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rough surface, very dark green. Flowers light pink. Pods small to medium, 

 about 4 inches long, moderately stout, slightly curved, almost round in 

 cross section, depressed betw^een beans, short well-defined point, uniformly 

 six-seeded, dull yellow, stringy, very little fiber, fleshy, brittle, fine-grained, 

 fair quality, attractive. Dry seeds (1.5 x .75 x .65 cm.) oblong, abruptly 

 rounded ends, slightly flattened, subcircular in cross section, ochraceous 

 brown irregularly spotted and streaked with black or very dark seal-brown. 

 Comparison. — A very distinct, but little-known variety. Too late and not 

 sufficiently reliable to be of much value. Plate III, fig. 04; VII, fig. bS; IX, 

 fig. I. 



Stringless Refugee Wax 



Synonyms. — • Keeney's Stringless Refugee Wax, Thorburn's Refugee Wax 

 Stringless, Livingston's Pencil Pod, Improved Refugee Wax, Keeney's Im- 

 proved Refugee Wax, Bolgiano's New Wax. 



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

 N. Y. 



Comparison. — A stringless-podded strain of Refugee Wax. Aside from 

 having stringless pods it differs from Refugee Wax in being slightly less 

 vigorous and less sprawling in habit. The pods may possibly average 

 slightly smaller. In productiveness and disease resistance there is very 

 little difference between these types. Plate II, fig. gS- 



Valentine Wax 



Synonyms. — Golden Stringless, Miller's Early Golden Stringless. 



History. — ■ Originated with Mr. T. V. Maxon, Jefferson County, N. Y. 

 Introduced in 1895 by J. M. Thorburn & Co. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 10 to 12 inches high, moderately erect, 

 compact, weak, subject to disease, very early, unproductive. Branches wholly 

 green. Leaflets small, broad, rough, slightly crumpled, medium green. 

 Flowers light pink. Pods medium in size, about 4^/2 inches long, moderately 

 slender, almost straight, round in cross section, medium short well-defined 

 point, regularly six-seeded, clear yellow in color, point tinged with green, 

 moderately string}^, very little fiber, fleshy, brittle, fine-grained, of fair 

 quality, moderatelv attractive. Dry seeds (1.7, x .7 x .6 cm.), except for 

 being slightly smaller, the same as Red Valentine. 



Comparison. — The plant is entirely different from Red Valentine. It is 

 more like Challenge Black Wax than any other, differing chiefly in having 

 slightly longer, straighter and more slender pods. Except for its earliness, 

 it is of little value. Plate i, fig. c^. 



Wardwell 



.Synonyms. — Wardwell's Kidney, Kidney Wax, Millikcn's Wax. 



History. — ^Originated by a Mr. Wardell, Jefferson County, N. Y. Intro- 

 duced in 1885 by several seedsmen. 



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

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

 green. Leaflets large, broad, coarse, crumpled, rough surface, dark green. 

 Flowers white. Pods large, 5^/2 to 6 inches long, moderately stout, straight 

 or slightly curved backwards, flat, very short straight point, six-seeded, clear 

 yellow, almost stringless, slightly fibrous, fleshy, brittle, fine-grained, of fair 

 quality, attractive. Dry seeds (1.55 x .8 x .6 cm.) renifru-m, ends usually 

 rounded, oval in cross section, veiny-white with the ventral third irregu- 

 larly marked with dark brown and buff, white portion sparsely speckled 

 with brown 



Comparison. — A popular flat-podded wax sort. Peculiar for its stragglv, 

 low-growing habit, its dark colored foliage and its backward-bent pods. It 

 is valuable for its vigor and for its large attractive pods. Although the 

 plants frequently become diseased it is a fairly reliable variety for market 

 puriioses. A, profitable main-crop variety where there is a demand for a 

 type with flat vellow pods of good size Plate II, fig /■; ; VTI, fig. bg; VIIT, 

 fig. 8. 



