(S ELEMENTS OP 



OATS. 

 KINDS. 



Bristle-pointed Oat. 

 Short Oat. 

 Common Oat. 

 Tartarian Oat. 

 Naked Oat. 



Ave7ia sativay Common oat, is the most important of 

 the cultivated species. 



MAIZE. 



The proper method of cultivating it is in rows at the 

 distance from one another of from 3 to 4 feet. 



It is easily injured by frosts. 



It is a perfectly nutritious substance. 



The maze is a nourishing food for all the domestic 

 animals. It is suited to the feeding of the horse : hogs 

 get speedily fat upon it, and poultry eagerly eat the 

 hard grains. 



LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



THE BEAN. 



The bean is of the genus Faba^ of which there is 

 reckoned one species — 



Faba vulgaris — Common Bean. 



There are two general classes, — those which are cul- 

 tiv,ated in the fields, and are thence termed field-beans, 

 and those which are cultivated in gardens, and so term- 

 ed garden-beans. 



Of the white or garden beans, the sorts are very num- 

 erous. 



The Long-podded are of the middle size of garden- 

 beans, and there are many varieties enumerated by gar- 

 deners. 



