. 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. Types of Beans. Natural size. a Vicia Paba. b, Phttseolus vulgaris, c, Phaseolus lunatus. d, Dolichos sesquipedalis. e. Glycine hispida. f. Phaseolus multitiorus. 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 n
. 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. Types of Beans. Natural size. a Vicia Paba. b, Phttseolus vulgaris, c, Phaseolus lunatus. d, Dolichos sesquipedalis. e. Glycine hispida. f. Phaseolus multitiorus. 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 hand labor is cheap, the plants may be pulled by hand and placed in rows on the ground, bottom- side up, and when suiHciently cured put in stooks or taken to the barn, and, in due time, threshed with the flail or with a regular 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, Befugee, 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. 192. Common or Kidney Bean — Phaseolus vulgaris. pod, which snaps off completely when broken, leaving no string along the back. Pig. 198 shows ideal pods. Pole or running varieties of Beans require fertile soil; and for that king of table Beans, the Lima of all forms, too much can hardly be done in the way of enriching the ground. Warm soil is one of the first essentials of success in growing pole Beans. When poles are to be used for support, t
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