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days. Plantings for the green beans may be made till near 

 the middle of July, and for the young pods to the 25th of 

 the month. 



The ripe seeds are clear white, kidney-shaped, irregularly 

 flattened or compressed, three-fourths of an inch long, and 

 three-eighths of an inch deep. A quart contains fifteen 

 hundred seeds, and will plant a hundred and seventy-five 

 hills. 



It is one of the most prolific of the running varieties. 

 As a shelled-bean, green or ripe, it is of excellent quali- 

 ty. The large pods, if plucked early, are succulent and 

 tender, but coarser in texture than those of many other 

 sorts. 



Plant six feet and upwards in height, of healthy, concord, 

 vigorous habit ; flowers white ; the pods are four 

 inches in length, and three-fourths of an inch in breadth ; 

 they are green at first, afterwards greenish-yellow, brown- 

 ish-white at maturity, and contain five seeds, which have 

 the form of the Horticultural, from which variety the Con- 

 cord appears to have been derived : these seeds are white 

 with a patch of yellowish-drab about the eye, the colored 

 portion of the surface being spotted and marked with bright 

 rose-red. 



It is one of the earliest of the running sorts. Planted 

 May 20, the variety was in flower July 8, and began to ripen 

 Aug. 10. 



The young pods are tough and stringy, and less valuable 

 for the table than many other sorts ; but as a shelled-bean, 

 green or ripe, it is one of the best of the running varieties. 

 The plants are healthy growers, attach themselves readily 

 to the poles, and yield abundantly ; the seeds, which separate 

 easily from the pods, have the flavor and general character 

 of the Horticultural. Recently introduced, and recom- 

 mended for cultivation. 



