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Christmas, because it will not bear the frost so well 

 as many of the other sorts : it is generally planted 

 for the main crop to come in June and July. There 

 are several sub- varieties ; such as the broad Wind- 

 sor, Kentish Windsor, and Taylors Windsor. The 

 latter is the best and most generally cultivated. 



8. White-blossomed Bean, so called because the 

 _ black mark on the wing of the blossom is wanting. 



This sort, from its having less of the peculiar bean 

 flavour, when young, than any of the others, is 

 in much esteem with many persons : it also boils 

 very green ; it bears abundance of smallish, long, 

 narrow pods ; and the seeds are almost black when 

 ripe. 



9. Green Nonpareil, a delicate and fine flavoured 

 variety, is now generally planted for a late crop, 

 for which purpose it is admirably fitted. 



10. Dwarf Fan, or Cluster Bean, grows about a 

 foot high, throwing up three or four stems from 

 each root : it is usually planted for curiosity ; but 

 may be cultivated in a small garden. 



11. Green Windsor is a very delicate bean, and 

 is planted at the same time as the white Windsor. 



12. New Dwarf Prolific is a good new sort, hav- 

 ing the excellent qualities which its name implies. 



Culture. To procure an early crop of beans, 

 the author recommends an early sort to be sown 

 towards the end of October, in a warm border, ex- 

 posed to the sun : they must be set in rows, two 

 feet asunder, and three inches apart in the rows, 

 and about two inches deep. / , 



To obtain a very early crop, a successful me- 

 thod is to sow the beans thickly together in a 



