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Italians, for the purpose of making a favourite dish 

 called " haricot ; " they are also used by many 

 families in England for the same purpose. After 

 the seeds are boiled for a short time, they are put 

 into the stew-pan, with strong gravy and high 

 seasonings, and the whole forms a delightful dish. 

 There are two other varieties of dwarfs, the China 

 and Sparrow-egg, both great bearers, and being 

 very dwarf, are well adapted for small gardens. 



RUNNING VARIETIES. 



1. Scarlet, from the colour of its blossoms. This 

 bean being rather sportive, care should be taken to 

 select the most perfect marbled sort for seed. The 

 selection should be made soon after the seed is 

 thrashed out, for when it gets older, the colour is 

 not so discernible. 



2. White Dutch Runner, a fine bean, and a very 

 prolific bearer. It is called in many parts of England 

 Case-knife Bean, from the shape of the seed-pod, 

 which is of considerable length, flat, and rather 

 bent. It is a favourite bean in the county of Kent, 

 and much cultivated by the farmer and cottager. 

 Upon the whole, however, the preference is to be 

 given to the scarlet runner. 



3. Azonian Kidney Bean, is so named by the 

 author, on account of its flourishing in some of 

 those islands. A few seeds were brought thence 

 by a gentleman, and obligingly given to the writer, 

 who planted them, and can testify to their singular 

 and rapid growth, great bearing, and delicacy of 

 taste. Mr. W. Rogers, who is at present in pos- 

 session of the stock, hopes to have, in the course 



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