June 15, 1921 
Varietal Susceptibility of Beans to Rust 
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Table III .—Susceptibility of different varieties of beans to rust infection, with infec¬ 
tion on Tennessee Green Pod as standard and rated 100 per cent 
BUSH BEANS, GREEN POD 
Expei- 
iment 
No. 
I2a 
27 
27 
IO 
5 
24 
8 
3 1 
7 
4 
20 
21 
7 
J 9 
9 
J 9 
14 
18 
34 
3 2 
10 
24 
8 
12a 
24 
14 
29 
33 
18 
18 
30 
Variety. 
Pink. 
Snowflake. 
Navy Pea. 
Tepary. 
Pinto. 
Lady Washington. 
Red Valentine. 
Blue Pod Navy. 
Red Kidney (Wells).. 
Emerald Beauty. 
White Kidney. 
Burpee’s Stringless... 
Full Measure. 
White Marrow. 
Warren. 
Horticultural, Dwarf. 
Round Six Weeks. ... 
French’s Horticultural 
Bountiful. 
Bird Eye. 
Yellow Eye. 
Longfellow. 
Giant Stringless. 
Black Valentine. 
Mexican Red. 
Early Refugee. 
Low’s Champion..... 
Improved Goddard. . 
May Queen. 
Early Mohawk. 
Refugee. 
Hodson Green Pod. . . 
Average 
leaf 
Square 
Inches. 
4 - 5 2 
2.67 
2 - 5 1 
2.28 
4-43 
4.05 
4 - 4 2 
3* 6 5 
10.58 
10.47 
8.41 
6.69 
12.29 
6 .22 
11.86 
7-34 
6.86 
8.98 
8.24 
6.3 1 
9*54 
8.65 
7.69 
4.88 
6.79 
7.07 
6.68 
n -75 
6.25 
11.86 
5 - 99 
12.13 
Number of infections 
per square inch. 
Flecks. Sori. 
19 
87 
56 
IO 
*5 
00 
59 
16 
84 
68 
26 
97 
95 
5 i 
14 
9.82 
38.86 
36.92 
7-79 
65.88 
28.76 
55-°9 
05 
45-76 
io -55 
ir -34 
12.62 
37-19 
2.92 
4 - 9 1 
41-37 
3 - 5 8 
2.96 
1.69 
.86 
.69 
•50 
1.94 
i-i 5 
.02 
.02 
.01 
Percentage of infection. 
Total. Abortive. Fertile 
119.61 
116.31 
IIO.50 
IOI.43 
89.20 
79.IO 
57- 2 9 
43.60 
39-39 
3 8 -52 
33-35 
53-oi 
32.01 
25-!5 
32.77 
22.40 
14-54 
16.36 
L3-9 6 
8.62 
6.97 
6. so 
4.98 
21-57 
2.19 
2.21 
6.73 
32.15 
10.83 
10.12 
7-83 
5.81 
6.12 
5-°4 
39-°5 
39 -i 9 
1 5 • 29 
27.91 
36.68 
94-47 
87.50 
97-52 
99 - 5 1 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
119.61 
116.31 
no. 50 
101.43 
89.20 
73-83 
57-29 
43.60 
39-39 
36.58 
33-35 
32.28 
32.01 
25-15 
19.94 
l8 -97 
14-54 
11.78 
8.77 
8.62 
6.97 
6. so 
4.98 
1.19 
.24 
•°5 
.04 
BUSH BEANS, WAX POD 
2 
29 
33 
2 
23 
22 
22 
26 
23 
22 
23 
27 
23 
26 
Keeney’s Rustless 
Dwarf Black. 
Scarlet Wax. 
Currie. 
California. 
Webber. 
Flagolet. 
Crystal White. . . . 
Challenge. 
Wardwell. 
New Pearl. 
Hodson Wax. 
Detroit. 
Golden Eye. 
6.97 
6.51 
12.03 
38.89 
35-15 
5-30 
4.26 
6.30 
33-09 
40.36 
10.13 
.66 
2.23 
15.88 
23.11 
8.22 
18.78 
1.84 
43.26 
91.09 
6.38 
10.18 
63.46 
100.00 
7.06 
12.47 
50.71 
100.00 
7.28 
12.18 
49-53 
100.00 
3 - 10 
5 -i 9 
44.24 
100.00 
4 - 9 1 
4.80 
2 9-93 
i®o.00 
6.65 
6.58 
26.76 
100.00 
7.56 
3.22 
20.07 
100.00 
6.68 
5.88 
17.60 
100.00 
8-57 
1.85 
II -53 
100.00 
8.31 
1.08 
9.21 
100.00 
25.24 
19.74 
12.25 
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