The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

Crops daptsd for Planting in the
spring.

BEANS, which are in general culllVs
ton NAV be considered as dividing
themselves into two classes; those which
are termed runners, and such az grow
only to tbs helghlh Of ls TO Is inches,
and support themselves by their ow'
strength, whereas the former requ.r'
artificial aids 10 support lhem while De.
veloping their organs and maturing
their seeds.
RuNNERs-Esiimste OF Sorts.
tribe includes several varieties. fhos'
most generally cultivated are the
Lima Beans, the Case Kniir, 'h'
Pole Cranberry, and ,he Scarlet Kun
ner, Sc.
These SORTS are subdivided by snoih.
er Characteristic, those whose pods are
used in like manner with the dwar's
and those produce is shelled like the
Pes, aud seeds only used for culinary
purposes.
The Lima Besn surpssses OIL Other
beans, IN point Of excellence. both as
respects quality and produc'lveness and
may according TO Wilson, be consider
ed without rival in the vegetable
world The Case knife aud Pole
Cranberry are in more general culIlva-
lion. bul are decidedly inferior 10 the
Lima Bean.
CULTIVATION. The whole tribe re-
onire good rich soil, and planted in
slightly raised hills about Is or ls inch.
,s in diameter, and at distance Of 81
fee, spsr, 10 the row, from centre to
centre Of each hill, and the same dis
lance ION between each row, arrang,
ing the hills 60 that they would inter
sect each other. Five or six beans
should 30 planted at equal distances a
round the centre Of the hill, and cover
the beans from half an inch 10 three
quarters of an inch with fine soil. After
The beans have grown an inch or two
selec, three Of the best, end draw the
others. A pole of 0 or eight feet long
should be placed in The very centre oI
each hill, and fixed IN the ground a.
least is inches deep, for the plants t.
run on.
Dwarf String Bush or Snap Beans,
are very produciive--a delicious vege
liable easy in cultivation, and peculiarly
adapted for this country.
CuLr1vArlor.-Thess beans require
o rich soil, thoroughly broken. Plan
in drills an inch and a half deep anc
from fee, TO two and half apart
planting the beans two and half inch
es distant from each other in the drill
Cover them with very light soil. Plan
at regular succession in the months o
Nay, June, July, and the last crop IL
about the frs, of August.
CucuMBEas.-This vegetable, SO un
iversally cultivated, should be planted il
The same manner as directed for tn,
Lima bean. The same distance apart
and The same number of seed planted il
each hill, thinning Them likewise 10 three
of,he slronges, plants when they hav'
put forth their second rough leaf. Gu
eumbers, when coming through III
ground, are very ap, in this country, II
suffer from the depredations OF an insec
which completely destroys The co'yeI
dons or seed leaves, and consequent
ruins ihe crop. l have seen a pla
adopted by friend OF fmine in the vicin
iiy OF Rochester, which hasenabl,d d bir
TO set these destroy ers al definance
.mereiy by placing covering OF ray
cotton over lhe hills sufficiently thick I
.preven, the ingress of any insect. Sue
hills as were left exposed, the plant
were completely destroyed, while thos
which were covered with the col
ton, escaped free from the smallest il
jury.
PEACH TREEs.-Plsnt tansy sroun
he roots of peach trees. The peac
worm will not trouble them aile
wards.