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GARDEN BEANS CULTIVATED AS ESCULENTS. 139 
high. Leaflets deep green, 31-33 in. long, 24-3} in. broad, 
quite thick, rough but not wrinkled. Blossoms white, pods 
green, 4-6 in. long, 3_ in. broad, } in. thick, slightly 
curved; spur slender, curved, > in. long. Seed identical 
with Nettle Leaved Canterbury, except that it usually has a 
slight trace of green color. 
Bagnotet VERT.* Identical with preceding except that 
the plant has a distinctly less branchy habit, and pods 
are a little shorter. 
Wuire Lyonnatse.t Plant strictly dwarf, 12-15 in. 
high. Leaflets light green, 33-4 in. long, 3-3} in. broad, 
thick, quite rough. Blossoms white, slightly tinged with 
pink. Pods green, 4-5 in. long, 2—} in. broad, subterete, 
more or less curved; spur stout, curved, }—} in. long. 
Seed yellowish white, $-} in. long, 4 in. broad, nearly as 
thick, apparently flattened because of the permanent ridge 
along the dorsal part.— Plate 43, f. 6. 
Trrumpu.{ Plant strictly dwarf, 8-10 in. high, very 
compact. Leaflets bright green, 2-2} in. long, 15-2 in. 
broad, thin, smooth. Blossoms white. Pods green, 24-3 
in. long, 3-7, in. broad, subterete, curved; spur slender, 
nearly straight, } in. long. Seed white, §—} in. long, 
3;-1 in. broad, 4 in. thick, reniform. Very early and 
productive. One of the best forcing kinds.— Plate 43,f.7. 
tt Seed black. 
AMERICAN Wax.§ Plant climbing 4-5 ft., moderately 
vigorous, with few runners. Leaflets light green, 3-3 in. 
* Haricot Bagnolet vert. Vilmorin-And. Cat. (1891). — Buschbohne, roi 
des verts. Haage & Sch. Haupt-Verz. (1893). 
+ Haricot nain Lyonnais & grain blanc. Vilmorin-And. Cat. (1895). 
t Triumph of the Frames. Thorburn, Cat. (1894). — Haricot flageolet 
nain Triomphe des chassis. Vilmorin-And. Cat. (1895). 
§ Stangenbohne, Wachs amerikanische. Haage & Sch. Haupt-Verz. 
(1897). 
Field Columbian Museum, seeds, No. 16524. 
