KITCHEN-GARDEN VEGETABLES. 
between Ne Plus Ultra and Mohawk and combines the 
size and productiveness of the one with the delicate 
flavour of the other. 
Early Mohawk (Karly Six Weeks).—About 15 inches 
high. A very productive variety, much esteemed in 
America on account of its being very early and hardier 
than many others. 
Early Wonder.—A_ selection from the well-known 
Smythe’s Hybrid, from which it is quite dis- 
tinct in habit, shape of pod, and colour of 
seed; from its dwarf compact habit, earli- 
ness, profuse-bearing qualities, the tender- 
ness and excellent flavour of its pods, it 
is a favourite for forcing. 
Long-podded Negro (Black Canterbury). 
—Grows about 15 inches high, producing 
broad luxuriant foliage. Pods long, of 
uniform breadth, and very succulent. In 
rich soil the plants should be topped, and 
restricted to a foot in height. 
Magnum Bonum.—A. distinct Dwarf 
Bean with long elegant pods, produced 
with even greater freedom than Canadian 
Wonder. 
Ne Plus Ultra.—Stems about 1 foot 
high; early and productive; tender when 
young and also in a dry state; pods of 
medium length, crisp; seeds brown. 
Osborn’s Early Forcing.—An excellent 
dwarf and early variety of very productive 
habit. The mature seed is dark-brown 
speckled. 
Plentiful.—Pods long, freely produced, 
and practically stringless. One of the ear- 
liest croppers. The pods are fit to gather 
in about ten weeks from the time of sowing 
on a sunny border. 
Progress.—A. distinct variety of dwarf 
habit, adapted either for early forcing or 
the open ground, recommended on account 
of its extreme earliness and free crop- 
ping qualities for first supplies in the open. 
Pods long, straight and fleshy. 
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been cultivated in Lorraine, and has appeared under 
the name of Haricot beurre and Haricot ciré. Pods 
yellowish, destitute of tough lining, tender and soft 
when cooked. 
Chelsea Giant White. —The largest-podded Runner 
Bean, and remarkable for its free-cropping habit and 
continuous bearing; pods thick, fleshy, often measuring 
15 inches in length, proportionately broad and of first- 
Fig. 1208.—Kidney-Bean—Sutton’s Perfection. 
Royal Dwarf.—A very early sort, of dwarf compact | rate table quality. Excellent for exhibition and general 
habit, and producing abundantly its fine medium-sized 
pods. ; 
Sion House.—From 12 to 14 inches high; pods long, 
crisp, and tender. An abundant bearer, and an excellent 
forcing variety ; pods frequently tinged with purple. 
Sutton’s Perfection (fig. 1208).—Pods extremely fleshy 
and succulent, almost round. The plant has a branching 
habit, which prolongs the time of bearing, and the long 
handsome pods are produced in great profusion. 
Veitch’s Hybrid (fig. 1209).—A cross between the 
Scarlet Runner and a Dwarf French Bean. It is a 
robust grower and very prolific, having long erect racemes 
bearing three to five well-shaped, broad, thick pods which 
partake somewhat of the character of the Scarlet Runner. 
Unsurpassed for a main crop, and if the pods are picked 
purposes. 
Earliest of All.—A Runner Bean with exceedingly 
fleshy pods, succulent and almost stringless. Young pods 
3 inches in length, and cooked whole, possess a delicacy 
of flavour far superior to older pods sliced in the ordinary 
manner. 
Epicure.—A climbing Bean, producing pods in great 
bunches from bottom to top of the vines. The pods are 
very thick, fleshy, almost round, and when fit for use the 
seeds are scarcely visible. The crop comes in early, and 
by successional sowings the plants will bear freely until 
late in the season. 
Excelsior.—The plants run very freely, often attain- 
ing the height of 10 feet, and are covered with clus- 
ters of handsome pods. Apart from its great value 
as they become ready, will continue to bear for a very long |.for table use, this variety has proved a boon to exhibi- 
period. The plant grows about 15 inches high, and should 
have space to allow for its full development. 
Ydlow Canadian.—About 15 incheshigh; early. Pods 
very tender and excellent. 
Rumner Sorts. 
Algiers.—One of the Butter Beans; height 8 feet. 
According to the Bon Jardinier this variety has long 
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tors. 
Haricot Lentille—Height 5 to 6 feet; pods rather 
thin-sided, and the seeds become soon prominent; there- 
fore its cultivation for use in a green state is not to be 
recommended. The dry seeds, however, are of excellent 
quality, and on this account they are much cultivated 
near Paris. 
Princess of Wales.—One of the earliest, and of strong 
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