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Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, very small, 8 to lo inches high, erect, 

 compact, weak, subject to disease, extremely early, unproductive. Branches 

 purplish at the nodes. Leaflets medium in size, broad, crumpled, rough, 

 medium green. Flowers pink. Pods medium in size, 4 to 4J/2 inches long, 

 moderately stout, regularly curved, frequently bent sideways, round in cross 

 section, stout ill-defined point, six-seeded, clear yellow, stringless, tender, 

 fleshy, brittle, fine-grained, of good quality, attractive. Dry seeds (1.5 x .75 

 X .6 cm.) usually reniform, occasionally oblong, truncated ends, subcircular 

 in cross section, dull black. 



Comparison. — This variety is valuable only for its extreme earliness. 

 Undoubtedly the earliest garden variety. It is a poor grower and altogether 

 too weak and too susceptible to disease for main crop purposes. It is more 

 like Valentine Wax than any other, difl'ering as described under that head. 

 Plate IV, fig. as; VII, fig. a2; VIII, fig. 3- 



Crystal Wax 



Synoiiyiiis. — Crystal White Wax, Cabbage, Silver, Ivory Pod. 



History. — Listed by American seedsmen as early as 1886. 



Coviparisou. — Of little value and rapidly going out of commerce. A 

 strictly dwarf plant of upright compact habit with extremely small, much 

 curved, twisted, silver colored pods. The dry seeds (i x .55 x .5 cm.) are 

 verj'' small, oblong, subcircular in cross section, and pure white. The type 

 known as Silver has more oval-shaped seed, almost identical with Navy Pea. 

 The similarity in seed of these two sorts has led to the frequent mixing of 

 the field variety with silver-podded stocks. It is partly due to this fact that 

 the variety has been dropped from the seed lists. The Crystal type, in view 

 of its more elongated seeds, is preferred in that the stock is not so easily 

 mixed with the easier grown field sorts. Plate V, fig. c^i; VII, fig. 03; 

 VIII, fig. 2. 



CURRIE 



Synonyms. — Currie's Rust Proof, Currie's Black Wax, Currie's Rust Proof 

 Black Wax, California Black Wax, Eldorado, Golden Butter, Admiral Togo. 



History. — • Originated with Pagenkoff Bros., near Milwaukee, who assert 

 that it is a sport of Golden Wax. Introduced in 1889 by Currie Bros. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 12 to 14 inches high, erect, compact, 

 moderately vigorous, susceptible to disease, very early, productive. Branches 

 purplish, especially at the nodes. Leaflets medium in size, long, slightly 

 crumpled, rough surface, medium green. Flowers pink. Pods large, 5^ 

 to 6 inches long, stout, very straight, oval-flat in cross section, well-defined 

 point of medium length, uniformly six-seeded, very bright yellow becoming 

 purplish tinged at the green-shell stage, decidedly stringy, fibrous, fleshy, 

 moderately brittle, coarse-grained, of poor quality, attractive. Dry seeds 

 (1.5 X .8 X .7 cm.) oblong or subreniform, frequently truncated at one end, 

 round-oval in cross sectien, shining-black. 



Comparison. — This variety is more like Davis than any other, differing 

 chiefly in being slightly earlier, in making a slightly smaller growth and in 

 having colored stems, slightly smaller leaves and shorter and less flat pods. 

 The pods also lack the uniformity in shape and color so characteristic of 

 Davis. In regard to susceptibility to disease, vigor and productiveness, it 

 is about the same as Davis. Plate IV, fig. bi. 



Davis 



Synony}ns.— Davis White Wax, Davis Kidney Wax, King of the Wax, 

 Dwarf White Wax Stringless, Elgin White Wonder, Prolific Everbearing 

 Ru^t Proof, Venturia Wonder, Tait's New White Wax. 



History. — -Originated with Eugene Davis, Grand Rapids, Mich., and intro- 

 duced in 1895 by several seedsmen. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 13 to 15 inches high, erect, compact, 

 stocky, moderately vigorous, susceptible to disease, early, productive. 



