crease Back. 



KENTUCKY WONDER WAX POLE 



BEAN. — A yellow-podded "Kentucky Won- 

 der," which bears a large quantity of rich, 

 g-olden-yellow pods from the time the plant 

 is about half-grown until it is killed by 

 frost in the Fall. The plant makes a quick, 

 healthy growth, and, like "Kentucky W^on- 

 der." it is exceedingly productive, bearing: 

 large pods, which are thick, meaty, string- 

 less, very tender, and have a fine flavor 

 when cooked. 



LAZY WIFE'S. — The pods are entirely 

 strlngless, 4 to 5 inches long:, and have 

 a fine flavor. They retain their rich flavor 

 until nearly ripe. The beans are whiter 

 and fine as a shell bean. 



WHITE CREASE BACK.— An excellent 

 bean, earlier than the "Southern Prolific." 

 Seeds white; pods round, wMth a crease in 

 the back, from which the name. It is a 

 good g-rower, 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. 



INDIAN CHIEF OR POLE BLACK WAX. 



A black-seeded wax variety with thick, 

 golden yellow pods. Very hardy and pro- 

 lific. One of the most popular of tlie Pole 

 Wax Beans. An old standard which has 

 been planted for a quarter of a century. 



Steckler's Seeds Are True to Name and Quality. 



