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//(■.s7on/.— Introduccfl in l!)()(i hy \V. MU-v Burpee it Co. 



Jlliislraliom.— Dry seeds are similar (<> Wardwell's Kidney Wax (PI. II, 17), dil'ler- 

 ing ])rin<ipally in being less colored around eye; cross sections of snap pod resenilile 

 Mohawk (PI. V, 17); snap pods resemble Horticultural Wax (PI. VI, 3), differing prin- 

 cipally in being longer. 



Burpee's white wax. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1005, 190G. 



Dcscriplion. — Plant large, of a dense, low, well-rounded habit, sometimes with heavy 

 drooping branches, l)ut never with real runners, very thick stemmed, wholly green, 

 late, long in bearing, moderately to heavily productive. Leaf large, medium green, 

 wide across leaflets,, rough at surface. Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, 

 long, straight, very flat, medium y(>llow, often tinged with green, very ]>rittle, string- 

 less, of inapprecialile fiber, of good (juality, fairly free from antliracnose. Point of 

 pod short and curved. Green shell pods borne mostly below foliage, considerably 

 depressed on outside between seeds, about 5| inches long, and usually containing (i seeds 

 fairly separated in pod. Dry pods generally easy to thrash. Dry seeds large-medium, 

 proportionally short, oval through cross section, well rounded at ends, straight or 

 rounded at eye, solid white except minute area of yellow around eye. 



Comparison. — New and as yet little known or planted. General usefulness and 

 value not fully established; at least some reports state the variety to be very unre- 

 liable in season, productiveness, hardiness, and uniformity in size of pods, and others 

 that it is superior to Davis or Wardwell's Kidney W'ax for either market or home use. 

 Its late season and fine quality are generally undisputed, and also its handsome 

 appearance and productiveness when conditions are exactly favorable for a good 

 growth. Similar to the old White Wax formerly listed by seedsmen, but of present 

 day sorts it is as much like ^^'ardwel^s Kidney Wax as any. 



History. — Introduced in 1905 by W\ Atlee Burpee & Co., and originated by N. B. 

 Keeney it Son, of Leroy, N. Y. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate IV, 17; snap pods resemble Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax (PI. X, 3), differing principally in being straighter, thicker, wider, and 

 with longer pod point; cross sections of snap pods resemble Detroit Wax (PI. V, IG), 

 differing principally in being larger, thicker, and wider. 



CHALLENGE BLACK WAX. 



Listed by 44 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Ferry, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1905; Rogers, 1904, 

 1906; Gregory, 1898; Thorburn, 1897, 1901, 1902. 



Description. — Plant very small, erect, somewhat thick stemmed, without runners or 

 spreading l)ranches, green throughout except generally slightly jjurple tinged in 

 places on liranches and flower stalks, especially at their nod(>s, very early, very short 

 in bearing period, generally lightly productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green 

 in color. Flowers pink. Snap pods somewhat variable in size, of medium t'o short 

 length, generally much curved, roundish oval through cross section, medium yellow, 

 very brittle, stringless, without fiber, of excellent quality, somewhat subject to 

 anthracnose. Point of pod small-medium and either straight or slightly curved. 

 Green shell pods borne mostly above foliage, never splashed or appreciably colored 

 except sometimes a little purple at sutures near stem end, full between seed on outside 

 of pod, about 4| inches long, and usually containing 5 or 6 seeds crowded in pod. Dry 

 pods very hard to thrash. Dry seeds medium in size and length, roundish through 

 cross section, rounded or truncate at ends, straight at eye. sliver from pod occasionally 

 attached to eye, solid Ijlack in eolor. 



Comparison. — A well-known standard variety though probably not one of the 

 twelve most largely grown bush sorts. Being earlier than any other wax bean and 

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