EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 



515 



No. 



NAME AND SOURCE. 



80 Burpee's Bush Cole 396 



81 " •• (Earlier) Cole 334 



82 " " Bart 98 



83 " " Cox 462 



84 " " Burp 240 



85 " " Hoi 391 



86 Dreer's " Cole 300 



87 " " Drr 184 



88 Dreer's Wonder Bush. Drr 386 



89 Henderson's New Bush. Hen 623 



90 " Bush. Cox 955 



91 Jackson Wonder. Cur 1 ,250 



92 Kumerle Bush. Fer 443 



93 Dwarf, Large White. Fer 118 



94 Salzers New Bush. Sal 65 



95 Wonder Bush. Cox 259 



96 Wood's Prolific Bush. Wd 1 ,075 



97 Willow Leaf Lima. May 1.360 



98 Wood's Prolific. Mau : . . . 696 



99 Wood's New Prolific. Vk 664 



100 Wonder Bush. Fer 199 



The above test of the leading varieties of bush h'ma beans 

 shows a great range in numl)er of ^xxls. seeds, etc. Among the 

 "Burpee" group, the row with Cahfornia grown seed (83) did 

 the best, with 462 ixxls and 764 seeds, weighing i 15-16 pound. 

 In the same way, the "Dreer" seed (86) from the Pacific Coast 

 was superior to that from the East. Again, the same thing is 

 true with the "Henderson" (90). which, l)y the way. is the leader 

 in yield for the whole plot. 



The "Jackson Wonder" (91) gave much the largest number 

 of pods and seeds, but the latter are thinner than the "Hender- 

 son," and do not exceed the latter in total weight. Number 91 

 differs also in the seeds, being marked with brown, which 

 imparts a color to the cooked product that may not be altogether 

 desirable. 



Plate \'III. shows a sample pcxil and seeds of each of the 

 twenty-one numbers that were grown in the gardens during the 

 present .season. 



