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about them, hilling them up a little from time to time, and 

 sowing plaster lightly upon them until the blossoming. You 

 may then -wait confidently for your crop. Those which are mi- 

 ripe at the approach of severe frost should be shelled and dried 

 in the sun or oven for after use, and light-colored ones ai-e to 

 be preferred for the reasons given in the former article in refer- 

 ence to bush beans. 



The Dutch case-knife, the cranbeny, the asparagus, and some 

 others, may he used as snajDS vrhile very young ; the Carolina, 

 the white Dutch runner, the horticultural, and, above all, the 

 large Lima for shelling. The scarlet runners are pretty flow- 

 ering beans, but are not worth raising for the table. 



The large Lima and the Carolina, imless in very warm soil, 

 should not be planted earlier than between the first and second 

 corn-hoeing, and in the richest and warmest spot ; but the oth- 

 er kinds may be planted as early as it is safe to plant corn, 

 which of com'se mil vary with latitude, soil, and elevation. 



BEET. 



rrcucli, Bettcravc. — Gorman. Ftothe Ruhe. — Spiiuish, Remolacha. 

 EARLY BLOOD TURXIP. LOXG BLOOD. WHITE SUGAR OR 

 EARLY WHITE SCARCITY'. MANGEL WURTZEL OR EARLY 

 RED SCARCITY. Y'ELLOW SUGAR, &C., &C. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS. 



Sow in deep rich soil, in drills twelve or fifteen inches apart, 

 and alx)ut an inch deep. Thin the plants to from eight to 

 twelve inches apart, and hoe often till the tops cover the 

 gromid. 



Time for spring or summer use : at the South, through 

 the winter months or at the earliest moment of spring ; at the 

 North, either in very late fall or very early spring. 



For winter use, from the middle of June to the middle of 

 July at the North, and at the South from the last of July to 

 the middle or last of August. 



Beets, in general, prefer a light, rich, and deep soil, although 

 the tm-nip, sugar, and mangel wm'tzel beets, growing mostly 

 a1:i0ve gTomrd, may be well raised upon any soil that is rich. 



