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Branches wholly green. Leaflets large, long, flat, smooth svirface, dark 

 green. Flowers white. Pods large, 5 to sJ.^ inches long, very stout, very 

 straight, stem end slightl}' bent backwards, slightly clavate, flat-oval in cross 

 section, short stout ill-defined point, 5 to 6 seeded, deeply depressed along 

 dorsal margin, very clear waxy yellow, point slightly darker, strictly string- 

 less, almost free from fiber, very fleshy, brittle, fine-grained, of good quality, 

 very attractive. Dry seeds (1.6 x .9 x .6 cm.) reniform, broadly rounded 

 ends, oval in cross section, veiny-white with a dark brown prolongated eye 

 and a few specks, the brown markings sometimes intermixed with a lighter 

 shade. 



Comparison. — -Very distinct in pod and plant. It is perhaps more like 

 Golden Wax than any other, but makes a decidedly larger growth and is 

 very much later in season. The pods differ in being perfectly straight, de- 

 cidedly longer, stouter, lighter in color and with characteristic depressions 

 along the dorsal margin. An excellent late variety for home use or market. 

 Plate II, fig. A; VII, fig. 65; VIII, fig. 7. 



Pencil Pen Black Wax 



Synonytus. — Pencil Pod, Giant Stringless Wax, Golden Scimitar. 



Confusinfi name. — Livingston's Pencil Pod is an entirely different type 

 from Pencil Pod Black Wax. 



History. — A selection of Black Wax by N. B. Keeney & Son, Leroy, N. Y. 

 Introduced in 1900 by Johnson & Stokes. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 12 to 14 inches high, somewhat sprawl- 

 ing, open, vigorous, lightly susceptible to disease, early, productive. Branches 

 purplish tinged. Leaflets large, broad, thick, crumpled, rough surface, medi- 

 um green. Flowers pink. Pods large, 5^-4 to 6 inches long, slender, curved 

 near the tip and backwards at stem end (scimitar-shaped), round in cross 

 section, crease-backed, stout ill-defined point of medium length, seven-seeded, 

 well filled, very clear yellow, point slightly darker, strictly stringless, free 

 from fiber, fleshy, very brittle, exceedingly fine-grained, of excellent quality, 

 attractive. Dry seeds (1.5 x .7 x .6 cm.) oblong, abruptly rounded or trun- 

 cated ends, subcircular in cross section, shining- black. 



Comparison. — This variety resembles Round Pod Kidney differing as 

 described under that head. Compared with German Black Wax, the pods 

 are slightly longer, slightly straightcr, more slender and somewhat lighter 

 in color. It is probably the best of the Black Wax group. Suitable for 

 home use or market. Plate IV, fig. b^; VII, fi.g. /'6 ; VIII, fig. 12. 



Perfection 



Synonyms. — Burpee's Perfection, McKenzie's Perfection. 



History. — Said to be a cross between Scarlet and Purple Flageolet. Orig- 

 inated with A. H. Ainsley, Milo Center, N. Y. and introduced in 1887 by 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 



Comparison. — This variety is the same as Flageolet Wax except in color 

 of drv seeds, which are dark seal-brown witii a purplish tinge. Plate II, 

 fig. fi; VII, fig. fl6; VIII, fig. 6. 



Prolific Black Wax 



Synonyms. — Butter Stringless, Improved Prolific Black Wax. Cylinder 

 Pod, Cylinder Black Wax. Henderson's Improved Black Wax. 



Confusing names. — Challenge Black Wax. German Black Wax and Pencil 

 Pod Black Wax are different types from Prolific Black Wax. 



History.- — ■ A selection from German Black Wax by N. B. Keeney & 

 Son, Leroy, N. Y. Introduced as Prolific German Black Wax by several 

 seedsmen in 1888. 



Comparison. — A well-known variety. Very similar to Gej-nian Black Wax, 

 dift'ering principally in liavim; slightly smaller, slightly straighter and more 

 slender pods and with a reddish line along the dorsal and ventral sutures 



