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eye, solid white, except brownish oclire around eye covering about one-fourth of area 

 of bean. 



Comparison. — One of the minor fiehl varieties of the country and formerly more 

 largely gi-own than at present. Of about same usefulness as White Marrow and next 

 to Yellow Eye more like it in appearance than any other, differing i)riiicipally in 

 color and smaller size of seed antl shorter, narrower, better filled i)ods. Like \\'hite 

 Marrow, its pods are too tough in texture and too Irregular in shape to make good 

 snaps, but are satisfactory for green shell beans. 



History. — Listed by seedsmen in this country at least since 1880. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate II, 12; green shell pods are similar to 

 Red Cranberry Pole (PL XVIII, 3), differing principally in smaller size and flatter 

 shape. 



KNICKERBOCKER. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Henderson, 1902, 1905, 190(5. 



Description. — Plant large-medium, very erect when young with few shoots high 

 above plant, but, upon approaching maturity, becoming somewhat w^Mghed down and 

 spreading witli many outstretched l)ranches, without real runners, somewliat thick 

 stemmed, green throughout, early-intermediate in season, of moderate bearing period, 

 heavily to moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color. 

 Flowers light pink. Snap pods somewhat variable in size, very long, generally more 

 or less scimiter curved, sharply constricted between seeds as if drawn tight I)y a thread 

 and separated into sections, round, deeply creasebacked, dark gi-een, extremely brit- 

 tle, absolutely stringless, totally without fiber, of very good quality, somewhat sul)ject 

 to anthracnose. Point of pod medium in length, variable in shape, straight, curled, 

 or twisted. Green shell pods borne mostly above foliage, never apprecialjly colored 

 or sj^lashed, very mucli depressed between seeds, about inches long, and usually 

 containing G to 8 seeds tightly crowded in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry .seeds 

 large-mediiun, slender, roiuidish tlu'ough cross section, truncate or rounded at ends, 

 straight or slightly incurved at eye, solid purplish brown in color. 



Comparison. — This little known and little planted variety has not yet been tested 

 sufficiently by this Office to determine its real value but it appears to be of alxnit .same 

 usefulness as Giant Stringless Green Pod, the young pods being hardly distinguishable 

 from those of that variety and the sort differing in no important respect except in color 

 of seed and freedom from flattish pods. 



History. — Introduced in 1902 by Peter Henderson & Co., who write that the variety 

 came from Genesee County, N. Y. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 23; snap pods and cross section of 

 same are similar to Burpee's Stringless Green Pod (PI. IX, 3, and PI. V, 13, respec- 

 tively), differing principally in being longer and straighter. 



LATE REFUGEE. 



See Refugee. 



LIGHTNING. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Thorburn, 1902, 1905, 1906. 



Description. — Plant medium in size, very spreading with many long creeping 

 branches but with only occasional runners, very thick stemmed, more or less purplish 

 tinged at stems and branches, especially at nodes and on fruit spurs, very early, of 

 short bearing period, lightly productive. Leaf medium in size, very dark gi'een, often 

 tinged with brownish pm'ple, very wide across leaflets and of rough surface. Flowers 

 white with, pink blotch at upper end of standard and wings extending half way 

 down petals in distinct streaks. Snap pods variable in size, short, variously curved 



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