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116 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
Russian.* Plant 12-15 in. high, strictly dwarf, exceed- 
ingly vigorous. Leaflets yellowish green, 34-4 in. long, 
3-3} in. broad, finely wrinkled. Blossoms purplish. Pods 
light green, 4-54 in. long, #-4 in. broad, subterete, 
straight or nearly so; spur straight, slender, 4 in. long. 
Seed light dun with heavy dark line around hilum, 4%—} 
in. long, 3°; in. broad, ovate, not usually reniform. Dis- 
tinct because of the absence of the polish or gloss color 
of other varieties. — Plate 40, f. 8. 
Sir Josrra Paxton.t Plant strictly dwarf, 12-15 in. 
high, erect, branchy. Leaflets 24-3 in. long, 2-2} in. 
broad, scarcely wrinkled. Blossoms white with slight 
trace of pink. Pods green, 4-6 in. long, 7;—-;°5 in. broad, 
straight or a little bent; spur stout, nearly straight, } in. 
long. Seed a shining red or dark dun, 74—;%; in. long, 
4-5 in. broad, subovate to oblong, with rounded ends. 
Medium early and very productive. Originated in England 
about 1870.— Plate 40, f. 9. 
Brown Howvann.{ Plant strictly dwarf, 10-12 in. 
high, branchy, vigorous. Leaflets light green, 5-5} in. 
long, 4-44 in. broad, rough, but not wrinkled. Blossoms 
* Russian Dwarf. Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 50. (1885). — Haricot 
russe. Vilmorin-And. Pl. Pot. 257. (1883). 
¢ Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 54. (1885).— Buschbohne, holldndische 
Sriihe gelbe Treib. Haage & Sch. Haupt-Verz. (1878). 
Field Columbian Museum, seeds, No. 26659: Philadelphia Commercial 
Museum, seeds, No. 3016, “Bab,” Hungary; 5080, “‘ Frijol Chileno,” 
Santa Ana, Escasu, Costa Rica; 5516, “‘ Frijoles colorados,” Santa 
Eulalia, Costa Rica; 5540, “ Frijoles,’’? Puriscal, Costa Rica; 10486, 
Tenango, State of Mexico; 10487, Montevideo, Uruguay; 10488, Monte- 
video, Uruguay; 10493, ‘‘ Frijoles porates ocres,’’ Santo Domingo, Her- 
edia, Costa Rica; 10494, “ Frijoles colorados grandes,’ Santa Ana, 
Costa Rica; 10610, “‘ Frijoles colorados medianos,’’ San Carlos, Costa 
Rica; 10611, ‘ Frijoles ocres grandes,’’? Santo Domingo, Costa Rica; 
10619, State of Miranda, Venezuela; 10671, Metztitlan, State of Hidalgo, 
Mexico; 10684, “‘ Frijol amarillo,’”? Tlaxcala, Mexico; 106938, ‘ Frijol 
menudo,’’ Quantillan, Mexico; 10974, Guatemala. 
¢t Buschbohne, holldndische kaffeebraune. Haage & Sch. Haupt-Verz. 
(1876). 
