200 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES. 



moisture readily and is apt to disintegrate in cooking. The 

 Pea bean is grown along the Sacramento river and in 

 Ventura county, but not in large amount. 



The Large White Bean. This variety is also known as 

 the Lady Washington. At the East it is rated in the trade 

 as a medium bean; it is a little larger than the Small 

 White. The seed was introduced from the East in early 

 times. The variety is chiefly grown in the Sacramento and 

 San Joaquin river counties and in less amounts in the 

 central coast counties. 



The Bayo Bean. There are two varieties the Bayo 

 Grande and the Bayo Chico. The former is large, the lat- 

 ter small ; both are brown. The seed came from Chile in 

 1849. The Bayo is largely grown in the Sacramento and 

 San Joaquin river regions. There is also a dark red bean 

 which was brought from Chile, and usually named from 

 its color. 



The Pink Bean. This variety is sufficiently described 

 by its name. It has been in California so long that its 

 origin is unknown, and our best bean merchants have 

 never seen it from any other source than this State. It is 

 a first-class bean, and the citizens of Spanish descent pre- 

 fer it to all other varieties, and it is largely grown for their 

 use in San Luis Obispo county. It is chiefly grown in Sac- 

 ramento river lands and is, perhaps, the most successful 

 variety in the San Joaquin valley under conditions of heat 

 and drought which do not suit other varieties. 



The Butter Bean. This is the local name for what is 

 known as the "Flageolet" in France, whence the seed was 

 brought to this State. It is large, white and flattish. It is 

 going out of production here, as the seed is apparently 

 running out, the size being only half that of 35 or 40 years 

 ago. 



The Black-eye Bean. It is thought that this variety 

 came from Virginia. Its production is largely restricted 

 to the Sacramento and San Joaquin river sections and 

 Ventura county. This and others of the "cow pea" group 



