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Weight of Wax Beans. 



The number of marketable pods per pound was taken of some 

 of the large, medium and small podded varieties, and the follow- 

 ing range was determined : 



Number of pods 



No. Name. to the pound. 



102. Bismarck 120 



103. Black Wax 120 



104. Dw. Black Wax 120 



105. Dw. Black Butter 120 



115. Flagolet Scarlet 72 



119. Golden Wax 110 



124. German Bk. Seeded 104 



129. Golden Scimitar 74 



132. Keeney's Imp. Refugee 118 



lo7. New Profusion 116 



139. Refugee 90 



142. Wardwell's Kidney 80 



145. Crystal White : 184 



146. Yosemite Mammoth 70 



148. Livingston's Pencil Pod 110 



It is seen that the "Yosemite" is the largest, followed closely 

 by "Flageolet/' "Golden Scimitar" and "Wardwell's Kidney." 

 The Crystal White" is much the smallest variety, and the black 

 and golden wax sorts may be taken as average in size of pods, 

 when ready for market. 



Classification of Wax Beans. 



I. White. Davis (2), Golden Crown, Jones, Stringless, Crystal. 



II. Black: Bismarck, Black Wax (6-, Rust Proof, Cylinder, Fuller 



(2), German, Scimitar, Pencil, Landreth's, Saddleback, Yosemite. 



III. Red. Flageolet. 



IV. Orange-Yellow. Market. 



V. Wliite Eyemarked Brittle, Detroit, Golden Eyed, Kidney, Ward- 



well's (3). 

 YI. Mottled, Pink and White. Golden Wax (6), Keeney's Golden, 



Grennell's (2), Allan's. 

 "VII. Mottled, Pink and Dark. Keeney's Refugee (2), Profusion, 



Refugee, Pencil Pod. 



Crossing Among the Beans. 



IMuch time was given to cross-pollination among the beans 

 during the season, and it is too soon to determine what success 

 has resulted from this work. The large number cf varieties 

 was grown primarily to study them with the end of combining 

 the best qualities of the superior sorts. The immediate result 



