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the worst are caused by the jackdaws and rooks which 

 dig them out of the soil. Mice, too, in the winter 

 months are fond of them, and worms and slugs eat the 

 fleshy root portion ; so that, unless earliness is im- 

 portant, I would advise sowing in February. Again, 

 in March and April the larger Long-pods and the 

 Sevilles are all suitable. The Green Giant broad beans 

 are a newer introduction, and notable for their green 

 colour and delicate flavour. This variety crops as freely 



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as the white-seeded. For latest crops the seed should 

 be sown in a holding soil, and for that purpose the 

 Broad Windsor types are the most suitable. These 

 surpass the others in quality, and are best sown so 

 that the pods come in succession. There are several 

 good Windsor types, the Old Broad variety, the Im- 

 proved Windsor, Taylor's Windsor, and Green Windsor. 

 There is another type of bean that should not be 

 overlooked, the small cluster known as Royal Cluster, 

 a very productive variety with branching habits, but not 



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