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3. Mastiff Golden Pod (Gregory, Novelty 1896). A wax 

 bean, strong grower, good-sized pods, and a heavy yielder. 

 While this variety is not the earliest to fruit, it continues to 

 yield a large and profitable crop for a long period. Not only 

 is this true but it out-yielded the others in the first fourteen 

 days of bearing, representing the first three pickings. 



4. Golden Champion (Coles). A wax variety, strong 

 grower, large pods averaging 6^ inches in length. A good 



Fig. 9. — Pole beans running upon string trellis. 



variety for forcing. It was early and yielded well for an aver- 

 age number of pickings, but later was affected with rot. The 

 vines also did not last as long as numbers 3 and 17. 



17. Early Golden Cluster (Gregory). This is a very long, 

 waxy white bean. Vines healthy and vigorous ; it was second 

 in productiveness. Like No. 3 it continued in bearing 

 throughout an equally long period and remained very healthy. 



Seibert's Early Pole Lima Bean was also forced at the same 

 time, and although it proved very productive and was easily 



