Beans.—Of these there are, in this country at least,
really only two kinds of fresh beans, the broad bean
and the haricot bean, the last being divided into two
varieties, the dwarf or French bean, and the scarlet
runner. Besides these there are the dried beans, the
flageolets, the haricot or Soissons beans, the Lima
or butter bean (very good fresh, but seldom or ever
seen in that state in this country), and the South
American black bean, also known as frijoles.