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ed in separate double rows in different parts of the gar- 

 den, or with very wide intervals between, which can be 

 callivatfcd with crops of low plants. In this way they 

 are furnished with a sulhciency of sun and air. (5ee Peas 

 I2ijth puge.) 



BEANS. 



The variety of kidney beans is almost endless. The 

 mode of propagating and cultivating is nearly the same 

 in all, except that the dwarfs require smaller distances 

 than the climbers, and that the latter are grown with 

 poles, which the former are not. Select for cultivation 

 those w^hich experience shows best suited to our climate 

 and soil, and which best supply the wants of your family. 

 Every sort of kidney-bean must have rich ground to 

 produce a large crop. 



Bush Beans. It is a great object to have beans early, 

 and they should be planted as soon as the ground is 

 warm ; but it is useless to plant them when the ground 

 is cold. A principal crop should be planted early in 

 May, and successional crops, about the middle, and also 

 towards the end thereof. For the early kinds, select a 

 piece of light rich ground ; let the drills be made about 

 two feet and a half asunder, and an inch and a half deep ; 

 drop the beans therein, at the distance of 2 or 3 inches 

 from one another, and draw the earth evenly over them. 

 As soon as they are in full bloom, and the lower pods 

 are beginning to set, the tops or runners should be cut 

 off; this will greatly promote the swelling of the pods, 

 as well as their earl}^ maturit}'. But with respect to the 

 small early beans, if you would have them come in as 

 soon as possible, top them when the blossoms at the bot- 

 tom of the stalks begin to open. 



Pole Beans. For beans whose vines ne^d support, let 

 poles of a proper height be fixed in the ground about 2 

 ieet apart, in row^ 3 or 4 feet distant from each other — 

 around each pole let 4 or 5 beans be planted ; the poles 

 should have small knots left on them, or pins put 

 through to support the vines. This way of planting 

 gives an opportunity of keeping the soil loose around the 

 roots and prevents the injuries arising from driving poles 

 into the hills. Of the various sorts of pole-beans oue 



