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POLE BEANS. 



Fifteen varieties of pole bean were planted June 12. 



Black Lima, Burpee. — The uncertainty of having the Limas mature 

 before the frost kills the plants is a serious drawback to their cultivation 

 in this section. The Black Lima is almost sure to mature a fair crop 

 before frost comes. The plant is a good grower and an abundant bearer 

 and the beans are of excellent quality. If one desires a supply of this 

 delicious vegetable, this variety should be the one selected. i 



Golden Champion, Ferry. — This is a snap pole bean. It was the earli- 

 est of its class to mature edible pods. The plants are not of large 

 growth and but moderately productive. The pods are of bright yellow 

 color, stringless, and of good quality. As an early pole snap bean, it is 

 the best grown here. 



Golden Cluster, Ferry. — The plants are very strong-growing and enor- 

 mously productive. The pods are a rich, golden yellow color, and the 

 flesh thick, tender, and of best quality. It matures three to four weeks 

 later than Golden Champion. As a late snap bean and as a variety to 

 succeed the bush sorts, Golden Cluster is excelled by none. It should be 

 planted in every garden. 



Sunshine Wax, Burpee. — Similar to Golden Cluster. 



Kentucky Wonder, Ferry. — This is one of the best green-podded vari- 

 eties. The pods are large, thick, and of good quality. A very product- 

 ive sort. 



Willow Leaf, Burpee. Does not mature beans before time of frost. 

 Its peculiar and distinctive foliage makes it desirable as an ornamental 

 plant. 



BEET. 



Twelve varieties of beet were planted May 28. 



Columbia, Burpee. — This comparatively new sort is very early in matur- 

 ing. The roots are of regular form, flesh solid, handsome in appearance, 

 and of fine quality. A very desirable early variety. 



Dirigo, U. S. Dept. Ag. — An excellent rather late-maturing variety. Root 

 flat, top round, tapering slightly, smooth and regular. Its good form, color 

 of flesh, and quality make it a desirable sort for general growing. 



Electric, Henderson. — This new sort has a small top. The roots are very 

 large in proportion to tops, turnip-shape with a slender tap-root. The 

 color and quality of the flesh is good and it is also a very early variety. 

 Valuable. 



Red Carmine, Salzer. — The smooth, regular form of the root, its hand- 

 some color and excellent quality, combined with its early maturity, make 

 this a very desirable sort for the garden. 



Eclipse, as an early sort; Half -long Blood, for medium season, and Long 

 Blood for winter storing, of the older and better known varieties, still have 

 a place in the home garden or for market purposes. 



CABBAGE. 



Preparations were made for a thorough test of the many new cabbages 

 offered by the seedsmen. Fifty- one varieties, of which only a few were old 

 or standard sorts, were planted. The drouth came just as the early varie- 



