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green colouring to the leaves, and the culms were 

 much stronger. The tillering was better. 



BEANS, RUNNER. The treated plants were earlier 

 above ground than those not treated. Their growth 

 was more rapid, and they attained a greater height 

 and developed enormous healthy green leaves, in 

 some cases as large as dinner-plates. In some 

 instances the pods were as much as 15 inches long, 

 while they averaged about 12 inches. They retained 

 their vigour when the untreated plants yellowed 

 off, and the yield was increased by 20 per cent, or 

 more. 



BEETROOT. This root responds quite exception- 

 ally well to humogen treatment. A gain of 50 per 

 cent, over other fertilizers has been the rule rather 

 than the exception, this gain being maintained with 

 turnip and long beet, and also with the sugar beet. 

 The quality of the beet has been found to be greatly 

 improved. The roots, although very much larger, 

 were excellent in colour and flavour, woolliness being 

 conspicuous by its absence. 



BEGONIA. The peat-treated plants were more 

 robust and heavier flowered than those receiving 

 soot or guano. 



BROCCOLI. The main difference between the 

 broccoli and the cauliflower is the superior power of 

 resistance of the former vegetable to cold. Both 

 respond admirably to treatment with peat (see under 

 Cauliflower), and the results obtained with broccoli 

 were closely comparable with those got on cauli- 

 flower. The fact is especially interesting as showing 

 that the effect of the treatment is to stimulate the 



