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Bishop's dwarf pea is, perhaps, the most prolific and profitable of 

 the whole family ; it bears most abundantly, and is very delicious ; it 

 rises to the height of from two and a half to three feet, according to 

 the soil, and may, or may not be rodded, but if having some support, 

 the produce will be the greater. 



The tall crooked sugar pea is particularly worthy of cultivation, 

 and should now be sown; its green pods, when young, are boiled like 

 kidney -beans, and are uncommonly sweet and delicious ; these grow 

 to a considerable height, and require rods from seven to eight feet 

 high, and to be sown in drills at least four feet asunder. 



If you sowed no peas in the preceding months, the early frame, early 

 Warwick, and Charleton kinds should now be sown for first crops ; and 

 for succession, the Champion of England, or the dwarf marrowfat, and 

 blue imperial, and blue Prussian kinds. The Champion should be 

 planted in drills -at the distance of six feet at least, and be rodded or 

 sticked to the height of six feet or more, by which you may expect 

 very abundant crops. Rods from four to five feet high will answer 

 for the early frame and other kinds, and also for the pearl peas and 

 Essex-reading, all of which are very prolific bearers. 



Draw earth to such rows of peas as are up and advanced a little in 

 height, which will strengthen the plants and forward them greatly in 

 their growth. 



This earthing should always be performed, for the first time, when 

 the plants are about three or four inches high. 



Be very particular to rod or place sticks to such rows of peas as 

 have attained the height of five or six inches ; if this is not timely 

 attended to, the crops will be greatly injured, for peas are never so 

 productive as when rodded before they begin to fall to either one side 

 or the other. For the method of doing which, see page 195. 



PLANTING AND EARTHING UP BEANS. 



In the early part of this month you may plant long-pod and 

 Windsor beans, with every other variety of that species. These are 

 always most productive when planted early ; but if you are desirous 

 of a succession of this kind of bean as long as possible, your late crops 

 must be of the early Mazagan, early Lisbon, or green Genoa kinds, 

 but more particularly the latter, as it bears our summer heat better 

 than any of the whole family. For particulars, see page 195. 



Such beans as are advanced in growth to the height of four or five 

 inches must have some earth drawn up to their stems, which will 

 greatly refresh and strengthen them. 



LETTUCES. 



Transplant lettuces of every kind that require it, where they stand 

 too close ; both those of the winter standing or such as were sown 

 in any of the former months, and are now grown to a sufficient size. 



Choose a spot of good ground for these plants, and if moderately 

 dunged it will prove beneficial to their growth; dig the ground 

 evenly one spade deep, and rake the surface smooth, then plant the 



