LOW’S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
POLE BEANS. 
Culture. — These, even more than bush beans, require a warm, mellow soil, and should not be planted until 
settled warm weather. They are supported by poles ten feet high, set in the middle of the hills, or by poles six feet 
high connected with ropes or strips of wood at the top; the vines will run along these, producing earlier and better 
shaped pods. Form the hills three and one-half feet apart by forking in a shovelful of fine manure ; set the poles 
and plant the seed, six to a pole, and after the vines have started to run, thin to four vines to each hill. The first 
method of setting the poles will be found to be cheaper, but will give less remunerative results. 
In ordering use only the numbers. 
21 . Golden Cluster V ax. — New and excellent; for description see 
Novelties, page $ 
22 . Essex Prolific. -- A new and valuable acquisition ; wonderfully productive, ten- 
dcr, stringless, excellent flavor. Pods large, long, and handsome ; strong, thrifty 
grower, clinging well to poles. Known also, as Early Maine, and “ Hol- 
stein.” Very fine 
London Horticultural. - One of the very best. Very productive and ex- 
cellent as a snap or shell bean 
Red Cranberry. — An old standard variety, and one of the best as a string 
bean 
Pkt. Pt Qt. 1-4 Bu. 
15 50 
23 . 
24 . 
30 S1.5O 
15 3 ° 
1.50 
25 . Indian Chief, or Black Wax. — A most excellent variety, remarkable for its 
fine, tender, and richly-colored pods, which are produced in great abundance, 
26 . Concord. — An excellent new pole bean, early, fine quality and remarkably pro- 
ductive * 
27 . Portland Fancy. — I would call particular attention to this variety as being 
one of the best in this list of pole beans. It is very early, productive, and 
of fine cooking qualities, either as a shell or string bean 
28 . White Runner. — A large, white bean, which resembles the Lima ; superior 
as a shell bean either green or dry 
29 . Scarlet Runner. — Deep green foliage with handsome scarlet flowers. Pods 
six inches long and nearly an inch wide, curved, tender and well flavored ; 
when young, good as a shell bean .... .... 
30 . King of Garden Lima. — New and superior. ’ 
31 . Large Lima. — One of the latest as well as the most tender of all garden 
beans. In planting, place the eye downward 
32 . Selva, or Small Lima. — One of the most productive of all varieties ; its gen- 
eral features are similar to the Large Lima, but it is smaller in site, and 
from two to three weeks earlier • 
33 . Dreer’s Imp. Lima. — An improvement on the Large Lima ; very productive 
and of superior quality; when green they are nearly as large as Large Lima, 
sweeter, more tender, remaining a long time after maturing, which is a benefit 
to the market gardener 
34 . Brockton Pole. — New and exceedingly desirable as a shell bean. 
10 15 
ro 15 
to 15 
10 15 
10 15 
I S 2 S 
10 23 
to 25 
10 25 
to 25 
30 
25 
3 ° 
• 1 
3 ® 
40 
5 ° 
5 ° 
5 ° 
40 
1.50 
1.25 
1.5c 
2.00 
2.50 
2.00 
BEETS, Turnip. 
Culture. — Select, deep, rich, light, loamy soil ; for early, sow as soon as the ground will admit, in drills, four- 
teen inches apart, and thin to four inches ; for the main crop, sow the first week in May, and for winter use as late as 
| une; sow in freshly prepared ground; to preserve the roots, store them in a cool cellar, buried in sand, and they will 
remain sound until spring. ' 
35. Eclipse Early. — See page it. The earliest variety. 
38. Edmands’. — See page 11 . The best variety. 
37 Dark Red Egyptian. — This beet since its introduction has proven a decided 
acquisition. It is earlier than any other variety, which fact recommends itself 
at once to the gardener. It is of good form and size, and dark red color; 
quality good for so early a beet ......... 
38 . Early Turnip. — An old standard sort, very sweet and tender . . . . 
39] Bastian’s Early. - This is the largest cropper and most profitable beet to raise 
for the market in cultivation. Always of perfect shape, growing very quickly, 
and may be sown much thicker than any other sort, as they will crowd each 
other, similar to onions, and still form good, handsome beets ; as a main crop 
for tlie market there is no other better. Try it 
40 . Dewing’s Early. — One of the best sorts, grows handsome and veryfine, qual- 
ity first class 
5 15 3 ° i-oo 
5 15 60 1. 00 
5 10 20 75 
5 10 20 75 
5 10 20 75 
5 10 20 75 
The Brockton Pole Bean will be sure to please every one who grows it. 
