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beans (Phaseolus multiflorus] . It is a great favorite with people 

 from the Old World, especially English and Germans. This 

 bean is used either as an ornamental vine for porches or 

 trellises, or as a screen to hide unsightly objects. The red 

 flowers are very showy, either on the plant or in bouquets. 

 The green pods are excellent as string beans, and the dried 

 beans are of superior quality. Seed should not be sown 

 until the ground has become thoroughly warm ; or the plants 

 may be started in the house. 



Scraping of trees is rarely to be advised, except in 



fruit plantations. The old and hanging bark on apple and 

 pear trees may be taken off in order to destroy the hiding 

 places of insects and the breeding places of fungi, and also 

 to make the plantation look more neat and kempt. Only 

 the loose outer bark should be removed, however. Trees 

 should not be scraped to the quick. If there is moss on 

 trees, it can be destroyed readily by a spray of Bordeaux 

 mixture. 



A large part of the beauty of an ornamental tree lies in 

 its characteristic bark, and it is very rare that such trees 

 should be scraped. 



Screens. See Windbreak. 



Screw Pine. See Pandanus. 



Sea-Kale shoots are very highly prized as a 

 delicacy when blanched. The seed should be sown in a hot- 

 bed early in the spring, plants transplanted to the garden 

 when from 2 to 3 inches high, and given high cultivation 

 through the season, being covered with litter on the approach 

 of winter. The young stalks are blanched early the following 

 spring by covering with large pots or boxes, or by banking 

 with sand or other clean material. The Dwarf Green Scotch, 

 Dwarf Brown, and Siberian are among the leading varieties. 

 Sea-kale is eaten much as asparagus is. Highly prized by 

 those who know it. 



Sea-Kale is also propagated by cuttings of the roots 4 or 



