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Comparison.— Apparently this is a large podded strain of Jersey. It is 

 about the same in habit of growth but earlier and more productive. The 

 pods are decidedly larger and more curled, but contain the same number 

 of beans. Similar to Large White but decidedly earlier, more vigorous, 

 more productive and has slightly smaller pods. The dry seeds (2.3 x 1.5 

 X .5 cm.) are slightly larger than Jersey and slightly smaller than Large 

 White Next to Leviathan it is the best early sort for home use or market. 

 Plate VI, fig. C3- 



Phaseolus multiflorus, Willd.^ 

 (The Runners) 



This type of bean, of which the Scarlet Runner or Painted 

 Lady is the most famihar example, is grown largely for orna- 

 mental purposes. The white-seeded forms are frequently eaten as 

 green-shell beans. Its nativity is not definitely known, but it is sup- 

 posed to be of tropical American origin. The following description 

 is after Irish (1. c.) : 



" Plant twining. 10-15 ft. high, minutely pubescent, in warm 

 countries perennial with thick tuberous rootstalks, with us annual 

 and with branchy roots; stem slender. Leaflets broadly ovate or 

 obliquely ovate, acuminate, inclining to triangular, 3-4 in. long 

 zjA-^/i in. broad, quite smooth. Blossoms showy, in racemes 

 longer than leaves, white, scarlet, or variegated in different garden 

 varieties. Pods green, oblong, cylindric, varying very much in 

 length, straight or little curved, scabrous, tipped with short stout 

 spur. Seed large, ^-i/i in. long, Vs-ys in. broad, 54-^ in. thick, 

 a little tumid, variously colored. The cotyledons remain below 

 ground when the seed germinates." 



Three dwarf garden varieties have recently been introduced. 



Aroostook Multiflora 



Synonym. — Aroostook Bush Lima. 



Comparison. — A little-known variety of the bush multiflora type. It 

 differs from Barteldes in being about two weeks earlier, more erect in habit 

 and only making about half the growth. The pods are decidedly smaller and 

 much curved. The dry seeds (1.7 x 1.2 x .9 cm.) are decidedly smaller, 

 fatter, and more frequently truncated. Plate V, fig. ^4. 



Barteldes 



Synonym. — Bush Multiflora. 



History. — Introduced in 1890 by F. Barteldes & Co. 



Description. — Plant large, 12 to 14 inches high, of dwarf habit, very 

 spreading, with occasional runners and long flower stalks above foliage, 

 very vigorous, hardy, resistant to disease, late, unproductive. Leaflets 

 medium in size, short, thick, stiff, dark green. Flowers white, very large, 

 very attractive. Green-shell pods large, sYz to 6 inches long, very stout, 



' Phascuhts- multifiorus, DC. Prodr. 2: 392. (1825).— Irish, Mo. Bot. Gard. 

 Rept. 12: 142. (190T). — Bailey Cyclop. Am. Hort. 4: 1294. (1906). 

 Fhaseohts vulgaris multiflorus, Nicholson, Gard. Diet. 



