REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



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Beans. 



Five varieties of beans were tested, and did very well, all ripening their seed. 

 Sown in rows 2 feet apart on 23rd April. 



Challenge Dwarf Black Wax was the earliest of the varieties tested, a bean of good 

 colour and fairly productive, a good early variety. 



Emperor William. — A white wax bean of excellent flavour and extremely vigorous 

 and productive, pod rather crooked. This was the largest yielder of the varieties tested. 



ThorburrCs Early Refugee Wax. — A very productive yellow bean of good flavour, 

 altogether a very desirable variety. 



New Stringless Green Pod. — A green bean of good flavour, but with us not nearly 

 so productive as the other varieties tested. 



Broad Windsor Bean. — A broad bean of good flavour, dwarf, very prolific and 

 should be more generally grown. 



The following table gives particulars of this test : — 



Name of Variety. 



Challenge Dwarf, Black Wax 



New Stringles, Green Pod 



Emperor William 



The Extra Early Refugee Wax . . . 

 Johnston's Wonderful Broad Bean 



Yield. 



Fair. 

 Good. 



Ci 



Heavy. 

 Fair. 



Radish. 



Six varieties of radish were tested, all were sown in the open, in drills 12 inches 

 apart, on 1st May. 



Rosy Gem, the best early variety, is a small radish of excellent quality, mild and 

 crisp, and retains its qualities a long time. 



Brightest Long Scarlet, of medium length, stump rooted and of a brilliant scarlet 

 colour, mild and crisp, a fine market radish on account of its colour. 



Pearl Forcing, has a rich waxy white appearance, texture firm and solid, grows to an 

 immense size, on 15th July specimens were a foot long and of excellent quality, this is 

 a good late variety. 



Charter's Improved, and White Tipped Turnip, were adversely affected by the dry 

 weather, and were tough, hot and stringy. 



Name of Variety. 



Rosy Gem 



Brightest Long Scarlet 



Early Scarlet 



Charter's Improved 



Pearl Forcing 



White Tipped Turnip . 



Date 



sown. 



Ready 

 for use. 



May 1 . . 

 " 1.. 

 " 1.. 

 " 1.. 

 " 1.. 

 " 1.. 



May 31. 

 June 1. 



" 4. 



'• 6. 



July 15. 

 June 7. 



Shape. 



Turnip 



Long 



Olive shaped 



Long 



tt 



Turnip 



Colour. 



Rose 



Scarlet . . . . , 



tt 



White.'. '.'.'.'. 

 S.W. Tip'd 



Flavour. 



Excellent . 

 tt 



Good. 

 Poor. 

 Fair. 

 Poor. 



