CHAPTEE IV 



BEANS. 



Phaseolus vulgaris, <£c. 



Of the Dwarf, Kidney, or Snap Beans there are 

 many varieties, but only a few are in general culti- 

 vation. 



Formerly this variety of Bean was extensively 

 raised bj' market-gardeners on Long Island, and in 

 parts of New Jersey, for the Sew York market ; 

 but since the close of the late war the principal sup- 

 ply, early in the season, comes from Virginia and 

 South Carolina, where labor and land are cheaper 

 than they are in the neighborhood of JSTorthem 

 cities. 



The most popular and profitable varieties of the 

 Snap Bean for field or garden-culture are the follow- 

 ing: 



Early Valentine. 



Eef ugee, or Thousand to One. 



Early Mohawk. 



Wax. 



White Kidney. 



China. 



The Early Valentine is decidedly the most profit- 

 able to plant for home use or market. This variety 

 will ripen ten or twelve days before any of the 

 others, though planted at the same time and under 



