102 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
Dwarr Prepome.* Plant strictly dwarf, 9-12 in. high, 
branchy. Leaflets 2}~3 in. long, 13-2 in. broad, wrinkled. 
Blossoms white. Pods green, 3-3} in. long, % in. broad, 
subterete, slightly curved; spur short, nearly straight. 
Seed an ivory white, quite uniform in size, }—$ in. long, 
3—} in. broad, nearly as thick, often with truncated ends. — 
Plate 38, f. 14. 
Princess.t Plant climbing 5-6 ft., moderately vigor- 
ous. Leaflets yellowish green, 2-2} in. long, 14-14 in. 
broad, wrinkled, thin. Blossoms white. Pods green, 
4-44 in. long, 3—-} in. broad, subterete, nearly straight. 
Seed 5,—% in. long, }-;°; in. broad, subovate to oblong, 
with rounded ends, separated some distance in the pods. — 
Plate 38, f. 15. 
Dwarr Princess.{ Identical with the preceding except 
that the plants are strictly dwarf, 9-12 in. high, and a 
little earlier. 
** Seed white, usually more than § in. long. 
Suear.§ Plant climbing 4-6 ft., moderately vigorous, 
with few runners. Leaflets 3-4 in. long, 14-2} in. broad, 
light green, a little rough but not wrinkled, thin. Blossoms 
white. Pods green, 3-4 in. long, $-% in. broad, } in. 
thick, subterete, slightly curved, a little swollen by the 
beans; spur curved, stout, 4 in. long. Seed dingy white, 
ys—} in. long, nearly as broad and thick, irregularly ovate 
* Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 62. (1885).— Haricot Prédome nain. Vil- 
morin-And. Pl. Pot. 270. (1883). 
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, seeds belonging to this or the pre- 
eeding variety, No. 10448, State of Tucuman, Argentina; 10880, State of 
Buenos Ayres, Argentina. 
+ Burr, Field & Gard. Veg. 487. (1863).— Haricot Princesse & rames. 
Vilmorin-And. Pl. Pot. 263. (1883). 
Phaseolus ellipticus albus Martens, Gartenbohnen 65, (1860.) 
¢ Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 63. (1885).— Haricot Princesse nain. 
Vilmorin-And. Pl. Pot. 270. (1885). 
§ Stangenhohne, Zucker oder Butter. Haage & Sch. Haupt-Verz. 
(1876). 
