EADISHES, CAKEOTS, BEETS AKD BEANS. 233 



cncnmbers, beans can, however, be grown as a catch 

 crop. They can be grown either in the beds or in pots. 

 If in the latter, five or six beans are sown in a seven- or 

 eight-inch pot, and are grown without shifting, using 

 liquid manure after the roots have matted. If to be 

 grown in the bed, they can be sown in drills one foot 

 apart and three inches in the row, and should be thinned 

 to stand about six by twelve inches, or they can be 

 started by sowing three or four beans in a four-inch pot, 

 and as soon as the first two leaves have formed and 

 before they become pot-bound, transplant to the bed, 

 placing them one foot square, first removing all but two 

 plants ; in this way, the ground can be utilized to the 

 best advantage and a succession can be maintained. 



During the growth of the plants, the air should be 

 kept rather moist, to keep down the red spider, but 

 water should not touch the foliage. When they are in 

 fiower, in order to set well they should have good venti- 

 lation and the air must be kept rather dry. They can 

 be aided in the fertilization of the ovules if they are 

 hand pollinated. The Sion House and Osborne Forcing 

 are generally used for this purpose, although Golden 

 Wax and other early wax sorts are well suited for winter 

 forcing. 



