Mid-Season Vegetables 



ered or handled in any way ; the rule should be to 

 give them a wide berth in wet weather; working 

 among them when wet is the cause of the dis- 

 figuring rust that makes them unsalable and in 

 bad cases uneatable. Wardwell's and Davis's 

 Kidney Wax are as free from rust as any of the 

 white podded varieties and are the best selections 

 the amateur gardener can make. 



For those who like a green podded bean the 

 Stringless Green Pod is a fine variety and 

 very popular with gardeners. Giant Stringless, 

 Green Pod and Longfellow make up a trio of 

 beans hard to beat. 



Boston pea bean or navy bean is the best 

 selection for baked beans ; these should be allowed 

 to ripen their pods until quite dvy. The usual 

 method of harvesting is to wait until all the beans 

 are ripe in late summer and harvest by pulling 

 the vines and piling in heaps until dry; this is 

 not an economical way, however, nor specially 

 adapted to the small home garden; a better way 

 is to gather the pods as fast as they ripen, storing 

 them in a dry, airy place until ready to shell 



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