==Autumn, Winter and Spring Supplies.==—­By successional sowings under glass a continuous supply of Beans may be obtained through autumn, winter, and spring.  The earliest sowings should be made at fortnightly intervals, from mid-July to mid-September, in cold frames filled with well-manured soil.  Put in the seeds two inches deep and six inches apart, in rows one foot apart.  Water copiously during the hot months and give protection when the nights become cold.  After mid-September crops of dwarf-growing varieties should be raised in heated pits, or in pots placed in a warm temperature.  In pits the beds should be one foot deep, the drills one foot apart, and the plants six inches asunder in the rows.  When pots are used the ten-inch size will be found most convenient.  Only three-parts fill the pots with a good compost, and insure perfect drainage.  Place eight or nine beans one and a half inches deep in each pot, eventually reducing the number of plants to five.  As the plants progress soil may be added to within an inch and a half of the rims.  Air-giving and watering will need careful management, for the most robust growth possible is required, but there must be no chill, and any excess of either moisture or dryness will be immediately injurious.  When a few pods are formed feed the plants with alternate applications of soot water and liquid manure, commencing with highly diluted doses.  Thoroughly syringe the plants twice daily to combat Red Spider.  At night a temperature of from 55 deg. to 60 deg. must be maintained.  In mid-February sowings may be made in frames in which six inches of fertile soil has been placed over a good layer of litter or leaves.  From these sowings heavy crops may be secured in spring and early summer before the outdoor supplies are ready.

==Flageolets== is the name given to the seeds of certain types of Dwarf and Climbing Beans when used in a state intermediate between the green pods (=Haricots verts=) and the fully ripe seeds (=Haricots secs=), and they are strongly to be recommended for culinary purposes.  The use of Bean seeds as =Flageolets=, although so little known in this country, is very largely practised abroad, and in the vegetable markets of many French towns the shelling of the beans from the semi-ripe pods by women, in readiness for cooking in the manner of green peas, is a very familiar sight.  The seeds of almost all varieties are suitable for use in this way, irrespective of colour, as this is not developed as would be the case if the seeds were quite ripe.

==Climbing French Bean==

The Climbing French Bean has all the merits of the Dwarf French Bean, and the climbing habit not only extends the period of bearing but results in a yield such as cannot be obtained from the most prolific strains in the Dwarf section.  Although the modern Climbing Bean is less vigorous in growth than the ordinary Runner, the former may generally be had in bearing before the most forward crop of Runners is