DWARF EDIBLE-PODDED KIDNEY BEANS 85 



fleshy than those of the preceding kind. This variety has come 

 into very general cultivation about Paris, where it is grown in 

 the fields for the city 

 markets. 



Early Dwarf White 

 Edible - podded Kidney 

 Bean. Stem tall and 

 branching, attaining a 

 height of 20 in., leaves 

 medium sized, numerous, 

 rather crimped ; flowers 

 white ; pods 6 in. long, 

 flat, very thick and fleshy, 

 almost always curved or 

 twisted, each containing 

 five or six white flattened, 



... . Long-podded Dwari Algerian Butter Bean 



moderately kidney-shaped ( i nat ural size). 



seeds, sometimes slightly 



squared at the ends, varying from J to nearly f in. in length, 



about in. broad, and about in. thick. This variety is fairly 



good for field culture, a good bearer and pretty early, but the 



seeds are easily spoiled by cold or damp autumn weather. 



Unique Dwarf White Kidney Bean. Stem tall, vigorous, and 

 branching ; leaves rather deep green, large, rounded, and crimped ; 

 flowers large, white ; pods numerous, straight, 5 or 6 in. long, each 



containing five or 

 six white, long, very 

 bulging, straight or 

 curved seeds, almost 

 as thick as they are 

 broad. This is one 

 of the best Dwarf 

 Edible- podded 

 Kidney Beans. Its 

 dried seeds also are 

 of excellent quality, 

 and perfectly white 

 a great recommen- 

 dation, as Kidney 

 Beans of this colour 

 are generally pre- 

 ferred for table use. 

 Quarantain 

 Dwarf White Kid- 

 ney Bean. A plant of medium height, with branching stems, 

 forming a rather compact clump. Leaves of average size, stiff 



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Unique Dwarf White Kidney Bean ( natural size). 



