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CLIMBING FRENCH BEANS, 1918. 



The beans numbered 61 to 134 were all climbing varieties of the 

 French Bean, except No. 76, which was wrongly named. They 

 were grown on soil occupied by peas and beet in 191 7 and subsequently 

 simply dug. No manure was applied since 191 6. The seed was sown 

 singly six inches apart in rows six feet apart on May 21, and germina- 

 tion was good, except in the case of Nos. 67, 68, 74, 82, 83, 87, 89, 

 91, 101, 108, 118, 127, where it was only fair, and 90, 95, 109, no, 

 in, 113, 117, 126, 128, where it was poor. The cold nights and dry 

 weather of June and July checked the growth of the plants to some 

 extent, but after the middle of July they grew away and most fruited 

 well. The Vegetable Committee examined them on two occasions 

 and made recommendations for awards as follows : — 



First Class Certificate. 



No. 129. Beurre Couronne d'Or (sent by Messrs. Vilmorin). 

 No. 87. Soissons Blanc (a rames) (sent by Messrs. Vilmorin). 

 No. 64. Tender and True (sent by Messrs. Sutton). 



Award of Merit. 



No. 132. Golden Butter (sent by Messrs. Carter). 



No. 99. Mangetout de St. Fiacre blanc (sent by Messrs. Vilmorin). 



No. 62. Veitch's Climbing French (sent by Messrs. Barr). 



No. 63. Tender and True (sent by Messrs. Barr). 



Highly Commended. 



No. 70. Burger's Green-pod Stringless (sent by Messrs. Burpee). 



Nos. 130, 131. Beurre du Mont d'Or (a rames) (sent by Messrs. 

 Barr and Vilmorin). 



No. 79. Climbing White (sent by Mr. Chittenden). 



No. 90. Dutch Case Knife (sent by Messrs. Vilmorin). 



No. 116. Fillbasket (sent by Messrs. Sutton). 



No. 66. Flageolet Rouge (a rames) (sent by Messrs. Vilmorin). 



No. 77. July Climbing (sent by Messrs. Carter). 



No. 78. Earliest of All (sent by Messrs. Sutton). [Nos. 77 and 78 

 are identical.] 



No. 113. Mangetout de la Vallee (sent by Messrs. Vilmorin). 

 Nos. 106, 107, 108. Mangetout de St. Fiacre (brown) (sent by 

 Messrs. Vilmorin, Barr, and Wisley). 



No. 85. McCasland Pole Bean (sent by Messrs. Burpee). 

 No. 93. Phenomene a rames (sent by Messrs. Vilmorin). 



Commended. 



No. 72. Kentucky Wonder (white-seeded) (sent by Messrs. 

 Thorburn). 



