474 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



squarely or diagonally shortened at the ends, nearly half air 

 inch in length, and three tenths of an inch in width. A 

 quart contains thirty-one hundred seeds, and will plant about 

 three hundred hills. 



As a shelled-bean, in its green or ripened state, the variety 

 has little merit. Its recommendations are its fine, tender 

 pods, its remarkable productiveness, and its uniformly 

 healthy habit. 



Predhomme. Introduced from France. Plant four or five 

 feet high, with broad, deep green, blistered foli- 

 age, and white flowers ; the pods are nearly cylindrical, three 

 inches long, green while young, cream-white when ripe, and 

 contain from six to eight seeds, set very closely together. 



The ripe beans are dull white, veined, oblong, often short- 

 ened at the ends, a third of an inch long, and nearly a fourth 

 of an inch in width and thickness. A quart contains about 

 thirty-five hundred seeds, and will plant three hundred and 

 fifty hills. 



Early plantings blossomed in eight weeks, afforded pods 

 for the table in about ten weeks, and ripened in a hundred 

 and eight days. It may be planted for its green pods to the 

 first of July. 



It is of little value as a shelled-bean in its green state. 

 When ripe, it is of good quality, and, as a string-bean, one 

 of the best, the pods being very brittle, succulent, and fine 

 flavored. They remain long upon the plants without becom- 

 ing tough and hard, and are tender, and good for use, until 

 almost ripe. On account of their thin and delicate character, 

 the seeds, in unfavorable seasons, are often stained and other- 

 wise injured by dampness at the time of ripening. 



Princess. A French variety. Plant six feet or more in 



height, with lively green foliage and white 



