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recommended. As an early market sort Creaseback is more desirable. It 

 is about a week later than Creaseback and has decidedly longer and more 

 curved pods. It is more like Tennessee Wonder than any other, differing 

 as noted under that head. Plate HI. fig. In; VII. fig. is; XV, fig. 4. 



Lazy Wife 



Synonyjiis.— White Cranberry, White Cherry, Maryland White Pole, 

 Sophie. 



History. — Has been grown in this country for at least a century. 



Description. — Plant of large growth, climbs poorly, moderately compact, 

 moderately vigorous, slightly susceptible to disease, very late, productive. 

 Branches wholly green. Leaflets small, long, narrow, thick, crumpled, mod- 

 erately smooth surface, medium green. Flowers white. Snap pods medium 

 to large, 5 to 6 inches long, broad, straight or slightly curved backward, 

 very flat, very much depressed between beans, short straight point, seven to 

 eight-seeded, medium green, stringless, very little fiber, fleshy, very brittle, 

 very fine-grained, of excellent quality, attractive. Green-shell pods exceed- 

 ingly depressed between beans, wholly green in color. Green-shell beans 

 large, round, pale green, ver}^ attractive. Dry seeds (i.i x .9 x .8 cm.) 

 oval to subcircular in outline, subglobular, ivory-white. 



Comparison. — A well-known variety. Known in many localities as White 

 Cranberry. It is especially valuable for its stringless pods of high quality. 

 Although recommended especially for home use, both for snap and green- 

 shell purposes, it is probably tlie best general purpose late variety for market. 

 It is more like Arlington Red Cranberry than any other, but differs from it 

 in being very much earlier in season and in having larger and flatter pods. 

 Plate V, fig. dA; VII, fig. i^, XVI, fig. /• 



London Horticultural 



Synonyms. — Horticultural Pole, Speckled Cranberry, ITorticultural Cran- 

 berr}'. Wren's Egg. 



Confnsing names. — Early Horticultural, Childs Horticultural, King Horti- 

 cultural, and Mammoth Horticultural are different types from London 

 Horticultural. 



History. — Has been in cultivation in this country for at least forty years. 



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

 vigorous, hardy, slightly susceptible to disease, late, productive. Branches 

 wholly green. Leaflets medium in size, long-pointed, very flat, smooth 

 surface, dark green. Flowers pink. Snap pods medium to large, 5^ to 6 

 inches long, stout, straight, flat, straight point of medium length, depressed 

 between beans, six to seven-seeded, dark green slightly splashed with dull red, 

 stringless, slightly fibrous, fleshy, brittle, coarse-grained, of good quality, 

 attractive. Green-shell pods much depressed between beans, oval in cross 

 section, splashed with bright red, attractive. Dry seeds (1.3 x .95 x .85 cm.) 

 oval in outline, subcircular in cross section, pinkish fawn irregularly spotted 

 and streaked with deep red, brownish ring around hilum. 



Comparison. — Compared with Early Horticultural the pods are slightly 

 shorter, narrower, and not nearly so flat. The most productive and the 

 best for general use of the Horticultural class. Suitable for both snap and 

 green-shell purr)oses. Plate III, fig /"i ; VII, fig. /5 ; XV, fig. 5. 



Missouri Wonder 



Confusing names. — Canadian Wonder, Kentucky Wonder, Black Kentucky 

 Wonder, Kentuckv Wonder Wax. Tennessee Wonder. Ncwington Wonder, 

 and Wonder of France are all different types from Missouri Wonder. 



History. — Introduced in 190.^ by several seedsmen. 



Description. — Plant large, climbs well, branchy, medium in vigor, resistant 

 to disease, late, very productive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets medium 

 in size, moderately broad, slightly crumpled, rough surface, medium 



