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The American variety, Giant Red Wax Pole Bean, is a Tall- 

 growing Edible-podded Kidney Bean, 6J ft. high, with large flat 

 white or yellow pods, resembling those of the Edible-podded Black 

 Scimitar Kidney Bean, and red seeds. It is a rather late kind. 



II. DWARF EDIBLE-PODDED KIDNEY BEANS 



Dwarf White Wax 

 or Butter Bean. A 

 very good but somewhat 

 tender variety, forming 

 low, broad clumps, which 

 sometimes sprawl on the 

 ground. The leaves be- 

 come smaller and paler 

 towards the tops of the 

 stems. Flowers white ; 

 pods almost transparent, 

 waxy white, and about 

 4 in. long, each contain- 

 ing five or six short, 

 egg-shaped, creamy white 

 seeds, sometimes slightly 

 wrinkled. The dried 

 seeds are excellent for 

 the table. 



King of the Wax 

 Bean. A dwarf, com- 

 pact plant, with short 

 but stout rigid stems. 

 Pods numerous, very 



thick (compared with their length), tender and fleshy. Seed 



white, full, oblong, thin-skinned. Among the numerous varieties 



of Wax Beans, this takes an 



important place, its produc- 

 tion being more abundant 



and longer than that of any 



other. The dry seed is 



very tender and of excellent 



quality. 



Very Early Dwarf Wax 



or Butter Bean. Regular 



arid dwarf in habit and very 



early ; stem short ; leaves 



broad and pointed, veined, 



gray-green. Pods long and numerous, yellow, free from membrane; 



seed small, short, buff-coloured, about \ in. long and about half 



King of the Wax Bean. 



Very Early Dwarf Butter Bean. 



