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HINTS ON THE CULTIVATION OF BROAD BEANS. 
French — Feves de Marais. German — Garten Bohne. Dutch — Tuin Boonen. 
Italian — Fava. Spanish — Haba. 
Description. — A popular vegetable, the seeds of which are cooked and eaten. 
Varieties. — Early short podded, and later long podded, some produced upright, others 
hanging down, some singly, others in clusters. The seeds of the majority are liver coloured 
when cooked, others of more modern introduction, such as Carters’ Green Leviathan , retain 
their green colour. 
Time of Sowing. — November for the early varieties, to March. Being hardy, the weather 
has little effect on this plant while young. 
How to Sow. — Make a drill, say 4 inches wide and the same deep, and set in the Beans 
about 4 inches apart, the later ones 6 inches, in rows 3 feet apart. 
In Season. — From May to July according to method of culture. 
General Culture. — In windy districts it is an advantage to stick each plant sufficiently 
secure to keep it from blowing about. This Bean prefers a strong rich soil. After the crop is 
taken, the stems should be collected and burnt, and the ground dusted with soot before 
preparing for the next crop. 
Enemies. — A black fly often attacks this Bean, and in hot and dry soils will sometimes 
multiply so quickly as to ruin the crop. It generally makes its first appearance at the point of 
the growth, which should be pinched out, collected in a pail, and burnt. For checking mice 
and birds apply the same prescription as recommended for Peas. 
UPRIGHT OR CLUSTER PODDED. 
( 1 Carters' Royal Divarf Fan). 
HANGDOWN PODS. 
( Carters' Leviathan). 
WINDSOR BEAN. 
(Carters' Improved). 
237. *S®. & 97* High Holborn, London.— 1904. 
