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substitute for the Tampico, or Turtle-soup, the difference, 

 aside from the color, being scarcely perceptible. 



The Newington Wonder of English and French authors 

 appears to be, in some respects, distinct from the American 

 variety. It is described as very dwarf, about a foot high, 

 early and productive ; pods dark green, moderately long, not 

 broad, thick, and fleshy ; seeds quite small, light chestnut- 

 colored. 



Nonpareil. The plants of this variety are strong and vig- 

 orous, and somewhat resemble the Mohawk, or White Kid- 

 ney, growing about eighteen inches high, with numerous, 

 erect branches ; the flowers are white ; the pods are five and 

 a half or six inches long, green at first, cream yellow at 

 maturity, and contain five or six seeds. 



Planted the 20th of May, the variety was in flower July 

 9th, and ripened August 12th, or in eighty-four days from 

 the time of planting. 



The ripe seeds are strongly kidney-shaped, nearly three 

 fourths of an inch long, white, with a broad and somewhat 

 irregular patch of red about the eye, and numerous spots of 

 the same color upon the back and sides. About fourteen 

 hundred are contained in a quart, and this amount of seed 

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

 hundred and fifty hills. 



The variety is comparatively new. It is not only hardy 

 and remarkably productive, but the young pods are tender 

 and excellent, and the seeds, green or ripe, are surpassed by 

 few, if any, of the Dwarf sorts, in mildness and delicacy 

 of flavor. 



Pea-bean. Plant vigorous, much branched, and, like the 

 Blue Pod and White Marrow, inclined to send up running 

 shoots ; foliage comparatively small, deep green ; flowers 



