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below the surface, as often as they spring up, till the 

 twentieth of June, then let them run up to seed. This 

 method will afford good crops for ten or twelve years at 

 least. — The seed is best preserved in the berry. 



In addition to the agreeable flavor, and nutritious 

 quality of this plant, it is thought to be a good palliative, 

 or remedy in the gravel. 



BEANS — Feve, 



English Dwarfs, — Plant in February or March — the 

 great object is to get them into the ground as early as 

 possible; whenever the frost intermits, and the earth is 

 workable, do not lose the opportunity. A strong heavy 

 soil is most suitable. The broad Windsor and nonpareil 

 are best for the table. Plant in rows, two feet and a 

 half apart, three or four inches distant in the row, and 

 about the same deep, which will preserve them through 

 any subsequent frost. Use a dibble with a blunt end to 

 make a wider aperture for each bean, to admit it down 

 to the bottom without any hollow below. Pinch the 

 tops off when in bloom, otherwise they will run too 

 much to flower, and have but few pods. They will be 

 fit for the table in June. Gather them when quite 

 young. Shell them, and boil in plenty of water with a 

 little salt, add a few stalks of spear mint (mentha vii'idis) 

 which gives them a fine flavor. Serve up with melted 

 butter. 



Kidney dwarfs or snaps — Haricot, — Plant about the 

 latter end of April for a first crop, in rich well bro- 

 ken ground, and at intervals through the season — they 

 Avill be fit for the table in about six weeks from the 

 time of planting. The Mohawk is the earliest and har- 

 diest, and will even bear a slight frost without injury. 

 The Quaker Bean and Warrington are fine sorts, and 

 the Refugee is well known for long bearing. Sow in 

 rovrs from two to three feet apart, drop the beans be- 

 tween two and three inches distant, and cover them 

 about an inch. The dwarf is a native of India, and 

 the runner of South America. 



