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young pods in seven weeks, and ripening in ninety days, 

 from the time of planting. When planted in June, pods 

 may be plucked for use in seven weeks, and the crop will be 

 ready for harvesting in eighty days. For its green pods, 

 plantings may be made to the last of July. 



The ripe seeds are orange-yellow, oblong or ovoid, half 

 an inch long, and three-tenths of an inch thick. A quart 

 contains two thousand seeds, and will plant a row two hun- 

 dred and twenty-five feet in length, or two hundred and 

 twenty -five hills. 



As an early string-bean, the variety is worthy of cultiva- 

 tion, but is little used, and is really of little value, as a 

 shelled-bean, green or ripe. It has been common to the 

 gardens of this country for more than a century ; and, dur- 

 ing this period, no apparent change has taken place in the 

 character of the plant, or in the size, form, or color of the 

 seed. 



Plant vigorous, often producing running Swiss 

 shoots ; the pods are six inches long, yellow, SCABLET Swiss. 

 streaked with brilliant rose-red as they ap- ViL 



proach maturity, and contain five (rarely six) seeds. 



It is a late variety. If planted as early as the weather 

 will permit, the plants will blossom in seven weeks, young 

 pods will be fit for use in nine weeks, and the crop will 

 be ready for harvesting in a hundred and five days. Plant- 

 ed and grown in summer weather, it produced young pods 

 in sixty days, and ripened in thirteen weeks. Plantings for 

 the green beans may be made to the first of July. 



The ripe seeds are clear bright pink, striped and spotted 

 with deep purplish-red : they are kidney-shaped, three- 

 fourths of an inch long, and three-eighths of an inch broad. 

 Thirteen hundred seeds are contained in a quart, and will 

 plant a row two hundred feet in length, or a hundred and 

 fifty hills. 



It is hardy and productive, and, as a shelled-bean, of ex- 



