GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Conover's Colossal. The most approved 

 and standard variety. 

 Columbia White Mammoth. A new and 



entirely distinct variety, which has been 

 tried and found to do well in the South. It is 

 more robust and vigorous growing than 

 either Conover's Colossal or Palmetto, pro- 

 ducing stronger sprouts of a creamy white 

 color and more tender than any other variety. 

 It is claimed that as the sprouts are white 

 and tender it is not necessary to be planted 

 as deep as the Colossal, but this is a mis- 



take; all varieties must, in order to get ten- 

 der sprouts, be planted the same depth, that 

 is, the crowns of the plants must be at least 

 from 8 to 10 inches below the surface of the 

 ground. 



Palmetto. Another good variety, es- 

 pecially adapted to the South. The sprouts 

 are strong, of vigorous growth, very tender 

 and not bitter. We recommend this variety 

 highly, knowing it to be one of the best for 

 our climate. 



BEANS. 



(Dwarf, Snap or Bush.) 

 Haricot (Fr.), Bohne (Ger.), Haba (Sp.), Faginoli (Ital.) 



Pride of Newton. 



Early Mohawk Six Weeks. 



Early Yellow Six Weeks. 



White Kidney. 



Red Kidney. 



Best of All 



Improved Early Red Valentine. 



Extra Early Dwarf Refugee. 



Improved Prolific Dwarf German Wax. 



GrenelVs Improved Rust Proof Dwarf Golden 



Wax. 

 Giant Stringless Dwarf Green Pod. 

 Refugee Wax. 

 Wood's New Prolific Bush Lima. 



White Wax. 



Detroit or Rust Proof Wax. 



Dwarf Butter Wax (Bismark.) 



Wardwell's Dwarf Kidney Wax. 



Dwarf Flageolet or Perfection Wax. 



Hendersons Bush Lima. 



Burpee's Bush Lima. 



Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax. 



Davis Wax. 



Carrie's Rust Proof Wax. 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. 



Stecklers Original Stock Best of All. 



Steckler s New Perfectly Straight Round Pod. 



Steckler's New Calico Bush Butter. 



CULTURE — Place in rows eighteen inches apart; drop a bean every two or three inches. 

 Plant from end of February, and for succession, every two or three weeks to May. Bush 

 Beans planted in this latitude during June and July will not produce much. August and 

 September are good months in which to plant again; they will produce abundantly until 

 killed by the frost. Do not cover the seeds more than two inches. 



Pride of Newton. This 

 is a robust, strong growing 

 bean with long flat pods, 

 which are light green. It is 

 quite early and productive. 

 The bean is similar to the 

 Yellow Six Weeks in color, 

 but much hardier. 



Early Mohawk 6 Weeks. 

 A long podded variety, and 

 very hardy. It is used to a 

 large extent for the market 

 for the first planting; very 

 productive. 



Early Yellow 6 Weeks. 

 This is the most popular sort 

 among market gardeners. 

 Pods flat and long; a very 

 good bearer, but not so good 

 for shipping as the Mohawk 

 or Valentine. 



White Kidney. A good 

 strong growing variety, should 

 be planted more extensively. 



Red Kidney. A kind 

 largely planted for the New 

 Orleans market. It is a coarse 

 growing variety, and much 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. 



Flowering Annuals to be had in their planting season. 



