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to head in the spring. Use same as cabbage. Plant also 

 in September for late use. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (Brctssica oleracect, YAR. ) 



Follow same directions as for broccoli. The small 

 heads produced upon the stalk are the eatable portion. 

 When these are well developed they are cooked like larger 

 cabbages. 



BEANS, SNAP SHORTS. (Pliaseolus vulgaris, VAR.) 



Bunch or Bush beans. Commence planting the middle 

 of February and make successive plantings until August. 

 On rich soil, lay off rows three feet apart, four inches 

 deep, in which drop the beans so as to average one every 

 inch ; cover two or three inches deep ; cultivate clean, 

 but not when the plants are wet. The pods are used 

 while still tender. 



POLE OR RUNNING BEANS, SNAP SHORTS. Plant from 

 May first to July fifteenth, on thoroughly plowed and 

 harrowed land, in hills four feet apart, five or six beans 

 dropped in a circular drill in each hill. Cover two to 

 three inches deep. Place good poles, eight feet high, in 

 the middle of each hill for the beans to run on. Also 

 plant amongst Indian corn ; the corn stalks answer for 

 poles. 



WHITE BEANS FOR WINTER USE. The best of these 

 are the Royal Dwarf, White Marrow, the Tree, Navy and 

 the White Kidney. Plant the latter part of May and 

 through June, in rows three feet apart and six inches 

 apart in the drill. Drop two to three beans in a hill, 

 cover about two inches deep. Ashes and ground bone, 

 or acid phosphate, mixed, are good fertilzers for beans. 

 Gather the beans after the pods are ripe and put away for 

 winter. 



LIMA OR BUTTER BEAN. (Phaseolus lunatus.) 

 Also the Carolina or Sieva bean, Scarlet Runners, &c. 

 Plant on good, rich, mellow, well-drained land, but not 



