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Comparison. — A little-known, large, coarse-podded, unproductive variety. 

 More suitable for green-shell purposes than for snaps. It is more like Ken- 

 tucky Wonder than any other, but with immensely larger, slightly straighter, 

 smoother, more crease-backed, purplish tinged, eight to nine-seeded pods. At 

 the green-shell stage the pods are decidedly double-barreled, splashed with 

 dull red and with very largo beans. The dry seeds (1.75 x .7 x .6_cm.) are 

 oblong-elliptical, lop-sided, oval in cross section, grayish drab with longi- 

 tudinal stripes, a few specks and a ring around the hilum of very dark 

 brown or black. Plate III, fig. b2; VII, lig. ig; XIV, fig. ?■ 



White Prolific 



Synonyms. — 'Noxall, Noxall Prolific Green Pod. Rhode Island Butter. 



Confusim names.— Vow tWs Prolific and Southern Prolific are different 

 types from White Prolific. 



History. — Has been grown in this country under the names of Rhode 

 Island Butter and White's Prolific for at least forty years. Reinti educed 

 under the name of Noxall in 1902 by Wm. Henry Maule. 



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

 very vigorous, slightly susceptible to disease, midseason, very productive. 

 Branches wholly green. Leaflets large, regular, slightly crumpled, rough 

 surface, medium green. Snap pods uniformly large, 6V2 to 7^^ inches long, 

 moderately stout, much curved, slightly zig-zag, flat-oval in cross section, 

 creasebacked, slightly depressed between beans, long curved point, seven to 

 eight-seeded, medium green, stringy, slightly fibrous, very fleshy, very brittle, 

 moderately coarse-grained, of g-ood quality, attractive. Green-shell pods 

 verv much depressed between beans, shell out easily, splashed and tinged 

 witii dull red, attractive. Green-shell beans large, attractive. _ Dry seeds 

 (1.7 x .95 x .6 cm.) oblong, rounded ends, oval in cross section, pinkish 

 fawn, irregularly marked with metallic brown, light brown ring around 

 hilum. 



Comparison. — A little-known but promising variety for home use. More 

 like Burger Stringless than any other, differing as noted under that head. 

 It is undoubtedly hardier, more vigorous and more productive than that 

 variety. Very suitable for both snap and green-shell purposes. Some 

 plants have a tendency X^ produce decidedly flat pods. Plate III, fig. &5 ; 

 VII, fig. fio; XVI, fig. 4- 



White Seeded Butter. 



Comparison.— This, variety is very similar to Burger Stringless. The 

 habit of plant and character of foliage is the same. The pods also are very 

 similar, but are larger, slightly flatter, straighter and decidedly stringy and 

 tough. The dry_ seeds (1.6 x .8.S x .55 cm.) are the same in shape and 

 color but are uniformly larger. Plate V, fig. ct,. 



White Sickle 



Synonym. — White Wonder. 



History. — Has been in cultivation for about thirty years, but listed only 

 since 1882, when it was introduced by Richard Frotscher Company. 



Description. — Plant of very large growth, climbs moderately well, mod- 

 erately compact, vigorous, slightly susceptible to disease, very late, productive. 

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

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

 medium in size, 7 to 9 inches long, extremely slender, much curved near 

 tip, frequently twisted, zig-zag along dorsal suture, double-barreled, almost 

 square in cross section, very long slender point, eight to nine-seeded, rough 

 surface, dark green, stringless when young, stringy when full grown, very 

 little fiber, very brittle, very fine-grained, of good quality, unattractive. Dry 

 seeds (1.5 x .6 x .5 cm.) elliptical in outline, lop-sided, round-oval in cross 

 section, surface somewhat wrinkled, ivory-white. 



