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Lima Wax « 



Synonym. — • Rogers Lima Wax. 



History. — Originated by Rogers Brothers, Chaumont, N. Y. Introduced 

 in 1896 by several seedsmen. 



Description. — Plant dwarf, with many runner-like branches 8 to 10 inches 

 high, spreading, loose, very vigorous, very hardy, resistant to anthracnose, 

 very late, moderately productive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets small 

 to medium, broad, smooth, flat surface, very light green. Flowers white. 

 Pods medium in size, 4 to 4^/2 inches long, moderately stout, broad, perfectly 

 straight, very flat, lima-like, exceedingly short point, 5 to 6 seeded, depressed 

 between beans, very clear waxy yellow, greenish tinged in the sun, slightly 

 stringy, slightly fibrous, moderately fleshy, brittle, very fine-grained, of fair 

 quality, unattractive. Dry seeds (i x .7 x .6 cm.) oval, prominent hypocotyl, 

 broad-oval in cross section, ivory-white. 



Comparison. — A little-grown variety and a decided novelty. Unpopular 

 owing to its lateness, its spreading habit, its unproductiveness and its un- 

 attractiveness. It is dift'erent from any other variety in shape of pod, being 

 exceedingly straight, very flat and strap-like, or lima-like, and very short- 

 pointed. Plate V, fig. C2; VII, fig. b2; VIII, fig. 10. 



Market Wax 



Confusing names. — Prolific Market, French Market, and Early IMarket 

 are different types from Market Wax. 



History. — Originated in Genesee Co., N. Y., and introduced in 1902 by 

 Peter Flenderson & Co. 



Comparison. — A little-known worthy variety. Somewhat resembles Ward- 

 well, but the plant is not so coarse and sprawling in habit and has smaller 

 lighter colored leaves and slightly shorter, narrower, straighter and longer- 

 pointed pods. The pods are slightly more stringy and lack that backward- 

 bend so characteristic of Wardwell. The dry seeds (1.3S x .8 x .65 cm.) 

 are decidedly different, being oblong-oval in outline and with ends usually 

 rounded, frequently broader at one end than the other, round-oval in cross 

 section, olive-yellow with an indistinct ring around hilum of a darker shade. 

 Plate II, fig. f/ 1 ; VII, fig. bs; VIII, fig. 11. 



Maule Butter 



History. — • Originated with N. B. Keeney & Son, Leroy, N. Y., and intro- 

 duced in 1889 by Wni. Henry Maule. 



Description. — Plant dwarf, with lono- dronpint^- bi-anchcs, low-growing, to 

 to 12 inches high, bushy, moderately vigorous, slightly susceptible to disease, 

 early, moderately productive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets medium 

 in size, broad, thick, coarse, crumpled, rough surface, dark green. Flowers 

 white. Pods large, 5 to sV^ inches long, somewhat variable, very stout, 

 almost straight, bent slightly backwards at stem end, round-broad in cross 

 section, double-barreled, long ill-defined point, five seeded, well filled, dull 

 yellow, point slightly darker in color, strictly stringless, very little fiber in 

 walls, very fleshy, very brittle, moderately fine-grained, of good quality, at- 

 tractive. Dry seeds (1.3 x .85 x .75 cm.) oval in outline, turgid, subcircular 

 iu' cross section, veiny-white with an indistinct dark brown or black eye. 



Comparison. — This variety is similar to Double-barrel, differing as de- 

 scribed under that head. It also resembles Yoscmite, but makes onlv about 

 half the growth of that variety and the leaves arc decidedly smaller and 

 darker in color. The pods also are decidedly smaller, more uniform, 

 straighter and not nearly so stout. It is earlier, less productive, less sus- 

 ceptible to disease and ranks slightlv lower in qualitv than Yoscmite. 

 Plate II, fig. es; VII, fig. &4 : Vltl, fig. 9. 



Monarch 



Historv. — Introduced in 1902 by Darch & Hunter. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 14 to 16 inches high, very erect, very 

 compact, very hardy, moderately resistant to anthracnose, late, productive. 



