FORCING KIDNEY BEANS. 



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taken direct to the forcing bouse, and planted in 

 the earth of the house, when there is a space in 

 the centre vacant. Where there is no vacancy 

 for plunging the pots, some may be introduced 

 in convenient places in the lower part of the 

 house ; but they succeed decidedly better when 

 plunged, and more particularly when potted 

 early. 



RAISING KIDNEY BEANS IN FORCING-HOUSES, 

 ETC. 



Par. 67.— Kidney beans can be brought for- 

 ward in any of the forcing departments, to be fit 

 for use in March, and a succession continued 

 till the crops in the open ground are fit to 

 gather, by commencing setting the seed in 

 January, when any forcing has commenced. 



The earliest crops are generally raised in 

 twenty-fours (size pots) ; these should be filled 

 within an inch and a half of the brim (well shook 

 down) of rich light soil ; then set four or five 

 beans in each, and cover them over about an inch 

 thick with the same sort of soil, which should be 

 tolerably dry. Place them in the forcing house 



