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HoDSON Wax 



Synonym. — Tlodson Long- Podded Wax. 



History. — Introduced in igo2 by Harvey Seed Company. 



Cotnparison. — Except for being yellow podded it is the same as Hodson 

 Green Pod. A little-known variety, but worthy of au' extended trial. Pl 

 is extremely vigorous, very hardy, enormously productive and thoroughly 

 reliable. Peculiar for its very large, gently curved, attractive wax pods. 

 Its pods are most like Davis, but decidedly larger. Too tough for home 

 use and too late for a general purpose variety. Very suitable for distant 

 markets. A good foundation stock for breeding purposes. Plate II, fig. 02. 



Horticultural Wax 



History. — Introduced in 1896 by W. W. Rawson & Co., who state that it 

 is a cross between Golden Wax and Dwarf Horticultural. 



Comparison. — A little-known and rarely planted variety. It is perhaps 

 more like Imperial than any other, being about the same in habit, but with 

 thicker, deeper yellow pods. Compared with Wardwell the plant is more 

 upright and not so coarse in habit. The pods are slightly shorter, thicker, 

 straight at stem end, longer-pointed, decidedly more stringy and fibrous. 

 The pods at the green-shell stage are well-filled, much swollen with the 

 beans, never colored nor splashed. The dry seeds (1.4 x .85 x .65 cm.) are 

 broad-oblong, ends very abruptly rounded and frequently truncated, oval 

 in cross section, irregularly marked with deep red and pinkish fawn. Too 

 tough for snap purposes and less productive than the green podded Horti- 

 cultural type. Plate II, fig. g2; VII, fig. aio. 



Imperial 



.Synonxms. — Allen's Imperial, Imperial Golden Wax, Salzer's Earliest 

 Wax. 



History. — Originated and introduced about 1890 by John H. Allan Seed 

 Company. 



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

 open, vigorous, hardy, moderately resistant to disease, midseason, moderately 

 productive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets large, broad, slightly crumpled, 

 rough surface, medium green. Flowers white. Pods large, 5^ to 6 inches 

 long, stout, almost straight, flat, long well-defined point, .s to 6 seeded, some- 

 what depressed between beans, very light dull yellow with a decided green- 

 ish tinge, point decidedly darker, stringy, fibrous, tough, coarse-grained, poor 

 in quality, unattractive. Dry seeds (1.5 x .85 x .6.=^ cm.) reniform, ends 

 usually rounded, broad-oval in cross section, veiny-white with a distinct, 

 frequently prolongated, chocolate-brown eye. 



Comparison. — A little grown variety. Too tough and not sufficiently pro- 

 ductive or attractive to be of value. Plate II, fig. §3. 



Improved Golden Wax 



Synonyms. — Golden Jersey, Earliest Wax, Green's Golden German, Im- 

 proved Rust Proof Golden Wax, Grenell's Improved Golden Wax, Gren- 

 ell's Improved Rust-Proof Golden Wax, New York Golden Wax. 



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

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

 pion, and Golden Cluster are all different types from Improved Golden Wax. 



History. — A selection of Golden Wax by W. H. Grenell, Picrrepont 

 Manor, N. Y. Introduced about 1884. 



Comparison. — This variety closely resembles Golden Wax, differing only 

 in having slightly stouter, flatter, straighter and longer-pointed pods. The 

 dry seeds, while the same in size and shape, arc diR'erent in color, being 

 brownish niarked instead of purplish. If there is any difference in the 

 season, Golden Wax is the earlier. Plate II, fig. J4. 



