DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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Plant small, 1 foot tall or less, spread of 10 to 12 inches; 

 erect and compact without runners, vigor only fair, moderate in 

 yield and length of bearing period. Stems of medium strength, 

 smooth ridged slightly above, branches rather few, spreading with 

 weight of pods, generally slightly tinged with purple in places on 

 branches and flower stalks. Foliage medium to abundant, medium 

 green, slightly crumpled, thin; leaflets rather long, 5 by 3' _> inches, 

 broadest one-third the distance from base, distinctly rounded, then 

 slightly curved to moderately sharp tips. Flowers rose purple. 



Pods borne below foliage; medium yellow in color. Quality 

 very good; very brittle, stringless, fiberless and moderately fine in 

 texture. Size medium long, rather narrow and slender (4 ' _>-5 

 x l -2 x "'s -1 .' inches), containing 5-6 seeds per pod. Shape round, 

 nearly circular to very broad oval in cross-section, curved to 

 Scimitar shaped in some strains, straight to creasebacked, regular, 

 filled to the tip and edge, smooth, not crowded and decidedly 

 pointed at the end. Spur moderately long, rather slender and 

 straight. Suture, placental is slightly indented to somewhat 

 flattened and carpellary, rounded to obtuse. 



Seeds small to medium, 1.35 x .65 x .6 cm. (75-100 per oz.), 

 quite variable in this respect; somewhat cylindrical, sub-reniform, 

 plump; ends abruptly rounded to truncate. Hilum small and flat, 

 with a tendency for a portion of the placental suture to adhere to 

 it. Color jet black, covered with a rather heavy bloom, but when 

 removed, a glossy shining black is produced. 



Golden Age. Syns. Jubilee Wax. There have 

 been few new varieties of merit offered during the last 

 20 years, but Golden Age, introduced by Henderson 

 in 1922, is a promising sort. As noted under the 

 green-podded variety, Tendergreen, this firm did 

 some hybridization work 20 years ago which resulted 

 in the introduction of three new varieties, viz., the 

 Henderson in 1920, and Tendergreen in 1922, both 

 greenpods, and the wax-podded variety Golden Age 

 in 1922. These three new varieties bear certain resem- 

 blances ; all are classed as round pods with large vigorous 

 plants, bearing pods which are stringless and of good 

 quality. The seeds of all three are mottled, and more- 

 over those of Henderson (greenpod) are practically 

 identical with those of Golden Age (waxpod) . It would 

 appear that the same parents were used to secure these 

 new and excellent sorts. Although this bean is 10 

 years old, it has not been widely grown, being offered 

 in 1931 by only one seedsman other than the introducer 

 and then under the name Jubilee Wax. The pods are 

 ready in from 51 to 52 days at Geneva, in season with 

 Refugee Wax, Golden Wax, and Pencil Pod. The pods 

 have rather a better color than Refugee Wax, are slender, 

 more like those of Pencil Pod, fully round, very waxy. 

 The seed may be called intermediate between Hardy 

 Wax and Valentine Wax or between Full Measure and 

 Longfellow. The leaflets are of Pencil Pod shape and 

 size, but not as thick, less crumpled, and more pointed. 



Plant 14 inches tall and with spread of from 14 to 16 inches 

 in row; erect, compact, runnerless; vigor good, yield above medium. 

 Stem stout, rigid, base short, smooth, ridged above, internodes short, 

 branching low giving squatty appearance but holding branches 

 erect with pods free from ground, green throughout. Foliage 

 abundant, somewhat coarse, slightly darker than medium green, 

 not glossy, rough, very finely crumpled, very thick; leaflets 4 to 

 4> 4 inches long, 2? 4 to 3.' 4 inches wide, somewhat below middle 

 with straight margins, terminals quite square, side leaflets more one 

 sided, rounded to base, short taper-pointed tips. Flowers pink 

 blush. 



Pods borne intermediate among the foliage; deep waxy color. 

 Quality very good; brittle, tender, stringless, fiberless and fine in 



texture. Size medium to long, rather narrow and slender ( 5 ■ £- 

 6 x s s x '3 inches 1, containing 5-6 seeds per pod. Shape round, 

 nearly circular, altho somewhat cordate in cross-section, moderately 

 curved, slightly creasebacked, regular, quite crowded, smooth, 

 filled to the tip and edge and pointed at the end. Spur long, slender 

 and straight, somewhat flexible. Suture, placental is slightly 

 indented and carpellary, obtuse. 



Seeds medium to large, 1.6 x .7 x .6 cm. (85-90 per oz.); 

 nearly cylindrical, occasionally sub-reniform, plump; ends rounded. 

 Hilum small, flattened to slightly indented. Color dark buff 

 (vinaceous-cinnamon) under color and almost entirely covered 

 with reddish brown (burnt sienna) mottling. 



Golden Beauty. Refs. 48, 49, 91. This variety 

 was introduced about 1890 by Pearce, London, Canada. 

 It was of Golden Wax type, especially in foliage, but 

 entirely distinct, apparently more hardy and productive. 



Plant usually under one foot, stiff-stemmed, erect, compact; 

 foliage grayish green, very smooth surfaced; leaflets very wide, 

 flat. Flowers white. Pods quite characteristic, somewhat like 

 Double-barrel, more stocky, but less creasebacked, 4 ] 2 to 5 inches 

 long, slightly curved at tip and less curved, reversely, at neck with 

 pointed ends changing gradually to stout tips of medium length, 

 } 2 inch in width, oval approaching round in cross-section, constricted 

 between beans, which enlarge early and show plainly, fleshy, brittle, 

 tender, stringless and fiberless, fair to good in quality, seeds 4 to 

 6, deep yellow, about -j^ inch long, nearly three-quarters as wide 

 and half as thick, very broad oval with widely rounded ends, 

 broadly ovate in edgewise view, brownish ochre with very narrow, 

 darker eye-ring. 



Golden Butter Wax. Refs. 16, 61. This variety 

 was grown at this Station in 1882 and in 1883 was con- 

 sidered the same as Dwarf Indian Chief, but comparative 

 growth data prove the two quite distinct. It has been 

 impossible to connect the variety with any other Golden 

 Butter beans. The pods are small, averaging about 

 three seeds only. The pale yellow, almost translucent 

 appearance of the pods and the slender, kidney shape of 

 the beans are the most noticeable characteristics. The 

 seeds are black. 



Golden Crown. Refs. 41, 48, 91. A variety, now 

 obsolete, which originated with A. N. Jones, LeRoy, 

 N. Y., from a Yosemite Wax x Ivory Pod Wax cross, 

 and introduced by him in 1899. Tracy considered 

 this better than its older half-sister, Jones Stringless, 

 in having straighter and larger pods, somewhat more 

 productive, and more uniform. It was much like Ger- 

 man Black Wax, but white-seeded and with straighter, 

 better-filled pods. 



Plant of medium size, erect but drooping with weight of 

 pods, thick-stemmed, runnerless, early, moderately productive over 

 season of moderate length, leaflets of medium size, green. Flowers 

 white. Pods 4J2 to 5 inches long, quite uniform, somewhat curved; 

 round, yellow, very brittle, stringless, fiberless and of excellent 

 quality. Seeds 6, crowded in pod, rather more than ' 2 inch long, 

 about x s inch wide, and nearly as thick, broad-oblong with short- 

 rounded, frequently truncate ends, white with marked yellow 

 eye-ring. 



Golden Eyed Wax. Refs. 9, 14, 28, 29, 41, 45, 



48, 49, 57, 59, 84, 85, 91, 92, 95. Syn. Sunshine 

 Bush Wax. Credit for originating this variety has been 

 given to W. J. Bartlett, Oshawa, Canada. It was 

 introduced first in New England, Rawson in 1888 and 

 Low in 1899 offering the seed as an improved new wax 

 bean. Details are lacking as to the parentage or variety 

 from which Golden Eye Wax was selected. It is still 



