GARDEN MANUAI. FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Southern Willow-leaved Sewee or 

 Butter. This is a variety which is grown 

 by the market gardeners about- New Or- 

 leans; the pods and beans are the same as 



the Sewee or Carolina Bean; it is quite dis- 

 tinct in the leaves, being narrow like the 

 willow. It stands the heat better thm any 

 other Butter Bean, and is vejy productive. 

 Originated here, and was introduced by the 

 late R. Frotscher. 



Dutch Case Knife. A very good pole 

 Bean; it is early; pods broad and long; 

 somewhat turned toward 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 grower; 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 summer. 



If planted in July or August it will con- 

 tinue to bear until frost sets in. 



Crease Back. A variety of Pole Beans 

 which has been cultivated in the South for 

 a long time, but has never come into the 

 trade until introduced by the late Richard 

 Frotscher, some years ego. It is an excel- 

 lent bean, earlier than the 'Southern Pro- 

 lific." Seeds white; pods round, with a 

 crease in the' back, from which the name. 

 It is a gocd 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 sea- 

 son cannot be surpassed. For earl}- summer 

 the Southern Prolific is preferable, standing 

 the heat better. Several years ago Mr. Frots- 

 cher received half a bushel from near Mobile, 

 Ala., and al] the beans of this variety in the 



White Crease Back Pole Bean. 



Lazy Wife's Pole Bean. 



All Kinds of Implement Handles. 



