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the early speckled dwarf ; the early yellow ; the 

 early liver-coloured; the early dun-coloured 

 dwarf; the larger white or cream-coloured 

 dwarf; the larger black and white speck led dwarf; 

 the black-streaked dwarf; the red speckled 

 dwarf; the speckled amber dwarf; the spar- 

 row-egg dwarf; the Canterbury white dwarf; 

 the Baitersea white dwarf; the China speckled 

 dwarf, consisting of black and white, speckled, 

 brown and white, red and white, &c. These are 

 ot upright dwarf bushy growth, rarely exceeding 

 fifteen or eighteen inches in height ; and seldom 

 throw out runners, except the Canterbury and 

 Battersea sorts, which sometimes send out a 

 few stragglers, but which seldom extend tounich 

 distance. 



The first three or four sorts are at present in 

 most esteem for their coming early into bearing: 

 ' being of smaller growth than the other sorts, 

 they sooner form themselves for blossom and 

 bearing, of course are proper for planting for 

 the earliest crops, and for forcing in hot-beds, 

 &:c. As they, however, do not continue long 

 in bearing, they are not so proper for the main 

 crops as the larger dwarf sorts ; particularly the 

 black and white speckled, the Canterbury and 

 Battersea kinds, which are all excellent bearers ; 

 but the two latter most of all, and the pods are 

 smaller, more numerous, and esteemed the 

 sweetest eating of all the dwarf kinds whilst 

 young, though the pods of the large white dwarf, 

 and the speckled kind in particular, continue 

 exceedingly good, even when of pretty large 

 size, but superior in the latter, both in a more 

 plentiful longer production, and goodness for 

 eating, being excellent for a principal crop in 

 a taniily garden ; as are also the Battersea and 

 Canterbury sorts, which should not be omitted 

 on the same occasion ; and these two varieties 

 are in most esteem for general culture by the 

 market-gardeners, for main crops, as being by 

 them considered both the most profitable in 

 bearing, and having a smaller pod, the most sale- 

 able in the markets : however, any of the other 

 dwarf sorts are also proper to cultivate occa- 

 sionally, for variety, both for private and public 

 use. 



There is a scarlet bean which is by some con- 

 sidered a distinct species, but probably a variety 

 of this, the running or twining stalks of which, 

 if properly supported, rise to the height of 

 twelve or fourteen feet: the leaves are smaller 

 than those of the common garden-bean : the 

 flowers grow in large spikes, are much bigger, 

 and of a deep scarlet colour: the pods are large 

 and rough ; and the seeds are purple marked 

 with black, sometimes pure white. 



The principal subvarieties of these are ; the 



large scarlet climber, which rises with many 

 twining runners upon support, eight or ten to 

 twelve or fifteen feet high, having numerous 

 large clusters of scarlet flowers, succeeded by 

 large, thick, rough, fleshy seed-pods, containing 

 large, thick, purplish beans. 



The large white climber ; having large clusters 

 of white flowers, large, thick, rough seed-pods, and 

 white seed. These sorts are alike in respect to 

 their growth, differing only in the colour of iheir 

 flowers and seed, which is pretty permanent : 

 thev are great bearers ; and the plants ' of the 

 same crop continue in bearing from July or Au- 

 gust until October; the pods, even when large, 

 boiling exceedingly green, being remarkably 

 tender and well fia\oured. 



The large Dutch climber, which rises with 

 twining runners, upon support, ten or twelve 

 feet high ; numerous clusters of white flowers, 

 succeeded by long, broad, compressed-flat, 

 smooth pods, containing large, oblong, flat, 

 white Seed : this is also a very great bearer, but 

 it does not continue near so long in production 

 as the two former climbers ; its pods, however, 

 which are very long, smooth, and fleshv, boil 

 exceedingly green, tender, and good : and, of 

 the runner kind, it is a very desirable family 

 bean, inferior to none for sweetness of fla- 

 vour. 



But the following sorts are of a more mode- 

 rate growth. The negro runner : the Battersea 

 while runner: and, the Canterbury runner; 

 which, though climbers, ramble less, but bear 

 plentifully and continue some time. The pods 

 are smaller, but very tender, very delicate in 

 eating, while in moderate young growth. 



Culture. — As these are all plants of the an- 

 nual tender tribe, they require to be raised every 

 year, in the latter spring and summer months, 

 as from April till June or later, by different sow- 

 ings, at the distance of a few weeks, when the 

 danger of frosts is over. 



Culture in the Dwarf Kinds. — In cultivating 

 these sorts, proper kinds should be chosen for 

 the different crops. As for the forv/ard ones, any 

 of the early sorts are proper, but the early white, 

 early speckled, dun, and yellow kinds are rather 

 the earliest bearers; and for the main crops any of 

 the larger dwarf kinds, though preference should 

 be given to the speckled, the Battersea, and the 

 Canterbury dwarf kinds, as being all plentiful 

 bearers, and continuing long in successional 

 bearing on the same plants. 



These sorts of beans, from their tender nature, 

 seldom admit of being sown or ]ilanted earlier 

 than April, when the weather is become a little 

 settled ; as the seed is not only impatient of 

 cold moi sture in the ground, and ve-'y subject 

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