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53500 to 53527. Phaseolus spp. Fabaceae. Bean. 



From Reading, England. Seeds purchased from Sutton & Sons. Received 

 April 4, 1921. 

 Introduced for experiments in breeding disease-resistant strains. 



535C0 to 53511. Phaseoi.us coccineus L. Scarlet Runner bean. 



53500. Champion ficarJet. 53506. Sutton's Mammoth White. 



53501. Chelsea Giant White. 53507. Sutton's Painted Lady. 



53502. Ne Plus Ultra. 53508. Sutton's Prize Winner. 



53503. Scarlet. 53509. Sutton's Scarlet. 



53504. Sutton's A-1. 53510. Vcitch's Ilaclctvood Park. 



53505. Sutton's Best of All. 53511. Veiteh's Mammoth Scarlet. 

 53513 to 53527. I'hasedt.us vulgaris L. Common bean. 



53512. Canadian Wonder. 53520. Sutton's Monster Negro. 



53513. Long-Podded Negro. 53521. Sutton's Perfection. 



53514. Stition's Canadian 53522. Sutton's Plentiful. 

 Wonder. 53523. Sutton's Prolific Negro. 



53515. Sutton's Everlearing. 53524. Sutton's Reliance. 



53516. Sutton's Evergreen. 53525. Sutton's Satisfaction. 



53517. Sutton's Forcing. 53526. Sutton's Superlative. 



53518. Sutton's Green Gem. 53527. Sutton's White Haricot. 



535 19. Sutton's M agnu m 

 Bonum. 



53528 to 53531. Saccharum officinakum L. Poacea3. 



Sugar cane. 



From Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. Cuttings presented by Dr. Lougfield 

 Smitli, agronomist in charge, Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived May 9, 1921. 



53528. S. C. 12/Ji. 



A cane which has shown the most promise in a test of 120 varieties 

 . (imported and Saint Croix seedlings which had given promise in pre- 

 vious trials). It has given a larger yield in weight than other good 

 canes previously grown. The canes yield quite as much juice as the 

 standard cane, Rilihon, nn6. the juice is generally distinctly richer in 

 sucrose. The canes are fairly stout, an average specimen having a cir- 

 cumference of 5 to 6 inches. The internodes are 5 to 7 inches long. An 

 exceptionally good specimen in a rotation field had 33 joints and gave 

 the following measurements : Weight of cane, 21 pounds ; length. 12 feet ; 

 circumference, 6.25 inches. (Adapted from Louisiana Planter and Sugar 

 Manufucttirer, vol. 66, p. 308.) 



53529. S. C. 12/37. 



A cane which gives good results as a plant and also as a ratoon. It 

 yielded 5.9 tons per acre, showing an increase of 2.1 tons per acre over 

 the Ribbon control plats. The ratoons gave 22.1 tons per acre. (Adapted 

 from Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station in St. Croix, 1914- 

 15, p. 18.) 



53530. S. C. 13/13. 



This cane gave 6.2 tons per acre, showing an increase of 2.9 tons over 

 Ribbon cane. The ratoons gaAe 13.2 tons per acre. (Adapted from the 

 Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station in St. Croix, 191Jf-lf), 

 p. 20.) 



53531. [No label.] 



