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later than the Mohawk. This is one of the best for winter 

 use when ripe. 



Yellow Six Weeks, China Red-eyed, and Turtle Soup, 

 are likewise good varieties. 



Of Running or Pole Beans, the best are : 



Dutch Case Knife, with large, broad pods, and flattisb, 

 kidney-shaped, white seeds, and is a good winter bean. 



Algiers OF Wax Bean is an early, running kind, with 

 pale yellow pods, free from any tough lining, very tender 

 and soft when cooked; seeds medium-sized, roundish, 

 black. Excellent, but at the South soon stops bearing. 



Loriflon Horticultural is also excellent, the pods con- 

 tinuing tender until the seeds are quite large ; the latter 

 are large and roundish. 



In Southern corn-fields are grown several excellent 

 kinds, which are not described in our books. Three are 

 particularly desirable, viz: 



White Prolific is a medium-sized, white, oval, kidney- 

 shaped bean, with roundish tender pods, and exceedingly 

 prolific ; desirable green or for winter use. 



Dark Prolific resembles the last, but the seeds are of a 

 very dark dun color. 



Black Speckled has the pods more flattened; seeds 

 roundish, of a dull white, black speckled, and skin rather 

 thick, but the pods are excellent to use green. Of very 

 vigorous growth, and best endures the summer heats. 

 Not over two plants should remain to a pole. 



Lima BeailS are from the East Indies. There are the 

 green, the white, the speckled, and the small white or 

 Carolina. The white Lima is not quite so large as the 

 green, but, bearing with greater abundance, is to be pre- 

 ferred. It is also not quite so hardy nnd productive as 

 the Carolina, but is much larger and richer flavored, and 

 is the most grown for city markets. 



