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Jones Stringless 



Syiiojiyms.— Jones Stringless Roiiiul-pod, Slringless While- Seeded Rinind- 

 Pod, Jones" White Stringless. 



Confusing names. — Stringless Green Pod, Giant Stringless Green Pod, 

 Grenell^ Stringless and Stringless Refugee Wax are all different types from 

 Jones Stringless. 



History. — Originated by A. N. Jones, Leroy, N. Y. Introduced in 1898 

 by several seedsmen. Said to be a cross between Yosemite and some other 

 wax-podded sort. 



Comparison. — Differs from German Black Wax only in having white 

 flowers, smaller and more pointed leaves, slightly smaller pods and decidedly 

 smaller white seed. The dry seeds (1.2 x .75 x .6 cm.) are short-oblong, 

 abruptly rounded at the ends, round-oval in cross section and veiny-white. 

 It is about the same in season and susceptibility to disease, but slightly less 

 productive. Except for its white seed, which is sometimes considered an 

 advantage for snap purposes, this variety is in no way superior to German 

 Black Wax. Plate V, fig. bs. 



Keexey Rustless 



Synonyms. — Keency, Rustless Golden Wax, Keeney's Rustless Golden 

 Wax. 



History. — Originated by N. B. Keeney & Son, Leroy, N. Y., who claim 

 that it is a sport of Golden Wax. Introduced in 1895 by several seedsmen. 



Description. — Plant dwarf, 12 to 14 inches high, with long tendril-like 

 fruit-stalks, spreading, very vigorous, very hardy, very resistant to anthrac- 

 nose, midseason, extremely productive, continuous bearer. Branches wholly 

 green. Leaflets small to medium, regular in shape, thin, flat smooth surface, 

 light grayish green. Flowers white. Pods uniforndy large, ^l^ to 5 inches 

 long, stout, straight, oval-flat in cross section, slightly depressed between 

 beans, short well-defined point, quite uniformly six-seeded, clear bright 

 yellow, strictly stringless, free from fiber, fleshy, very brittle, very fine- 

 grained, of good quality, attractive. Dry seeds (1.35 x .8 x .75 cm.) short- 

 oblong or oval, ends very abruptly rounded or truncated, subcircular to 

 circular in cross section, veiny-white on dorsal half and irregularly marked 

 with pinkish fawn and purple on ventral half. 



Comparison. — Well known, but little grown. Its unpopularity is probably 

 due to its running habit. Valuable for its productiveness, disease resistance, 

 vigor and attractive tender pods. It is more like Golden Wax than any 

 other. The habit of growth, however, is decidedly different, being more 

 vigorous, more spreading and with smaller, decidedly narrower, thinner, 

 smoother and lighter colored leaves. The pods are uniformly larger and 

 flatter. It is undoubtedly a more profitable variety than either Golden Wax 

 or Improved Golden Wax. Probablv the best flat-podded wax sort for main 

 crop. Plate II, fig. r2 ; VII, fig. ?'i ; IX, fig. 4. 



Leoparp 



History. — Introduced in 1905 by S. F. Leonard. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 8 to 10 inches high, very compact, 

 bushy, lacking in vigor and hardiness, late, productive. Branches wholly 

 green. Leaflets medium in size, broad, rough surface, very dark green. 

 Flowers light pink. Pods medium in size, 4!/^ to 5 inches long, very stout, 

 thick, slightly curved, flat-oval in cross section, thick well-defined point of 

 medium length, five-seeded, clear yellow slightly tinged with green, strictly 

 stringless. with little fiber, extremely fleshy, very brittle, moderately fine- 

 grained, fair in quality, unattractive. Dry seeds (1.35 x .9 x .75 cm.) oval 

 in outline, flatfish, broad-oval in cross section, ding\--whitc with the ventral 

 Tialf and several spots on the dorsal half very dark seal-brown or black. 



Comparison. — A little-known variety. Too late and not sufficiently vigor- 

 ous, productive, nor attractive to be of value. Plate III, fig. (72. 



