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week in June ; and will yield an abundance of pods for the 

 table, if the planting be made as late in the season as the 

 last of July. 



The Early Mohawk is quite productive, and one of the 

 hardiest of the Dwarf varieties. It is well adapted for 

 early planting, and is extensively grown by market-gardeners 

 as an early string-bean. The young pods are tender, and 

 of good quality ; and, if gathered as they become of suitable 

 size, the plants will contine to yield them in great abun- 

 dance. The shelled-beans, green or dry, are considered 

 inferior to many other varieties. 



Plant strong and vigorous, two feet high. Negro 

 The pods are from six to seven inches long, 

 rather narrow, but of even breadth, uniformly green till 

 near maturity, and contain from six to eight slender, small, 

 nearly straight, but somewhat kidney-shaped, glossy-black 

 seeds, about half an inch in length. 



Planted May 20, the variety blossomed July 8, and the 

 crop ripened Aug. 10. 



The Negro Long-pod is one of the most productive of all 

 the Dwarfs, yielding its long, slender, and succulent pods in 

 profuse abundance. The seeds, either green or ripe, are 

 seldom used. 



The variety is of foreign origin, and is common to gar- 

 dens both in France and England. A sub-variety, known 

 as the Dwarf Negro, less stocky in habit, and with much 

 smaller pods, is also a favorite in the markets of London. 

 The Long-podded, however, is considered much superior to 

 the old Dwarf ; but both are highly prized for the narrow, 

 handsome form of the young pods, and for their uniformly 

 fine green color. 



The plants of this variety often produce slen- Newington 

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der, barren runners, eighteen inches or two ieet 



in length ; but they are generally of short duration. 



