STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



VEGETABLE AND BUSH FRUITS. 



BY L. R. TAFT AND M. L. DEAN. 



Bulletin No. 209. 



BEANS. 



POLE VARIETIES. 



Cluster Wax, from D. M. Ferry and Co., is a bean of superior quality. 

 The pods are very tenderand remain in edible condition much longer tlian 

 most varieties. H is a valuable bean for its class and is very productive. 



Golden Lazy Wife, from Wm. Henry Maule, is a very prolific variety. 

 The pods are a bright golden color, very numerous and of good quality. 



Nox All, from the same seedsman, is a green-podded sort and has some 

 merit. 



Royal Corn, from the Livingston Seed Co., is a productive bean of 

 good quality. The pods are very tender. 



Southern Prolific and White Crease, were both received from D. M. 

 Ferry and Co. White Crease seems to be a selected strain of the White 

 Pea bean and is a valuable variety as a dry shelled bean. Southern 

 Prolific has tender pods and snaps readily but it is not superior to many 

 of the standard sorts. 



Worcester Pole, originated at Worcester, Mass., and is prized by 

 market gardeners for its productiveness. Its quality is good and it has 

 a long edible maturity. The beans are nort clear white but are of good 

 flavor as shelled beans. 



BUSH BEANS. 



This class includes a large number of varieties of good quality. 

 The Valentine type stands at the head for green pods and the Wax or 

 Butter beans for yellow-podded sorts. 



Brittle Wax, from Burpee, is a very productive green-podded variety. 

 The pods snap readily and have a mild flavor. 



Bountiful, from Henderson, is all that its name implies as to its pro- 

 ductiveness. The pods are long, large, stringless and of a bright green 

 color. 



Coffee Berry, received from the Great Northern Seed Co., is a mere 

 novelty, of no especial value. The kernels are small and light colored. 

 The vines grow about two feet high. 



