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line about the eye, the drab rapidly changing by age to dull 

 yellowish-brown. They are kidney-shaped, rather straight, 

 three fourths of an inch long, and three tenths of an inch 

 thick. About fourteen hundred beans are contained in a 

 quart, and will plant a row of two hundred feet, or a hun- 

 dred and fifty hills. 



It is quite productive, and an excellent early string-bean, 

 but less valuable as a green shelled-bean, or for cooking when 

 ripe. On account of the tender and delicate character of the 

 pods, the ripe seeds are often injured by damp or continued 

 rainy weather. A popular, early garden-bean, much culti- 

 vated both in this country and in Europe. 



Stem about eighteen inches high, sturdy and Mohawk. 



-ill EARLY MOHAWK. 



branching ; foliage large, deep green, wrinkled, 



and blistered ; flowers pale lilac ; the pods are five inches 



and a half long, five eighths of an inch wide, and generally 



contain fiye seeds. While young they are green, and nearly 



straight ; as they approach maturity they become paler, 



and, when ripej are frequently streaked and spotted with 



purple. 



The ripe seeds are variegated with drab, dull purple, and 

 different shades of brown, the brown and dull purple pre- 

 vailing ; they are kidney-shaped, and measure nearly three 

 fourths of an inch in length, and three eighths of an inch in 

 width. A quart contains about fourteen hundred and fifty 

 seeds, and will plant a hundred and seventy-five feet of drill, 

 or a hundred and seventy-five hills. 



It is about a week later than the earliest varieties. Plants 

 from seeds sown early in spring were in blossom in about 

 seven weeks, produced pods for the table in eight weeks, and 

 ripened in a hundred days, from the time of sowing. In 

 ordinary seasons, the variety will ripen perfectly if planted 

 the last week in June, and will yield an abundance of pods 

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