472 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



seeds measure a quart, and will plant a hundred and seventy- 

 five hills. 



The Indian-chief Bean is remarkable for its fine, tender, 

 succulent, and richly-colored pods, and for these it is well 

 worthy of cultivation. They are not only produced in pro- 

 fuse abundance, but continue fit for use longer than those 

 of most varieties. In moist seasons, they remain crisp and 

 tender till the seeds have grown sufficiently to be used in 

 the green state. The ripe seeds are of little value. 



The real merits of the variety appear to be little known ; 

 yet of all the running sorts cultivated for the green pods, it 

 must be classed as one of the best. 



Mottled Plant six feet and upwards in height, but 



Case-knife. 



much less stocky and vigorous than the true 



Case-knife ; the foliage is also smaller, and less wrinkled 

 or blistered ; the flowers are white, stained or clouded with 

 purple ; the pods have the form of those of the Case-knife, 

 but are neither so long nor so broad. 



The variety is comparatively early. Planted May 30th, 

 the vines blossomed July 17th, green pods were plucked 

 July 26th, and the crop ripened the middle of August, or 

 in eighty days from the time of planting. 



The seeds are strongly kidney-shaped, white or cream- 

 white striped and spotted with bluish-slate, and of the size 

 of those of the White Case-knife. 



Though less productive than the last named, it is nearly 

 two weeks earlier, and the green pods are more succulent 

 and tender. The seeds separate easily from the pods, and 

 in their green state are esteemed for mildness and delicacy 

 of flavor. 



Mottled A comparatively strong-growing, but not tall 



Cranberry. 



variety. The flowers are white ; the pods are 



