DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Dreer's improved Lima. 
Giant Wax —Pods of a pale yellow color, and waxy 
appearance seeds red. The Pods iuhen fully grown, 
are fier/e^tly tender, and may be used as a snap bean. 
Southern Prolific. —A very excellent pole bean for 
cooking in the pod. The pods are produced in clusters, 
and as it matures in seventy days, the growth is very 
rapid and the pods brittle and tender. It is one of the 
most popular snap beans in the Southern States, where 
it is better known than in the North. 
Scarlet Runner.— This variety grows fifteen feet 
high has flowers of brilliant scarlet, and is generally 
cultivated as an ornamental climber. 
Carter s Champion Runner.—An improvement on 
the old Scarlet Runner. The pods are nearly twice as 
large as any other runner bean and hang twice as thick 
on the vine. 
White Runner.—Like the Scarlet, except in the 
color of the seeds and flowers, which are pure white. 
BEET. 
Fr. Better ave, — Ger Runkel Rube. 
All the varieties succeed best on a deep rich sandy 
loam and rcouire to be thinned when small, and kept 
free from weeds. For early Reels sow as soon as the 
ground will admit, in drills fourteen inches apart and 
thin to six inches dstant Fcr winter, sow about the 
middle of spring Soak the seed twenty-four hours in 
luke-warm water before planting, ar.i sow in freshly 
prepared ground. 
Early Turnip Bassano —Highly valued on account 
o its earlincss. It is very tender and juicy and will 
grow to good size on light soil, but will not keep through 
the winter ur.lcr, sown quite late Roots fiat, turnip- 
shaped light red • flesh white, circled with bright pink. 
Early Blood Turnip.-The standard early sort 
Blood red turnip-shaped with small top tap-root • very 
tender and good for early use and late keeping. 
Improved Early Blood Turnip—This variety 
originated from the preceding the earliest and most 
perfect specimens having been selected for a succession 
of years, until it has 
become perfectly 
pure and of fine form 
and shape, and can¬ 
not fail to give great 
satisfaction to the 
market gardener. 
Egyptian Blood 
Turnip.—A variety 
introduced from Eu¬ 
rope. In form. like 
the Flat Dutch Tur¬ 
nip. Color deep blood 
red Of medium 
size, and cooks re¬ 
markably tender and 
sweet. The seed is 
very small, and spar 
ingly produced. 
Bastians Early 
Blood Turnip. — 
Among market gar- Early 
deners this valuable new variety is becoming a strong 
competitor with the Egyptian Blood Turnip being larger 
and more symmetrical in form It is earlier than the 
Bassano, very tender and sugary, and retains its blood 
red color after cooking. 
Improved Early Blood Turnip. 
Dewing’s Early Blood Turnip.—A favorite with 
New England marketmen. The roots are of uniform 
good size, smooth and handsome, and plentifully pro¬ 
duced. The flesh is quite rich in color, and very tender 
and sweet. 
Henderson’s Pine Apple. — The roots are half-long 
medium size well formed, and of a very dark crimson 
color Fine-grained, sweet, tender, and excellent for 
table use. 
