386 The Principles of Vegetable -Gardening 



pole to pole, one strand near the top and one within a 

 foot or so of the ground, and then to connect these 

 horizontal strands with perpendicular cords. Sometimes 

 several plants or hills of Lima beans are planted in a 

 semicircle around one strong stake, and strings are run 

 from the top of the stake to the ground, making a cone. 

 This is a very good plan for the home garden, since the 



Fig. 118. Broad or Windsor bean seedlings. Two-thirds natural size. 



vines are well exposed to the sun, but is too laborious for 

 general market cultivation. In commercial plantations, 

 one bare pole is ordinarily provided for each hill. 



In the northern states, it is usually inadvisable to 

 attempt to grow the large, late Lima beans unless one's 

 soil is particularly quick and the exposure is very warm. 

 The seasons are usually too short, and the nights are 

 likely to be too cool. Under such conditions it is best 



