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Garden W ork 
They succeed fairly well in almost any garden soil, 
though the best crops are obtained from a well-cultivated, 
good, loamy soil. They grow so tall, however, that a 
position should be selected for them where they will not 
unnecessarily shade other crops. 
They are extremely tender, and require to be sown 
late in the season, about the beginning of May. Two 
drills should be drawn, 3 in. deep and 1 ft. apart, and the 
beans planted 12 in. apart in the rows, the second row 
alternating with the first. Soon after the plants come up 
a single stake should be put to each plant. These stakes 
should be drawn together at the top, and crossed. A stick 
should then be placed along the top, and the upright stakes 
tied to it, thus keeping the row perfectly steady. When 
the pods are large enough, the rows should be looked over 
frequently, and those which are well grown picked for use 
before they get too old. If exhibition pods are required, 
a trench should be taken out 18 in. deep, and filled to 
within 6 in. of the top with made-up soil, composed of 6 
parts good decayed loam, chopped up, 1 part of well- 
rotted horse manure, 1 part wood ashes, and 1 part of 
leaf soil, with a 6-in. pot of bone meal to each barrow- 
load of soil. The seeds should be planted in a double 
row, 12 in. apart, with a distance of 12 in. between the 
rows, the seeds alternating with each other. 
If an early crop is required, the seed must be planted 
singly in small pots, and placed in a cold frame, the plants 
being set out when the weather is favourable, before they 
get potbound. When the pods have formed, some of the 
plants may be “pinched”, but considerable experience is 
required to time the growth of the pods to enable them to 
