160 .T'jrEyAL or the eoyal hop^ticulti-eal societi'. 
REPOET ON DWARF FRENCH BEANS AT CHISWICK, 1899. 
FiFTY-SEYEX stocks of Dwarf Frencli Beans "^ere received for trial, aU of 
which were sown on a warm border on May 5, the rows being 3 ft. apart 
and two rows of each stock. The seeds were arranged according to their 
colours before sowing, and each colour, the black-seeded, the white-seeded, 
and so on, were sown in groups together. With one or two exceptions, 
the seeds germinated well, and the plants cropped freely. The Committee 
examined the collection on .July 24. 
Awards Recommended : — 
r.C.C,=Fir5t Class Certificate. 
A.M.=Award of Merit. 
XXX = Highly Commended. 
Seeds Dabk Dfn. 
I, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6. Ne Pins Ultra, x x x .July 24, 1S99, as a garden 
variety, also A.M. April 27, 1897, as a forcing variety (Hurst, .J. Yeitch, 
Cooling, Dean, Dicksons, Watkins Simpson). — Growth moderately 
dwarf ; foliage large : pods long and straight : veiy heavy crop. Ready 
for use .July 17. 
7. New Golden Queen (Toogoodj. — Growth dwarf; foHage moderate; 
pods long and slightly curved : very heavy crop. Ready for use 
July 18. 
8. Sir .Joseph Paxton Hurst f. — Growth rather tall; foliage large; 
pods moderately loug and straight ; very heavy crop. Ready for use 
July 1.5. 
9. Superb Forcing i J. Veitc-hi. — Did not germinate well. 
10. Sutton's Forcing (Hurst;. — Growth dwarf; foliage small: pods 
moderately long and shghtly curved ; very heavy crop. Ready for use 
.July 15. * 
II. Stringless. x x x -July 24. 1899 (Watkins Simpson). — Growth 
moderately dwarf : fohage large ; pods long, round, and very fleshy, 
without strings until quite old ; heavy crop. Ready for use July 18. 
Seeds Pale Dun. 
12. Aigburth Wonder (Ker). — Growth moderately dwarf; fohage 
large ; pods very long and straight ; very heavy crop. Ready for use 
July 20. ' 
13. Improved Perfection (Toogood). — Growth dwarf; fohage small; 
pods short and straight ; heavy crop. Ready for use July 24. This 
variety continues flowering and cropping for a long time. 
14. New Bountiful (Henderson). — Same as No. 12. 
15. 16. Newington Wonder (Watkins <i: Simpson, Hurstj. — Growth 
dwarf ; foliage moderate ; pods long and straight ; heavy bearer. Ready 
for use July 17. 
17. Pole Dun (J. Yeitch). — Growth dwarf; foliage small; pods long 
and straight ; very heavy crop. Ready for use July 15. 
