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Pick when the Beans are full-sized, but before the 

 pods dry. 



Fertilize as above. 



Succession. Start the first crop under glass, as 

 above ; sow the second when the ground is fit. Of this 

 second sowing, cut back a part just before flowering 

 and they will yield later. Cut back other plants after 

 cropping, and they will give a second sparser crop in 

 the fall. 



Fig. 14. Seedlings of Kidney Bean. Two-thirds natural size. 



(2) Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) include most 

 of our field, bush and pole Beans, of which some are 

 edible -podded and some are not. All are tender to 

 frost, but the bush Beans are both earlier and later 

 than the pole Beans. Culture under glass is unusual 

 with us, but it is coming more into use, especially for 

 starting the early crop. Varieties are very many, and 

 may be used to give a succession. For cultural purposes, 



