MICHIGAN EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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Table No. 2. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Golden Champion — Hend. This variety, as last year, was the earliest of 

 the wax pole-beans to form edible pods. The pods are nearly white, 4 to 

 5 inches lon<j: and of good quality. A valuable variety. 



Golden Cluster — Hend. None of the newer sorts equal this variety as a 

 wax-podded pole bean for general garden culture. The plants are of 

 strong and vigorous growth and very productive. The pods are 6 to 8 

 inches long; flesh thick, solid, and of best quality. It is not so early as 

 Golden Champion, but on the whole was the best bean of its class grown. 



Horticultural Lima — Childs. Plant vigorous; foliage dark green; pods 

 5 to 6 inches long, and 1 inch broad, they contain 4 to 6 beans of large 

 size. This is a Lima, and the beans are edible long before the broad- 

 podded Limas or the bush varieties. It is productive and a valuable 

 acquisition. 



Horticultural Lima — Hicks. This variety is identical with the above. 

 We think that Childs was the original introducer. 



Old Homestead — Hend. Plants are strong and moderately productive. 

 Pods long, curved and twisted, green, tender and of best quality. A good 

 green-podded variety. 



Seelc-no-further — Landreth. Identical with Old Homestead. 



Sunshine H^ox— Burpee. Identical with Golden Cluster. 



Wiiite Zulu — Burpee. An introduction of 1891. As grown last year 

 the type was not well fixed. Plants vigorous, pods 6 to 10 inches long, 

 usually twisted sidewise, light green in color, and of best quality. Produc- 

 tive. A good variety. 



Willow Leaf — Burpee. Interesting as a novelty. Does not mature 

 beans here. 



Giant Horticultural — Smith. Plants are moderately vigorous. The 

 pods are borne near the ground, and are five to six inches long, one inch 

 broad, light yellowish-green in color, more or less streaked with purple. 

 Bean large, thick, medium in shape between a kidney bean and a Lima; 

 excellent in quality. Rather late in maturing and moderately productive. 



