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100 SECT. IX.—TLANTS USED FOR CULINARY FURP05ES.
should be sown in a hot-bed in March, and transplanted into the openground" It is usually dried as other pot-herbs.
4 i 3. BEANS. Vicia Faha. —The varieties of the garden-beans areas follow: —
The early Mazagan and Longpod are planted in November. Thesewill usually be fit for use in June.
I he Windsor. J These varieties are sown usually in
the loker. F succession from January to March>
The Sword Longpod. > and affm . d a continuance of crop
The Green Toker. I during the season.
The White-blossomed. J b
414. BEANS, French or Kidney. Phaseolus vulgaris. —The kidneybeans are of two kinds; such as run up sticks and flower on the tops.Of this description we have in cultivation the following: —
3? e n ?'?,? Unner " I B « th these are much esteemed,the Dutch Runner. ^
Of dwarf kinds we have many varieties. The pollen of these plants is
very apt to become mixed ; and, consequently, hybrid kinds differing
in the colour of the seeds are often produced. The season for sowing
these is from April till June.
The Black, or Negro Beans.
The Blue Dwarf.
The Early Yellow.
The Black Speckled.
The Red Speckled.
The Magpie.
The Canterbury.
All these varieties are good andearly beans. The white Can-terbury is the kind most esteem-ed for pickling; the other sortsbeing all of them more or lessdiscoloured: and this kind is thesort generally sold for such pur-pose in the London markets.
415. BEET, Bed. Beta vulgaris v. rubra. —The roots of this va-riety are used both in soups and for early spring salads: it is culti-vated by sowing the seeds in March; and the roots are usually keptal! winter.
The white beet is only a variety of the other; and it is thetop^ thatare usually eaten of this kind as a substitute for spinach. Its cultureis the same as that of the red kind.
416. BORECOLE. Stamca Rapa. —Of borecole we have two va-rieties ; the purple, and green. The former is in much esteem amongstthe Germans, who make a number of excellent dishes from it in thewinter.
The culture is the same as for winter cabbage of other kinds.
417. BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Braisica Rapa.—This is also a use-