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plants of White Sickle. The habit of growth and other plant characters are 

 the same. The pods dififer in being slightly larger, less round, tough, de- 

 cidedly more stringy and in having a brown line along the dorsal and ventral 

 sutures. The pods are also decidedly zig-zag, but are seldom twisted like 

 White Sickle. Occasional pods have a light strip on each side extending 

 from stem to tip. The dry seeds (1.4 x .7 x .5 cm.) are distinctly reniform, 

 with a depressed hilum, oval in cross section, ivory-white. It is too tough 

 for snap purposes and of little value for green-shell purposes. In Ohio 

 it is used extensively for pickling and in some sections for planting with 

 corn. It is in no way superior to White Sickle. Plate V, fig. I'S ; VII, 

 fig. iy; XIV, fig. 9. 



Scotia 



History. — Introduced in 1892 by Jos. Harris Company, who state that it 

 originated in Eastern New York. 



Description. — Plant large, climbs moderately well, compact, vigorous, 

 slightly purplish tinged, slightly susceptible to disease, midseason, productive. 

 Leaflets moderately small, regular in shape, flat, smooth surface, dark green. 

 Flowers pink. Snap pods large, 6J/2 to 7 inches long, very stout, perfectly 

 straight or slightly bent backwards at stem end, round in cross section, crease- 

 backed, short curved point, well filled, eight to ten-seeded, dark green, 

 smooth, glossy surface, slightly stringy, slightly fibrous, very fleshy, very 

 brittle, fine-grained, of good qaulity, attractive. Green-shell pods decidedly 

 tinged and splashed with purple. Dry seeds (1.3 x .75 x .55 cm.) oblong or 

 subreniform, rounded ends, oval in cross section, gray drab, with longitudinal 

 black stripes, light brown ring around the hilum. 



Coii'parison. — A little-known but valuable variety for home use or mar- 

 ket. Undoubtedly the best midseason green podded sort for snap purposes. 

 The pods remain in snap condilion longer than any other variety. More like 

 Creaseback than any other, difl^ering from it mainly in having decidedly 

 larger, straighter and more creasebacked pods. At the green-shell stage, 

 however, the pods are less creasebacked than that variety and are more 

 highly tinged and splashed with purple. It is 12 days later than Crease- 

 back, but decidely more productive and attractive. Plate III, fig. 05; VII, 

 fig. iS; XIV, fig. I. 



Southern Prolific 



Synonym.— Willing's Pride. 



History. — Introduced in 1872 by D. Landreth & Sons. 



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

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

 Branches slightly purplish tinged at the joints. Leaflets small, regular, flat, 

 smooth surface, dark green. Flowers white. Snap pods small to medium, 

 5 to 6 inches long, slender, very slightly curved, flat in cross section, short 

 curved point, eight to ten-seeded, dull grayish green, very stringy, fibrous, 

 very tough, moderately fine-grained, of poor quality, unattractive. Dry seeds 

 (1.3 X .7 X .55 cm.) short-oblong, ends frequently truncated, mottled coffee- 

 brown. 



Comparison. — Valuable only for its productiveness. Pods are too tough 

 and stringy for snap purposes and the beans are too small for green-shell 

 purposes. The Southern Prolific, so popular twenty or thirty years ago, was 

 a far different type from that described above, and that which is to-day 

 known in commerce by that name. The original type was a fleshy, tender 

 podded sort of excellent quality for snap purposes. Plate III, fig. ci. 



Tennessee Wonder 



Synonym. — ■ Holme's Improved Sickle. 



Confusing names. — Tennessee Green Pod, Kentucky Wonder, Canadian 

 Wonder, Newington Wonder, Missouri Wonder, and Wonder of France are 

 all different from Tennessee Wonder. 



History. — Introduced in 1902 by D. Landreth & Sons. 



