20 J. STECKLER SEED COo., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
HOPKINS’ IMPROVED VALENTINE. 
This variety has all the qualities of the old 
Valentine, only it is 10 days earlier, a 
great consideration when planted for the 
market; it has taken. the place of the old 
variety of Valentine. 
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 
BEANS (Pole or Running). 
For Price List See Red Pages in Back of . 
Book. 
Haricots a Rame (Fr.), Stangen Bohnen 
(Ger.), Frigolo Vastago (Sp.), 
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. One quart to 200 
hills; %-bushel to acre. 
CAROLINA OR SEWEE.—The “Butter 
Bean’’ of the South. These grow quickly, 
mature early, are immensely productive, 
and continue in bearing throughout the 
season. The vines are slender with rather 
small, shiny dark-green leaves. 
SEIBERT’S LIMA.—Is claimed to be the 
earliest Pole Lima Bean in cultivation. It 
is a large podded variety of first class 
quality. 
SPOTTED BUTTER.—This fine Butter 
Bean is better adapted for the wants of the 
Southern farmer than any other variety. 
It is a certain and abundant cropper. The 
vines are strong growers and cling well to 
the poles or trellis. Bear early and late. 
Both pods and beans are larger than the 
old white Carolina or Sewee Butter Bean. 
The beans are speckled in color, white 
splotched with red, but are of the very 
highest quality, both in the green and dry 
state. 
LARGE LIMA.—An excellent variety. It 
is the best shell bean known. Should have 
rich ground, and plenty of room to grow. 
WHITE CREASE BACK—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. 
PERFECTLY ROUND, 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 
Beans, except that this bean is perfectly 
round and straight. 
good keeper when picked. We recommend 
it highly for shipping and profitable plant- 
ing. 
BEST OF ALL.—Is green podded, long 
and succulent; very prolific and well 
flavored. Although not quite so early as 
the Mohawk, it is of superior quality for 
shipping. 
RED KIDNEY.—A coarse growing vari- 
ety, and much used for shelling when the 
pods turn yellow, so that the beans are 
well developed, but yet soft. 
White Crease Back. 
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