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given between the rows. Beans, because of bacteria which 

 live in the small tubercles on their roots, have the power 

 of obtaining nitrogen from the air which is in the soil. 



Planting. Beans cannot endure frost, but it pays to 

 take some risk. By planting a few as soon as there is 



FIG. 138. Planting Bush Beans 



some degree of certainty that they will not be taken by 

 the late frost, and then repeating the planting every two 

 weeks, a succession may be obtained that will provide a 

 supply during the greater part of the summer. 



Plant dwarf or bush beans in rows two feet apart. 

 Scatter the seeds so that they will be about two inches 

 apart, and cover to a depth of two inches. Press the soil 



