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I oz. for 60 feet driLl ; 400 plants. 



Culture.— To grow plants from seed, sow in April or May, in drills 

 about one incli deep, in rows a foot apart. Keep the soil mellow and 

 free from weeds. During the Summer "thin out," and the following 

 Spring the plants may be set out in beds, 6x6 feet wide, with a path 

 two feet wide on each side ; set the plants about a foot apart each 

 way, wfth the plants four inches below the surface. The deeper the 

 soil and the more manure used, the greater the crop. Annually after 

 the first cutting, the bed should be given a liberal top dressing of 

 manure, ashes and salt, which should be well cultivated into the soil. 

 As soon as the tops turn yellow in the Fall they should be cut and 

 removed from the beds, and just before Winter cover the beds with 

 four inches of strawy manure or leaves, which should be removed in 

 the Spring. 



Colossal. — The standard variety. The shoots are of the 

 largest size; very productive and of the best quality. 5c a 

 package; 15c J/4 lb.; 50c lb. 



The Palmetto. —This variety is not only much earlier, 

 but is also a better yielder, and is more even than the Old 

 Favorite. The Palmetto has now been planted in all parts of 

 the country, and the reports we hear indicate that it is equally 

 well adapted for all sections, North and South. Package, Sc; 

 ^4 lb., 15c; lb., 50c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Any variety, two-year-old, per 100, 75c; by mail, $1.00; 

 per 1,000, $4.00. 



BEANS. 



Green Podded, Dwarf or Bush Varieties. 



DWARF BEAN OUL.TURE. 



Dwarf Beans may not be safely planted 

 until the middle of April owing to the late 

 frost, but may be planted thereafter as de- 

 sired, until the middle of August. 



Select high, rich soil, make drills two feet 

 apart, drop beans along the rows and cover 

 with earth. Hoe often and keep earth to 

 the stems. 



Early Yellow Long Six Weeks.— 

 In gro\\i;h and maturity is very similar to 

 the Mohawk and is a. very popular variety 

 in the South, pods long and flat, very pro- 

 ductive and ripens about the same time. 

 Quart, 20C. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.50. 



Early Round-Pod. Red Valentine.-- 

 Is the favorite sort for growers who supply 

 the early markets, because its growth is so 

 rapid, and because it stands shipment per- 

 fectly. It is a heavy cropper, and ready to 

 pick in about forty days. Quart, 20c. Peck, 

 $1.25. Bushel, $4.50. 



Stringless Green Pod.— This new 

 bean produces a vine similar to Red Valen- 

 tine, but develops pods to edible condition 

 two or three days earlier than Valentine; 

 that is to say, in thirty to thirty-one days 

 from germination, which extraordinary ma- 

 turity for table at once advances the String- 

 less Green Pod to the first rank among table 

 beans. The pods are green, not quite so 

 round as Valentine and less curved. Quart, 

 20C. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.50. 



Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. — The standard late pickling variety; matures two weeks later than the 

 extra early kinds. Very valuable for pickling. Quart, 20c. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.50. 



Dwarf Horticultural, or Dwarf Cherry.— A splendid bean for use on the table as a snap bean 

 or for winter use. It is large, meaty and meets the requirements of the market, the table and shipper. 

 Quart. 25c. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.50. 



White Pea or Navy. — The genuine Boston Baking Bean. Price per quart, loc; per bushel, $3.00. 



EARLY RED VALENTINE. 



