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180. "Broad ^Vindsor." This variety is often called ^'English 

 Bean." In foliage and bloom it resembles somewhat the 

 garden pea. The plants are tall and free-blooming, but 

 set little fruit, due possibly to climatic conditions. The 

 pods are short and round, with a husk like a pea when 

 green and turns black at maturity. 



190. "Steckler's New Green Pod." Large, bushy plants, with 



pink flowers ; pods medium early, long, round, curved 

 and stringless ; seed mottled pink. 



191. ^^Pride of Newton." This is an early green-podded variety, 



with sturdy, large-leaved plants and pink flowers ; pods 

 early, long, round, curved, stringless ; seed light brown 

 Avith a dark "eye." 



192. This is not a commercial variety. It resembles very closely 



the '"Prolific Tree' (34), but is earlier and more pro- 

 ductive. These qualities may give it value in breeding. 



193. "Brown Bunch." This is a late variety of spreading habit, 



white flowers ; pods of medium length, flat, curved, dark 

 green and borne in pairs. 



194.' "Burpee's Stringless Green Pod." The plants are large and 

 of open growth, with pink flowers; pods early, round, 

 curved,- and seed is brown. 



195. "Hodson Green Pod." The ])lants are striking in size and 

 thriftiness, with large and narrow leaves and pink flow- 

 ers ; pods late, long, flat, curved ; seed mottled. 



19 G. ^'Jones' Stringless Green Pod." The plants vary in size 

 from medium to large, with white flowers; pods of 

 medium earliness and length, flat, curved; seeds v\-hite. 



197. "Pencil Pod ^Yax." The thrifty plants are of open growth, 



with light purple flowers and medium-early, long, cun^ed, 

 round pod; seeds black. The "Livingston Pencil Pod" 

 (148) has dark mottled seeds. 



198. "Boston Simp." The name is the same as that of No. 3, 



but the plants have a more open growth and the flowers 

 are pink, instead of white, and earlier in coming into 

 bearing. The seeds are medium-sized and brown, while 

 those of Xo. 3 are small and white. 



199. "Yellow Cranberry" (Green). The plants are of medium 



size, bushy, with broad leaves and pink flowers; pods 

 early, long, oval ; seeds light brown. 



