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VEGETABLE FORCING 



Both wax-podded and green-podded varieties are grown 

 under glass. English varieties are most generally 

 recommended. 



Of the American bush beans, Black Valentine seems 

 to be well adapted to forcing. An Indiana grower has 

 obtained good results with the Long Yellow Six 

 Weeks, which, with bottom heat, produced pods of 

 edible size in six weeks. A Tennessee grower is en- 

 thusiastic concerning a pole variety of local origin, sup- 

 posed to be a cross between Kentucky Wonder and the 

 Brown. 



Fig. 126. Pole beans growing in an English house. 



Of the dwarf English varieties, Sutton's Forcing, 

 Osborn's Forcing, Ne Plus Ultra and Canadian Wonder 

 are most popular. English climbing or pole varieties 

 (Fig. 126) recommended are Princess of Wales, Veitchi 

 Climbing French, King's Earliest of All and Wonder of 

 France. 



Bush beans are generally planted 12 to 15 inches 

 apart in rows about 18 inches apart, two or three beans 

 at a place. If preferred, the beans may be planted in 



