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of the most delicious sprouts; the white do not answer for that 
purpose. 
These plants, even if hung up in a cellar, would shoot forth their 
flowers or heads pretty much about their usual time. For a more 
particular account of them, see page 318. 
Management of Beans in Blossom. 
The early Mazagan, long-podded, Windsor, and all the varieties 
of that species of bean, should be topped when arrived at full 
bloom and the lower pods begin to set; this will greatly promote 
the swelling of the pods, as well as their early maturity; for, 
having no advancing tops to nourish, their whole eftbrts must go to 
the support of the fruit. 
This should be performed on the beans in general, which are now 
in full blossom, observing to let the stems be first advanced to such 
a due height as to have a sufficient quantity of pods; the early 
Mazagan bean may be topped when about two feet high, and the 
larger sorts when from about two feet and a half or a yard, to three 
and a half high, according to the growth of the different varieties, 
and may be done with a finger and thumb. 
But with respect to the small early beans, if you would have 
them come in as soon as possible, you should top them when the 
blossoms at the bottom of the stalks begin to open. 
Be very particular to earth up the stems of your beans two or 
three times in the course of their growth, as this is absolutely 
necessary to their good success and plentiful production. 
Sowing Peas. 
To have a regular supply of peas, let some be sown at least 
twice in this month; but where a constant succession is wanted, 
three or four sowings will be necessary. 
The best sorts to sow now are the marrowfats, glory of England, 
Spanish morotto, green and white rouncivals, imperial and sugar 
Poland, these being the finest and largest sorts; likewise any of 
the hotspur kinds, Prussian blue, &c.; those that are sown any 
time this month will yield tolerably good crops. 
The earlier in the month, however, that those or any other kinds 
of peas are sown the more abundantly will they produce. 
You may now sow some of the tall sugar peas, as directed in 
page 319, to which, and its preceding page, 1 refer, you for more 
general instructions on this subject. 
Sow, early in the month, the dwarf sugar and dwarf Spanish peas, 
and also Leadman's dwarf, as directed in page 319. These are all 
very delicious, great bearers, and do not require sticks, particularly 
the two former; and when sown at this season, are generally more 
productive than the taller growing kinds. 
Hoe and earth up the peas which v/ere sown in April; this will 
greatly strengthen them and promote a plentiful bearing; and also 
pay due attention to the sticking or placing pea-rods to the young 
