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Black-blue Seeded Dwarf Bean. 



slightly veined ; flowers lilac, in bunches raised above the foliage. 



Pods very long, flat, light green, about 5 to 7 in. long, a little over 



J in. broad, and less than J in. thick, generally produced in pairs, 



and containing from six 

 to eight long bluish black 

 seeds. A disease-resisting, 

 productive variety, well 

 suited for growing for the 

 market. Owing to the 

 colour of the seed, it is 

 used exclusively as a 

 Haricot Bean. 



Negro Long-pod, or 

 Black Canterbury, Kid- 

 ney Bean. This is a 

 very distinct variety, and 

 one of the best edible- 

 podded varieties. Leaves 

 large, not much crimped, 

 deep green, usually hori- 

 zontal and not pendent ; 

 flowers lilac ; pods slender, 



very straight, and nearly cylindrical. The plant is remarkable for 



the length of the young pods. The seeds are of moderate size, being 



between J and } in. long, and nearly in. broad and thick ; they 



are entirely black, on which account they are not used in cookery, 



and the plant is only grown for the sake of the green pods. 



Dwarf Extra Early Black Prince Bean. A truly dwarf 



and early variety, compat in growth, with numerous short stems, 



broad leaves, and a great 



number of flowers ; dis- 

 tinguished by the intense 



green colour of the whole 



plant, and especially of 



the pods, which keep 



their dark green colour 



up to complete maturity. 



The pods are produced 



in abundance, of medium 



size ; the seed is black, 



very small, flat, thin, and 



oblong, it is about \ in. 



long, i in. broad, and a Black Prince Bean. 



little less in thickness. The Black Prince Bean is unexcelled for 

 producing green pods for the table. Its dark green colour proclaims 

 its descent from one of the forms derived from the Green Flageolet 



