GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 
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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
Steckler’s Special White Winter Lettuce. 
STECKLER’S SPECIAL WHITE WINTER 
LETTUCE. 
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This Lettuce has been planted North, 
East and West, and has become more than 
popular. It has been tried here last win- 
ter and found to surpass any of the other 
Lettuce we are now growing. It is hardy, 
light green in color; fine head. We feel 
that it is the coming winter Lettuce for 
the Southern States; too much cannot be 
said of it as a winter growing Lettuce. 
Price, 25c. per ounce. 
MATCHLESS TOMATO. 
A tall-growing, prolific variety with 
large fruit, which is rather flattened, 
smooth and uniform. Color, bright scarlet. 
For canning and general main crop market 
there is no better tomato grown. Price, 
ounce, 30c.; 1%, pound, $1.00; pound, $3. 00. 
BOSTON BAKED BEANS (BUSH). 
This is a bush variety, growing the 
strongest vines of any sort. The vines 
stand up well and bear enormous crops of 
fine pods which are filled with large beans 
of the very best quality. This bean can 
be used as a shell bean in both the green 
and dry state. No family should think of 
being without this bean in their home. 
When the good housewife is short of some- 
thing to cook, if she has this bean in stock 
she can always get up a good meal. Soak 
over night in salt water, next morning 
wash and par-boil until the beans are well 
swollen, then place a nice piece of pork or 
beef in pan, put in the beans and bake 
slowly for several hours or until thor- 
oughly cooked. While baking pour pure 
Louisiana syrup or cane sugar over them. 
Serve cold or hot. This bean may be 
planted in the extreme Southern States 
even as late as September and then they 
will mature a fine crop. As this bean is 
to be used strictly as a shell bean, either 
green or dry, it will be best to plant from 
June to September; they can be planted 
in September after other crops have been 
cleared off. By this method of planting we 
are most sure to escape the bean weevil. 
Price, pint 40c., quart 75c., postpaid. 
SPOTTED POLE BUTTER BEAN. 
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. Two 
dozen vines, well managed, will produce 
enough beans for any ordinary family. Our 
stock is very short, but what we have we 
want to place in the hands of our cus- 
tomers. Price, quart 75c., gallon $2.50. 
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