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Comparison. — A standard varioty of th(> Ignited States, but not one of the twelve 

 most largely grown liush sorts. Formerly one of the principal garden varieties, but 

 now largely re]ilaeed by ])etter sorts. Decidedly too tough podded for good snaps, l)ut 

 on account of hardine.'^s, reliability, and uniform, attractive jnxls it is still growni in 

 some sections both for snaps and green shell beans. General usefulness and value 

 about the same as Mohawk, Long Yellow Six Weeks, and Improved Y(41ow Eye, 

 while in appearance of pod it is most like Round Yellow Six \\'eeks and Improved 

 Yellow Eye, differing from the former principally in color and shape of seed, and 

 longer, slenderer pods, which are quite stringy. 



History. — One of the oldest of existing American sorts and cultivated in this country 

 at lea.st since 1800. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 15, and snap pods on Plate XI, 2. 



CREAM VALENTINE. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Henderson 1897, 1902, 1903, 1905. 



Description. — Plant mediimi in size, very erect, without runners or spreading 

 branches, somewhat slender stemmed, green throughout, early, of moderate b(>aring 

 period, moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color, and very 

 narrow across leaflets. Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, of medium length, 

 curved, round-broad through cross section, deeply crease! )acked, medium green, 

 extremely brittle, stringy, of inappreciable fiber, of good quality, fairly free from 

 anthracnose. Point of pod long and slightly curved. Green shell pods borne ex- 

 tremely high on plant and mostly above foliage, never splashed or colored, some- 

 what depressed on outside between seeds, about 4| inches long and usually containing 

 5 or 6 seeds very crowded in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry seeds medium in 

 size, slender, roundish through cross section, decidedly truncate at ends, straight at 

 eye, irregular in shape, twisted, depressed or bulged out in places, solid medium ecru 

 in color, with minute brownish yellow area around eye. 



Comparison. — Little planted and unimportant. Differs from Red Valentine only 

 in color of seed and less in being productive. 



Confusing names.— Black Valentine, Browii Speckled Valentine, Giant Valentine, 

 Red Valentine, Wliite Valentine, all of which are very different from Cream Valentine. 



History. — Introduced in 1897 by Peter Henderson & Co., who write that the 

 variety originated in Genesee County, N. Y. 



Illnstrations. — Seeds are shown on Plate III, 14; snap pods are same as represented 

 for Red Valentine (PL VII, 3); cross sections of snap pods are similar to Burpee's 

 Stringless Green Pod (PL V, 13); differing principally in smaller size and broader 

 shape. 



CRIMSON BEAUTY. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Ford, 1904, 1905. 



Description. — Plant large, very erect, with long stem holding plant well up from 

 ground, without runners or spreading branches, thick stemmed, green throughout, 

 early-intermediate in season, long to moderate in bearing period, heavily to moder- 

 ately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color. Flowers light pink. 

 Snap pods very uniform in size, long, very straight, flat, dark green, of much fiber, 

 tough, very stringy, of poor quality, free from anthracnose. Point of pod medium 

 in length and slightly curved. Green shell pods borne Ijoth above and below foliage, 

 abundantly splashed with brilliant red, moderately depressed between seeds, about 

 6| inches long and usually containing G. seeds fairly close in pod. Dry pods easy to 

 thrash. Dry seeds large, oval through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, 

 generally straight at eye, pale buff in color, freely splashed with purplish red. 



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