34^ KiTCHEN GARDEN DISPLAYEI5. 



fmall Spanlfti, or early long pods, in the 

 open ground, in November or December, Ttc, 

 and according as the young plants of the 

 different forts advance two or three inches 

 high, hoe up a little earth to the iliems, and 

 when they come into bloflbm, pinch or cut off 

 the tops of the ftalks to encourage the pods 

 to fet fooner, more abundant, and come in 

 earlier, for gathering in May and June. 



More of "the fame forts may be planted in 

 December and January, in larger fupplies in 

 more open expofures, for fucceffional crops 

 in June. 



But for the main crops of beans, the larger 

 forts are commonly planted, fuch as the 

 long pods, broad Spanifh, toker, Sand^vicli 

 and Windibr, and of which may plant fome 

 common and fword long pods, broad Spaniih, 

 toker, &c. jn November, December, Janu- 

 ary, &c. in rows a yard afunder, and fome 

 Windfors and Sandwich beans may be planted 

 in January and February in open mild wea- 

 ther ; but the principal feafon for planting 

 the main crops, is February, March, and 

 April, and for late crops, may plant in May 

 and June, all of which plant in rows a yard 

 di'itance, or the Windfors three feet and a 

 half; generally either plant them by dibble, 

 thick b! unt-ended , to make a wide hole to ad mit 

 the beans clean to the bottom, inferting them 

 two to three inches deep, and three or four 

 inches nfunder in the rows, or may draw drils 

 in which to plant them, the above depth and 

 diliancc, — thefe ibrts in the early, general, 



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