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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Dwarf Prolific Bean.— Dwarf, very bushy and branching ; 

 leaves rather small, narrow, but numerous, and vivid green in 

 colour ; flowers white or rosy, pods abundant, rather short, almost 

 cylindrical and bright green, containing each from four to six small 

 white oblong seeds, resembling those of the Rice Bean, but a little 

 longer. A very good half-early, hardy, vigorous and very productive 

 variety. 



Pink-marbled Dwarf Prague Kidney Bean. — A very dwarf, 

 compact, moderately productive kind, with rather abundant gray- 

 green leaves and lilac flowers. Pods green, straight, or very 

 slightly curved, plentifully striped with red, each containing four 

 or five seeds resembling those of the common Cranberry Bean, but 

 somewhat smaller. 



Yellow Canadian Dwarf Kidney Bean. — A very good variety, 

 hardy and productive, but somewhat late, well adapted for market- 



variety are much esteemed. The pods, to be tender, should be 

 gathered before they are fully grown. Although closely resembling 

 the Yellow China Kidney Bean, this variety is distinguished from 

 it by the deeper colour of its seeds, and by its leaves being larger, 

 less crowded together, moderately crimped, and a darker green. 



Oval Yellow China, or Robin's Egg, Kidney Bean.— A 

 rather branching kind, with stems about i6 in. high, forming an 

 airy-looking clump. Leaves medium-sized, and of bright green, 

 those at the top of the stem being small and long-stalked ; flowers 

 white ; pods green, turning yellow when ripe, each containing five or 

 six egg-shaped sulphur-yellow seeds, with a more or less marked 

 bluish circle around the hilum. This variety is one of the most 



Yellow Canadian Dwarf Kidney Bean. 



garden or field cul- 

 ture. Stems rather 

 vigorous, branching, 

 i6 to 20 in. high, 

 thickly covered with 

 medium-sized leaves 

 light green. Flowers 

 lilac ; pods very nu- 

 merous, green at first, 

 changing to yellow, 

 each usuall}^ contain- 

 ing five egg-shaped 

 seeds a little smaller 

 than those of the 

 Prague Kidney Beans, 

 and deep yellow, 

 merging into brown 

 about the hilum. The 

 dried seeds of this 



