10 dreer's garden calendar. 



winter clear off the bed, and cover witli a dressing of manure, or 

 L-ompost : fork up the beds early in the spring, and apply a dressing 

 of salt annually to the bed. after the season of cutting — which is not 

 only beneficial to the plants, but will keep the bed clear of weeds. 



BEAIJS— English Dwarfs. 

 Feve de Marais, Fr. Saba, Spax. Puffhohnen. Ger. 

 Early Mazagak, per qt, 40 cts. Broad Wixdsok, per qt. 40 cts. 

 To succeed well, these must be planted early, as the summer 

 heat causes the blossoms to drop off prematurely. Being quite 

 hardy, plant as soon as the frost is out of the ground, iu strong, 

 loamy soil, in drills two feet apart. 



EEAl^^S— Dwarf, or Snap-Short. 

 Haricot, Fr. Frijoles, Span. Buscliholmen. Ger. 

 Early MohatvKj per qt. 30 cts. White Kidney, per qt. 30 cts. 

 Early Chixa Red Eye, 30 " Refugee, 30 '' 



Early Yellow Six Weeks, 30 " Neavixgton Woxder, 30 *' 



Red Speckled Valentine, 40 " Turtle Soup, black, 25 " 



Red French or Marrow, 30 " White Marrowfat, 30 " 



Dwarf German Wax — early, fine and tender, per qt. 40 cts. 

 All the varieties of this class are tender, and will not bear the 

 cold. The first three on the list are considered the hardiest, and 

 are generally the first planted. The Valentine and German Wax 

 are, however, the favorite varieties in this market, the pods being 

 round and stringless. Plant about the middle of April, and at 

 intervals throughout the season for a succession, finishing about 

 the end of July. The best mode of culture is in rows two feet 

 apart, and the beans two or three inches in the rows. Keep well 

 lioed, and draw the earth up to their stems. 



BEAI^S — Pole or Eimning. 

 Haricot a rames, Fr. Stangenhohnen, Ger. 

 Large Lima, per qt. 60 cts. Cranberry, per qt. 40 cts. 



Carolina Lima, " 50 '^ Horticultural, *' 40 " 



Scarlet Runner, ^' 50 " German Wax, " 50 '* 



White Dutch Runner, " 50 " Dutch Case Knife, " 40 " 

 Giant Wax Bean, per quart, 80 cts. 

 Plant about the middle of May. The Lima Beans are very sus- 

 ceptible of cold and wet, and apt to rot in the ground, and should 

 not be planted until the season is favorable and the ground warm. 

 Fix poles in the ground, four feet apart each way, and plant four 

 to six beans about half an inch deep around each pole, placing the 

 eyes downwards. A shovel full of rich, light, and well rotted com- 

 post to each hill, well incorporated, will be beneficial. They may be 

 forwarded much earlier by sprouting them in a frame, nnder glass, 

 and planting them out when the weather becomes mild, as they 

 bear transplanting without any difiiculty. The German Wax and 

 Giant Wax are superior varieties as snap shorts, the pods being 

 very tender and stringless. 



For Beans by the bushel, see page 28. 



