Kidney Dwarfs should be planted as soon as the 

 danger of frosts is over, in light rich soil, three or 

 four in a hill or in drills two or three feet apart. Let 

 them be carefully hoed, drawing the earth around the 

 stems a very little at each time. 



Of the pole beans or runners, the White Casehiife^ 

 London Horticultural^ and the Red and White Cranlerry^ 

 are perhaps the most popular in this State. They are 

 all worthy of cultivation. Pole beans should be plan- 

 ted in hills two feet apart, putting four or five beans 

 in a hill, and leaving a space in the centre for the pole. 

 They should not be planted till all danger of frost is 

 past, as they are more tender than the dwarfs. When 

 the runners begin to start they should be trained to 

 the pole. More the ground frequently in dry weath- 

 er and keep it free from vfeeds. It should be well en- 

 riched with fermented manure. 



The Lima Beans which are very popular in some 

 other states do not succeed well in this, and therefore 

 are cultivated only with the assistance of a Hot Bed. 

 To hoil String Beans. — Take oif the strings and cut 

 the beans into short pieces. Boil them with a little 

 salt, from twenty to forty minutes, according to their 

 age. A little salaratus in the pot preserves their 

 green color and makes them more healty. They aught 

 to be quite tender before taken from the fire. Add 

 salt, butter, and a little sweet cream, and they are 

 ready for the table. 



Shell Beans, — These are cooked in the same way 

 either with or without the salaratus. 



"To haliC White Beans. -^Vick them over carefully 

 and at evening put them in a slightly warm place. — 

 Put a quart of Avater to a pint of beans. The next 

 morning rinse them well in tw^o or three waters, and 

 boil them ten or fifteen minutes ; at the end of which 

 time take them up with a skimmer and lay them in 

 a baking dish. Put in the centre a piece of salt pork, 

 having the rind scored, with the top just exposed ; 

 and then pour in cold water so that it may be seen 



