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standard foods of the world, entering into the diet of soldiers, 
laborers and persons needing physical strength. 
It is generally safe to grow beans for the retail market of 
any town or centre of population, but to compete in the open 
wholesale market demands experience and good equipment 
on the part of the grower to insure profits. 
Improved Round Green Pod Extra Early Valentine Bean. 
Varieties and Types — The varieties of beans are well- 
nigh endless. Some demand poles, while some are dwarf, 
being called bush beans. The influence of man has devel- 
White Field or Soup Beans. — We recommend Day's Leafless 
Medium and New Snowflake Field. For descriptions of these and other 
varieties, see "Johnson & Stokes' Garden and Farm Manual." 
