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tremely hardy, very productive and will keep n long time after being picked. 
Mammoth Tasmanian Pole Bean. 
— A valuable and interesting new va- 
riety which was brought from an 
land, “The Tasmanian," near Australia, 
and is something different than the 
so-called “French Asparagus ’’ The 
pods of these grow to the extraordi- 
nary length of three feet, are highly 
ornamental; are used when half ripe, 
when the thickness of an ordinary lead 
pencil, being round and altogether 
stringless; in sweetness, tenderness 
and superior flavor, equal to that of 
asparagus, exoells all other beans. 
Anything so fine is seldom offered. 
As a climber for arbors, porticos, etc., 
it is much admired, attractive and 
beautiful. 
Eclipse Beet.— A variety of recent 
origin, but one that has become very 
popular because of the following ad- 
vantages: While it is just about as 
early as the Egyptian, it is better, be- 
cause it is larger and of much finer 
quality. It makes a small top and pro- 
duces smooth growing perfectly round 
Beets, the skin and flesh of which are 
of dark crimson color. The fact is. Mammoth Tasmanian Pole Bean, 
the merit of the Egyptian variety lies altogether in its extreme earliness, and just 
as soon as other varieties mature, no one wants it, so that if we have a variety such 
as the “Eclipse,” that is almost as early, with qualities that the Egyptian entirely 
lacks, it must to a large extent supplant it. 
Ucitilerson’s White Plume Celery. — The peculiarity of this Celery is, that nat- 
urally its. stalks and portions of the 
inner leaves and heart are white, so 
that by closing the stalks, either by 
tying them together, or by pressing 
the soil up against the plant with the 
hand, and again drawing up the soil 
with the hoc or plow, so as to keep tin 
soil that has been squeezed against tin 
Celery in place, the work of blanching 
is completed, l ts eating qualities arc 
equal to the very best of the older 
sorts, being crisp, solid, and of a pleas- 
ing nutty flavor, while its white, l'eath- 
er-like foliage places it ahead of all 
others as a table ornament. 
Kawsoii’s Early Arlington Celery 
—By careful selection for many years. 
Mr. Hawson, the famous market gar- 
dener and seedsman, of Boston, has 
succeeded in producing a strain from 
the Boston Market, that well known 
popular variety, which is claimed to 
possess many superior qualifications. 
It is said to be fully four weeks earlier, 
of much larger growth, and does not 
blight as badly or run to seed: being 
eonsiderered the very best for early 
growing, and since its introduction be- 
came the favorite variet.v. At the an- Eclipse Bret. 
