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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



baans of edible size at time of frost. The beans were green in color and 

 had not yet attained the rich golden claimed for them. 



Mammoth Podded Horticultural.- — Plants are of low, bushy growth. 

 Pods dark green, streaked with carmine. But few pods had edible beans 

 at time of frost. 



Mastiff. — Plants of very strong growth and very productive. Pods 

 straight, 6-8 inches long, broad, golden yellow in color, fleshy, and excellent 

 iu quality. This variety matured a fair proportion of pods before frost. 

 It is an excellent wax pole bean. 



PowelVs Prolific. — Plants are very vigorous, growing to the top of the 

 poles 8 to 9 feet high, and very prolific with pods from bottom to top of 

 vines. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, round, regular in form and light green in 

 color. The pods are very handsome in appearance with solid flesh of the 

 fittest quality. The variety was edible September 7, and remained in con- 

 dition a long time. Valuable for earliness, productiveness, fine quality, 

 and handsome appearance. 



Seiberfs Early Lima. — Plants strong, growing to tops of poles and pro- 

 ductive. Pods are large, broad and contain 3 to 4 large beans that are 

 excellent in quality. Edible September 16. One of the earliest and most 

 valuable of the pole limas. 



BUSH LIMAS. 



Henderson's was the only one of the bush limas to mature edible beans 

 bjfore the plants were killtd by frost. 



CUCUMBERS. 



The cucumbers were planted June 9. The following table gives the 

 relative productiveness, time of maturing, and size of the varieties planted: 



Variety. 



Arlington White Spine 



Astro -. 



Beanty... 



Choice 



Emerald 



Fordhook... 



Goliath 



Green Prolific 



Hill's Forcing 



Japanese Climbing 



None Such 



Sixty Day 



Westerfield Pickling .. 



Seedsman. 



Vaughan 



Leonard 



Childs 



Landrel-h... 

 Livingstjn. 



Burpee 



Vaughan 



Ferry 



Vaughan 



Maule 



Salzer 



Ferry 



Average 

 weight 



of single 



fruit. 

 Ounces. 



7 



9.5 



7.5 



8.5 



9.5 



9.75 

 17 



7.5 

 11 



18 



11.5 

 12 

 9.5 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



White Spine (Arlington). — This type is the general favorite among 

 growers and market men and is the sort most largely grown for table use. 



Astro. — Plants of small growth and few fruits borne. Leaf stalk short 

 and leaves thicker in texture than those of most sorts. Fruits 6-8 inches 



