450 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



for the table, if the planting be made as late in the season as 

 the last of July. 



The Early Mohawk is quite productive, and one of the 

 hardiest of the Dwarf varieties. It is well adapted for early 

 planting, and is extensively grown by market-gardeners as 

 an early string-bean. The young pods are comparatively 

 tender, and of good quality, and, if gathered as they become 

 of suitable size, the plants will continue to yield them in 

 great abundance. The shelled-beans, green or dry, are less 

 esteemed, and considered inferior to many other varieties. 



Negro Long- Plant strong and vigorous, about two feet 

 pod. 



high, sending out a few slender, running shoots, 



like the Rob Roy and Newington Wonder. The flowers are 

 purple ; the pods are from six to seven inches long, rather 

 narrow, but of even breadth, uniformly green till near matu- 

 rity, brownish-yellow when ripe, and contain from six to 

 eight slender, rather small, nearly straight, but somewhat 

 kidney-shaped, glossy-black seeds, about half an inch in 

 length. 



Planted May 20th, the variety blossomed July 8th, and 

 the crop ripened August 10th. 



The Negro Long-pod is one of the most productive of all 

 the Dwarfs, yielding its long, slender, and succulent pods in 

 profuse abundance. The green seeds, however, are seldom 

 used, but the ripe seeds would probably furnish an excellent 

 substitute for the Turtle-soup and Tampico, though of little 

 value in other forms of cookery. 



The variety is of foreign origin, and is common to gar- 

 dens, both in France and England. A sub-variety, known 

 as the Dwarf Negro, less stocky in habit, and with much 

 smaller pods, is also a favorite in the markets of London. 

 The Long-podded, however, is considered much superior to 

 the old Dwarf; but both are highly prized for the narrow, 



