494 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



are produced in clusters near the top of the plant, are almost 

 cylindrical, three inches long, three fourths of an inch thick, 

 and contain three or four small, oblong, yellow seeds. 



It is one of the smallest and earliest of the English Beans, 

 and yields abundantly. 



Early Dwarf Plant sixteen inches high, separating into 



seeded. two or three divisions, or branches ; the flowers 



VILMORIN'S . 



KK RED- resemble those of the Common varieties, but 



SEEDED. 



are somewhat smaller ; the pods are erect, three inches and 

 a half long, three fifths of an inch wide, half an inch thick, 

 and contain three or four seeds, closely set together, and 

 nearly as large in diameter as the pod. 



The ripe seeds 'are bright brownish-red or crimson, thick, 

 shortened at the back, and depressed at the sides. Six hun- 

 dred and fifty will measure a quart. 



The variety is principally esteemed for its dwarfish habit 

 and early maturity. 



Early Maza- This variety, though originally from Maza- 



TIH* 



EARLY MALTA, gan, on the coast of Africa, is one of the 

 hardiest sorts now in cultivation. Stem from two to three 

 feet high, and rather slencfer ; pods, four to five inches long, 

 containing four or five whitish seeds. 



The Early Mazagan is much less productive than many 

 other sorts ; but its hardiness and earliness have secured it a 

 place in the garden, and it has been cultivated more or less 

 extensively for upwards of a century. 



Evergreen This variety grows from three to four feet 

 Mcint. ' high. The pods are long, somewhat flattened, 



GREEN GENOA. _ - .. . , 



GHEBK LOXO an d generally contain four rather small, oblong, 



NONPAREIL. g reen see( j s . It i s an excellent bearer, of good 



quality, and but a few days later than the Common Long 



