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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



gTovrn. many kinds requiring no 

 stakes, and being cne ■■A the most 

 rem-anerative of ^■ege:a;ie crops. 

 I: may be had ^ out-of-doors b;tk 



the tader-gTO"''^:ng kincs. o^^^mg to 

 its dwarf habit adapting irse'f to 

 any situation — as, f:r instance, 

 under hedges or ^i■aiis, cr otner 

 sneitered positicns ; it aiso comes 

 int: :earin; much more cuickiv 

 tnan Runners. 



Where Frencn Beans are grown 

 in the coen air withcut prcteincn, 

 it is im.r:ssi:ie tj have tnem ht to 

 gather before toe iatter end of June 



are s: in a warm, dry situatitn. 



had dt f:r taoie durinu the second 

 and tnird v,-ee:<s m Tune. Where 

 it is desirabie to have Beans out-of^ 



tnicitiy under hand-i;gnts m a warm 



:-tter to leave tnem unwotered 

 mtii the next mrrning. Aii pos- 

 i:ie or:te:tion sntuid then be 



case planting in patches should be 

 practised, as the lights can be more 

 easily placed over them : but small 

 twigs of Laurel or Fir fixed neatly 

 round them answer the purpose 

 in the absence of anything better. 

 Rough hay-bands stretched length- 

 vays over the rows, about 6 or 

 S m. from the ground, and firmly 

 secured to stout stakes driven in 

 the ground at each end of the rows, 

 may be employed with advantage. 

 A rough frame, made with sticks 

 driven in the ground and others 

 tied across them to admit of mats, 

 straw hurdles, or any other pro- 

 tecting material being laid upon 

 them at night, is also useful : but 

 v.-b.-itever is used to protect them, 

 care must be taken so to place it 

 as to avoid draughts as much as 

 possible. Sowings for this purpose 

 may be made in the beguining of 

 April. If the weather be favour- 

 able, the ground in which early 

 Beans are to be grown should be 

 deeply dug and left rather rough. 

 The next day, when the sun is 

 going down, the ground should be 

 again turned over with a fork, in 

 order to turn the warm soil under- 

 neath and expose the cold to the 

 next day's sun. If this can be done 

 two or three days consecutively, a 

 great advantage will be gained. 

 The last time on which the soil is 

 moved it should be made fine on 

 the top, to prevent the under-soil 

 again becoming cold. 



When the seed is sown where it 

 is to remain, drills may be drawn 

 v.-itn a hoe, 2 ft. apart and 2 in. 

 deep, and sumciently wide to admit 

 of f-vo r;w5 cf Beans being placed 

 3 cr 4 :n. apart. The distance 

 from bean to bean in the rows is 

 usually S or 9 inches. Where seed 

 is no object, they may be sown 

 much thicker, and thinned out to 

 the required distances apart, after 



