126 AMERICAN VARIETIES OF GARDEN BEANS. 



Sijnonyms of early or true type. — Best of All Pole, Blue Lake Creaseback Pole, Fat 

 Horse Pole, July Pole, Missouri White Cornfield Pole, Point ^Market Prolific Pole, 

 Southern Creaseback Pole, Tall July Runner Pole, White Cornfield Pole. 



Synonyms of late type. — None. 



History. — Apparently first listed in this country in 1881 by the former Richard 

 Frotcher Seed Company, the predecessors of J. Steckler Seed Company. It is said 

 to have been grown in the South many years before this time, Init never brought 

 prominently before the public until 1881. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate IV, 7; snap pods on Plate XIX, 

 1; cross sections of snap pods are similar to Scotia (PL V, 15), differing principally in 

 smaller size. 



WHITE SICKLE POLE. 



Listed by 8 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Ferry, 1900. 1904, 1905. 



Description. — Vine of very large growth, of fair climbing habit, much branched, 

 thick stemmed, wholly gi-een, very late, long in bearing, moderately to heavily pro- 

 ductive. Leaf of medium size, of medium green color. Flowers white. Snap pods 

 somewhat variable in size, extremely long, very slender, very curved, especially 

 at tip end, often much twisted, generally round, sometimes almost double barreled 

 through cross section, deeply creasebacked both at dorsal and ventral sutures, of rough 

 and undulating surface, medium green, very brittle, very stringy, of moderate fiber, 

 of good quality. Point of pod long and moderately curved. Green shell pods never 

 colored or splashed, much depressed on outside between seeds, of very wrinkled 

 and uneven surface, about 9| inches long, and usually containing 8 or 9 seeds somewhat 

 separated in pod. Dry pods easy to thrash. Dry seeds large, very slender, round- 

 ish or roundish oval through cross section, well rounded or decidedly tapering at ends, 

 straight and slightly incurved at eye, exceedingly irregular in shape, generally bent 

 or bulged out considerably on one side, solid white except minute area of yellow 

 around eye. 



Comparison. — One of the little known and lesser cultivated varieties. Decidedly 

 too late for general cultivation at the North but a good late variety for snaps at the 

 South. It is questionable, however, whether it is as desirable even in that section 

 as Scotia, Black Kentucky Wonder, or Royal Corn. As the last-named variety is 

 white-seeded it would seem to fill every requirement of White Sickle, with the addi- 

 tional advantage of being earlier and more productive. After Royal Corn the variety 

 most resembles Kentucky Wonder, differing principally in much larger and later 

 vine and longer, slenderer, more deeply creasebacked, more solid green pods; also 

 similar to Tennessee Wonder. 



Confusing names. — Holmes's Improved Sickle, American Sickle, both very differ- 

 ent varieties from White Sickle. 



B^isfori/.— Introduced in 1882 by the former Richard Frotscher Seed Company, the 

 predecessors of J. Steckler Seed Company. It is said to have been grown at the 

 South for many years before that time but never brought prominently before the pub- 

 lic until 1882. 



Illustrations.— Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate IV, 23; green shell pods and cross 

 sections of same resemble Kentucky Wonder Pole (PI. XV, 2, and PI. V, 25, 

 respectively). 



white's prolific pole. 



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



Description. — Vine of large-medium growth, of good climbing habit, moderately 

 branched, thick stemmed, wholly green, intermediate in season, of moderate to long 

 bearing period, heavily productive. Leaf large-medium in size, medium green in 

 color. Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, very long, decidedly scimiter 



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