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been cast in the same mold as the Turner Hybrid * 
Be this as it may, I can heartily recommend either 
variety to all wishing to grow fine, solid, enormous¬ 
sized tomatoes. 
Pole Beans, as the name implies, require poles 
or some other support for the vines to twine upon. 
The poles must be set firmly, to prevent being blown 
over by the wind. Where poles are not procurable, 
the vines may be trained upon strings stretched up 
and down along two wires, which are stretched and 
firmly fastened to posts or stakes, one wire above and 
the other below. Pole Bean trellis, seven feet high, can 
be purchased, and will answer the purpose for which 
they are intended. The best pole bean of its kind is 
the Large White Lima. Being very tender, it should 
not be planted before the ground is warm. The beans 
will come up sooner if the eye in the seed is placed 
downward. The seed should be lightly covered with 
mellow soil, as this bean, considering its size, has less 
penetrating power in coming up than any other 
kind. In rainy seasons I have covered the seed with 
coffee grounds, which never became compact or hard 
* As stated, these Tomatoes were undoubtedly originated from the same 
stock. We received the Turner Hybrid in the spring of 1884, a small 
packet of seed being sent us by one of our customers — Mr. J. W. Turner, 
of Iowa. This seed we had planted, and were surprised at the wonderful 
growth, size and quality of the variety, but unfortunately there were two 
distinct colors : some were a rich deep red and some a pale pink, of a not 
very attractive shade. So we grew it carefully for another season before 
sending out, that we might have them all of the best color. This, we believe, 
is not the case with the Mikado, as in our trial the two colors were 
present, although they both are evidently of the same origin.—E d. 
