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Indian Chief 



Synonyms. — Black Wax Pole, Algerian Wax Pole, Black Algerian, Ger- 

 man Butter, Tall Black Wax, Butter, Black Butter, Pearl, Round Turkey. 



History. — ■ Introduced into England about 1837 and into the United States 

 about 1852. Probably the first wax-podded variety, either pole or bush. 



Description. — • Plant climbs well, of large growth, vigorous, very com- 

 pact, hardy, very slightly susceptible to disease, late, very productive. 

 Branches reddish tinged. "Leaflets large, broad, very flat, moderately smooth 

 surface, medium green. Flowers pink. Snap pods medium in size, 5 to 

 SV2 inches long, stout, slightly curved, flat, slightly depressed between beans, 

 short and well-defined point, six to seven-seeded, very clear waxy-yellow, 

 strictly stringless, almost free from fiber, very fleshy, very brittle, very 

 fine-grained, of excellent quality, very attractive. Green-shell_ pods some- 

 what swollen by the beans, round-oval in cross section, purplish splashed, 

 m.oderately attractive. Green-shell beans medium in size, dark colored. Dry 

 seeds (1.2 x .g x .8 cm.) oblong-oval, flattened ends, subcircular in cross 

 section, dull black with a purplish tinge. 



Comparison. — A well-known variety. A very desirable sort for snap 

 purposes. Valuable for its vigor and productiveness and for its fleshy, 

 tender, attractive pods. More like Andalusia than any other, differing as 

 described under that head. Plate IV, fig. 04; VII, fig. hi; IX, fig. 10. 



Kentucky Wonder Wax 



Synonyms. — Prosperit3^ Schwill's Wonderful, Texas Prolific Wax, Old 

 Homestead Wax, Ohio Wax Pole. 



History. — Introduced in 1901 by Johnson & Musser. 



Description.— Plant medium in size, climbs well, moderately open, medium 

 in vigor, susceptible to disease, very earlj^ productive. Branches decidedly 

 pinkish tinged. Leaflets medium in size, broad, flat, moderately smooth 

 surface, medium green. Flowers white. Snap pods extremely large, 8 to 

 g inches long, stout, almost straight, frequently turned back at stem end, 

 almost square in cross section, decidedly creasebacked, very short curved 

 point, seven to eight-seeded, very light yellow, moderately string^^ walls 

 free from fiber, very fleshy, very brittle, moderately coarse-grained, of fair 

 quality, attractive. Green-shell pods become decidedly pinkish _ tinged, 

 attractive, shell out with difiiculty. Green-shell beans medium in size, 

 murky brown in color, fairly attractive. Dry seeds fi.6 x .9 x .6 cm.) 

 oblong or reniform, very flat, oval in cross section, dark chocolate-brown 

 with a varnished appearance. 



Comparison. — Valuable for its extreme earliness and for its very large, 

 straight, fleshy pods. Suitable for snap and green-shell purposes. The pods 

 resemble Golden Cluster but are longer, narrower, much shorter-pointed and 

 pinkish-tinged at the green-shell stage. It is very much earlier, but less 

 vigorous and hardy, than Golden Cluster. Plate III, fig. cs; VII, fig. h2. 



Landreth 



History. — Introduced in 1904 by D. Landreth & Spns. 



Description.— Plant makes a large growth, climbs moderately well, 

 moderately open, vigorous, hardy, slightly susceptible to disease, early, 

 moderately productive. Branches slightly reddish tinged. Leaflets me- 

 dium in size, broad, crumpled, rough, light green. Flowers white. Snap 

 pods very large, 6 to 7 inches long, narrow, slightly curved, bent backward 

 at stem end, flat, somewhat rectangular in cross section, long and moderately 

 well-defi-ned point, seven to eight-seeded, very pale yollew, occasionally 

 tinged with green, slightly strin.ey. very slightly^ fibrous, very fleshy, very 

 brittle, very fine-grained, of good quality, attractive. Green-shell pods are 

 very thick, very "much depressed between beans, zig-zag, shell out with 

 difficulty, very pale yellow or almost white. Green-shell beans large, pale 

 green, with dark streaks. Dry seeds (1.7 x i x .6 cm.) decidedly reniform, 



