CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 79 



Per qt. 



White cranberry. Similar to the preceding, but not as hardy. One of 



the best of all varieties for general cooking. Per £ pint, 15 . . . .50 



White ease-knife. The most prolific of the running varieties. As a 

 shelled bean, it is of excellent quality ; and, when ripe, farinaceous and 

 well-flavored in whatever form prepared. Per £ pint, 15 . .50 



Indian Chief, or wax. One of the best varieties for general cultivation ; 



pods, creamy yellow ; fine for snaps. Per £ pint, 20 75 



Giant wax beans. Recently introduced ; of a robust growth, and very 

 productive ; the pods are 6 to 9 inches in length, broad, and, when fit 

 for use, of a pale-yellow or wax-like color ; when cooked, tender and 

 truly delicious. In pkts. containing about 100 seeds, 20 cts. 



Concord. A new variety; a hybrid between the White Cranberry and the 

 Horticultural, combining the fine quality of the former with the pro- 

 ductiveness of the latter ; superior, both for snaps in the pod or as a 

 shell-bean. Per pkt, 15 



White California long-pod. One of the earliest, best, and most pro- 

 ductive varieties grown ; pods round, 10 to 12 inches in length ; as a 

 snap, shell, or baking bean, not to be excelled. Per £ pint, 15 . . .50 



Large Lima. This bean is very susceptible of cold and wet, and apt to 

 rot in the ground, and should not be planted until the season is favor- 

 able, and the ground warm, — about the last of May or first week in 

 June. Per £ pint, 20 75 



Small Lima, Carolina, Sieva, or Saba. One of the most produc- 

 tive varieties. Similar to the Lima, and as delicate and rich-flavored . .74 



BEANS, FLO W EKING RUNNERS (Phaseolus Multiklorus). 



German, Grosse Bunte Bohne. • French, Haricot d'Espagne. Spanish, ' 

 Judia Vastago d'Espana. 



Scarlet-runner is cultivated for the beauty of its- flowers ; fine for cover- 

 ing arbors, trellises, &c. ; an excellent snap-bean. Per pkt., 10 . . .60 



White-runner. A variety of the Scarlet-runner. The flower and seeds, 

 pure white. Often seen in our markets under the name of Lima, from 

 which they may be distinguished by their greater thickness and more 

 rounded form. Per pkt, 10 . . 60 



Painted lady. A sub-variety of the Scarlet-runner, with variegated flow- 

 ers ; the upper petals being scarlet, the lower white. Per pkt, 10 . .60 



BEET (Beta Vulgaris). 



German, Rankle Rube. French, Betterave. Spanish, Bettqraga. 



For early use, sow the seed in April, as soon as the soil can be worked. 

 For use in autumn, the seed should be sown about the middle of May ; and 

 for the winter supply, about the middle of June or first of July. Spade or 

 fork the soil deeply and thoroughly over ; rake the surface smooth and 

 even ; and draw the drills across the beds fourteen inches apart, and about 

 an inch and a half in depth. Sow the seeds thick enough to secure a 

 plant for every two or three inches, and cover to the depth of the drills. 

 When they are two inches in height, thin to five or six inches apart. The 

 after-culture consists in keeping the plants free from weeds, and the earth, 

 in the spaces between the rows, loose and open, by frequent hoeing. 



Per oz. 



Extra early (Simon's). An improvement on the Bassano ; uniformly 

 smooth ; of a blood-red color ; turnip-shaped ; valuable for the market- 

 gardener. Per pkt, s cents 15 



