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and cooked as " green shelled beans." When cooked 

 with kernels of sweet corn cut from the cob, they make 

 the well-known dish called " succotash." If the seeds 

 ripen fully, they may be used as " dry beans," but dry 

 beans can be bought in the market much cheaper than 

 they can be produced in the home garden. 



Edible pods will be produced by some of the bush va- 

 rieties in about 30 days after date of planting. Plant 

 for successive crops at intervals of about 2 weeks until 

 within 40 days of the probable date of the first killing 

 frost of autumn. 



The bush varieties are usually grown in hills with 3 to 

 5 plants in a hill, and the hills about 12 to 15 inches 

 apart. In a small garden the rows may be 2 feet apart. 

 The bush varieties are the easier to grow. All kidney 

 beans may be planted as soon as danger of frost is past. 



Pole varieties bear longer and somewhat more abun- 

 dantly. There are numerous good varieties, but Ken- 

 tucky Wonder is perhaps the favorite. The vines should 

 be supported on poles or by a trellis or fence. 



Lima beans. The dwarf varieties are easiest to grow 

 in the home garden, as they need less space and require 

 no support. These may be planted in hills, or in contin- 

 uous rows like the dwarf varieties of kidney beans. 



Pole Limas are usually grown in hills. Remove the 

 soil to the depth of about 8 inches and a diameter of 10 

 inches, place two shovelfuls of well-rotted manure in the 

 hole, cover with soil, and plant 5 or 6 seeds ij inches 

 below the surface, placing the seeds on edge with the 

 " eye " down. The hills should stand about 3 or 4 feet 

 apart. Supports should be set in the ground at the 



