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the hill. A very good way is to grow the running varieties in drills, using the 

 tallest pea brush tiiat can be secured conveniently. When the plants reach 

 the top of the brush, pinch off the ends. The effect will be to cause greater 

 Truitfulness below. In ^^ '^ 



a stiff soil, especially, 

 the Lima comes up 

 better if planted care- 

 fully with the eye 

 down, the hill a little 

 elevated. There are 

 endless varieties of 

 Dwarf beans; as noth- 

 ing of the vegetable 

 family is more inclined 

 to sport. We have en- 

 deavored to show the 

 appearance of a few 

 of the best sorts, when 

 ripe. Figure 2 is Ref- 

 ugee ; 3, Early China; 

 4, Early Mohawk ; 6, ^ _ 



White Kidney; 7, '^^^m^m 



White Marrowfat ; 8, Early Valentine ; 9, Early Eachel ; 13, Wax, or Butter, 

 — all Dwarfs. Figure 5, London Horticultural; 10, Large Lima; 11, Con- 

 cord ; 12, Giant Wax, — all Runners. The Scarlet Runner is the popular Snap 

 Bean of England, and the Dwarfs are only used early in the season, before the 

 Runners can be obtained. 



BORECOLE, OR KALE. 



The Borecoles, or as they are usually called. Kales, are not much grown in 

 America, though quite popular in many parts of Europe. They do not form 

 heads like the cabbage, but furnish abundance of curly leaves, those of some 



varieties being quite ornamental, their 

 general character being shown in the en- 

 graving. The Kales are more hardy than 

 the cabbage, and will endure considerable 

 frost without injury, so they are often al- 

 lowed to remain in the ground until spring, 

 ^ except in very severe climates, and are thus 

 in use during the winter. When cut 



P^^'^"^^^-^/^^^f- frozen, they are immediately placed in cold 



J:^>!C^P^ -^: water. In northern countries, they are 



"^"^ ''^' \^ taken np and stored in a cold pit or cellar, 



'^^ and those not needed for v/inter use are 



re-planted in spring, and make a new and 

 tender growth. The small variety, called 

 German Greens, is usually sown in the 

 autumn, and cut in spring and sold in the 

 market by measure, somewhat like spin- 

 ach. The culture is the same as for cabbage. While we do not anticipate the' 

 very general culture of Kale in America, as in many sections of Europe, we 

 think it well to call the attention of our readers to this somewhat noted mem- 

 ber of the cabbage tribe. 



