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Canadian — Ely. Growth strong, upright; foliage, yellowish-green; leaf- 

 lets very large; considerable rust; bloom large, light pink; pods green, long, 

 wide, curved, point long; tender and of good quality. Bean very large, 

 flattened, violet-purple color. A late variety. 



Ne Plus Ultra — Ely. Growth, medium, compact; foliage, light yellow- 

 ish green; leaflets large; badly rusted; pods green, 4-6 inches long, 

 straight or slightly curved, flat, apex largest. Bean medium size, ^ inch 

 long, flattish, yellow color, eye darker. Prolific. 



Dakota Soup — Maule. Growth, smaller than preceding; some rust; 

 pods, 2 to 2| inches long, straight. Bean, small, round, dark yellow. An 

 early variety. _ # 



Six-weeks — Hend. ( Newtoivn-T'hoT. ) Growth medium ; foliage, yellow- 

 ish-green; leaflets small; badly rusted; pods green, 4-6 inches long, curved; 

 apex long, curved. Bean, large, brownish-yellow with darker eye. 



Blue-podded Butter — Burpee. Growth small; foliage has a dark 

 purple tinge; leaflets small; badly rusted; bloom large, dark purple; pods 

 4 inches long, f inch wide, flat, purplish black, of good quality. Bean 

 medium size, flat, pink with yellow eye. 



Refugee — J. & S. Growth, medium; foliage, yellowish-green; leaflets, 

 large; considerable rust; pods green, 4-5 inches long, round, curved. Bean 

 small, blue with white spots. Early and productive. 



Golden Refugee — Maule. Growth strong; foliage dark green; pods sim- 

 ilar to preceding. Bean large, yellow-pink with purplish -blue spots. A 

 late variety. 



J5es/ D war/— Burpee, Ely, Maule. Growth strong; foliage dark green; 

 leaflets large, much wrinkled, considerable rust; pods green, 4-6 inches 

 long, I inch wide, tender and of good quality. Bean yellow-pink with 

 purple spots. 



Sion House — Dreer. Similar to preceding, but earlier and more pro- 

 ductive. 



Red Valentine — Hend. Growth strong; foliage yellowish-green; leaf- 

 lets large; some rust; pods green, 4-5 inches long, round, curved. Produc- 

 tive. Not so early as claimed. 



Earliest Dwarf — Maule. Growth small; foliage dark green; leaflets 

 medium size; very badly rusted; pods dark green, 3-4 inches long, curved. 

 Bean medium size, slightly flattened, white. 



Emperor William — Vaughan. Growth medium; foliage yellowish- 

 green. Bean large, flattened. Otherwise similar to preceding. 



First Market — Land. Growth small; foliage dark green, edge of leaf- 

 lets yellowish-greon ; pods green, 4r-6 inches long, f inch wide, curved side- 

 ways; some rust. Bean large, flat, white. Productive. 



Paris Canner — Land. Growth medium; foliage dark green, leaflets 

 large; a little rust; pods dark green, flat, curved, tender and of excellent 

 quality, remain a long time in edible condition. Bean, greenish-white, 

 flat, kidney-shaped. A very productive variety. 



Goddard — Ely. Growth strong; foliage dark yellowish-green; some 

 rust; pods green, 4-5 inches long, straight, flat. Bean very large, yellow- 

 pink with red-brown spots. Valuable as a shell bean. 



FIELD SORTS. 



Aroostook — Jerrard. Growth small; foliage light, yellowish-green; leaf- 

 lets small; considerable rust; pods green, 4-6 inches long, flat, curved. 



