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nioro cortaiu (•ioi)p('r th-.ui Worcrstcr Mainmolh, luorc pioduclivc lluui Extra Ivuly 

 Ilortiiultural Pole, and excepting Extra Early Horticultural and Clolden Carmine- 

 Podded Horticultural Pole the most handsomely splashed of all ])ole varieties. Not 

 as productiv(\ however, as T.azy Wife or Arlington Red Cranberry Pole or a.s generally 

 useful. More like Childs's Horticultural than any other pole variety. Pods ek)sely 

 resemble Improved Goddard Bush, differing principally in Hatter shape, longer pod 

 point, and with seeds more separated in pod. 



History. — Introduced in 1885 by the former Aaron Low Seed Company, and origi- 

 nated by a market gardener of Drockton, ^h\ss. 



Illustrnlions. — Dry seeds are ilhistrated on Plate 1, 27; grt>en shell \)ihU on Plate 

 XIX, 2. 



burger's stringless polk. 



Listed by 2 seedsmen. Seeds tested: r.urp(>(>, \900\ A'aughan, 1905. 



Description. — Vine of small growth, of good (•liinl)ing ha1)it, little branched, some- 

 what slender stemmed for a pole l)ean, open in habit, green throughout, very early, 

 of short bearing period, moderately to lightly productive. Leaf medium in size, 

 medium green in color. Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, very long, 

 moderately curved, oval-round through cross section, creasebacked, dark green in 

 color, of coarse surface, extremely brittle, stringless, without liber, of very good 

 quality, fairly free from anthracnose. Green shell pods never tinged or splashed 

 except sometimes with black lines along dorsal and ventral sutures, much depressed 

 on outside between seeds, muc'.i wrinkled, al)out 6:| inches long and tisually contain- 

 ing 8 or 9 seeds somewhat sejiarated in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry seeds 

 large-medium, medium in length, Hattish oval through cross section, generally well 

 rounded at ends, straight or incurved at eye, sliver from pod occasionally attached 

 to eye, solid white. 



Comparison. — New and as yet little known or cultivated. Ranks equally with 

 Kentucky Wonder and White Creaseback as one of the best early varieties for snaps, 

 but is sometimes claimed to be earlier, more productive, longer in bearing, and better 

 in quality than either. Its ab.solute stringlessness certainly makes it superior in 

 quality, and its white seed and solid dark green jjods are also decided merits, but more 

 experiments are necessary before stating whether it is superior, in the other qualities 

 claimed. Habit of vine about same as Kentucky Wonder Pole, but pods most resem- 

 ble White's Prolific, differing principally in solid green color, rounder, straighter, 

 more deeply creasebacked shape, earlier season, and absolute stringlessness. 



History. — First listed in 1903 by Vaughan Seed Company, who state that the variety 

 is of German origin. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate IV, 20; green shell pod and cross 

 section of same resemble Kentucky Wonder Pole (PI. XV, 2, and PI. V, 25, respec- 

 tively), differing principally in smoother, smaller, straighter, and somewhat Hatter 

 shape, besides differing in color of both seed and pod. 



CniLDS's HORTICULTURAL POLE. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seed tested: Childs, 1905. 



Description. — Vines of large growth, of poor climbing habit when young, but doing 

 well when once started, thick stemmed, much Ijranched, wholly green, intermediate 

 to late in season, long in bearing, heavily productive. Leaf medium large in size, 

 dark green in color. Flowers pink. Snap pods uniform in size, long, slightly curved 

 at middle, flat, of somewhat coarse surface, dark green, barely brittle, stringy, some- 

 what tough, of moderate liber, of fair quality, free from anthracnose. Point of pod 

 long and curved. Green shell pods abundantly and distinctly splashed with l^rilliant 

 red, moderately depressed on outside between seeds, about 6| inches long, and usually 



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