EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT 241 



Station Snap Bean No. i ("Jones' Stringless-Golden Eye") 

 gave thrifty, low, bushy plants coming into bearing with "Golden 

 Eye" but with a plumper, more slender pod and little or no 

 stringiness. 



The plants of Station Snap Bean No. 2 ("Longfellow-White 

 Marrowfat") early showed a resemblance to the male parent in 

 their upright bush habit and produced flower stems borne above 

 the foliage, characters "quite distinct from the "Marrowfat" with 

 its spreading growth and hidden blooms. The pods were ready 

 for market as soon as the "Longfellow" and fully a week ahead 

 of "Marrowfat" and the pods remained green longer than those 

 of the "Longfellow." 



Number 



of 



Pods 



"Longfellow" 201 



(26) 10 plants 



"Longfellow- 232 750 23.2 3.2 



White Marrowfat" 

 (26-29) 10 plants. 



''White Marrow- 210 604 21 2.9 



fat" (29) 10 plants. 



"Jones' String- 209 532 20.9 2.5 



less" (131) 10 plants. 



"Jones' Stringless- 289 645 28.9 2.2 



Golden Eye" (131-130) 

 10 plants. 



"Golden Eye"' (130) 166 341 16.6 2.5 



10 plants. 



It is seen from the table that the average number of pods with 

 the four parents is 196.5, while that for their two crosses is 

 260.5. ^^^ like manner, the average number of seeds for the 

 parensts is 551 and for their crosses, 697.5. ^^ other words, so 

 far as this experiment goes, the cross far outdoes the parents in 

 the number of poch and seeds per plant. 



REPORTS FROM TESTERS OF STATION SNAP BEAN NO. 1. 



(i) "This variety had white pods about three inches long. They were 

 free from strings and very tender. A very good bean for family use. Bushes 

 grew about twelve inches tall." (2) "The snap beans did well considering 

 the weather." (3) "This is a strong-growing plant with large pods and is 

 very full of beans." (4) "This is a good grower with tender pods and tht 

 best I ever raised." (s) "The pods were of a nice size and were yellow in 

 color." (6) "There was strong growth and free fruiting with the Station 

 Snap Bean No. i." (7) "This was injured by drought but the beans were of 

 excellent quality." (8) "This has a low, sturdy bush which is very produc- 

 tive of light yellow, large pods of fine flavor." (9) "The plants were vigor- 

 ous and productive of yellow, tender and nice pods ; they grew one and a half 

 feet high." (10) "This bean turned out finely and I am much pleased and 



