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ety, but of the same form and color. Sixteen hundred are 

 contained in a quart, and will plant nearly two hundred feet 

 of drill, or a hundred and seventy-five hills. 



The genuine Dwarf Cranberry is not one of the earliest 

 varieties, but rather an intermediate sort. Sown as soon as 

 the weather was suitable, the plants were in flower in seven 

 or eight weeks, and young pods were gathered for use in nine 

 weeks. In favorable seasons, the crop will be ready for har- 

 vesting in about ninety days. If planted in June, the variety 

 will ripen in ten weeks. 



It is hardy and productive, and the young pods are not 

 only succulent and tender, but are suitable for use at a more 

 advanced stage of growth than those of most varieties. The 

 beans, in their green state, are farinaceous and well flavored, 

 but, after ripening, are little used, the color being objection- 

 able. 



A variety with a brownish-red, oval, flattened seed, half 

 an inch in length, is extensively known and cultivated as the 

 Dwarf Cranberry. It is ten or twelve days earlier, the plants 

 are smaller and less productive, the young pods less tender 

 and succulent, and the seeds (green or ripe) less farinaceous, 

 than those of the true variety. With the exception of its 

 earlier maturity, it is comparatively not worthy of culti- 

 vation. 



Dwarf Horti- Stem about sixteen inches high : plant of vigo- 

 cultural. 

 VARIEGATED rous, branching habit ; flowers purple ; pods five 



inches long, green while young, but changing 

 to . yellow, marbled and streaked with brilliant rose-red, 

 when sufficiently advanced for shelling in their green state. 

 At maturity, the clear, pale yellow is changed to brownish- 

 white, and the bright red variegations are either entirely ob- 

 literated, or changed to dull, dead purple. If well formed, 

 the pods contain five (rarely six) seeds. 



