212 THE SPIRIT OF THE SOIL 



Scarlet Runners promise a full crop, though growing in 

 very poor sandy soil in fact, little more than sand. 

 They are certainly as prosperous, if not more so, than 

 the non-inoculated plants in manured soil. 



MIDDLESEX. 



WHITTON Peas. The results of treating the peas 

 with bacteria have been eminently satisfactory. My 

 experience was as follows : 



" Gradus," without inoculation, a fair crop, but they 

 were soon over. 



" Sutton's Ai," inoculated, heavy crop, with abun- 

 dance of well- filled pods. 



" Veitch Perfection/' inoculated, a very heavy haulm 

 packed with pods, so much so that the weight of the crop 

 broke the haulm down, though they were " re-sticked." 



" Exhibition," inoculated, showed a wonderful crop; 

 these were so prolific that the haulms broke down under 

 their weight of produce, growing 6 to 7 feet high, with 

 pods 6 and 7 inches long. 



All the above were sown in new ground, having never 

 grown anything before except grass. I estimate the 

 produce from inoculation was from 30 to 40 per cent, 

 more than from the untreated seed. I was told that my 

 peas were the finest in the district. 



HARROW Runner Beans. I tried your system of 

 inoculation upon some runner beans during the past 

 season, and was surprised at the results. The inoculated 

 beans yielded 45 to 50 per cent, more in weight than 

 those grown under ordinary conditions. 



NORFOLK. 



NORWICH Peas. The inoculated peas were three 

 weeks earlier for market, and decidedly 50 per cent, more 

 prolific than the non-inoculated. 



