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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 24 
; Ruralisms f 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
The Carmine-podded PIoRTirrDTURAD 
Bean. —We had occasion last year to 
commend a neM' snap-short pole bean 
sent us by Rogers Bros.,Chaumont,N. YL 
Although this has not been a favorable 
season for beans, we are even better 
pleased with this one on retrial. We 
planted May 29, setting poles in sam.' 
place as last year. The growth was 
healthier and more vigorous, and the 
vines far more productive than before. 
The reduced cut on this page. Pig 278. 
gives some idea of the form and marh- 
ings of the pods as they approach ma¬ 
turity. The prevailing shade is light 
carmine red, but throughout the edible 
stage it is creamy yellow. They are 
entirely stringless, cook quickly and 
have a most savory qualitJ^ The beans, 
when shelled, afe also of excellent 
flavor, boiling dry and sweet, like chest¬ 
nuts, but should be used before the col¬ 
oring is fully developed, as then they 
cook too dark to make a good appear¬ 
ance. We find this new bean a moit 
useful substitute for pole Limas, as the 
latter are less easy to grow. 
Plant New Be.vns on Oi.d Soil.—E x¬ 
perience has shown us that where it i.s 
desired to grow types of beans new to 
our soil several successive years, it is 
best to plant as near as possible exactly 
ROGERS’ CARMINE-PODDED BEAN FIG. 278. 
in the same place, so that the bacterial 
soil germs necessary for the health of 
the plants may hav’e an opportunity to 
increase or develop if originally lack¬ 
ing. We have had many failures in at¬ 
tempting to grow southern and oriental 
beans until it became evident that some 
special soil quality not dependent on 
culture nor fertilization with animal, 
vegetable or chemical manures, was 
lacking. By repeated plantings in the 
same place we find a steady gain in 
vigor and an increasing number of tuber¬ 
cles on the roots, so that by the third 
or fourth year normal luxuriance is at¬ 
tained. The manger of one of the larg¬ 
est commercial trial grounds in the 
country assures the writer this is sub¬ 
stantially his experience. Even the oil 
Scarlet Runner and its white variety, 
the Dutch Caseknife beans, do much bet¬ 
ter if repeatedly planted in the same 
place, other conditions being equal. The 
quickest way to naturalize these legumes 
undoubtedly is to sow soil in which they 
have been previously grown elsewhere 
with the seeds on first trial, but this is 
not always available. Growers and 
dealers in cow peas and Soy beans are 
beginning to understand this matter. 
One firm at least offers soil cultures of 
these invaluable legumes to infect the 
soil in which they are first to grow in a 
new locality. 
Germs Require Modification. —One 
would think the tubercle germ of one 
species of bean or pea would suit 
another closely allied species, but ex¬ 
perience shows that these microbe i have 
strong individual preferences, and adapt 
themselves quite slowly, if at all. to un¬ 
accustomed species. Late investigators 
claim that the nitrogen-gathering or¬ 
ganisms of one legume, such as those 
normal to Crimson clover, may by cul¬ 
ture be converted into something identi¬ 
cal with those found in beans or peas, 
and hope in time so to modify them as 
to associate benignly with grass, grain 
and other important forage plants. 
These theories make it quite clear a new 
bean planted in soil fairly stocked with 
clover or cow-pea germs, but not with 
their own modified organism, will only 
make a poor growth under good treat¬ 
ment for a year or so, and then thrive 
luxuriantly. Soy beans planted this year 
on land cropped three seasons to the 
nearly related cow peas made only a 
spindling yellow growth and show few 
nodules. They may be expected to do 
better in the same place in successive 
years. 
Evans’s Bish Meltielora Bean.— 
The Evans Seed Co., West Branch, 
Mich., sent us last Spring several of 
their new “Bush Multiflora’’ beans, 
catalogued at 10 cents each.. In seed and 
plant they much resemble a dwarf form 
of the White or Dutch Runner, Pha- 
seolus multifiorus, sent out some years 
ago by a Kansas seed house. Our plants 
grew fairly well, and ripened a number 
of pods containing large thick white 
beans, of a cooking quality nearly equal 
to Limas. The plants are dwarf and 
spreading like bush Limas but more 
stocky. Bush Limas alongside were a 
flat failure, not bringing any seeds to 
edible condition. A trial of “Bush Mul¬ 
tiflora’’ in a more favorable season will 
be interesting. 
Pfpi’er’s Prolific Tomato Again.— 
Geo. C. Watson, Philadelphia, Pa., the 
disseminator of Pepper’s Prolific Tomato, 
rioted in a recent issue, writes to say 
this variety was not bred by the origin¬ 
ator of the Lorillard, but by William 
Robertson, gardener to J. W. Pepper, 
Jenkintown, Pa. Mr. Watson admits 
the shape is not very good at present, 
but thinks it will be much improved by 
careful selection. This very vigorous 
and productive tomato is so distinoc in 
many features that it seems to us 
worthy of persistent effort toward fur¬ 
ther improvement. 
Nem’ Late N.vtive Plums. —We re¬ 
ceived, September 20, samples in quan¬ 
tity of two late ripening native plums, 
raised by David Miller. Camphill, Pa. 
They were firm and bright when taken 
from the package, and kept in good 
condition throughout the next 12 days. 
Accompanying branches showed how 
thickly these plums were borne. The 
larger, named Jessie, was of very good 
size. Sound, bright red in color, with 
thick meaty yellow flesh, having a pine¬ 
apple flavor. The other with the pro¬ 
visional name of Elizabeth, is medium 
in size, smooth, dark red with light 
dots, oblate or flattened like a tomato 
in form, flesh firm and rich. Quality 
very good, but less distinctive than the 
preceeding variety. The pit is very 
small, scarcely larger than of some cher¬ 
ries. We have only tried one other na¬ 
tive ripening at this season. Best of All, 
originated by T. V. Munson & Son. 
Denison. Texas, from Miner which bore 
a few plums this year on a tree planted 
in 1901. They were of good size, bright 
red, firm and very fine quality, but rip¬ 
ened just before Mr. Miller’s specimens 
were received. Mr. Miller says he grew 
the two varieties from seeds of a lot of 
damaged plums from a commission 
house. Many fine new kinds resulted, 
but most of them ripened when plums 
were abundant in the market, and he 
has made a final selection of these dis¬ 
tinct and promising varieties. They 
have advantages in late ripening, fine 
shipping qualities, good appearances and 
excellent flavor. 
The Stark St.vr Grape. —A gigantic 
bunch of this productive new grape,, 
grown in Altus, Ark., was examined 
with much interest. The berries are of 
medium size, dark red with light 
bloom, very persistent to the pedicel, 
skin thin and tough, pulp small, rather 
few seeds. The quality is better than 
Clinton and less agreeable than Concord. 
The size and appearance of this cluster 
forwarded for examination by the 
Stark Bro’s. Nurseries, Louisiana, Mo., 
is most imposing. A trial vine on the 
Rural Ground starts off very well, and 
we hope to have a full report in diu 
time. w. V, f. 
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if you insist on having the time-tried Winchester make. 
ALL DEALERS SELL WINCHESTER MAKE OF CARTRIDGES. 
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