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From the whole series of experiments it is evident that com- 

 prehensive trials with varieties of tomatoes would soon lead to very 

 practical results. 



Garden" Beaxs. 



Coarse beans of various sorts can be obtained almost anywhere 

 in the tropics, but the finer garden beans of temperate regions, 

 such as the Butter and Wax beans and French limas, are usually 

 conspicuous by their absence. We have had remarkable success 

 with certain varieties from each of these types. In the short time 

 available, we were dependent on those which it was possil)le to 

 obtain from the Philippine College of Agriculture ; and these 

 included. 



7194 Kentucky Wonder Pale Bean. 



7212 Carpenteria Pale Bean. 



7205 Kentuckv Wonder Golden Wax Bean. 

 7197 Currier's Rust Proof Bean. 



7211 Henderson's Bush Lima. 



7210 Siebert's Early Lima. 



7207 Giant polded Lima. 

 7209 Wood's Prolific Lima. 



7208 Jackson Wonder Bush Lima. 

 7192 Pencil-pod Black Wax Bean. 

 7191 Black German Wax Bean. 



7206 Fordham Bean. 



Most of these varieties -have grown with great vigor on our 

 old garden soils. But No. 7209 turned out to be a poor grower and 

 yielder: and ISTos. 7191 and 7192 were practical failures, being poor 

 growers, becoming badly blighted and producing but few pods. 

 The remainder, all successful, can be divided into tw^o groups, the 

 very earlv, and the very late. Among the latter are Nos. 7212, 

 7210, 7207, 7208 and 7206. These have all grown well biit have 

 not come to cropping at this time.§ No. 7194 grows well, and gives 

 a good early crop of large green snap beans. No. 7205 is a strong 

 grower and produces a large early crop of very large yellow wax 

 beans. No. 7197 produces yellow snap beans on a low bushy plant. 

 Here it is the earliest of all, giving, within a few weeks, an abun- 

 dant crop of fine yellow wax beans, and dying off rapidly as soon 

 as the crop is made. No. 7211 is a rapid grower, and gives a quick 

 and abundant crop of fine small limas. 



Therefore, for quick results in two distinct types Nos. 7197 

 and 7211 are to be considered first choice. But the other varieties 

 mentioned above can be used to good advantage. By this use of' 

 diverse varieties, together with successive plantings, the Singapore 

 resident will probably have no difficulty in obtaining good supplies 

 of the finest garden beans throughout the year. Since this is a 

 matter of great economic importance to the whole people, these 

 trials should be continued and on a more comnrehensive scale. 



§ The crop matured by the late races was insign.ficmt, auu the pods were 

 not well filled. E.H.M. 



