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Kentucky Wonder Wax, and Golden Cannint'-Podded HDrticuItural. In our trials 

 it has ])r()ved to be of a different type from the samples tested of lUack Wax Pole, 

 altliougli i1r' two arc classed hy most seedsmen as idcnli<al. Mure like Andalusia Wax 

 tliaii any other, differing principally in being earlier, larger, more handsome, and 

 more productive. 



Sijnnni/tiis. — .\lgerian Wax Pole, Black Algerian Wax PdIc. Uhuk \\'ax Pole, Ger- 

 man Black Wax P(.le, Tall German Black Wax Pole. 



IJislory. — Introduced into Unitetl States about 1852. Apparently the first culti- 

 vated wax-podded variety, either pole or bush. 



lUiislralioius. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate II, 14; cro.ss .sections of snap pods 

 are similar to Currie's Rustproof Wax (PI. V, 10), and snap pods to Bismarck Black 

 Wax Bush (PI. VII, 1), differing principally in much flatter shape and larger size. 



KENTUCKY WONDEU \V.\X I'Ol.E. 



lasted })y 10 .seedsmen. Seeds tested: Gregory, 1901 ; John.son i*^ Mu.'vser. litOo; Man- 

 gelsdorf, 190-1-1906. 



Description. — Vine of small medium growth, of gt>od climbing habit, few branched, 

 very open in growth, somewhat slender stemmed for a pole bean, more or le.s.s yellowish 

 and slightly tinged with pink at stems when old, very early, of .short l>earing period. 

 Leaf large-medium in size, medium green in color. Flowers white. Snap pods uni- 

 form in size, very long, fairly straight, generally turned back at stem end, flat, solid 

 whitish yellow, of very smooth surface, very 1»ritlle, stringy, of very small (il)er, of 

 good quality, much sul)ject to anthracno.xe. Point of pod medium in length and sliglitly 

 curved. Green shell pods generally tinged with pink, especially at stem end and often 

 obscurely splashed with same color, niucli depressed on outside between seed, about 

 8 inches long, and usually containing S .feeds fairly se])arated in pod. Dry pods easy 

 to thrash. Dry seeds of medium size, of medium length, ilatlisli oval through cro.ss 

 section, rounded or truncate at ends, straiglit or sliglitly incurved at eye, somewhat 

 irregular in shape, commonly bulged out or bent on one side, maroon to chocolate 

 brown. 



CoDipari.son. — One of tlie les.ser grown varieties, but rapidly gaining in popularity, 

 especially at the South. Decidedly the best strictly extra early wax pole variety 

 for home or market use. A few days later than Kentucky Wonder Pole and consid- 

 erably earlier than Golden Garmine-Podded Horticultural Pole, but for a general crop 

 bean tlie i)ure stocks of Goldi^n Cluster Wax, Sunshine Wax, or even Golden Carmine- 

 Podded Horticultural are more productive and longer in bearing; besides, this variety 

 ha;^ proved in our trials to be especially subject to anthracno.se, while the others men- 

 tioned were comparatively free from the disease. Most like Golden Cluster Wax, 

 differing principally in narrower pods, smaller vines, and earlier season. Pods much 

 larger and flatter through cross section than Kentucky Wonder, but fully as pinkish 

 tingi'd at the green shell stage. 



Synonyms. — Ohio Wax Pole, Prosperity Wax Pole, Salzer's Pro.sperity Wax Pole, 

 Schwill's Wonderful Wax Pole. 



History. — Introduced in 1901 by Johnson & Musser. 



lUiistrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate III, 21; cross section of snap 

 pods on Plate V, 26, and snap pods on Plate XVI, 3. 



landreth's wax pole. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Landreth, 1905. 



Description. — Vine of large growth, of good climbing habit, moderately l^ranched, 

 open in halnt, thick stemmed, yellowish green at stems, sometimes pinkish tinged 

 at stems when old, early, fairly productive, of moderate bearing period. Leaf large, 



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