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W'iNGOLD 



Synotiyins. — New Wingoltl, Alaulc's Nameless Wax. 



History. — Originated by Roger Brothers, Chaumont, N. Y. Introduced 

 as Maule's Nameless Wax in 1906 by William Henry INIaiilc. 



Desoiption.— Plant strictly dwarf, 12 to 14 inches high, moderately erect, 

 compact, stocky, vigorous, slightly susceptible to disease, early, productive. 

 Branches wholly green. Leaflets large, moderately broad, rough surface, 

 medium green. Flowers white. Pods medium to large, very uniform, about 

 SK- inches long, moderately stout, straight, round in cros^s section, long 

 straight point, six-seeded, medium yellow, strictly stringless, without fiber, 

 very brittle, fine-grained, of excellent quality, very attractive. Dry seeds 

 (1.3 X .7 X .65 cm.) oblong, truncated, or abruptly rounded ends, circular 

 in cross section, white in color, with an irregular blotch of bronze-brown 

 on the ventral margin covering about one-sixth of seed. 



Comparison. — A new and valuable sort. Probably the best wax-podded 

 dwarf variety for either home use or market. Its value lies in its vigor, 

 its earliness, its productiveness, its quality and its appearance. No other 

 wax variety possesses such a combination of good qualities. It is more like 

 German Black W"ax than any other, but has decidedly longer, straighter and 

 better filled pods. Plate II, fig. ds; VII, fig. bio; IX, fig. 3. 



YOSEMITE 



Sytionynis. — Yosemite Mammoth, Yosemite Monster Wax, Plopkin's Ever- 

 bearing Giant Wax. 



History. — Originated with N. B. Keeney & Son, Leroy, N. Y., and intro- 

 duced in i8S<5 by Peter Plenderson & Co. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, with many heavy drooping branches, 

 very large, 18 to 20 inches high, extremely vigorous, susceptible to disease, 

 miflseason, productive. Branches very slightly reddish tinged. Leaflets 

 large, long, very broad, crumpled, rough surface, light green. Flowers pink. 

 Pods variable, exceedingly large, 5 to 7 inches in length, exceedingly stout, 

 decidely curved, stem end decidedly bent backwards, round-broad, double- 

 barreled, extremely long ill-defined point, five to six-seeded, constricted be- 

 tween beans, bright clear yellow, strictly stringless, with no fiber in walls, 

 extremely fleshy, extremely brittle, extremely fine-grained, excellent in 

 quality, unattractive. Dry seeds (1.6 x .75 x .8 cm.) elliptical in outline, 

 decidedly boat-shaped, frequently thicker than broad, subcircular in .^ross 

 section, shining black. 



Coniparison. — A well-known variety but not generally grown except for 

 home use. Not sufficiently uniform in size and shape, too susceptible to 

 anthracnose and too tender podded for market purposes. Peculiar for its 

 extreme vigor and its extremely large fleshy pods of excellent quality. In 

 these characters it exceeds all other wax-podded sorts. Tt ii more like 

 Maule Butter than anv other, differing as described under that head. Plate 

 IV, fig. hr, VII, fig. ci; X, fig. 8. 



Dwarf Grf.ex- Podded \^\rieties 



Aroostook 



Synonym. — Early Aroostook. 



History. — Introduced in 1888 by Geo. W. P. Jcrrard. 



Description. — Plant dwarf, with a slight tendency to produce runners, 

 12 to 14 inches high, erect, stocky, vigorous, very hardy, fairly resistant 

 to disease, earl}'^, moderately productive. Branches wholly green. Leaflets 

 medium in size, rough surface, medium green. Flowers white. Pods uni- 

 form, medium to large, S]!/2 to 6 inches long, moderately slender, flat, slightly 

 curved at middle, long curved point, six-seeded, light green, very stringy, 

 tough, fibrous, coarse-grained, of poor quality, unattractive. Dry pods very 

 easily thrashed. Dry seeds (1.4 x .6 x .6 cm.) oblong or subreniform in out- 



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