1116 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



two varieties of Lima Beans, 1 Henderson ' and ' Burpee.' From the 

 seeds of these plants 172 plants were raised which varied considerably 

 in vegetation, but all except seven adhered to. the dwarf type. These 

 seven were of the tall type, and six of them climbed the poles with which 

 they were provided vigorously. The type of fruit among the dwarf 

 hybrids varied little, and was unlike that of either of the parents. The 

 following table gives a comparison between the hybrids and their parents. 





Xo. of plants ^ 



Xo. of ripe 

 pods. 



Xo. of orreeu ! 

 pods filled. | 



Xo. of green 

 pods empty 



A v. no. of pods 

 per plant. 



' Burpee ' . . I 



369 



449 



1,056 



620 



6 



' Henderson ' . . 1 



700 



3.550 



340 



350 



6 



Hybrids. 



472 



10.236 



2,241 



402 



27 



The hybrids were thus much earlier in reaching maturity than either 

 of their parents, and yielded much higher. The seeds of the hybrids 

 were nearer the 1 Burpee ' type in size than the 1 Henderson,' and the 

 quality, while not so rich as the ' Burpee,' was higher than the 

 1 Henderson.' 



The pole beans mentioned above gave an average yield of 166 pods 

 per plant, two of them producing 104 pods and 292 pods respectively. 

 Figures are given of the seeds. 



Tomatos. — The results obtained from 37 plants raised from the seed 

 of a red-fruited hybrid between ' Golden Cross ' and ' Dwarf Champion ' 

 are interesting. The hybrid bore 83 fruits, all below average size 

 and nearly free from seeds, while the plant itself was unusually large 

 and vigorous, having a mottled green foliage. Of the progeny, 5 bore 

 no fruit, 20 bore red fruits, 8 yellow, the remainder not stated. The 

 habit of growth varied considerably, some being bushy, others very rank- 

 growing ; in one case the foliage was potato-like. The number of fruits 

 per plant varied from 0 to 406, 6 plants each producing over 100 fruits, 

 and 10 below 10 ; 5 plants produced ripe fruit during the second week in 

 August, others were much later and failed to mature the majority of the 

 fruits produced. 



Cucumbers. — A list of variations obtained by growing seeds from the 

 fruit of a cross between 1 White Spine ' and 1 White Pearl ' is given, and 

 the variations figured. The colour of the fruit varied from white to deep 

 green, the size and shape were very variable, while in some cases the 

 fruits were very spiny and in others quite smooth. The type which was 

 fairly uniform in the previous year had, as is the general rule with crossed 

 plants, been broken up in the second generation. 



Egg Plants. — By crossing ' New York Improved Spineless ' with ' Long 

 People 1 a variety has been obtained which is a great gain upon either of 

 its parents, if it maintains itself in years to come. The fruit of the cross 

 has a shape something like that of a pear of the 1 Louise Bonne ' type, 

 a dark purple colour similar to that of ' Long Purple,' a quality superior 

 to that of its ancestors " the small slices, when properly prepared, 

 suggesting strongly the oyster without its disagreeable features to those 

 whoso defective digestion is insufficient for the bivalve." The plants are 

 much more vigorous than their parents, and produce fruits a month or 

 >ix week- earlier. 



