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buist's family kitchen gardener. 



Cranberry, both the Red and White are much cultivated, 

 though we decidedly prefer the latter. They are of the easi- 

 est culture : the corn-field can be used, if the garden does not 

 suffice. In fact, we see no reason why every farmer should 

 not have a few Beans, even of the Lima, on every corn-hill. 

 The stalks would support the vines ; the produce would bring 

 four dollars per bushel : or even for family use, they would be 

 profitable for an every-day vegetable the whole Winter ; they 

 are a certain crop, even preferable to the Potato, more nutri- 

 tive, while the latter is becoming a precarious crop, and of an 

 indifferent quality. 



Scarlet Runners require to be earlier planted than the Lima 

 Bean, that they may be well advanced in growth before the hot 

 weather begins, which stunts their growth and prevents their 

 blooming. They must be poled in the same way. The blos- 

 soms are red, hence their name. 



Vicia Fab a — Feve de Marais of the French, or "Windsor 

 Bean of the English — are of trifling value for this climate, com- 

 pared with the sorts previously described. However, in cool 

 climates, on rich loamy soil, they will, if planted early, make 

 a return for the use of the ground, and prove a variety for the 

 table. The Windsor and early 'Long Pod are the best vari- 

 eties. Plant them in drills eighteen inches asunder, and two 

 inches apart in the row. 



BEET. 



Beta vulgaris. — Beterave. Fr. — Rot he Rube. Grer. 



The Beet is a native of the sea-coast of the south of Europe. 

 It takes its name from the shape of its seed-vessel, which, when 

 it swells with the seed, has the form of the letter beta (/?) of the 

 Greek alphabet. 



There are several varieties of the Beet in cultivation for cul- 

 inary purposes, but the most essential sorts are confined to 

 the Long Blood and Turnip Rooted 



