26 Richard FrotscJier’x Almanac and Garden Manual 
BEANS. —Pole or Running. 
Haricots a Rames (Fi\), Stangen 
Large Lima. 
Carolina or Sewf.e. 
Horticultural or Wren's Egg. 
Dutch Case Knife. 
Bohnen (Ger.), Frijol Vastago (Sp.). 
German Wax or Butter. 
Southern Prolific. 
Crease Back. 
Lurg:c Lima. A well known and excellent variety. It is the 
best shell bean known. Should have rich ground, and plenty room 
to grow. 
Curoliusi or Sewce. A variety similar to the Lima; the only 
difference is, the seeds and pods are smaller. It is generally culti¬ 
vated, being more productive than the Large Lima. 
Horticultural or Wren’s does not grow very strong, 
bears well, pods about six inches long, which are roundish and very 
tender. 
Hutch Case Knife. A very good pole bean; it is early; pods 
broad and long, sdmewhat turned towards the end. 
German Wax. This is a fine variety, and has the same good 
qualities as the German Dwarf Wax. Pods have a waxy appearance ; 
very succulent and tender. 
Southern Prolific. No variety will continue longer in bearing 
than this. It stands the heat of the Summer better than any other, 
and is planted to succeed the other kinds. It is a very strong grower ; 
pods about seven inches long, flat; seeds dark yellow or rather light 
brown. It is the standard variety for the New Orleans market for 
late spring and summer. 
Crease Hack. A variety of Pole Beans which has been culti¬ 
vated in the South for a long time, but has never come into the trade. 
It is an excellent bean, earlier than the “Southern Prolific.” Seeds 
white; pods round, with a crease in the back, from which the name. 
It is a good grower, bears abundantly, and if shipped will keep better 
than most other kinds. It sells better in the spring than any other 
for shipping purposes; and when in season, it can not be surpassed. 
For early summer, the Southern Prolific is preferable, standing the 
heat better. Some two years ago I received half a bushel from 
near Mobile, Ala., and all the beans of this variety about here can 
be traced back to that half bushel. I supplied two growers in Georgia 
where it was not known at that time. I expect to have a full supply 
this season. There is a light brown bean, streaked and mottled with 
dark brown and black of the same name; but it is not equal to the 
white variety. In some localities this kind is called “Calico Crease 
Back.” The white seeded variety is also known in some sections by 
the name of “Fat Horse.” 
ENGLISH BEANS. 
Feve de Marais (Fr.), Puff-Bohne (Ger.), Haba Comun (Sp.). 
ISroad Windsor. Not so much cultivated here as in some parts 
of Europe. It is much liked by the people of the Southern part of 
Europe. Ought to be planted during November; as if planted in the 
spring they will not produce much. 
