HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES 9 



Scarlet Runner Beans 



BEANS— Continued 



ENGLISH DWARF BEANS 



Culture. — Sow in drills 2 feet apart, the beans 

 3 to 4 inches apart in the rows, and 2 inches deep, 

 as'^early in the Spring as the ground can be worked. 

 Broad Windsor."*' Largest and best of the class; 



thick stem and pods. Pt. 40c., qt, 80c. 



POLE or RUNNING BEANS 



Haricots a Rames Sgusciare 

 Fagiuoli Da Frijoles de Bejuco 



Culture. — Sow as the soil becomes warm and dry, 

 from the first to the latter part of May for all except 

 Limas, in hills 4 feet apart each way. Limas should 

 not be planted until warm weather has fairly set in. 

 1 qt. of Limas will plant about 100 hills, allowing 

 four or five beans to a hill, and of the smaller sorts 

 about 200 hills. Plant Pole Limas eye down, 2 

 inches deep. Poles 8 to 10 feet long should be firmly 

 set in the hills before planting seed. 



Lima, Challenger. Thick and productive; best of 

 all, yielding more than any other Lima. Pt. 40c., 

 qt. 75c., pk. .15.50. 



Lima, Carpinteria Pole. Large; thicker than or- 

 dinary Pole Limas; vigorous, large, flat beans. 

 Pt. 40c., qt. 75c., pk. $5.50. 



Lima, Early Jersey. Very early, beans are large 

 and tender. Pt. 40c., qt. 75c., pk. $5.50. 



Lima, King of the Garden. Pods and beans very 

 large. Pt. 40c., qt. 75c., pk. $5.50. 



Horticultural Pole. Good as a snap or shell bean. 

 Popular. Pt. 30c., qt. 60c., pk. $4.50. 



Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. Pods 

 \^ green, stringless when young; very long and flat. 

 \ Pt. 30c., qt. 60c., pk. $4.50. 



Scarlet Runner. The popular English Pole bean; 

 t good for string beans, and useful also for orna- 

 mental purposes. Pt. 40c., qt. 75c. 



BEET 



Betterave Barhahletola Remolacha Rube 



Culture. — Sow as early in the Spring as the ground 

 can be worked (1 oz. to 50 feet of drill, 5 or 6 lbs. 

 to the acre), and every two weeks after for a suc- 

 cession, up to the first week of July. The soil 

 should be light, sandy loam, well enriched with stable 

 manure and plowed and harrowed until very fine. 



Pkts. 10c. 



Bassano, Extra Early. Light color, very sweet, 



tender. Oz. 25c., M lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 

 Crimson Globe. Globular shape; root clean and 



smooth, few leaves, flesh rich, deep crimson; 



tender and sweet. Oz. 25c., H lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 

 Eclipse. Early, round, bright red. Heavy yielder. 



Oz. 20c., H lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 

 Egyptian, Crosby's. Extra early, round, dark 



blood color. Oz. 20c., H lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 

 Detroit Dark Red Turnip. Round, skin dark 



blood-red, flesh bright red, tender. Oz. 20c., 



M lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 

 Early Blood Turnip. Dark red, fine flavor, good 



for Winter. Round, smooth, clean root. Oz. 20c., 



M lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 

 Edmand's Blood Turnip. A market gardeners 



strain; regular in shape and of best quality. Oz. 



20c., }4 lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 

 Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet, Lucullus. Large 



leaves; tender and of fine flavor; dark green; pure 



white ribs. Oz. 20c., H lb. 60c., lb. $1.75. 



Mangel- Wurzel and Sugar Beet 



Culture.— -As all Mangels require a deep, rich soil 

 in order to grow well, plow and subsoil at least 1 foot 

 to 18 inches and apply plenty of rich stable or our 

 complete manure. Sow in May or June, in rows 

 18 inches to 2 feet apart, and thin to 8 to 12 inches 

 in the rows. 



Golden Tankard. Large, bright yellow skin, hand- 

 some, sweet and productive. M lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 



Mammoth Long Red Mangel-Wurzel. Very 

 large, enormously productive. Roots grow half 

 or more above surface. ^ lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 



Klein Wanzleben. Rich in sugar content; also 

 grown extensively for stock. M lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 



Beets, Crosby's Egryptian 



