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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Evidently a cross between the Dwarf Horticultural and a pole Lima. A 

 valuable addition to the list of varieties. 



Golden Champion is valuable for its comparative earliness. As a snap 

 bean of the best quality, and wonderfully productive, the Golden Cluster 

 can not be too strongly recommended. As a Lima bean the Horticultural 

 Lima has no superior for this section. 



BUSH LIMAS. 



Of late, the bush Limas have attracted considerable attention. Their 

 season of maturity is usually too late to make their culture successful in 

 this latitude. 



Table No. 3. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Bu7yee's Bush Lima — Burpee. Plants are strong and vigorous. Pods 

 4|- to 5 inches long, 1^ inches broad, and curved, usually contain 3 to 4 

 beans, which are 1 inch long and 1 inch broad, kidney-shape. The 

 plants are moderately productive. 



Dreer's Bush Lima — Dreer. Plants are of smaller and more spreading 

 growth than the preceding. Pods are borne in clusters near the ground; 

 2| to 8^ inches long, 1| inches broad, straight. The beans are smaller 

 than Barpee's Bush Lima andthe plants are more productive. 



Henderson's Bush Lima — Hend. Plants are strong and of vigorous 

 growth; pods 3 to 4 inches long, straight, borne on all parts of the plant, 

 beans medium in size, and of best quality. The earliest of the bush 

 Limas and perhaps the best. 



Barteldes'' Bush Lima — Barteldes. Plants very strong-growing, 

 inclined to climb, pods 4 to 6 inches long, somewhat flattened, outer sur- 

 face rough, borne in clusters on a long stem. The plant is very product- 

 ive, but matures beans too late for this section. 



CABBAGES. 



Thirty varieties were tested this year. The seed was sown on March 10 

 and the plants were pricked out in flats about the 1st of April. On May 8 

 twenty-five plants of each variety were transplanted in the field. They 

 were badly affected by the maggot {Anthomyia hrassica), which resulted 

 in much irregularity in heading. The very wet weather, during June, was 

 largely instrumental in preventing a failure of the crop from the ravages 

 of the maggot. The following table gives the results of the test. 



