24 Richard FrotscJier's Almanac and Garden Manual 



Plant the seed in early spring. Soak overnight in water; plant in 

 rows, or rather hills, one foot apart and two feet between : pntfi om 

 four to five seeds in each hill : when well up thin ont to two plants. 

 The following winter, when the stalks are cut off, cover with a 

 heavy coat of well rotted manure and a sprinkling of salt; fish- 

 biine will answer the same purpose. In the spring foikinthe 

 manure between the rows and keep clean of weeds. The same 

 treatment should be repeated e^ ery year. The bed should not be 

 cut before being three years established. Caie must be taken not 

 to cut the stalks too soon in the fall of the year — not until we have 

 had a frost, if cut before it will cause the roots to throw up 

 young shoots, which will weaken them. 



BUSH BEANS. 



CULTURE. 

 Place in rows eighteen inches apart. Plant from end of Feb- 

 ruary: and for succession every two or three weeks to May. Dur- 

 ing June and July Bush Beans planted in this latitude will not 

 produce much. August and September are good months in which 

 to plant again : they will produce abundantly till killed by the 

 fiost. Do not cover the seeds more than two inches. 



POLE BEANS. 



Lima Beans should not be planted before the ground has be- 

 come wai m in spring. Stt ong po'es ought to be set in the ground 

 from four to six feet apart and the ground diawn around them 

 before the seed is planted. It is always best to plant after a rain 

 and with the eye of the bean down. The other varieties can be 

 planted flat, and not more than th' ee to four feet apart, and hilled 

 after they are up. Do not cover the seeds more than two inches ; 

 one inch is enough for the Southern Pioliflc. 



BEANS— (DwiKP, Snap op. Bush.) 



HjLRIcots (Fr.), Bohne (Gter.), Frijolexaz^-q (Sp.) 



ExTEA Early Six Weeks, or New- WHrxE Kidxey. 



ingfon Wonder. I Eed Speckled French. 



Eaely Valentine Efd Speckled. Early China Eed-Eye. ' 

 Early Mohawk Six Weeks. .■ Eed Kidney. 



Early Yellow Six Weeks. j Dwarf Golden Wax (new). 



German Dwarf Wax. [ 



Extra Early Six Weeks, or Xewington Wonder, is 



very early, but the pods are small and round. Good for family 

 use. 



Early Valentine, one of the "best varieties ; pods round, 

 tender and quite productive : not much planted for the market. 

 Excellent for shipping. 



Early Mohawk Six Weeks. This is a long podded 

 variety, and very hardy. It is used to a large extent for the 

 market for the first planting ; very productive. 



Early Yellow Six Weeks. This is the most popular 

 sort among market-gardeners. Pods flat and long: a very good 

 bearer. 



