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Turtle Soup 



Synonyms. — Black Turtle Soup, Tampico, Negro, Black Spanish. 



History. — Catalogued by J. M. Thorburn & Co. as early as 1832. 



Description. — Plant dwarf, with a decided running habit, will climb 2 or 3 

 feet on poles, very spreading, open, extremely vigorous, very hardy, very 

 late, extremely productive. Branches purple, leaflets medium in size, broad, 

 Hat, smooth, glossy dark green, purplish when mature. Flowers pink. Pods 

 medium in size, 4^ to 5 inches long, slender, flat, curved, curved clean-cut 

 point of medium length, seven to nine-seeded, dark green, purplish tinged 

 in the sun and becoming wholly dark purple at green-shell stage, very 

 stringy, fibrous, tough, fine-grained, of very poor quality, unattractive. Dry 

 pods thrash easily. Dry seeds (1.15 x .7 x .45 cm.) subreniform, very flat, 

 jet-black. 



Comparison. — The hardiest, most vigorous, and most prolific dwarf 

 variety. Very different from any other sort. Practically immune to dis- 

 ease. The snap pods keep well and, for this reason, it is used extensively 

 on board ship. The dry seed is frequently used, as its name implies, for 

 making soup. Useful only for dry-shell purposes. It is too tough and 

 unattractive to be of value as a general market variety. Plate IV, fig. 02 ; 

 VII, fig. f9; XIII, fig. 6. 



Veitch Forcing 



Confusing name. — Veitch Wonder is dififerent from Veitch Forcing. 



History. — A foreign variety. Introduced in 1904 by J. M. Thorburn & Co. 

 No longer listed by American seedsmen. 



Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 10 to 14 inches high, erect, medium 

 in vigor, fairly hardy, early, unproductive. Branches wholly green. Leaf- 

 lets medium in size, slightly crumpled, rough, medium light green in color. 

 Flowers small, light pink. Snap pods small to medium, 4I/2 to 5 inches long, 

 rather slender, the stem end very much depressed and tapering for a third 

 of the length, oval-flat, decidedly curved, long well-defined point, five to six- 

 seeded, dark green in color, stringy, tough, fine-grained, of poor quality, 

 moderately attractive. Dry seeds (1.4 x .7 x .45 cm.) reniform, compressed 

 latterly, oval in cross section, ochraceous brown, a narrow, lunate, greenish 

 line on each side of hilum. 



Comparison. — Little grown in this country. Resembles Triumph, but dif- 

 fers from it in having decidedly flatter, more curved and lighter green pods. 

 The pods are similar to Vienna in color, but much different in shape, being 

 more slender, more curved and much more depressed at stem end. It is 

 of little value for out-door culture. Plate I, fig. 03. 



Veitch Wonder 



Confusing name. — Veitch Forcing is dififerent from Veitch Wonder. 



History. — Of European origin. Little grown in this country. 



Comparison. — Too badly mixed to be of value. There appears to be two 

 types of pods — one resembles Swedish but not so flat and with a shorter 

 point ; the other is much larger and almost round, resembling Black Valen- 

 tine, but is more curved, especially at the center. There are also two types 

 of plants. Although similar in habit one is decidedly larger and has lighter 

 colored flowers than the other. In habit of growth the general type is quite 

 different from any other sort, being very low-growing, very compact, 

 densely branched and with long fruit spurs high above the foliage. The 

 branches are reddish tinged, especially at the nodes. The leaflets are small, 

 very flat and dark green. The dry seeds (1.6 x .75 x .55 cm.) are buff- 

 colored finely specked with black or very dark brown; specks confluent near 

 the hilum and with none near the dorsal margin. Plate II, fig. ci. 



Vienna 

 Synonym. — Vienna Forcing. 



History. — Of European origin and recent introduction. 

 Description. — Plant strictly dwarf, 12 to 16 inches high, somewhat straggly, 



