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exceedingly large, very broad, flat smooth surface, dark green. Flowers 

 very light pink. Snap pods very large, 7 to 9 inches long, stout, almost 

 straight, slightly bent back at stem end, oval or somewhat heart-shaped in 

 cross section, creasebacked, short ill-defined point, eight to ten-seeded, dark 

 green, black lines along dorsal and ventral sutures, stringy, slightly fibrous, 

 extremely fleshy, very brittle, fine-grained, of good quality, attractive. Green- 

 shell pods much swollen by the beans, slightly tinged with purple, black 

 lines along sutures, shell out easily. Green-shell beans large, bluish purple, 

 moderately attractive. Dry seeds (1.5 x .85 x .65 cm.) oblong, rounded 

 ends, oval in cross section, shining black. 



Comparison. — A little-known variety of great promise. Very suitable for 

 either snap or green-shell purposes. Undoubtedly the best late green podded 

 sort for snap purposes. It is valuable for its compact leafy habit, its vigor, 

 its productiveness and its very large fleshy pods. It is more like White 

 Prolific than any other but with larger, stouter, flatter, straighter, more 

 crease-backed pods. Plate IV, fig. ri ; VII, fig. /;5 ; XIV, fig. 2. 



Blue Lake Creaseb.xck 



History — Introduced in 1903 by Cox Seed Company. 



Comparison. — This is a strain of Creaseback with lighter colored foliage 

 and with decidedly shorter, decidedly more curved, decidedly thicker and 

 lighter colored pods. The pods are peculiar for their double-barreled shape. 

 It is more double-barreled than any otiier sole variety. The dry seeds are 

 about the same si/e but are decidedly thicker than broad and usually lop- 

 sided. The stock of this type is badly mixed with seed of Creaseback and 

 of some wax-podded dwarf sort. A wholly undesirable sort. Plate V, fig. d2. 



Brockton 



Synonyms. — Low's Brockton, Brockton Horticultural. 



History. — Originated at Brockton, Mass., and introduced by Aaron Low 

 Seed Company. 



Description. — Plant of very large growth, climbs well, very compact, 

 vigorous, very hardy, resistant to anthracnose, midseason, very productive. 

 Branches wholly green. Leaflets large, very long, long-pointed, very flat 

 smooth surface, dark green. Flowers pink. Snap pods uniformly large, 

 75^ to 8 inches long, extremely straight, very flat, slightly depressed be- 

 tween beans, extremely long slender clean-cut point, six-seeded, very dark 

 green, faintly splashed with dull red in sun, very stringy, very fibrous, 

 very tough, coarse-grained, of poor quality, very attractive. Green-shell 

 pods much depressed between beans, shell out easily, dark green, much 

 splashed with dark red, attractive. Green-shell beans very large, white or 

 very pale green streaked witli pink, very attractive. Dry seeds (2 x i x .8 

 cm.) reniform, depressed hilum, rounded ends, broad-oval in cross section, 

 light fawn irregularly spotted and streaked witli very dark red, light area 

 greatly predominating, light brown ring around Iiilum. 



Comparison. — A little-known variety of tlic I Inrticultural class. It is 

 peculiar for its extremely straight, long-pointed pods. The most valuable 

 sort for green-shell purposes. More like Childs Horticultural than any 

 other, but at least a week earlier and with flatter, wider, straighter and more 

 hisfhlv colored pods and larger and longer shaped beans. Plate III fio- c'i- 

 VII, fig. /'6; XV, fig. I. 



Burger Stringi.ess 



Confusing names. — Burpee Stringless is entirely diiTerent from Bureer 

 Stringless. 



History. — Of German origin. Introduced into United States in 1903 by 

 Vaughan Seed Company. 



Description. — Plant of small growth, climbs poorly, open, pods exposed, 

 lacking vigor, susceptible to disease, very early, moderately productive. 

 Branches wholly green. Leaflets large, very broad, coarse, crumpled, smooth 



