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of moisture. They should be planted at least four inches beneath 
the surface, well manured at the time, and annually thereafter. 
The sweetness and tenderness of the shoots depend very much on the 
rapidity of growth, and this is promoted by the richness of the soil. 
During the season of vegetation, they should be carefully weeded, 
and the alleys between the rows frequently hoed and kept loose. 
BEANS. 
ENGLISH. 9. Royal Dwarf, 
White Kidney. 
Ms waste Paste a 10. Early Yellow Six Weeks. 
English Horse Bean. 11. China Red Eye, 
2. Sword Long Pod. Early China. 
3. Broad Windsor. POLE, OR RUNNERS. 
BUSH, OR SNAP SHORTS. 12. Large Lima, 
4. Early Six Weeks, Butter Bean. 
Karly Mohawk. 13. Carolina Sewee, or Saba. 
5. Red Speckled Valentine, 14. Scarlet Runner. 
Red Marrow. 15. Red Cranberry. 
6. Brown Speckled Valentine, 16. White Cranberry. 
Refugee, or thousand to one. 17. White Dutch. 
7. Red French. 18. Wren’s Egg, or Horticultural. 
8. Cranberry Bush. : 
. This vegetable often fails, owing, in a great degree, to the heat 
of summer, causing the blossoms to drop. To obviate this, they 
should be planted as early in the season as possible, as soon as the 
frost is out of the ground. The first crop will be the best, the late 
sown being apt to be destroyed by the heat. For five rows, each 
five yards long, one pint of seed will be enough in early sowings, 
and a quarter of a pint more for late sowings. Nos. 1, 2, and 3, 
are hardy, and may be planted quite early, indeed should be to 
secure crops, as they do not readily support heat. Nos. 4 to 11, 
inclusive, are known as dwarf or bush Beans. The earliest is No. 
4, Nos. 5, 6, and 11, are much esteemed kinds. They may be 
planted for the first and successive crops from the middle of spring 
till the close of summer. The usual mode of culture is in rows, 
two or three in a clump, at intervals of ten to twelve inches. 
The runners require poles. Nos. 12 and 18 are tender, and 12 
