AMERICAN GARDEN-BEAN. 439 



The variety is quite productive, and excellent as a shelled- 

 bean, green or dry. The young pods are not so tender as 

 those of many other sorts, and are but little used. 



Plant sixteen or eighteen inches high, sturdy Chilian, 

 and vigorous, with large, deep green, wrinkled foliage ; 

 flowers pale lilac ; the pods are five inches and a half long, 

 slightly curved, pale green while young, yellowish-white 

 when ripe, and contain five seeds. 



Planted early in the season, the variety blossomed in seven 

 weeks, yielded pods for the table in about eight weeks, and 

 ripened in a hundred days, from the time of planting. 



The ripe seeds are of a clear, bright pink, or rose color, 

 gradually becoming duller and darker from the time of har- 

 vesting. They are kidney-shaped, a little flattened, and of 

 large size ; generally measuring three fourths of an inch long, 

 and three eighths of an inch thick. Twelve hundred and fifty 

 are contained in a quart, and will be sufficient for planting 

 a row, or drill, of two hundred feet, or for a hundred and 

 twenty-five hills. 



The variety is healthy and productive ; much esteemed 

 for the tender, pulpy character of the young pods, and 

 worthy of cultivation for the large size and good quality of 

 the beans, which, either in the green or ripe state, are quite 

 farinaceous and mild flavored. 



Height fourteen or fifteen inches ; flowers Crescent- 

 eyed, 

 white, the upper petals slightly stained with HALF MOOX. 



red ; the pods are five inches and a half long, pale green and 

 somewhat curved when young, yellowish-white when fully 

 ripe, and contain five seeds. 



Season intermediate. If planted early, the variety will 

 blossom in seven weeks, yield pods for stringing in eight 

 weeks, supply the table with green beans in eleven weeks, 



