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FORCING POLE BEANS UNDER GLASS 



forced, it required I03 days to mature from time of germina- 

 tion. The fruit ripened all at once and the yield averaged i lb., 

 13 oz., per hill. 



In order to compare these with various dwarf or bush beans 

 from point of yield, the following varieties were grown under 

 similar conditions, — Stringless Green Pod, Early Red* Valen- 

 tine, Marvel of Paris, Dwarf Lyonnaice, Extra Early Refugee 

 and Improved Red Valentine, — all green pod varieties ; — with 

 Davis Kidney, Horticultural Wax, and Golden Wax of the wax 

 varieties. The results have been tabulated in order that ready 

 comparisons ma}^ be made. The number of plants considered 

 in each instance is one hundred. The number of days given in 

 the table is from time of germination until fruiting. The fruit- 

 ing period has been divided into three parts in order to show in 

 which the variety is most productive. 



.0 



Variety. 



o 

 o 



Pi 

 4^ 



Xi 

 bo 



di 



& M 



Eh 



1 

 3 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 19 



6 

 10 

 11 



1 

 3 

 3 

 4 



4 



4 



17 



A. Dwarf Green Pod. 



Stringless Green Pod 



Early Red Valentine 



Marvel of Paris 



Improved Red Valentine.. 



Dwarf Lyonnaice 



Extra Early Refugee 



B. Dwarf Wax. 



Davis Kidney 



Horticultural Wax 



Golden Wax 



D. Pole Lima. 

 Seibert's Early 



E. Pole Beans. 



Lazy Wife 



Mastiff Golden Pod (Apr.) 



" " " (Jan.) 



Golden Champion (Mar.) . 



«• " (Jan.) . 



" " (Apr.) . 

 Early Golden Cluster 



oz. 



310 

 219 

 161 

 240 



71 

 386 



478 

 270 

 384 



950 



320 



2452 



1008 



427 



590 



890 



1447 



