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A KITCHEN GARDEN 
over rich. Philadelphia Extra Early , American Won¬ 
der and Telephone can be relied upon. After trying 
various methods for training pea vines I am satisfied 
that brush is the most effective support. Place a 
few short twigs or sticks on each side of dwarf peas, 
to prevent them from leaning over and decaying on 
the ground, as is often the case in a wet season. 
DWARF OR BUSH BEANS. 
Dwarf or bush beans should not be planted be¬ 
fore danger from frost is over. Being very tender, 
nothing is gained by planting earlier. They may be 
planted in hills one foot apart, with four plants to 
the hill, but the better way, I think, is to plant in 
drills, with plants three inches apart in the drill. 
Seed should be covered lightly with mellow soil. 
Beans often fail to come up, from being covered too 
deeply, especially if there is much rain after plant¬ 
ing. Two plantings of both early and late varieties, 
at intervals of two weeks, will give a supply until 
pole beans come in season. Beans should never be 
hoed while the foliage is w T et, as that produces rust. 
Black Wax , Early Valentine and Golden Wax are stand¬ 
ard sorts. 
ONIONS. 
Onions may be raised successfully either from seed 
or from sets. If to be grown from seed no time should 
be lost in getting it sown in the spring. Sow in drills 
and thin the plants when about the size of quills, 
disturbing the remaining plants as little as possible. 
For southern latitudes and for an early supply it is 
