English or Broad Beans — Beets. ^t^ 



in hot-beds, like cucumbers and melons, and trans- 

 planted to the open ground at about the time stated. 



Dreer's Improved Lima is a little earlier than the 

 old Lima; very productive. The beans form very 

 closely in the pod, and are of excellent quality and 

 flavor. Sieva or Small Lima is smaller than the above 

 but cannot be excelled in quality. 



English or Broad Beans i^Faba vulgaris) although 

 not very popular in this countiy, are largely grown in 



Broad Windsor Bean. 



England. The Broad Windsor is the favorite variety. 

 Mazagan is early and hardy, but is less productive. 

 The Beet {^Beta vulgaris) is one of the most im- 

 portant crops, and is of easy culture. Where possible, 

 a rather light, sandy loam should be selected for this 

 crop in preference to heavy soil. For the early crop 



