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crop. Owing to the ease of planting and cultivating the bush 

 is generally preferred to the pole varieties. The small, early 

 varieties, such as Henderson's Bush, or Sieva, we consider 

 more reliable, and bring a better price in the market than the 

 larger sorts, such as Burpee's Bush. 



Fig. 8.— Bush Beans in a Young Orchard. Experiment Station Grounds. 



BEETS 



Eclipse. — Shape globular, color dark red, quality excellent, 

 being fine grained and sweet. Very early, maturing only a few 

 days later than the Egyptian. We believe this to be the lead- 

 ing variety for early bunching or later cutting for market. 



Crosby's Egyptian. — Shape flattened, desirable for bunching 

 or cutting when small; but almost worthless for market when 

 matured, owing to its irregular appearance. Color deep red, 

 tops small and dark. We recommend it for its value as an 

 extremely early, but not for fall or winter use. 



Arlington Favorite. — Size medium, nearly round, color very 

 dark red, quality good, tops large. Not equal to the Eclipse or 

 Egyptian for early bunching or cutting, but valuable for later 

 use, owing to the fact that it does not become overgrown as 

 quickly as most varieties. 



