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Concord 



Syjwiiyins. — • Tall Sioux, Big Sioux, Hemisphere, October Pole. 



History. — • Originated in Concord, Massachusetts, and said to be a cross 

 between Lazy Wife and Early Horticultural. Introduced about i860. 



Description. — Plant of fairly large growth, climbs well, moderately 

 open, moderately vigorous, slightly susceptible to disease, midseason, 

 moderately productive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets medium in size, 

 very long, very flat smooth surface, medium green. Flowers pinkish, white. 

 Snap pods medium in size, 5 to 5^2 inches long, broad, stout, slightly 

 curved, very flat, moderately long straight point, six-seeded, dark green, 

 stringy, moderately fleshy, tough, moderately coarse-grained, of poor quality, 

 moderately attractive. Green-shell pods much swollen, depressed between 

 beans, very light green, unattractive. Green-shell beans large, streaked 

 with pink, attractive. Dry seeds (1.5 x .95 x .8 cm.) oval in outline, round- 

 oval in cross section, white with the ventral third irregularly marked with 

 buff and dark reddish brown, line of demarkation between white and colored 

 portion distinct, brown ring around hilum. 



Comparison. — A much grown variety in a few localities. Too tough and 

 stringy for snap purposes and not sufficiently attractive for green-shell 

 ])urposes. More like Red Cranberry than any other but with decidedly 

 flatter and more curved pods. Plate III, fig. cz; VII, fig. /no; XV, fig. 7. 



Creaseback 



Synonyms. — -White Creaseback. Best of All Pole, Earliest of All, White 

 Cornfield, Missouri White Corn Field, Southern, Southern Creaseback, Tall 

 July Runner, Fat Horse, Transylvania Butter. 



History.— Has been in cultivation in this country for at least twenty-five 

 years. 



Description.— Flant of small growth, poor climber, compact, moderately 

 vigorous, hardy, very early, moderately productive. Branches wholly green. 

 Leaflets medium to large, regular in shape, medium fiat, moderately smooth 

 surface, medium green. Flowers white. Snap pods medium in size, .t^/ to 

 6 inches long, uniform, moderately slender, slightly curved, round, slightly 

 creasebacked, short curved point, seven to eight-seeded, full between beans, 

 dark green, slightly stringy, slightly fibrous, very fleshy, very brittle, fine- 

 grained, fair quality, good appearance. Green-shell pods double-barreled, 

 sparingly splashed with dull light red. Dry seeds (1.2 x .7 x .55 cm.) 

 oblong or subreniform, ends usually rounded, oval in cross section, ivory- 

 white. 



Comparison. — The stock of this variety is badly mixed. There are 

 plainly two types — the early longer podded type described above and a 

 later, shorter and more curved type. The later type is wholly undesirable 

 and should be avoided in the selection of seed. The strain known in com- 

 merce as Blue Lake Creaseback, is sufficiently different to receive attention 

 under a separate head. The type of Creaseback described above is valuable 

 for its earliness. The best early pole variety for snap purposes. It is more 

 like Scotia than any other, differing as described under that head. Plate 

 V, fig. di. 



Cut Short 



Synonyms. — Corn Hill, Corn Bean, Speckled Cut Short, Red Speckled, 

 Red Cut Short, Speckled Cut Short Corn Bean, Red Speckled Oval Seeded 

 Cut Short Corn Hill. 



History. — Has been in cultivation in this country for at least seventy-five 

 years. 



Description. — -Plant of moderately large growth, climbs poorly, somewhat 

 open, medium in vigor, very hardy, moderately resistant to disease, late, 

 very productive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets small to medium, regular 

 shape, moderately smooth flat surface, medium green. Flowers white. Snap 

 pods very small, zVi to 4 inches long, stout, straight, flat, short well-defined 



