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point, six to eight-seeded, light green, stringy, slightly fibrous, moderately 

 fleshy, moderately brittle, fine-grained, poor quality, unattractive. Green- 

 shell pods are very stout, almost round, much depressed between beans, 

 reddish tinged. Beans very much crowded in pod, and shell out easily. 

 Dry seeds (.9 x .9 x .7 cm.) almost square (corn-shaped), ends decidedly 

 truncated, oval in cross section, light fawn, blotched and finely specked 

 with dark red. 



Comparison. — A popular variety in some localities. It is more valuable 

 for snap than for green-shell purposes. If gathered young it is tender. 

 It is too small, however, for general market purposes. Plate III, fig. i'3 ; 

 VII, fig. u; XI, fig. II. 



Early Horticultural 



Synonyniis. — Early Pole Horticultural, Extra Early Horticultural. 



Confusing names. — Childs Horticultural, London Horticultural, King 

 Horticultural and Mammoth Horticultural arc different from Early Horti- 

 cultural. 



History. — Introduced in 1902 by Ross Brothers. No longer listed by 

 American seedsmen. 



Description. — Plant of medium growth, climbs moderately well, open, 

 fruit exposed, medium in vigor, slightly susceptible to disease, early, unpro- 

 ductive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets medium in size, long, very flat, 

 smooth surface, dark green. Flowers white. Snap pods large, 5 to 5^ 

 inches long, very broad, stout, straight, very flat, long straight point, uni- 

 formly five-seeded, dark green, splashed with bright red in the sun, strictly 

 stringless, slightly fibrous, moderately brittle, coarse-grained, of poor quality, 

 unattractive. Green-shell pods very broad, much depressed between beans, 

 light greenish yellow, much splashed with bright red, shell out with diffi- 

 culty, attractive. Green-shell beans large, streaked with pink, attractive. 

 Dry seeds (1.4 x 1.5 x .8 cm.) oval in outline, oval in cross section, light 

 fawn, irregularly spotted and streaked with dark red and with a brown ring 

 around hilum. 



Comparison. — A little-known variety outside of New England. Not suffi- 

 ciently productive nor vigorous to be of much value. While the pods are 

 not stringy they are decidedly coarse-grained and lacking in quality as 

 snaps. Suitable for green-shcU purposes, but because of their stringless 

 nature, very difficult to shell out. Plate III, fig. ^3 ; VII, fig. h?. 



Kentucky Wonder 



Synonyms. — Old Homestead, Improved Old Homestead. Improved Ken- 

 tucky Wonder, American Sickle, Texas Prolific, Eastern Wonder, Georgia 

 Monstrous, Monstrous Podded Southern Prolific, Seek-No-Further. 



Confusins. names. — Black Kentucky Wonder, Kentucky Wonder Wax, 

 Canadian Wonder, Newington Wonder, Tennessee Wonder, Missouri Won- 

 der, and Wonder of France are all different from Kentucky Wonder. 



History. — • Introduced in 1877 by Jas. J. H. Gregory & Son. 



Description. — Plant of medium growth, climbs well, moderately open, 

 medium, in vigor, susceptible to disease, early, moderately productive. 

 Branches wholly green. Leaflets medium in size, regular in shape, mod- 

 erately flat smooth surface, medium green in color. Flowers white. Snap 

 pods large, 7 to 9 inches long, very slender, decidedly curved, S-shaped, 

 round, crease-backed, wrinkled, rough, short curved point, eight to ten- 

 seeded, medium green, sliglitly stringy, tender, fleshy, brittle, moderately 

 fine-grained, of good quality, unattractive. Green-shell pods slightly double- 

 barreled, much constricted between beans, decidedly wrinkled, shell out with 

 some difficulty, wholly green. Green-shell beans medium in size, unattractive. 

 Dry seeds (1.6 x .7 x .55 cm.) oblong or subreniform, rounded ends, oval 

 in cross section, mottled olive-brown or brown-drab. 



Comparison. — ■ A well-known and the most generally cultivated pole va- 

 riety. It is not sufficiently productive, attractive nor resistant to be generally 



