. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 191. Types of Beans. Natural size. a Vieia Faba. b, Phaseolus vulgaris, c, Phaseolus lunatus. d, Dolichos sesquipedalis. e, Glycine hispida. f, Phaseolus multillorus. vesting the crop, special tools have been devised and are in use by those who make a business of Bean-grow- ing ; but when a regular Bean-puller
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 191. Types of Beans. Natural size. a Vieia Faba. b, Phaseolus vulgaris, c, Phaseolus lunatus. d, Dolichos sesquipedalis. e, Glycine hispida. f, Phaseolus multillorus. vesting the crop, special tools have been devised and are in use by those who make a business of Bean-grow- ing ; but when a regular Bean-puller is not available, or when band labor is cheap, the plants may be pulled by hand and placed in rows on the ground, bottom- side up, and when sufficiently cured put in stooks or taken to the barn, and, in due time, threshed with the flail or with aregular Bean-thresher. After being cleaned by running through a fanning mill, picking over by hand will also be required in most cases. Among the leading sorts of field Beans are White Mar- rowfat, Navy or Pea Bean, Medium, and the Kidneys. For string Beans, Early Valentine, which has various strains, probably stands first in popular favor as a green-podded variety for the market-garden at the present time. Other good current sorts are Stringless Green Pod, Early Mohawk, Refugee, etc. The best BEAN among yellow-podded sorts are Black Wax or German Wax, Golden Wax, Kidney Wax and White Wax. The Wax or Yellow-podded sorts need a richer soil than the other kinds. A good string Bean has a thick, meaty. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869. New York, Macmillan
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