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in southern sections of the country, and shipped to our 

 large northern cities, and meet a rapid sale, at prices that 

 must pay a large profit, if their manner of growing the 

 crop is as simple as ours. It will be understood that thi 

 crop is almost exclusively sold in pod, as snap shoots, (ia 

 the green unripened state), by the hucksters, and rarely 

 as a shell bean. 



The varieties are now very numerous, but the following, 

 placed in what we consider the order of their value to the 

 market gardener, will embrace variety enough for all 

 practical purposes. 



Early Valentine. Early, productive, tender, succulent, 

 and of excellent flavor; continuing longer in the green 

 state than most of the varieties. Seeds, when ripe, sal- 

 mon, speckled with purplish-rose. This variety is often 

 marketable in six weeks from the time of sowing in May. 



China* Rather earlier than the preceding, but hardly 

 so productive ; the pods become yellow quicker, which 

 makes it not so valuable as a market variety. It is, how- 

 ever, grown by some in preference to the Valentine, it be- 

 ing considered a few days earlier. Seeds, when ripe, 

 white purple, speckled. 



Mohawk. This variety is the most suitable for north- 

 ern latitudes, as it is less susceptible of injury from cold 

 than most of the others ; it is very productive, with pods 

 6 or 6 inches long, but is not recommended as an early 

 variety. Seeds drab, variegated with purple spots. 



Refugee, or Thousand to One. Very productive, 

 though not early ; young pods extremely tender and of 

 Sne flavor. This variety is very extensively grown for 



