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tened, drab yellow, brown at the eye. Over three thou- 

 sand are requirsd to measure one quart. 



Refugee, or 1,000 to 1, Late and very prolific; plant 

 very large and tall, inclined to run; pods long and round ; 

 seeds long and thin, nearly round, drab and purple 

 spotted, slightly variegated with dull white ; eighteen 

 hundred will measure one quart. One of the very best 

 for using in the green state, extensively grown and sold 

 late for pickling. 



White Kidney* Plant tall and vigorous ; pods irregu- 

 lar ; seeds white, long, and kidney-shaped ; twelve hun- 

 dred will measure one quart. 



White Marrow, Plant tall and branching, inclined to 

 run ; pods rather flattened ; seeds white, thick, nearly 

 round ; fourteen hundred will measure one quart. 



White Soup or Pea Bean, Plant large, straggling, 

 and inclined to run ; pods round ; seeds small, white, ob- 

 long. Four thousand of them will measure one quart. 

 This and the two preceding varieties are used almost 

 wholly in the dry state, and the latter especially ripens 

 very unevenly, consequently the vines must be pulled 

 when the bulk of the crop is ripe, and laid on boards, or 

 hung on fences, etc., to allow the balance to ripen. 



Pole or Running, The varieties of the Pole-Bean 

 are quite numerous, but the well-known LIMA is the only 

 variety grown to any extent for marketing in this section. 

 The other varieties are fully described in all the leading 

 works on gardening and as the manner of cultivation is 



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very similar, I will only treat of this one principal vari- 

 ety. The soil should be light', warm, and rich. Plow 

 and harrow thoroughly; mark out furrows five feet 

 apart ; place a shovelful of well-rotted manure or com- 

 post every three feet in the rows, and thoroughly mix it 

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