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in bearing, and they may be had throughout the 
season if successive plantings are made, though the 
pole snaps are to be preferred through the summer 
and fall, for their greater bearing qualities and the 
ease of gathering them. In both the bush and pole 
snaps, care should be taken to secure varieties that are 
entirely stringless, as they are not only much easier 
to prepare for use, but are much more tender. The 
different “ Wax ” varieties are very fine, but the bush 
beans of this class have not done well in this locality 
for the last three seasons, the pods being covered with 
a species of black spot or rot that spoils fully two- 
thirds of them.* 
The pole beans should not be planted until the 
ground is thoroughly warmed in the spring, or until 
the thermometer stands over 60° all night. It is 
quite common to plant these with poles 8 to 9 feet in 
height. I think this is a mistake, as no ordinary 
picker can reach higher than about six feet to advan¬ 
tage, and as the vines grow to the tops of the poles 
before commencing to fruit, both beans and time are 
lost. The poles should be set in rows four and one- 
half feet apart and two and one-half to three feet apart 
in the rows. Two hundred poles of Limas will fur¬ 
nish an ample supply throughout the season, and will 
ripen a bushel of dried beans for winter use as well. 
Twenty-five poles will furnish an ample supply of 
* Miss Moll says that this rusting can he prevented by only hoeing the 
beans when the soil is dry. We would also particularly recommend Bur¬ 
pee’s Perfection Wax , a fine new variety, that has so far proved free from 
rust.—E d. 
