BEANS 



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The chief advantage gained in their cultivation when compared 

 with the dwarf-growing kinds is that, like the Scarlet Runner 

 Bean, they yield a continuous succession of pods over a long 

 period, and the necessity for making frequent sowings is therefore 

 dispensed with. From a cultural point of view the\' require 

 precisely the same treatment as dwarf French Beans, the only 

 difference being that as the plants attain a height of 5 to ft., 

 and have therefore to be supported with long rods or pea boughs, 

 it is necessary to allow a distance of some 4 to 5 ft. between 

 the rows. 



Owing to their being capable of producing pods successively, 

 they are, where accommodation exists, of great value for forcing 

 under glass,, the plants being grown either in pots 12 in. in 

 diameter or in narrow borders of soil, in which case the growths 

 may be trained to strings or bamboo canes. 



The following are reliable varieties : — 



Fillbasket. — A very productive variety. One of the best of 

 this type of French Bean. Quality first-rate. 



Tender and True. — An excellent variety and very prolific. 

 Earliest of All. — A first-rate early kind to grow for first crop. 



BEET (A NON-BLEEDINGj 



The great drawback to the careless handling of Beet is that 

 if bruised in any way it is ver\' liable to bleed when being cooked, 

 and thus the rich colour of that best of all Beets — Cheltenham 

 Gree7i Top — is spoiled. During the last few years a variety known 

 as Galloujay Purple has been put into commerce. This variety 

 may be cut in two before cooking and will not lose colour, a 

 decided gain. 



CABBAGE 



Sowing and Planting. — The most important sowings of 

 Cabbage are those which are required to furnish a supply of plants 

 through the spring, early summer, and autumn months. These 

 sowings should consist of several varieties that succeed each other 

 in coming into use. \'ery early kinds should not be sown too 

 early in summer, as there is a possibility of their running to seed in 

 dry weather. From the third week in July to the second and third 

 weeks in August is the time usually chosen for sowing to obtain 

 plants for setting out in autumn, these coming into use in spring, 

 the time varying according to the season, soil, and locality. As a 

 general rule the latter end of July and the early part of August are 

 found to be the best time for sowing. Plants from seed sown at 

 that time are generally ready to plant out by the end of September 

 or beginning of October, and they then have ample time to get 

 established before winter sets in. For autumn supply a sowmg 



