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Gardening 



time the hills are prepared. A stout pole may be placed 

 in the ground in the middle of each hill, or lighter poles 

 or laths may be used. When the lighter supports are 

 used, it is a good plan to lean together those from three 

 or four adjacent hills of two rows, tying them together 

 securely at the top. The giant-podded sorts of pole 

 Limas are somewhat more difficult to grow than the 

 small-seeded pole Limas. The Sieva or Carolina, well 

 known in the South as the " butter bean," is one of the 

 best of the small-seeded sorts. 



FIGS. 146 and 147. Planting Lima beans. This crop is more difficult to grow 

 than the kidney bean. It will not be a success unless the soil is rich and well 

 prepared, the seed planted at just the right time and depth, and the plants well 

 cared for through the entire season. 



