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The seeds are white, kidney-shaped, flattened, often bent 

 or distorted, five eighths of an inch long, three eighths of an 

 inch wide, and a fourth of an inch thick. Fifteen hundred 

 are contained in a quart, and will plant a drill two hundred 

 and twenty-five feet in length, or about two hundred hills. 



The variety is productive, and the young pods are of fair 

 quality ; the seeds are excellent, whether used green or ripe ; 

 the skin is thin, and they are much esteemed for their pecu- 

 liar whiteness, and delicacy of flavor. 



Plant fifteen inches high, with yellowish- Early China, 

 green, wrinkled foliage, and white flowers ; EVED CHINA. 

 the pods are five inches long, green arid straight while young, 

 yellowish-green as they approach maturity, yellow when fully 

 ripe, and contain five (rarely six) beans. 



The ripe seeds are white, colored and spotted about the 

 eye with purplish-red, oblong, nearly cylindrical at the centre, 

 rournle:! at the ends, six tenths of an inch long, and three 

 eighths of an inch thick. Sixteen hundred and fifty measure 

 a quart, and will plant two hundred feet of drill, or two 

 hundred hills. 



Plants from seeds sown early in the season blossomed in 

 six weeks, afforded young pods for use in seven weeks, green 

 beans in ten weeks, and ripened in eighty-five days. Planted 

 and grown in summer, the crop ripened in eleven weeks ; 

 and plants from seeds sown as late as the first of August 

 afforded an abundant supply of tender pods from the middle 

 to the close of September. 



The Early China is very generally disseminated, and is 

 one of the most popular of the Dwarf varieties. It is hardy 

 and productive ; but the young pods, though succulent and 

 tender, are inferior to those of some other varieties. The 

 seeds, green or ripe, are thin skinned, mealy, and mild 

 flavored. 



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