DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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ened foliage. Pcds long, straight, almost cylindrical, stringy, and 

 fibrous. Seeds large, about 90 to the ounce, :! 4 inch or more long, 

 less than half as wide, oblong rather than kidney shaped, clear buff, 

 light dun with veiny markings, 01 yellowish brown with dark 

 yellowish ring about the eye. 



\ ictoria. Refs. 13, 53. Burr described this as 

 one of the earliest varieties, with edible pods in 7 weeks; 

 but it was probably grown mainly for green shell beans, 

 since the pods were tough and stringy. 



Plants l 1 ,; to 1} -j feet. Branches few. Flowers purple. 

 Pods 4'_> to 5 inches long, green streaked and spotted purple, 

 tough and parchment like when ripe. Seeds 5 or 6, about : ' s inch 

 long, not quite half as wide, oblong, slightly flattened, compressed 

 at ends, flesh-colored, striped and spotted purplish, darkening to 

 dull reddish brown and chocolate brown. 



Vienna. Refs. 48, 91. This is a variety of 

 European origin brought to the United States by Thor- 

 burn in 1900. It was vigorous, hardy, very early, and 

 moderately productive, but the pods, as commonly used 

 in America, are tough, coarse-textured, and very stringy. 

 In Europe, where the pods are used when quite small 

 it was classed as a standard forcing bean. 



Rather tall dwarf, vigorous, somewhat straggly in growth. 

 Foliage slightly crumpled, rough, medium green. Flowers white. 

 Pods 5 to 5 3 4 inches long, narrow ovate in cross-section, slightly 

 curved, with long tip, green. Seeds like Long Yellow Six Weeks 

 in shape, and size, or possibly a trifle broader, and colored like Old- 

 fashioned Yellow Eye. 



Warren. Refs. 41, 48, 49, 59, 80, 88, 91. This 

 was a shell bean of some merit that originated with 

 David Warren, Essex County, Mass. It was grown 

 locall> for some years and introduced commercially 

 about 1882 by Gregory and others. Its use and value 

 are the same as those of Low's Champion to which it is 

 very similar. 



In our tests, plants and pods were indistinguishable from those 

 of Low's Champion. Seeds were slightly smaller, slightly ovate, 

 rounded at ends, very seldom truncate, darker in color, black with 

 violet tint. 



Warwick. Refs. 27, 29, 47, 48, 51, 53, 59, 81, 

 85, 91. Henderson brought this variety from England 

 to America about 1890 and it was quite highly com- 

 mended both in England, where it was called an Improved 

 Early Fullmer, and in America. It was listed by several 

 seedsmen and carried for at least fifteen years. At 

 the time of its introduction and for some years later, 

 it was considered the earliest snap bean, and the second 

 earliest green-shell bean; for which use, however, the 

 seeds were rather small. 



Differed from Red Valentine only in plants having rather 

 more rigid stems, pink rather than white flowers, flat rather than 

 rounded pods, more stringy and of poorer quality. Seeds decidedly 

 shorter and more plump, ovoid, with greater area of surface covered 

 with the reddish purple color. 



White Advancer. Refs. 51, 53. This English 

 variety was apparently introduced by Carter about 1873, 

 when it received a First Class Certificate from the 

 Royal Horticultural Society. It reached the United 

 States very promptly, being distributed in 1874 by 

 Crosman Bros., Rochester, N. Y.; but was never widely 

 grown. 



Much like White Flageolet; but the seeds were longer, almost 



cylindrical, and shaded yellowish cream about the eye. The flat 

 straight pods were edible in early stages only. 



^hite Lyonnaise. Refs. 47. This is one of 

 the very few representatives of Martens carinate or 

 " keeled " beans, the seeds of which are marked by a 

 distinct ridge or keel where the dorsal edges of the 

 cotyledons meet. This white-seeded strain was intro- 

 duced by Vilmorin in 1895. It is a midseason variety, 

 useful both as a snap pod or green-shell bean. 



Plant rather tall dwarf bean, 1>4 to l'^ feet or more, very 

 vigorous, much branched. Foliage abundant, light green, thick, 

 rough, with large leaflets, almost as broad as long. Flowers blush 

 pink. Pods 4-5 inches long, much curved, slender, almost round, 

 with long-pointed ends and rather long curved tip, green, fiberless. 

 Seeds 5-9, ' 2 inch long or more, nearly half as broad, plump, oblong 

 with well-rounded ends, carinate as above. Yellowish white or 

 very light brown. 



\t hite Model. Refs. 65. This was one of the 



varieties introduced by Carter in 1918, simultaneously 

 in England and America, as the result of a cross between 

 Sunrise and Improved Longsword. As grown here, it 

 was very early and very productive of long pods with 

 fair quality as snaps; but the seeds were rather small 

 for green -shell beans. 



Plants about like those of White Kidney, possibly a little 

 shorter, but branching higher with some secondary branches, and 

 with rather smaller, slenderer leaflets. Pods longer, narrower, 

 rounder in cross-section, fleshier, and with but little string. Seeds 

 5-6, smaller, distinctly more flattened and more glossy white than 

 those of White Kidney, otherwise very similar. 



Willmot. Refs. 47, 56. The only American record 

 appears to be that of the test at the Missouri Botanical 

 Garden, when the variety was at least a half-century 

 old. It was an old English forcing bean, known also 

 in Germany but apparently not in France. Mcintosh 

 says it was an excellent forcing variety, quite similar to 

 Fullmer's Early, but distinct; productive. 



Plant under 1-foot, but with some runners; leaflets small, 

 nearly as broad as long, deep green, thin, papery. Blossoms 

 purplish. Pods 3 to 5 inches long, half an inch wide or less, slightly 

 curved, with short stout spur, green, crisp and tender while young. 

 Seeds very small, less than one-half inch long, more than half as 

 broad, thick, compressed at the ends, usually truncate, yellowish, 

 brown with dark eye-ring. 



Wonder. This variety received an award of Merit 

 from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1924, this was 

 the year previous to its introduction to America by 

 Watkins & Simpson. It is evidently a descendant, 

 by selection or crossing, of Feltham Prolific; but with 

 pods as long as those of Satisfaction. Unfortunately 

 the quality of the pods was not as much improved as 

 their appearance, although they are produced early and 

 abundantly. This is quite distinct from Wonder Forc- 

 ing tho both are listed under the name Wonder. 



Pods slender, round and plump, straight rather dull light green; 

 and with 6 seeds, largest of the series, about 70 to the ounce, with 

 brown areas larger, with brown spots quite numerous in small 

 white areas, and with the dark eye-ring of Satisfaction often sep- 

 arated from the brown by narrow white lines. 



Wonder Forcing. This variety is of rather 

 uncertain identity but is apparently Veitch's Early 

 Wonder. It is said to be a seedling of Smythe's Hybrid, 

 differing in pods and seed color. Seeds of Smythe's 



