THE FLORIDA VELVET BEAN.
[TO THE EDITOR OP TUE " SPECTATOR:1
Sin„—The "corn" whose growth your American correspon- dent claims as a voucher for that of velvet Florida beans is, of course, maize, which provides excellent food, either green or as ensilage, for cattle in England. Now is the time to sow it. Though my work lies in London, I have a little soil in Suffolk, which breeds a few agricultural hobbies, and thus
when I read about your new beans in the Spectator I got some from Messrs. Shaw and Sons, Great Maze Pond, Borough, S.E. Then they were dibbled in land which two years ago bore a strong crop of maize, and has since been well fed for another effort with farmyard manure. If the beans (unless they are some of Jack's) follow the example of maize, they will not become adult before the latter part of August, when this " corn " reaches its full growth.—I am, Sir, &O.,
HARRY JONES.
S York Gate, Regent's Park, N.W., May 31st.
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