CATALOGUE OF VARIETY NAMES. 135 



Black Wax Pole. (Listed by 51 scfdsincn. SoihIs tested: Thorburn, 1905.) 

 Deriiribed by most seetlsmen' to be same as Indian Chief Pole; but in samples 

 received here for trial the two varieties were somewhat different, the Bhick Wax 

 Pole beinj;; about five (hiys later or about same season as Andalusia Wax Pole and 

 its pods dc<i(b'dly straij^hter, somewhat flatter, and more (b-pressed between beans 

 than Indian Chief, while its seeds were (b-ep viob-t or l)biish l)hi(k in colnr. Pods 

 apparently same as Arlinfjton He(l Cmnlx-rry Pole except in color. The variety 

 was one of the first cultivated wax beans, having been known in this country under 

 this name or as Cicrman Black Wax at least since 1863. 



Bliss's Extra Early Pole Lima. (Listed by 1 seedsman.) Same as Extra Early 

 Jersey Lima. A name formerly in general use but now omitted from most seed list^s. 

 Introduced in 1878 by the former firm of B. K. Bliss <k Son. 



Blue Lake Creaseback Pole. (Listed by 3 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Cox, 

 1905. ) Same as ^\■hite ( "reas(l)ack Pole. First listed in 1903 by Cox Seed Company. 



Blue Pod Butter. (See p. 56.) 



Blue Pod Field. Not listed by seedsmen, but known to the produce trade of the Ea.st 

 and grown to some extent in New York State. Very diffi-rent from Blue Pod Butter 

 of W. Atlee Burpee it Co. 



Bolgiano's Early May Queen. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Sewls tested: Bolgiano, 

 1905.) Same as Extra Karly Befugee. Introduced in 1905 by J. Bolgiano i(- Son. 



Bolgiano's Sunshine Bush Wax. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds ti-sted: Bol- 

 giano, 1905.) Same as Golden-Eye<l Wax. An apparently recent introduction of 

 J. Bolgiancj iV: Son. 



Bolgiano's Wax. (Listed bv 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: F. Bolgiano, 1905.) Same 

 as stringless type of Refugee Wax. First listed in 1902 by F. ^^■. liolgiano & Co. 



Boston Favorite. (See p. 57.) 



Boston Navy Field Bean. (Listed by 1 seedsman.) A name sometimes applied 

 to Navy Pea. 



Boston Pea Field Bean. (Listed by 17 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1901; 

 Keeney, 1906; Johnson ik Stokes, 1897.) Same as Navy Pea. Apparently first 

 listed about twenty years ago. 



Boston Yellow Eye Wax-Podded. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Bol- 

 giano, 1905. ) Sameas Golden-Eyed Wax, but quite different from the green-podded 

 varieties known as Yellow Eye" and Improved Yellow Eye. Named in 1905 l)y 

 F. H. Ebeling. 



Bountiful. (See p. 57.) 



Breck's Boston Snap. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Breck, 1905.) 

 Same as Bountiful. First listed in 1904 by Joseph Breck ik Sons. Described as a 

 sport from Long Yellow Six Weeks. 



Breck's Dwarf Horticultirral. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Breck, 

 1906.) Same as Boston Favorite and quite different from Dwarf Horticultural of 

 other seedsmen. Listed by Joseph Breck Si Sons at least since 1887. 



Breck's String and Shell. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Se^ds tested: Breck, 1902, 

 1905.) Same as Best of All Bush and consisting mostly of the round-podded type 

 of that variety. Introduced in 1900 by Joseph Breck & Sons. 



Brittle Wax. (Listed by 6 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1904; Keeney, 1904, 

 1906. ) Same as Round Pod Kidney Wax. Introduced in 1902 by W. Atlee Burpee 

 & Co., who state the bean originated with N. B. Keeney <k Son, of Leroy, N. Y. 



Broad Windsor. (See p. 37.) 



Brockton Pole. (See p. 114.) 



Brown Six Weeks. (Listed by 2 seedsmen.) A name frequently used prior to 1870 

 for Mohawk and occasionally so used by seedsmen at the present time. 



Brown Speckled Valentine. (Listed by 2 seedsmen.) A name occasionally 

 applied to Refugee. 



Brown Swedish Field Bean. (See p. 58.) 



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