The Cultivation of Vegetables 91 
clear of weeds, and also frequently stirred up deeply 
with the hoe, to aerate the soil, and also to act as a 
mulch in dry weather. As the pods are cooked when 
young and tender, the plants should be looked over fre- 
quently when the pods have made fair growth, picking 
those which are ready from all the plants rather than 
waiting until many are ready on one plant. 
Varieties — 
Canadian Wonder. Everbearing. Plentiful. 
CLIMBING FRENCH BEANS 
These are also tender, and must be sown late, as 
advised for Dwarf Beans. They, however, climb, and 
require some support, either by sticks or poles driven 
into the soil at the end of each row, and stout cords 
stretched just above the soil, and also at the top. Cords 
should then be stretched vertically from the bottom cord to 
the top one, close to each plant. The plants will twine 
round these, thus getting the required support. They 
continue to bear for a longer time than the Dwarf Beans, 
and yet retain their delicate flavour. They may be sown 
in single rows 3 in. deep, and from 6 to 8 in. apart in 
the rows. 
Varieties — 
Sutton’s Earliest of All. Sutton’s Tender and True. 
RUNNER BEANS 
These form a very useful crop in the vegetable garden. 
When they commence bearing — generally during August— 
they will go on producing pods until the frost cuts them 
down. 
