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true enough to its dwarf character, this kind forms less compact 

 clumps than the Swiss Kidney Beans, and the stems are usually 

 long and semi-trailing. It is not very particular about quality of 

 soil, and requires very little attention, on which account it is one 

 of the kinds which are most frequently sown in vineyards or 

 amongst other crops. 



Dwarf Emperor of Russia Bean. A dwarf, half-early variety, 

 rather compact in growth, very productive, with large slightly 

 crimped leaves ; pods numer- 

 ous, slender and fleshy; seeds 

 long and narrow, and light 

 chocolate-brown with deeper- 

 coloured stripes ; less than 

 in. long, about in. broad, 

 and about J in. thick. An 

 excellent variety for the pro- 

 duction of green pods for 

 the table, especially in warm 

 climates. The seed may be 

 gathered when fully ripe 

 without being liable to be- 

 come stained, -as is the case 

 with most other varieties. 



Dwarf Red Speckled 

 Kidney Bean (Haricot suisse 

 rouge], A vigorous, branch- 

 ing variety, which does not 

 usually produce the sterile 

 stem before mentioned. 

 Leaves stiff, not very large 

 or numerous, smooth, and 

 slightly gray - green ; flowers 

 lilac or rosy ; seeds long, 



nearly Straight, marbled with Dwarf Emperor of Russia Bean. 



spots of a wine -lees red, 



which sometimes form longitudinal streaks on a pale red ground. 

 This is a very productive kind, and the dried seeds are much 

 esteemed. A variety cultivated in America, under the name of 

 Improved Goddard or Boston Favourite, presents many points of 

 similarity to this. 



Besides the varieties of Swiss Kidney Beans which we have 

 just described, the following also are in cultivation : 



Dwarf Blood Speckled Kidney Bean. This variety bears a 

 striking resemblance to the preceding one, both in habit and 

 foliage. The flowers are a pale rose ; seeds similar in shape to 

 those of the Black Speckled Kidney Bean, but a deep red, dotted 



