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delicious beans for a great part of the summer. It 

 can hardly be said, as yet, that beans are really string- 

 less, although many growers advertise different 

 kinds as " stringless beans." All beans develop 

 strings sooner or later, but it is now possible to leave 

 them on the vines for some time and still find them 

 brittle and free from tough fiber. 



Bush String Beans. — The first beans of the sea- 

 son will be the string beans which grow on low, . 

 sturdy bushes. If the sun is warm and the weather 

 fair, beans may be served at table less than eight 

 weeks after planting. 



Almost every seed house offers bush string beans 

 which they can recommend for your locality, and 

 you are reasonably sure to get a good bean by 

 choosing from their catalogues. There are two 

 varieties, however, the Valentine, and the Early 

 Six Weeks, which have been tried all over the coun- 

 try with much success ; these may be trusted to 

 give good results everywhere. 



Giant Stringless Green Pod Valentine. — This is 

 a green bush bean, developed lately from the Val- 

 entine family. The vines are productive and hardy. 

 The pods are large, almost round, and are free from 

 the rust which attacks many beans, covering them 

 with brown spots. This bean is not the earliest, but 

 is well worth trying in any garden. 



Early Six Weeks. — This green-podded bean is 

 one of the earliest. It has long pods which are 



