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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Hybrid are black or brownish black; while those of 

 Wonder are deep, dull black. Wonder was grown here 

 from seeds sent on our order for that variety, but labelled 

 Green Podded Forcing. It was very early and fairly 

 productive; the pods were rather tough, stringy, but 

 only moderately fibrous. This is quite distinct from 

 the Wonder of Watkins & Simpson. 



Plant about 1-foot tall, erect, stems rather slender, branching, 

 few, without secondaries. Foliage moderately abundant, rather 

 light green, not glossy nor rough, thin. Leaflets of medium size, 

 broadest one-third from base, quite sharply pointed. Flowers 

 pink. Pods borne singly, 5 inches or more in length, less than one- 

 half inch broad, very broad oval to almost round in cross-section, 

 slightly curved, not constricted, with pointed ends and long, fairly 

 heavy, rigid, curved tips, light green, silvered. Seeds 5 or 6, 

 occasionally reaching one-half inch in length, broad oval or slightly 

 kidney-shaped, not plump, ends short-rounded, rarely truncate, 

 equal in width, deep black, dull to almost polished. 



Wonder of France. Wonder of France originated 

 with Bonnemain, who introduced it to French growers 

 in 1884. It reached America the next year; and was 

 grown here in recent tests. It is in the same class with 

 Triumph of the Frames, and by some, considered 

 synonymous. Both varieties are still offered in American 

 catalogs. 



Plant dwarf, about l 1 ,^ feet, erect but spreading, much 

 branched, not viny, vigorous. Foliage medium in amount, dark 

 green. Leaflets medium to large, widest at middle, irregularly 

 square or trapezoidal in outline, distinctly pointed; flowers white or 

 cream, rather large. Pods 4}i to 4?4 inches long, sometimes 

 5 or more, about ; ! g inch wide, half as thick, ovate in cross-section, 

 considerably too much curved, very regular and smooth, with 

 rounded ends and long, rigid, moderately heavy tip, dark, dull 

 green, decidedly stringy, fibrous, of rather fine texture but poor 

 quality. Seeds 6, kidney-shaped, more flattened than those of 

 Chevrier, less than those of Triumph; nearly }■> inch long, about 

 160 to the ounce. 



WAX PODS 



Alexander Black Wax. Refs. 45. This was grown 

 at Geneva in 1889, with seed received from Alexander. 

 The plants were the tallest and had the earliest pods of 

 several black seeded wax beans grown that season; but 

 it was also the least productive, which probably accounts 

 for its early disappearance in trade lists. 



Plant 1 ?4 feet tall. Foliage light green. Flowers pale 

 pink. Pods usually single, 4 to 4}> inches long, curved at apex, 

 yellowish white and somewhat wrinkled when ready as string beans. 

 Seeds black. 



Allan Imperial Wax. Refs. 41, 48, 91. Syns. 

 Imperial Golden Wax, Salzer's Earliest Wax. This 

 variety was originated by Allan and introduced by him 

 in 1890 and by Vaughan in 1901. A few years later it 

 was listed by about a dozen seedsmen, but never became 

 very popular and was soon dropped. In season it was a 

 second early, moderately productive, with flat, long, 

 large, and straight pods. 



Plant rather more than a foot tall, erect, heavy-stemmed, 

 runnerless; leaflets large, broad, medium green in color, rough 

 and slightly crumpled. Flowers white. Pods longest of flat- 

 podded wax beans, slightly curved, very broad, flat, with rounded 

 ends and long, straight, heavy tips, tough, stringy, fibrous, coarse- 

 textured, and of poor quality, very late in yellowing, frequently 

 green-shaded, occasionally solid light green. Seeds 5-6, 55 to 

 the ounce, » inch long, more than half as wide, very broad-oval 

 or oblong, tending to kidney-shaped, quite plump, but not round 



in cross-section; white, with markings similar to, but larger than 

 those of Detroit Wax. 



Amber Wax. The only record of Amber Wax is 

 from the 1890 catalog of Delano Bros., Lee Park, 

 Nebraska. The description indicates a fine, showy 

 variety, plant bushy, with stiff stalks, bearing long, 

 round pods containing 7 to 9 beans, amber colored when 

 ripe. The seed of Dwarf Butter is of the same light 

 brown color. 



Asprow Wax White Seeded. Syn. Keeney's 

 White Seeded Refugee Wax. As first introduced pre- 

 vious to 1927 this bean was known as Keeney's White- 

 seeded Refugee Wax, but the name as given above is 

 now used by the Associated Seed Growers, the organi- 

 zation with which N. B. Keeney & Sons became affiliated 

 in 1927. Asgrow Wax is the result of a cross between the 

 old-fashioned, dark-seeded Refugee Wax and White 

 Marrowfat, the well-known field bean. As grown in 

 our trials at Geneva in 1930, we were unable to link 

 this variety with any other group of wax pods. Evi- 

 dently certain plant characters from the White Marrow- 

 fat have made this variety quite individual when com- 

 pared to other Wax Beans. The foliage and growth 

 habit differ especially from other sorts. This variety is 

 of too recent introduction to determine its true useful- 

 ness. It has high quality and is suggested for use as a 

 cut bean for canning. The value of white-seeded 

 varieties for canning is great because the dark-seeded 

 parts show color as soon as the pods begin to assume a 

 round-podded shape. The pods were ready to pick in 

 about 53 days, or 2 to 3 days later than the Refugee 

 Wax and Pencil Pod groups. 



Plant small, 10 to 12 inches tall with equal spread, very 

 erect and compact, runnerless; vigor fair, moderate in yield and 

 bearing period. Stem short, thick, rigid; branches rather many 

 for size of plant, green thruout. Foliage medium abundant but 

 very compact and dense, dark green leaves with smooth surface, 

 fine veining, very slight pubescence, thin; leaflets long, rather nar- 

 row, generally curled with the terminal leaflet reversed. Flowers 

 white. 



Pods borne mostly below the foliage; light yellow in color. 

 Quality good to excellent; very fleshy, brittle, fiberless, tender, 

 stringless until late in edible stage and fine in texture. Size 

 short to medium, quite broad and plump (3 ! £-4j ■> x \ £-$ s x ' ■<-* s 

 inches), containing 5-6 seeds per pod. Shape round, nearly cir- 

 cular thru cross-section, curved, especially so near spur end, hump- 

 backed, slightly constricted, not crowded, smooth, filled to the 

 tip and the edge, and rounded at the end. Spur short, moderately 

 stout and straight. Suture, placental is rounded, likewise the 

 carpellary. 



Seeds small, 1.15 x .7 x .6 cm. containing 95—100 per oz. 

 Shape short oval, broad oval thru cross-section, end abruptly 

 rounded, occasionally blunt and nearly truncate, dorsal surface 

 sometimes inclined to be rather wedge-like. Hilum very small, 

 and slightly protuberant. Color dull white, marked with a vein- 

 like net work over the entire surface and with a slight yellowish 

 tinged, indistinct eye-ring. 



Bismarck Wax. Refs. 27, 41, 48, 49, 59, 61, 63, 

 91. Buist brought Bismarck from Germany in 1889, 

 and introduced it the following year. On the Berlin 

 markets, where Mr. Buist saw it in 1887, it was said to 

 be a favorite sort, apparently much like Currie Wax in 

 earliness, hardiness, and productivity, but with curved, 

 round pods, slightly better in quality, but not really 



