36 THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES 



kidney Beans are here divided into dwarf and pole 

 Beans. 



(a) DWARF, OR BUSH BEANS. Hardier and earlier, 

 of short season and requiring no training. 



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Fig. 15. Whole plant of Dwarf Kidney Bean. 



Soil should be light and in good tilth, not recently 

 manured. 



Rows should be two feet apart. 



Depth, in summer, three inches; in spring, about 

 two inches. 



Sow under glass about the middle of April; prick 

 out into pots, and set in the open when frosts are over. 

 Or sow in pots, three to a pot, and thin to one. 



Sow outdoors about the second week in May, and be 

 ready to protect against late frosts. Seeds one inch 

 apart. There is no advantage in sowing eye down. 



