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in while unripe, containing four or five seeds; root, tap- 

 shaped, descending with lateral fibres." 



41. Of the varieties of beans cultivated in this country, 

 the folio wing are the principal : (1) The "Horse or Scotch ;" 

 (2) the "Tick;" (3) the "Heligoland;" (4) the "Winter 

 Bean." The long-podded beans, and the Windsor, are 

 more garden than field beans, while the variety known as 

 the Mazagan may be classed, as it has been classed, as an 

 intermediate variety between the short and the long pods, 

 and is adapted for both field and garden. Of the varieties 

 named above (1), the Horse Bean is that cultivated in the 

 northern districts of the kingdom ; the Tick (2) that in the 

 south. The stem of the (1) Horse Bean is strong, and 

 tall, varying from three to five feet in length ; its yield per 

 acre may be set down at four quarters, the weight at 60 

 to 65 Ibs. per bushel. The stalk is, in good average growth, 

 well podded to about the middle of its length, the pods 

 containing usually three, but often four to five beans. The 

 bean is larger than the tick, averaging half an inch in 

 length, and three -eighths in breadth. The horse bean 

 grows well on strong well-drained alluvial soils, is hardy, 

 and, as its name imports, is well suited for stable- feeding 

 purposes. The " tick " is a more prolific variety than the 

 horse, although the stalk is shorter, the pods and the 

 beans they contain smaller; it is also better adapted for 

 lighter soils. The " Heligoland " (3.) is a hardy variety 

 suitable for the better class of soils in our late districts. 

 The length of the stalk is shorter than of the two varieties 

 above named, but the seed is about the same size as the 

 tick. The yield may be put down at from four to six 

 quarters, the weight per bushel 66 to 70 Ibs. The winter 

 bean (4.) This bean is being rapidly introduced even 

 into the extreme northern districts; it is hardy, prolific, 

 and is capable of being sown in the early winter or autumn, 

 and being ready for harvesting in July of the succeeding 

 year. Another advantage it possesses, is its apparent 

 freedom from the attacks of the aphides, that scourge of 

 other varieties of the bean crop. The straw or stalk of 



