332 Keport of the Assistant Horticulturist of the 
The following varieties were edible on the same day, and appear to 
be identical: Advance, D. of A., Alaska, Cleveland and Dept. of 
Agriculture, Laxton's Earliest of All, Thor., Rawson's Clipper, Raw. 
Carter's Lightning, Raw., was also edible on the same day ; Light- 
ning, Greg., was edible one day later; the color of the seed appears to 
be the only difference between these and the first named varieties. 
The seed of the first-named varieties is blue and of the latter white. 
Bean. 
Seed of the list of beans in the following table were planted May 13. 
The bush beans were planted in rows twelve feet long, and three and 
one-half feet apart; the seeds were placed three inches apart in the 
rows. The climbing varieties were planted in hills three feet apart in 
the row, and a pole was placed at each hill to support the vines: 
Bush Beans. 
Ansley's Scarlet Flageolet 
Wax 
Black-Eyed Wax 
Early Succotash 
Improved Red Valentine. . 
Landreth's Scarlet 
Landreth's Violet 
Low's Champion 
Marblehead Dwf . Horticul- 
tural 
Phareolis radiata or Mungo 
Wardwell's New' Kidney 
Wax 
Wax Date 
Pole Beans. 
Brockton 
Dreer's Gold'n Cluster Wax 
Early Golden Cluster Wax. 
Early Golden Cluster Wax. 
Early Maine, or Essex pro- 
lific 
Garden Treasure 
Thompson's Prolific, or 
Kentucky Wonder 
Seed 
from 
Ans . . 
Greg. . 
Sib.... 
it 
Land.. 
ti 
Sib. . . . 
Thor.. 
D.ofA. 
it 
Sib. . . . 
Greg. . 
Thor.. 
Evt . . . 
Hen .. 
Sib. . . . 
Evt . . . 
Sib. . . . 
First 
bloom. 
June 22 
" 21 
" 27 
5 
" 24 
" 27 
" 24 
" 27 
Aug. 25 
" 21 
" 24 
July 5 
Aug. 11 
< ? 11 
" 11 
July 5 
Aug. 11 
July 5 
* 2 a 
40 
39 
45 
53 
42 
45 
42 
45 
104 
39 
42 
53 
90 
90 
90 
53 
90 
53 
Of edible 
size 
Julv 5 
Oct. 10 
July 20 
Aug. 23 
' ? 18 
" 15 
July 16 
Sept. 1 
July 21 
53 
55 
56 
59 
56 
56 
56 
56 
150 
54 
54 
68 
102 
97 
94 
64 
111 
69 
First 
seed 
ripe. 
Aug. 4 
July 30 
Aug. 3 
" 11 
" 9 
" 9 
" 12 
" 3 
Oct. 25 
July 30 
'* 27 
Aug. 20 
Sept. 20 
" 20 
" 20 
Sept. 17 
f< 25 
Aug. 15 
85 
78 
84 
92 
90 
90 
93 
«4 
165 
78 
75 
101 
130 
130 
130 
127 
135 
96 
Ansley's Scarlet Flageolet Wax produced pods of edible size a few 
days earlier than any other variety in the list. 
There was very little difference in the time of edible maturity of the 
different varieties of bush beans. 
The Brockton pole bean appears to be a desirable variety. It was 
