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Wurre Kiwney.* Plant strictly dwarf, 12-15 in. high, 
bushy. Leaflets light green, 3-3} in. long, 24-3 in. broad, 
scarcely wrinkled, quite thick and stiff. Blossoms white. 
Pods green, 3-5 in. long, 3_5 in. broad, + in. thick, straight 
or nearly so; spur stout, nearly straight, ¢ in. long. 
Seed white, pale yellow about the hilum, $3 in. long, 
12 in. broad, }-1 in. thick, strongly reniform. A very 
old and quite productive variety.— Plate 40, f. 24. 
Marne.t Plant strictly dwarf, 8-10 in. high, with few 
branches. Leaflets yellowish green, 34-34 in. long, 24-23 
in. broad, quite smooth, thick. Blossoms white. Pods 
green, 23-3} in. long, #—-% in. broad, + in. thick, greatly 
curved; spur slender, curved, ¢ in. long. Seed snow white, 
s-} in. long, + in. broad, subcylindrical or slightly reni- 
form, usually flattened at ends.. In general resembles Davis, 
but a little smaller.— Plate 41, f. 1. 
Davis.t Plant 9-14 in. high, usually producing a few 
runners a foot long, vigorous, much branched. Leaflets 
3-31 in. long, 2-2} in. broad, quite thin. Blossoms 
white. Pods greenish yellow, later becoming bright yel- 
low, 4-5 in. long, 4-3 in. broad, + in. thick, more or less 
curved; spur straight or nearly so, medium stout, }-; in. 
long. Seed white, 1-5 in. long, + in. broad, oblong, 
rounded or slightly pointed at ends, sometimes slightly 
kidney shaped. A moderate bearer, but of excellent 
quality.— Plate 41, f. 2. 
Wuire Fuacroier.§ Plant strictly dwarf, 12-15in. high, 
* Large White Kidney or Royal Dwarf. Browne, Rept. U. S. Pat. Off. 
387. (1854).— White Kidney. Burr, Field & Gard. Veg. 478. (1863).— 
Royal Dwarf White. Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 48. (1885). — Haricot 
Suisse blanc. Vilmorin-And. Pl. Pot. 255. (1883). — Buschbohne, Dattel 
oder Nieren weisse. Haage & Sch. Haupt-Verz. (1895). 
Phaseolus oblongus albus Martens, Gartenbohnen 53. (1860). 
+ Extra Early Maine. Thorburn, Cat. (1890). 
+ Davis Wax. Burpee, Cat. (1896).— King of the Wax. Vilmorin- 
And. Seed. 
§ Burr, Field & Gard. Veg. 477. (1863). —[Wing], Rept. N. Y. Exp. 
Sta. 1: 106. (1882). — Dwarf White Flageolet or White Canterbury. Vil- 
