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as the pods are produced in very great numbers, the plant is 

 productive enough. The dried seeds are of an exceedingly good 

 and delicate quality, with a very thin skin, which seems to dissolve 

 in cooking, on which account they are highly esteemed. The only 

 defect which can be ascribed to the plant is that the pods are very 

 liable to rot in wet seasons, when they trail to the ground before 

 they are quite ripe. 



There are many other tall-growing varieties of Kidney Beans 

 in cultivation, of which we shall only mention the following, as 

 being very distinct and of special interest in various respects : 



Harlequin Kidney Bean. A tall-growing, rather late-ripening 

 kind, with long, crimped leaves. Pods numerous, short, and curved ; 

 seeds very flat, oblong, scarcely kidney-shaped, coffee-coloured, 

 and irregularly streaked and furrowed with black lines. It is a 

 hardy and productive variety, and may be often seen in the Central 

 Market at Paris. 



Dwarf White Long-pod Kidney Bean. A plant 4 to 5 ft. 

 high ; flowers large, white ; pods exceedingly numerous, very 

 straight and long, and nearly cylindrical, of a fine green colour ; 

 seed oblong, nearly as thick as broad. This variety, which requires 

 only very short stakes, can be highly recommended for the pro- 

 duction of green Haricots. 



Tall Early Englefontaine Bean. A .rather tall variety, 

 vigorous, and very early, with some resemblance to the Lian- 

 court Kidney Bean, but ripening much earlier. It is the earliest 

 of the tall Beans. 



Soissons Red Kidney Bean. A tall, rather slender-stemmed 

 variety, not overburdened with leaves. Pods long, slightly curved, 

 and rather narrow ; seeds nearly the same shape as those of the 

 White Dutch or Case-knife Bean, and of a brilliant coral colour just 

 before ripening, after which they assume a wine-lees red tint. This 

 handsome kind is tolerably early, but only moderately productive. 



Partridge-Eye Kidney Bean. A plant of medium height, 

 with lank, slender stems, and lilac flowers. Pods short and flat, 

 each containing four or five seeds, which are flat, shortly oval, or 

 almost square, and of a white colour finely streaked with greenish 

 gray. This variety has been a long time in existence, but, being a 

 poor bearer, it is very little grown. 



Old Homestead, Kentucky Wonder, Seek-no-Further 

 Bean. One of the varieties most commonly cultivated in the 

 United States. A very vigorous plant, growing as high as 6J ft.; 

 arly, and very productive. Pods very abundant, long, curved. 

 Seeds slightly -flattened, oval, and dark brown. 



Southern Prolific Bean. Much less tall than the last named, 

 with shorter, almost straight pods, and smaller seeds. Also a 

 little later. 



