Haricot. Bohne.

No. 116. - This is a vegetable of which there are many varieties. They are prepared for the table in several different ways. Some varieties, when young and tender, are eaten whole, and are known as String Beans. Later on they get hulled, when the seeds are ripe, and are called the Shell Bean (French, Flageolet). Next they are dried and then prepared in various ways. The White Marrow Fat, the Golden Wax, and the Dwarf Soisson are among the best varieties. To have Beans well cooked pure water must be used, some varieties having hard shells, which will not boil tender. This can be remedied by adding some carbonate of soda while they are being boiled. For early cultivation the American Garden Bush Bean is the earliest and hardiest. The Garden Bush or Pole Running Beans are tender annual plants, originally from the East Indies. The dwarf varieties require no poles or sticks for their support.

Culture Of The Dwarf Or Bush Bean

No. 117. - A succession of sowing can be made according to the latitude. Plant in drills about two inches deep, and from eighteen inches to two feet apart, according to the richness of the soil.

Early Feegee

No. 118. - The earliest variety and very prolific.

Early Red Valentine

No. 119. - Tender and succulent, and of excellent flavor. They continue longer in their green state than most varieties.

White Valentine

No. 120. - Similar in growth to the red valentine. It is a very prolific bearer, and the fact of the bean being white gives it additional value, as it enables it to be used as a shell bean.

Gallega, Or Large Refugee

No. 121. - A standard sort for market or private use. Is very prolific; pods and beans are large.

Early Mohawk

No. 122. - An excellent early variety, very productive, and of good quality.

Black Wax, Or Butter

No. 123. - The pods when ripe are of a waxy yellow transparent color, very tender, excellent, and delicious.

White Wax

No. 124. - A variety similar to the black wax, except in color.

Ivory Pot Wax

No. 125. - The pods are long, and almost of a transparent waxy white color, and are entirely stringless. In tenderness it excels almost all the other kinds. The beans when ripe are of medium size, white, and oval. It is an excellent Shell Bean for winter use.

Canadian Wonder

No. 126. - Produce very large pods with great abundance; very fleshy, and exceedingly tender when cooked.

Golden Refugee

No. 127. - Pods perfectly round, and of a very light color. It is particularly well suited for pickling.

Crystal White Wax

No. 128. - Produces pods of fair size of exceedingly rich and tender flavor. In color waxy white, and almost as transparent as glass. It is a stringless variety, very productive, and the pods though quick to develop are slow to harden.

Golden Wax

No. 129. - Is an entirely different variety, the pods are large, long, and brittle, and entirely stringless. As a snap bean it excels all others in richness and tenderness of flavor, and has the further merit of being one of the best shell beans grown for winter use.