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podding stage. The maximum number of pods produced on any 

 one plant was thirteen, with an average of four pods per plant. 

 The average was lowered because many plants produced only 

 one or two pods. However, the pods were all of a good size, 

 and the plants were surprisingly vigorous. 



Most of the varieties run in project 7 were discarded as being 

 unworthy. The Canadian Wonder, the Extra Early Valentine, 

 and the Long Yellow Six Weeks were considered worthy and 

 were carried further. 



PROJECT 8. COOL SEASON 



Project 8 was the culminating bean project of the entire series 

 of experiments. It consisted of the plantings of all of the pro- 

 mising varieties of both Phaseolus vulgaris and P. lunatus. 

 These were the Canadian Wonder, the Long Yellow Six Weeks, 

 the Extra Early Red Valentine, the Black Valentine, the Southern 

 Prolific, the Kentucky Wonder, the Tepary, the Henderson's Bush 

 Lima, the King of the Garden Lima, and the Challenger Pole i 

 Lima. In part of the cases Fj seed was used, and in part F, , 

 seed was used. 1 



The plantings of this project were made from the middle of \ 

 November, 1916, to a little beyond the first of January, 1917. j 

 The season was cool, with constant light showers during the I 

 growth and development of all of the short-lived varieties, no ■ 

 irrigation being required excepting for the varieties that con- , 

 tinued to grow well to the middle of March. It was possible to i 

 give ideal garden treatment to the cultures at all times, and 

 whatever production was secured was obtained under the most 

 favorable conditions. 



Table IX. — Data for pi-oject 8." 



Variety. 



Canadian Wonder Nov. 19 



Long Yellow Si.x Weeks .-do 



Extra Early Red Valentine Jan. 1 



Tepary _. Dec. 10 



Kentucky Wonder Dec. 24 



Southern Prolific _. _ Jan. 6 



Black Valentine ._ ...do 



Henderson's Bush Lima I Dec. 21 



King of the Garden ...do 



Challenger do 



Flow- 

 ered. 



Dec. 



Dec. 



Feb. 



Jan. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Feb. 



Jan. 

 (?) 

 (?) 



Service- 

 able. 



Dec. 28 

 Dec. 29 

 Feb. 16 

 Feb. 9 

 Feb. 20 

 Feb. 24 

 Feb. 26 

 Feb. 22 

 Mar. 29 

 April 3 



Fs 

 Fs 

 Fs 

 Fs 

 Fs 

 Fs 

 Fs 



F2 

 F2 

 F2 



Maxi- 

 mum 

 pods. 



Average 

 pods. 



» The two large Limas, the Challenger and the King of the Garden, succeeded remarkably 

 well at this planting. The plants were strong and vigorous, there was little sign of disease, 

 and the yield was entirely satisfactory. 



