42 KITCHEN-GARDENING. 



some of the early varieties, may be planted in the months of 

 May and June ; and if a regular succession of young beans be 



Kidney Beans. Dumpling Beans. 



required throughout the summer, some of the varieties should 

 be planted every two weeks, from the last week in April until 

 the beginning of August. 



These Beans require a light, rich soil, in which they should 

 be planted in hills, three or four in a hill, or drills about two 

 inches deep, and the Beans two or three inches from each 

 other; the drills may be from two to three feet apart. The 

 Refugees do best when planted in hills. 



Some gardeners, anxious to have Beans early, are apt to 

 begin planting too soon in the season, and very frequently lose 

 their first crops. It should be recollected that these Beans are 

 next to Cucumbers and Melons as regards tenderness, and will 

 always grow quicker and yield better, if the planting be 

 delayed until settled warm weather. The early Moha\yk is 

 the hardest, and may sometimes succeed well if planted about 

 the middle of April ; but it is much safer to delay the planting 

 of any quantity until towards the end of the month. 



One quart of Kidney Beans will plant from three hundred 

 and fifty to four hundred hills, according to the size of the 

 Beans, allowing four Beans to each hill, or from two hundred 

 and thirty to two hundred and sixty feet of row, allowing 

 six Beans to every foot. 



These Beans should not be suffered to get old and tough 

 before they are gathered. Be careful, in trimming them, to 

 strip off the strings. To effect this desirable object, break 

 them across ; and in order to preserve their greenness, soak 



