VARIETIES AND ENVIRONMENT 39 



Montana. Yields of 44 varieties of bush beans re- 

 ported (Sta. Rpt. for 1903, pp 53-63). The heaviest 

 yielding varieties in order were White Seeded Wax, 

 Davis Wax and Long Yellow Six Weeks. 



Michigan. A report is given (Bui. 120) on 26 va- 

 rieties of bush and 15 varieties of pole beans. Of 

 the bush varieties, Cylinder Black Wax, Butter 

 Wax, Mammoth Wax, Red Valentine, Flagolet 

 and Victoria are recommended. Of the early beans 

 Black Lima, Golden Champion and Golden Wax 

 proved best. (See bulletins 79, 90, 144 and 131.) 

 Prof. L. R. Taft recommends (Bui. 70) Aroostook, 

 Burlingame, Snow Flake, and Jack Hat as field 

 sorts. 



New Mexico. Xotes on 27 varieties (Bui. 8). 

 Boston small pea is recommended. 



New Hampshire. After careful experimenting, 

 Prof. F. W. Rane recommends (Bui. 99) the follow- 

 ing beans for New Hampshire; of green pod bush 

 sorts: Giant Stringless, Green Pod Valentine, String- 

 less Green Pod and Early Six Weeks and Dwarf Hor- 

 ticultural; of bush wax beans: Wardwell, Kidney 

 Wax, Currie Rust Proof Wax and Market Wax. 



New Jersey. In experiments (Sta. Rpt. for 1901) 

 Fill Basket Wax was the earliest maturing garden sort 

 and Jones Stringless Wax the most productive. (See 

 also report for 1898.) 



North Carolina. Notes on culture and varieties of 

 snap and lima beans, reported (Bui. 112). Varieties 

 recommended are Extra Early Valentine, Golden Eye 

 Wax and Dreer Pole Lima. (See also station report 

 for 1895.) 



North Dakota. Eight varieties tested and reported 

 on (Sta. Rpt. 1902). White Wonderfield gave the 



