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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Wax beaus— Cylinder Black Wax, Speckled Wax, Saddleback and Mam- 

 moth Wax. 



Green-podded varieties — Osborn Forcing, Dakota Soup, Hatt No. 3 and 

 Shah. 



For field culture — Burlingame, Snowflake and Hatt No. 2|. 



POLE BEANS. 



Eleven varieties of pole bean were planted June 3. The rows were six 

 feet apart, and the poles were placed four feet apart in the row. The fol- 

 lowing table shows the comparative vegetative vigor and earliness of the 

 several varieties. 



Table II. 



vigorous, healthy growth; pods 



Challenger — Thorbum. Plants are of 

 two and one half to three inches long, broad; beans large, thick, good 

 quality. The plant continues to form pods until frost. The beans are 

 late in becoming edible. One of the best of the pole Limas. 



Ford Mammoth — Hend. Of vigorous, healthy growth; beans very large 

 and of excellent quality. Plants productive. An excellent climbing 

 Lima. 



Golden Champion — Hend. New. Plants of low growth, three to four 

 feet high; pods light yellow, almost white, round, curved, four to five 

 inches long, thick, tender, and good quality. Productive. The earliest 

 wax pole bean grown this season. 



Golden Cluster — Hend. Plants are very vigorous, climbing to the tops 

 of the poles eight to ten feet high; pods golden-yellow, six to nine inches 

 long, thick, very tender and of the best quality; vines very productive, 

 bearing pods from bottom to top of poles. 



Jersey (Lima)- — Hend. Plants vigorous. The vines were killed by 

 frost before the beans were edible. 



Old Homestead — Hend. New. Vines vigorous, running to the tops of the 

 poles; pods six to nine inches long, round, curved, and twisted, green, very 

 tender and of best quality. Productive. Early. An excellent snap pole 

 bean. 



Scarlet Runner— Hend. Of vigorous growth; pods four to five inches 

 long, broad, dark green, rough, good quality as a string bean. The beans 

 are also good for cooking. Productive, bat late in maturing pods. It is 



