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feet in a season. There are gradations between these extremes, 

 as well as in size, color and shape of seed and plant. The 

 twining- stem kinds always twine from right to left around any 

 support they can lay hold of. In a horticultural way, beans 

 are divided into the bush and pole varieties. Under the first 

 class are included all the field varieties that are grown to be 

 used as shelled beans and some snap and string beans. They 

 have stout, erect or slightly running stems. Under pole beans 

 are classed all the kinds that have twining stems and which 

 are benefited by having support of some kind. There are, 

 however, dwarf bush beans having the same general features 

 as the pole kinds except the tall stem. While this division is 

 by no means distinct, yet the methods of cultivation adapted 

 to each group are different. All beans are quite tender and 

 should not be planted until the soil is warm and all danger of 

 frost is over. They are sown for early use about the time for 

 general corn planting. For the main crop, they should be 

 planted about the first of June. 



Bush Beans.— These are very easily grown and adapted to a 

 great variety of purposes. For a field crop on a large scale, 



the seed is generally 

 sown with a horse 

 drill or with a gar- 

 den drill, in rows 

 three feet apart. It 

 is sometimes best to 

 mark out the land 

 first and then follow 

 with the drill in the 

 marks. Seed should 

 be sown two or three 

 inches deep. On a 

 smaller scale, the land 

 may be furrowed out 

 with a one-horse plow 

 or with a wheel hoe. 

 and the seed sowed 

 Fig. 46. Bush bean. by hand. The after 



culture consists in keeping the land well cultivated with ahorse 

 hoe and free from weeds. Varieties of dwarf beans for use in 



