476 JOUENAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



FEENCH AND RUNNEK BEANS AT WISLEY, 1909. 



One hundeed and fifteen stocks of dwarf French beans, nineteen of 

 climbing French beans, and twenty-four of runner beans were received 

 for trial. All the dwarf ones were sown the third week in April, and 

 all the runner section on May 14. The soil had been well prepared and 

 moderately manured, and in most cases the germination was excellent. 

 The whole collection did so well, that the Fruit and Vegetable Committee 

 wished it to be recorded that it was the best trial of beans they had ever 

 seen. The dwarf beans were sown in rows 3 feet apart, and 6 inches 

 apart in the rows ; and the runner varieties were sown in rows 6 feet 

 apart, and 6 inches apart in the rows. The Fruit and Vegetable Com- 

 mittee examined the stocks on three occasions. 



F.C.C.=First-class Certificate. 

 A.M. = Award of Merit. 

 XXX = Highly Commended. 



Dwabf Feench Beans. 



*1. Best of All (Carter). — Growth moderately vigorous ; foliage dark 

 green ; leaflets small, pointed ; flowers pinkish-white ; pods light green, 

 3-6 inches long ; seed pale dun, with rosy purple streaks ; crop poor. 



2. Black Speckled (Carter). — Growth vigorous; foliage dark green; 

 leaflets pointed ; flowers pale lilac ; pods light green, 4-6 inches long ; 

 inclined to run ; seed brown, black mottled ; crop poor. 



3. Black Wax (Carter). — Growth vigorous ; foliage light green ; 

 leaflets blunt and rounded ; flowers dark lilac ; pods yellow, 4-6 inches 

 long ; seed black ; crop good. 



4. Canadian Glory (Carter). — Growth vigorous ; foliage dark green ; 

 leaflets pointed, very rounded ; flowers white, tinged with pink ; pods 

 light green, 4-6 inches long ; seed dark dun ; crop good. 



5. Canadian Wonder (Dobbie), F.C.C. September 1, 1903.— Growth 

 vigorous ; leaflets large and pointed ; flowers white ; pods light green, 

 5-7 inches long ; seed purple ; crop heavy. 



6. Canadian Wonder (Vilmorin). — Similar to No. 5 ; flowers pale 

 pink. 



7. Canadian Wonder (selected) (Massey). — Similar to No. o ; flowers 

 pale pink. 



8. Canadian Wonder (improved) (Barr). — Similar to No, 5 ; flowers 

 pale pink. 



9. Canadian Wonder (original) (Carter). — Similar to No. 5 ; flowers 

 pale pink. 



10. Canadian Wonder (re-selected) (Carter). — Similar to No. 5 ; flowers 



pale pink ; seed purple, larger. 



* See footnote, p. 429. 



