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cessive years, and the comparison of many thousand samples ; 

 from which it appears that only eleven kinds of beans can be dis- 

 tinguished among forty-three reputed varieties. 



" 1, Dwarf Fan. French Synonyme : Feve naine a chassis, English Sy- 

 nonymes : Fan or bog, dwarf cluster or bog, broad. — Stems about 2\it. high. 

 Blossoms white. Pods short and nearly round, seldom containing more than 

 three beans, which are white, small, and nearly oblong. A very abundant bearer, 

 rather late and of good quality. 



"2. Early Mazagan. French Synonyme : Feve de Mazagan. English Sy- 

 nonymes : Mazagan, Stidolph's new early. — Stems about 4^ ft. high, but some- 

 times more, if the seeds are sown early. Blossoms white. Pods rather short, 

 seldom containing more than four beans, which are small, oblong, and thick, of 

 a white colour. This is the best bean in the collection for early sowing, as it is 

 hardy, a good bearer, and early, 



" 3. Red-blossomed. French Synonyme : Feve a fleurs pourpres. English 

 Synonymes : Early asper, scarlet-blossomed, purple-blossomed, — Stems about 

 4§ ft. high. Blossoms varying, sometimes of a light red, at others of a dark 

 crimson colour. Pods short and much pointed, seldom containing more than 

 three beans, which are small, short and thick, of a rusty white colour when 

 ripe. This is only fit for ornament ; it is but a moderate bearer, and will not 

 keep long after gathering, as it soon turns black. 



" 4. White-blossomed. English Synonyme : \¥hite-blossomed long pod. — 

 Stems about 4 ft. high. Blossoms pure white. Pods rather long and nearly 

 round, mostly containing four beans, which are small and nearly oblong, of a 

 rusty white colour when ripe. This, like the preceding one, is of very little 

 value, as it bears but moderately. 



"5. Violette. French Synonyme : Feve verte de la Chine. — Stems about 

 4i ft. high. Blossoms white, with the vexillum striped with brown, and two 

 dark brown spots on the alee. Pods long and broad, mostly containing three, but 

 sometimes four beans, which are large and broad, white stained with purple 

 when young, but when ripe, of a dark red colour. This is a tolerably good bean, 

 and worth growing as it is somewhat later than the Mazagan in coming into 

 use. 



" 6. Long Pod. French Synonyme : Feve a longues cosses. English Sy- 

 nonymes : Common long pod, hang down long pod, early long pod, large long 

 pod, sword long pod, Windsor long pod, moon, Wi'ench's early moon, Lisbon, 

 early Lisbon, Sandwich. — Stems about 4^ ft. high. Blossoms white, with the 

 vexillum striped with brown, and two brown spots on the alae. Pods long 

 but not very broad, mostly containing four, but sometimes five beans, which 

 are large^ broad, thin, and white. This is a good bean, and of excellent 

 quality. 



" 7. Dutch Long Pod. — Stems about 5 ft. high. Blossoms white, with the 

 vexillum striped with brown, and two brown spots on the alse. Pods long 

 and broad, containing five or six beans, which are large, broad, and white. 

 This is the best bean in the collection for general cultivation, a good bearer, of 

 good quality, and rather late. 



" 8. Green Long Pod. French Synonymes : Feve verte, Feve toujours verte. 

 English Synonymes : Green nonpareil, green Genoa. — Stems about 4^ ft. high. 

 Blossoms white, with the vexillum striped with brown, and two dark brown 

 spots on the alae. Pods long, and not very broad, mostly containing four beans, 

 which are small, oblong, and rather thick, of a green colour, both when young 

 and when ripe. This is one of the best bearers, and a good bean for summer 

 use, as it is rather late and looks well even if a little old. 



" 9. Windsor. French Synonyme : Feve de Windsor. English Synonymes : 

 Kentish Windsor, Taylor's Windsor, broad Windsor, Mumford, small Spa- 

 nish. — Stems about 4i ft, high. Blossoms white, with the vexillum striped 

 with a dark brown, and two brown spots on the alae. Pods short and very 



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