172 THE SEED-GROWER. 



vines; good flavor; seed blue, round, slightly flattened 

 and dented. 



Little Gem, or Premium Gem. Height eighteen in- 

 ches, hardy, prolific; pods two and a half to three 

 inches long, borne singly on both sides of the stalks; 

 fine flavor; seed green, wrinkled. 



No tt's Excelsior. Extra early; height twelve inches; 

 pods two and a half to three and a half inches in length, 

 well filled; vigorous, productive; seed wrinkled, square 

 at the ends, green in color. 



Tom Thumb. Height ten inches, prolific; pods two 

 and a quarter inches long; seed small, round, white, 

 similar to Daniel O'Rourke, and like it in quality. 



William Hurst. Height twelve inches; resembles 

 American Wonder in habit, but more hardy and vigor- 

 ous, bearing in profusion long-curved, well-filled pods; 

 light-green, wrinkled seeds. 



Medium Height, Medium Early Varieties. 

 Blue Beauty, or Perfection. Height twenty inches; 

 vigorous, productive; pods well filled, fine flavor; seed 

 blue, round, smooth. 



Blue Prussian. Height three feet, vigorous ; pods 

 two and three quarter inches long, slightly curved; seed 

 small, smooth, compressed on the sides, blue. 



Dwarf Blue Imperial. Height three to four feet; 

 hardy, vigorous; pods about three inches long, well 

 filled; seed large, blue, smooth, somewhat flattened; 

 quality good. 



Dwarf Telephone, or Daisy. Height twenty inches; 

 hardy, vigorous, productive; pods about three inches 

 in length, broad, straight, rounded or curved at end, 

 well filled, often containing ten large peas of pale- 

 green color; fine flavor; seed large, light-green, much 

 shriveled and shrunken. 



