. Vegetable gardening. A manual on the growing of vegetables for home use and marketing . owersbeing especially adapt-ed to crossing. Theyvary from one anotherin many particulars; some are low, bushy and erect, while othersare twining and have stems that grow ten or more feet in a season. There are many gradations between these extremes, as wellas in size, color and shape of seed and plant. The twiningstem kinds always twine from right to left around any supportthey can lay hold of. Horticulturally, beans are divided into thebush and pole varieties. Under the first class are included allthe fi
. Vegetable gardening. A manual on the growing of vegetables for home use and marketing . owersbeing especially adapt-ed to crossing. Theyvary from one anotherin many particulars; some are low, bushy and erect, while othersare twining and have stems that grow ten or more feet in a season. There are many gradations between these extremes, as wellas in size, color and shape of seed and plant. The twiningstem kinds always twine from right to left around any supportthey can lay hold of. Horticulturally, beans are divided into thebush and pole varieties. Under the first class are included allthe field varieties that are grown to be used as shelled beans andsome snap and string beans. They have stout, erect or slightlyrunning stems. Under pole beans are classed all the kindsthat have twining stems and which are benefited by having sup-port of some kind. There are, however, dwarf bunch beans hav-ing the same general features as the pole kinds except the tallstem. While this division is by no means distinct, yet themethoflG :;f cultivation adapted to each growth are different. All. Figure 79.—Bush Bean. BEANS. 165 beans are quite tender and should not be planted untiil the soilis warm and all danger of frost is over. They are sown for earlyuse about the time for general corn planting. For the main cropthey should be planted about the first of June. Bush Beans.—These are very easily grown and are adaptedto a great variety of purposes. For a field crop on a large scale,the seed is generally sown with a horse drill or with a handgarden drill, in rows three feet apart. It is sometimes best tomark out the land first and then follow with the drill in themarks. Seed should be sown two or three inches deep. On asmaller scale, the land may be furrowed out with a one-horseplow or with a w^heel hoe and the seed sowed by hand. Afterculture consists in keeping the land well cultivated with a horsehoe and free from weeds. Varieties of dwarf beans for use in agreen state, such as stri
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