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poor a shipper for market use. Most like Maule's Butter Wax, differing principally in 

 color of seed, greater productiveness, larger, straighter, more uniform pods, and more 

 compact vines, and therefore generally to be regarded as a nnich better variety. 



History .—Introduced in 1901 by D. Landrelh Seed Company. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate II, 4; snap pods resemble Yosemite 

 Wax (PI. VIII, 2), differing principally in being almost straight and much shorter, 

 decidedly smaller, less double liarrelcd, and with much sliallower constrictions 

 between seeds; cross sections of snap pods also reseml^le same variety (PL V, 21 

 and 22). 



GERMAN BLACK WAX BUSH. 



Listed l)y 109 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Henderson, 1902; Johnson & Stokes, 1905; 

 Keeney, 1905; Rogers, 1906. 



Description. — Plant medium in size, erect when young, generally borne down with 

 fruit-laden l)ranches when fully grown, without runners, thick stemmed, grocn through- 

 out except generally slightly purplish tinged in places on branches and flower stalks, 

 especially at their nodes, early in season, of moderate bearing period, heavily to mod- 

 erately productive, somewhat subject to anlhracnose. Leaf medium in size, medium 

 green in ccjlor. Flowers pink. Snap pods uniform in size, nu'dium in length, gener- 

 ally more or less scimiter curved, round, medium yellow in color, very brittle, string- 

 less, without fiber, of excellent quality, somewhat subject to anthracnose. Point of 

 pod medium in length and either straight or slightly cm-\'ed. Green .shell pods borne 

 equally above and below ft)liage, never appreciably colored, except iov sliglit streaks of 

 red along sutures at stem end, full on outside between seeds, about 4| inches long, and 

 usually containing 6 seeds very crowded in pod. Dry pods exceedingly hard to thrash. 

 Dry seeds medium in size and length, roxmdish through cross section, rounded or trun- 

 cate at ends, straight at eye, sliver from pod occasionally attached to eye, solid l:)lack 

 in color. 



Comparison. — One of the 5 most largely grown wax-podded varieties. Excellent 

 for home or market. Especially useful because of high quality and general productive- 

 ness and reliability, not however as handsome and not usually as productive and reli- 

 able as Pencil Pod Black Wax nor so universally liked by experienced gardeners as 

 Prolific Black Wax, while Golden Crown Wax is also considered superior by some 

 because of its solid white seeds. Most like Prolific Black Wax, differing principally 

 in somewhat later season, deeper yellow color, less tendency to reddish color at stem 

 end of pod, larger leaves, and much coarser vines. 



Synonyms. — Fuller's Black Wax, Fuller's Ringleader Black Wax. Griswold's Ever- 

 bearing Wax, Salzer's Round-Podded Wax. 



History. — First grown in this country about 1865, and probaljly the first of the wax- 

 podded bush varieties. 



Hlustrations. — Snap pods and cross section are similar to Prolific Black Wax (PI. 

 VII,4, andPl. V, 8). 



GOLDEN BEAUTY WAX. 



Listed l)y 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Darch &. Hunter, 1902, 1904-1906. 



Description. — Plant medium in size, of compact, well-rounded, bushlike habit, 

 without runners or spreading branches, rather thick stemmed, green throughout, late- 

 intermediate in season, of moderate bearing period, fairly productive. Leaf small- 

 medium, of a peculiarly grayish green color, wide across leaflets, unusually flat, of 

 remarkably smooth surface. Flowers white. Snap pods very uniform in size, short- 

 medium, moderately cui-ved, oval-round through cross section, medium yellow in 

 color, brittle, stringless, without fiber, of good quality, somewhat subject to anthracnose. 

 Point of pod short-medium, decidedly curved. Green shell pods borne well above 

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