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the ground. Stem brownish red or copper colored. 
Leaves arranged along each side of the stem like a fan; 
leaflets small, 1-2} in. long, §- in. broad. Pods erect, 
in twos or threes, subterete, 2-3 in. long, $—} in. thick, 
containing 8-4 beans. Seed oblong to squarish, a little 
flattened, dented on sides, #-§ in. long, 74—} in. broad. 
Very early and productive.— Plate 44, f. 14. 
Gem.* Identical with the preceding except that the 
plants are more compact, hardly as tall, pods a little 
smaller, and seed reddish or yellowish green.— Plate 44, 
£. 38. 
Juty.t Plants 2-3 ft. high, with stout branchy stem. 
Leaflets grayish green, 13-2 in. long, $-1 in. broad. 
Blossoms 4—6 in a cluster. Pods erect, often in clusters of 
three or four, terete or nearly so, 3—44 in. long, }-% in. 
hick. Seed reddish or yellowish brown, §—;% in. long, 
4-§ in. broad. — Plate 44, f. 16. 
Green Juty.t Identical with the preceding except in 
color of fresh ripe seed which is reddish green. 
Earty Mazacan.§ Plant 2-3 ft. high, with slender stems. 
Leaflets about 2 in. long and 1 in. broad. Pods upright or 
spreading, in clusters of two or three, 4—5 in. long, 3-4 in. 
thick, slightly flattened. Fresh ripe seed light red to nearly 
Burr, 1. c.— Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 27. (1885). — Miller, Gard. Dict. 
(1807). — Féve naine hative & Chassis. Vilmorin-And. Pl. Pot. 216. 
(1883). —Puffbohne Ficher oder Bischel. Haage & Sch. Haupt-Verz. 
(1876). 
* Beck’s Dwarf Green Gem. Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 28. (1885).— 
Féve naine verte de Beck. Vilmorin-And. Pl. Pot. 217. (1883). 
+ Small July. Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 27. (1885). — Féve Julienne 
verte. Vilmorin-And. Pl. Pot. 215. (1883). 
t Green Julienne. Burr, Field & Gard. Veg. 507. (1863). — Small Green 
July. Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 26. (1885).— Féve Julienne. Vilmorin- 
And. Pl. Pot. 215. (1883). 
§ McIntosh, Book of Gard. 67. (1855).— Burr, Field & Gard. Veg. 506. 
(1863).—Vilmorin-And. Veg. Gard. 27. (1885). —Miller, Gard. Dict. 
(1807). — Early Malta, Early Aldridge, Stidolphis, Early Bromley, Fide 
McIntosh, 1. c. — Féve de Mazagan. Vilmorin-And. PI. Pot. 216. (1883). 
