JAMES VICK ; ROCHESTER , ;V. K 
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BEANS. 
Beans like a dry and rather light soil, though they will 
do well in any garden soil if not planted too early in the 
spring. Dwarfs arc earliest and most hardy, as a gene¬ 
ral rule. In our engraving we show plants of both, 
Dwarfs and Runners, the Dwarf in the center, the Lima 
011 the right, and a plant of the Scarlet Runner on the 
left, with the top pinched off when it had reached the 
top of the pole, four or five feet in height. This causes 
them to fruit low down. In garden culture Beans are 
generally planted in rows three inches apart, and the 
rows a foot apart; in field culture in hills, like Corn, so 
as to cultivate at least one way. Running Beans are 
planted in hiils two or three feet apart with a pole in the 
center. Our engraving also shows most of the Beans 
as they appear when ripe. 
Fig. i. Scarlet Runner; 2, Refugee; 3 Golden Wax ; 
4, Early Mohawk; 5, Speckled Cranberry; 6, White 
Kidney; 7, White Marrowfat; 8, Early Valentine; 9 
Early Rachel ; 10, Large Lima; n, Corn Bean; 12 
Giant Wax ; 13, Black Wax. 
Beans, Early Rachel, the earliest, and very hardy ; 
desirable as a String Bean ; per pint 30 cents, . 10 
Long Yellow Six-Weeks,onc of the earliest; an 
excellent and productive String Bean ; pint 30 cts. 10 
Early Mohawk, a hardy, productive and excel¬ 
lent String Bean; per pint, 30 cents,. 10 
Wax or Butter, a popular variety wherever 
known ; the pods a waxy yellow, solid, very 
tender and almost transparent, stringless, seeds 
black when ripe; per pint 35 cents,. 15 
Early Valentine, early and tender for String 
Beans ; per pint 30 cents,. xo 
Golden Wax, an early, stringless Bean, of gold¬ 
en wax color, and excellent quality ; pint 35 cts., 15 
White Kidney or Royal Dwarf, one of the 
very best for shelling, either green or dry; per 
pint 30 cents,. *0 
White Marrowfat, clear white, almost round, 
fair as a String Bean, and first class for use 
shelled, cither green or dry; per pint 30 cents, 10 
Refugee, hardy, abundant bearer, flesh thick and 
tender, one of the very best for pickling, on ac¬ 
count of its thick flesh ; not very early, will pro¬ 
duce pods fit for eating in about eight weeks 
from planting ; per pint 30 cents .... 10 
Broad Windsor, the celebrated Broad Bean 
of England, growing on a strong stalk, about 
two feet in height. Beans eaten shelled. Not 
very well adapted to our climate; pint 35 cents, 15 
RUNNING BEANS. 
Large Lima, the most buttery and delicious 
Bean grown. Plant in a warm, sandy soil, if 
possible, not too early; per pint 40 cents, ... 15 
London Horticultural, or Speckled Cran¬ 
berry, a round, speckled Bean, tender for Snap 
Beans, and excellent for shelling; pint 35 cents, 15 
Giant Wax, thick, fleshy, creamy yellow, waxy 
looking pods, very tender and excellent as a 
Snap Bean ; per pint 40 cents,. 15 
Scarlet Runner. This is the favorite Snap 
Bean of Europe, and nothing else will sell as 
soon as this appears in market. It is often 
planted in rows and allowed to run on the 
ground ; per pint 35 cents,. 15 
Corn Bean, a remarkable hardy and produc¬ 
tive Bean. The young pods are crisp and suc¬ 
culent. Will continue to bear six weeks. It 
grows about six feet in height ; per pint 35 cts., 15 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
The culture for Brussels Sprouts i s 
the same as for Cabbage. If early 
plants arc raised in a hot-bed, they 
will perfect themselves in September, 
in the north, and a later sowing 
should be made in the open ground, 
that will be in perfection about the 
time winter commences. These 
should be taken up and stored in a 
cool cellar, with the roots in earth, 
where they will remain fit for use 
during the winter. Where the win¬ 
ters are not very severe, they may 
remain in the ground, to be cut as 
needed. A good many people in this 
part of the country are beginning to appreciate Brussels 
Sprouts, and surprised to find how good they are, and 
that they have known nothing about them. Try a few. 
Brussels Sprouts, per lb. $1.50; per o z. 15 cents, 5 
