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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



they are almost unique in being irregular in shape, being almost 

 always flattened cross-wise, and the hilum, instead of occupying 

 its usual position, is situated on one side of the line which would 

 divide the seed into two equal parts. The seeds vary very much 

 in size, however, according to the season. 



The Fat Horse Pole Bean or Mobile Bean resembles the 

 preceding variety, but is a little earlier. 



Broad-pod Skinless Bean. Four to Four Bean. 



Geneva, or Plainpalais, White Butter Bean, or Wax Bean. 

 — This variety is highly esteemed by the Geneva market gardeners. 

 It is a tall-growing kind, coming very near the preceding one, but 

 differing from it in a few points. It is more decidedly a pole bean, 

 being a better climber than the other. The pods, which very much 

 resemble those of the Broad-pod Kidney Bean, are not so fleshy, 

 but they are produced in greater abundance, especially at the 

 middle and towards the top of the stems ; they also ripen more 



