13G AMERICAN VARIETIES OF GARDEN BEANS. 



Buckbee's Early Wonder Bush. ( Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Buckbee, 

 1905.) Same as Red Valentine. First listed in 1900 by H. W. Buckbee as Buck- 

 bee's Early Wonder Bush. 



Biiist's Early Lightning Valentine. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: 

 Buist, 1905.; Same as Red Valentine. Introduced in 1890 by Robert Buist Seed 

 Company. 



Burger's Stringless Pole. (See p. 115.) 



Burlingame Medium Field Bean. (Listed by 7 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Greg- 

 ory, 1905.) A lield bean of similar habit to Day's Leafless Medium. Originated 

 about 1896 in Genesee County. X. Y. 



Burpee's Bush Lima. (See p. 42.) 



Burpee's Kidney Wax. (See p. 92.) 



Burpee's Quarter Century Bush Lima. Same as Quarter Century Bush Lima or 

 Wonder Bush Lima. 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. (See p. 58.) 



Burpee's White Wax. (See p. 93.) 



Burpee's WiUow-Leaved Bush Lima. Same as Willow-Leaved Bush Lima. 



Bush Multiflora. (Not included in American seed catalogues. Apparently grown 

 only by 1 seed grower. Seeds tested: Edward Evans, 1905, 190G.) Almost iden- 

 tical with Barteldes's Bush Lima, differing only in being about four days earlier, of 

 smaller growth, and is probably more satisfacton,' for growing in the East and North 

 than Barteldes's Bush Lima. Xamed and introduced in 1904 by Edward E. Evans, 

 of West Branch. Mich. 



Butter Bush Lima. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Moore & Simon, 1904.) 

 This name is generally used in the South in referring to the whole class of Lima 

 beans but the above seedsmen have in this instance used it as a variety name since 

 1903 for Henderson's Bush Lima. 



Butter Pole Lima. (Listed by 10 seedsmen. ) A name applied in the South to the 

 whole class of Lima beans, but sometimes ver}^ loosely used to designate variety 

 names of various t}-pes of Lima.«, including the small-seeded, large-seeded, and 

 potato-seeded sorts. 



Butter Wax. (Listed by 19 seedsmen.) A very ambiguous name, sometimes used 

 by gardeners to designate yellow-podded or wax varieties, but also loosely applied 

 by some seedsmen as a variety name to designate certain tj-pes or varieties of these 

 • beans. 



Byer's Bush. (See p. 59.) 



Cabbage Wax. (Listed by 1 seedsman.) A name applied l)y T. W. Wfx>d & Sons 

 to Crystal Wax. 



California Black Wax. (Listed by 6 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Tait, 1905. i Same 

 as Cunies Rustproof Wax. First listed in 1902 by George Tait t^ Sons, who state 

 it to be a selection of CuiTie's Rustproof Wax. 



California Branch Field Bean. (Listed by 4 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Iowa 

 Seed Company. 1905.) Same as Navy Pea.' Apparently first listed in 1883 by 

 James J. H. Gregory ik Son. 



California Butter. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Haines, 1905, 1906; Lee 

 Pioneer, 1904.) Same as Barteldes's Bush Lima. Apparently a local name. 



CaUfomia Pea Field Bean. (Listed by 2 seedsmen.) A name sometimes applied 



til Xavy Pea or California Branch. 



California Rustproof Wax. (Listed by 6 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Moore & Simon, 

 1904. ) Same as Cume's Rustproof Wax. First listed in 1893 by Moore & Simon. 



California Tree Field Bean. (Listed by 4 seedsmen.) A name sometimes ap- 

 plied to Xavy Pea or California Branch. 



Cahfomia Wonder Field Bean. (Listed by 2 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Xorth- 

 rup. King ife Co., 1905.) Same as Navy Pea. Introduced in 1898 by Northrup, 

 King &. Co. 



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