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The soil in which they were planted was rather heavy and 

 moist, and, in consequence of this, the sowing was deferred 

 rather later than usual. But a very small quantity of ma- 

 nure was used, and the beans were planted side by side, in 

 eight successive rows, about three feet apart. The result was 

 as follows : — 



China Divarf. — Sown May 20th ; in flower July 15th ; pods 

 ready to string July 2Gth; ready to shell Aug. 16th; dry and 

 fully ripe Sept. 4th. Time, from the date of sowing to time of 

 gathering for stringing, sixty-seven days. 



Yelloio Six Weeks. — Sown May 20th; in flower July 15lh; 

 pods ready to string July 27th ; ready to shell Aug. 12th ; dry 

 and fully ripe Sept. 13th. Time, from the date of sowing to 

 time for stringing, sixty-seven days. 



Early Mohawk.— Sown May 20th ; in flower July 18th ; 

 pods ready to string July 29th ; ready to shell Aug. 18th ; dry 

 and fully ripe Sept. 19th. Time, from the date of sowing to 

 time of gathering for stringing, seventy days. 



Red Cranberry Bush. — Sown May 20th; in flower July 

 22d ; pods ready to string Aug. 8th ; ready to shell Aug. 24th ; 

 dry and fully ripe Sept. 25th. Time, from the date of sow- 

 ing to time of gathering for stringing, eighty days. 



Dwarf Horticultural. — Sown May 20th ; in flower July 

 22d; pods ready to string Aug. 8th; ready to shell Aug. 

 26th ; dry and fully ripe Sept. 29th. Time, from the date of 

 sowing to time of gathering for stringing, eighty days. 



Early Half Moou.— Sown May 20th ; in flower July 23d ; 

 pods ready to string Aug. 10th ; ready to shell Aug. 26th ; 

 dry and fully ripe Sept. 11th. Time, from the date of sow- 

 ing to time of gathering for stringing, eighty-two days. 



Marrow. — Sown May 20th ; in flower July 27th ; pods ready 

 to string Aug. 13th ; ready to shell Aug. 30th; dry and fully 

 ripe Sept. 16th. Time, from the date of sowing to time of 

 gathering for stringing, eighty-five days. 



Large White Kidney Dviatf. — Sown May 20th ; in flower 

 July 29th ; pods ready to string Aug. 25th ; ready to shell 

 Sept 10th; dry and fully ripe Oct. 10th. Time, from the 

 date of sowing to date of gathering for stringing, ninety-seven 

 days. 



From this table, it will be seen, that the China Dwarf and 



