BEANS. There are three sections of these in cultivation for garden purposes, viz.: The Dwarf or French Bean; the Climbing, or Scarlet Runner; and the ordinary Broad Bean. See also Faba and Phaseolus.
FIG. 209. BROAD BEAN PLANT IN FLOWER (FABA VULGARIS).
Soil. All Beans like a somewhat loamy soil, which, to secure good crops, must be deeply worked and heavily manured. The Kidney Beans, dwarf and tall, however, do not care for so heavy a soil as the Broad and Long-podded kinds; and this fact should be borne in mind when selecting their respective situations. The term Kidney is generally applied to both the Dwarf or French and the Climbing or Scarlet Runner.
FIG. 210. PODS OF BROAD BEAN.
FIG. 211. BROAD BEAN SEED.