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depressed between beans, well filled, stout ill-defined point of medium length, 

 5 to 6 seeded, deep yellow, stringless, fleshy, brittle, fine-grained, of good 

 quality, attractive. Dry seeds (1.05 x .75 x .65 cm.) oval, frequently with 

 truncated ends, slightly flattened, round-oval in cross section, ochraceou.s 

 brown, narrow ring around hilum of a slightly darker shade. 



Comparison. — -Very little known in this country, but is grown to some 

 extent in Canada. A valuable variety under favorable conditions. It is 

 more like Improved Golden Wax than any, but entirely different. Suitable 

 for either home use or for a market requiring a bean of the Golden Wax 

 type. Plate III, fig. 03; VII, fig. a8; IX, fig. 6. 



Golden Crown 



History. — Introduced in 1899 by the originator, A. N. Jones, Leroy, N. Y., 

 and said to be a cross between Yosemite and Ivory Pod. 



Confusing names. — Golden Wax, Improved Golden Wax, Rustless Golden 

 Wax, Golden-Eyed Wax, Golden Beauty, Golden Refugee. Golden Champion 

 and Golden Cluster are all different types from Golden Crown. 



Comparison. — This variety resembles German Black Wax, differing chiefly 

 in its slightly smaller growth, in the absence of purplish coloring on the 

 stems and in having slightly smaller and more regularly curved pods and 

 dingy white seeds. The seeds (1.4 x .8 .x .7 cm.) are also slightly larger and 

 more turgid. Except for its white colored seed, which is sometimes con- 

 sidered an advantage with beans used for snap purposes, this variety is in 

 no way superior to German Black Wax. Plate V, fig. bj,. 



GOLDEN-EVED WaX 



Synonyms. — Boston Yellow Eye, Boston Dwarf Wax, Sunshine. 



History. — Originated by W. J. Bartlett, Oshawa, Canada, and introduced 

 in 1889 by the late Aaron Low, Essex, Mass. 



Comparison. — Except for being a few days earlier and for having slightly 

 smaller, brighter colored and slightly less fibrous pods and yellow-eyed seed, 

 this variety is the same as Imperial. Too tough and stringy for home use 

 and not sufticiently attractive for market. Plate II, fig. ^4. 



Golden Wax 



Synonyms. — York Dwarf Wax, Pink-Eyed Wax, Isbell's New Golden 

 Butter Wax, Cream Wax. 



Confusing names. — Improved Golden Wax, Keeney's Rustless Golden 

 Wax, Golden-Eyed Wax, Golden Crown, Golden Beauty, Golden Refugee, 

 Golden Champion, and Golden Cluster are all different from Golden Wax. 



History. — Introduced as York Dwarf Wax in 1871 by Jas. J. H. Gregory 

 & Son, and as Golden Wax in 1876 by D. JNI. Ferry & Co. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 10 to 12 inches high, erect, compact, 

 stocky, moderately vigorous, susceptible to disease, early, moderately pro- 

 ductive. Branches green throughout. Leaflets large, very broad, flat, smooth 

 surface, medium green. Flowers white. Pods medium in size, about five 

 inches long, very stout, straight or slightly curved, oval in cross section, 

 short ill-defined point, 5 to 6 seeded, bright yellow with a greenish tinge, 

 point slightly darker, stringless, slightly fibrous, fleshy, brittle, moderately 

 coarse-grained, of fair quality, moderately attractive. Dry seeds (1.25 x .8 

 X .65 cm.) short-oblong, abruptly rounded ends, round-oval in cross section, 

 dorsal half white and ventral half irregularly marked with fawn and magenta 

 or light purple. 



Comparison. — A well-known and fairly reliable wax-podded sort. It is 

 not sufficiently vigorous, resistant to disease, nor productive to be generally 

 recommended. It differs from Improved Golden Wax and Rustless Golden 

 Wax as described under these heads. Plate II, fig. ^3 ; Vtl. fig. (19. 



