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prodigiously fruitful, is the Long-Podded Negro. The follow- 
ing are also good : Mexican , Salmon, Fulmer s, and Dun- 
coloured. The following are not worth growing, except for 
some special purpose : Newington Wonder , Dwarf Battersea , 
Blach-specMed. 
Intermediate Kidney Beans. — The Paris Market, rising 
only three to five feet high, is invaluable for its abundant pro- 
duction of large, handsome, tender beans. The Canterbury 
dwarf rises about three feet, and is the better for being staked. 
Tall-runner Kidney Beans. — The two best and hand- 
somest of this class are Giant White and Common Scarlet. 
These should be grown in every garden, the white being 
singularly beautiful and highly productive. The best of such 
as we may call curious varieties, is the Blue or Purple-podded, 
which grows about five or six feet high, producing dark bronzy 
leaves, violet-coloured flowers, and pods of a violet-purple 
colour. It is moderately productive, and the pods make an 
excellent dish, being green and tender when cooked. All the 
white and yellow-podded runners are to be avoided, except by 
those who have' become accustomed to their use, and under- 
stand how to cook them. The best of them, both for exhibi- 
tion and the table, is the Yellow -podded Algerian. The fol- 
lowing are good, and well worth growing, though of secondary 
importance : White Dutch, White Lady, White Scimitar, 
New Zealand, Liver-coloured, Black-seeded, Painted Lady, or’ 
York and L/cmcaster. The last is extremely pretty. 
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