ed and
seventy-five hills.

It is one of the most prolific of the running varieties. As a
shelled-bean, it is of excellent quality in its green state; and, when
ripe, farinaceous, and well flavored in whatever form prepared. The
large pods, if plucked early, are succulent and tender, but coarser in
texture than those of many other sorts, and not so well flavored.

The Case-knife, in its habit and general appearance, much resembles the
Sabre, or Cimeter, of the French; and perhaps is but a sub-variety.
Plants, however, from imported Sabre-beans, were shorter, not so stocky,
a little earlier, and the pods, generally, less perfectly formed.

CORN-BEAN.

Stem six feet and upwards in height; flowers bright-lilac; the pods are
five inches and a half long, green while young, cream-white at maturity,
and contain six or seven seeds.

The variety is late, but remarkable for hardiness and productiveness.
The shelled-beans, green or ripe, are little used; the young pods are
crisp, succulent, and excellent for the table; and the variety deserves
more general cultivation. If plucked as fast as they become of suitable
size, the plants will continue to produce them in abundance for six or
eight weeks.

The ripe seeds are chocolate-brown, somewhat quadrangular, flattened,
half an inch long, and three-eighths of an inch broad. In size and form,
they somewhat resemble grains of Indian corn: whence the name. Twelve
hundred and fifty seeds are contained in a quart, and will plant a
hundred and twenty-five hills.

HORTICULTURAL.

Marbled Prague. _Vil._ London Horticultural.

Stem six feet or more in height; flowers purple; the pods are from five
to six inches long, nearly three-fourths of an inch broad, pale-green
while young, greenish-white streaked and blotched with brilliant
rose-red when more advanced, much contorted, hard, parchment-like and
very tenacious of their contents when ripe, and enclose five or six
seeds.

When planted at the commencement of the season, the variety will blossom
in about seven weeks, produce pods for stringing in nine weeks, green
beans in twelve weeks, and ripen in a hundred days. Plantings made
during the last week in June will mature their crop, if the season be
favorable. For the green beans, plantings may be made until the last of
June; and, for the young pods, until the first of July.

The ripe beans are flesh-white, streaked and spotted with bright-pink,
or red, with a russet-yellow li