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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



grown in some sections but was offered by only three 

 seedsmen in 1931. A second early, ready in 50 days, 

 in season with Golden Wax. It is quite similar to the 

 old variety known as Allan's Imperial Wax, with seed 

 resembling the molasses face type of Yellow Eye field 

 bean. Few wax varieties show as much green in pod 

 color. 



Plant about 1 to 1 '4 feet tall, with moderately stout, rigid 

 stem and erect branches; runnerless; vigor fair, moderately pro- 

 ductive over short bearing period. Foliage abundant, light to 

 medium green, dull, slightly rough, not crumpled, mediu-n to heavy 

 veined, thick; leaflets 4 ! _> inches long by 2 3 , inches wide, long and 

 slender, on much twisted pedicels, frequently reversed showing 

 lighter backs, tips long, slender. Flowers white. 



Pods borne intermediate among the foliage; light, moderately 

 waxy yellow in color. Quality poor, stringy, fibrous, tough and 

 coarse in texture. Size moderately long, broad and slender 4 ] _■- 

 5 ■ _■ x ' < x .-'4 inches' containing 5 seeds per pod. Shape flat, 

 long ovate thru cross-section, straight to slightly curved, straight 

 backed, regular, moderately crowded, smooth, filled to the tip and 

 the edge and rounded at the end. Spur moderately long, slender 

 and straight. Suture, placental is rounded and carpellary, acute. 



Seeds medium large, 1.35 x .75 x .55 cm., containing 75-80 

 per oz. Shape medium long broad oval, flattened, occasionally 

 fairly plump, elliptical thru cross-section, ends uniformly rounded. 

 Hilum medium large and flat; color dull white, quite distinctly 

 marked with a vein-like net work over 90 r J of the surface, with 

 irregular, tawny yellow (Mars yellow to Raw Sienna* blotches; 

 spots and occasionally a solid area similar to molasses face Yellow 

 Eye on the hilar surface and the ventral portion of one or both ends. 

 An eye-ring that is narrow and reddish-brown (cameo brown) in 

 color is usually apparent. 



Golden Prize. Refs. 90. Except for periodical 

 references in 1886 and 1887, this variety is practically 

 unknown, although it was listed by one seedsman in 

 1901. Supposedly a sport from Yellow-eye with golden 

 yellow pods. 



Golden Wax. Refs. 14, 16, 25, 27, 29, 35, 41, 47, 

 48, 49, 50, 58, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68, 69. 80, 81, 87. 91. 

 95. 99. Syns. Cream Wax, Dwarf Golden Wax, 

 Early Golden Wax, Golden Butter, Isbell's New Golden 

 Butter Wax, Pink-eyed Wax, York Dwarf Wax, York 

 State Wax. The name Golden Wax represents a dis- 

 tinct group of wax beans, one of our oldest known 

 cultivated types. Its origin or exact history is not 

 known. In 1871, Gregory introduced York Dwarf Wax, 

 the forerunner of and by some thought to be identical 

 with the bean which Ferry introduced 5 years later as 

 Golden Wax. The bean York Dwarf Wax was thought 

 to have come from Marten's old bean, Phaseolus 

 sphaericus dimidiatus. Whether York came directly 

 from Germany, was found in America as brought 

 over by immigrants, or whether the original type was 

 American and went to Europe, is unknown. After the 

 introduction of Golden Wax by Ferry, York Dwarf 

 Wax was soon dropped, but the type which it repre- 

 sented became known as Golden Wax (old style 1. 

 This form can still be secured, in fact was listed by 17 

 seedsmen in 1931, although it is 60 years since it was 

 introduced. An Improved Golden Wax has also been 

 introduced as well as a variety known as Rustproof 

 Golden Wax (Grenell). All differ in some degree 

 perhaps more in plant characters than those of the pods. 

 A survey of the catalogs issued in 1921 showed that 70 



seedsmen offered Golden Wax, 151 Improved Golden 

 Wax, and 20 Rustproof Golden Wax. About the same 

 ratio is maintained today. 



For the most part Golden Wax is used chiefly as a 

 home garden bean, although it is in some demand as a 

 canning bean. Probably the size of the pod is its chief 

 detriment, since the vogue is rather for the long round 

 podded sorts, such as Kidney Wax and Pencil Pod, or 

 for the flat-podded types similar to Sure Crop. Early, 

 48 to 50 days at Geneva, in season with Pencil Pod, but 

 a few days later than Wardwell's Kidney Wax and 

 Challenge Black Wax. 



Plant small, 10 to 14 inches high, 10 to 12 inches spread; 

 erect, compact, stocky, without runners; vigor only fair, moderately 

 productive over short bearing period. Stem very thick, stout, 

 rigid, round, slightly ridged above, internodes short; branches few, 

 no secondaries; wholly green. Foliage medium abundant, medium 

 green in color, dull, rough surface but not crinkled or wrinkled, 

 thick; leaflets about 3 ] > by 2 3 4 inches, broadest one-third distance 

 from base, much rounded, sides slightly incurved to rather obtuse 

 tips. Flowers white. 



Pods borne largely above foliage; medium light waxy yellow 

 with a slight greenish tinge in color. Quality good, stringless, 

 has some fiber, very brittle, but rather coarse in texture. Size 

 medium long, narrow, and medium thick (5—5 ' 2 x J 2—^ >'- < 

 inches' containing 5-6 seeds per pod. Shape oval to flat, ovate 

 in cross-section, straight, straight-backed, regular, not crowded, 

 smooth, filled to the tip and the edge, and rounded at the end. 

 Spur short, thick and straight, altho at times slightly curved. 

 Suture, placental is rounded to very slightly indented and carpellary, 

 acute. 



Seeds small to medium 1.2 x .8 x .6 cm. (70-75 per oz.), short 

 oval, nearly circular in cross-section, abruptly rounded ends. Hilum 

 small, rounded to flat. Color dorsal surface and a portion of the 

 ends and sides, white; hilar surface irregularly mottled and patterned 

 with purplish maroon dull Indian purple) to (anthracene purple). 

 In some instances a solid deep buff to brown irregular eye-ring is 

 perceptible. 



Golden Wax (old style). Refs. 69. This was first 

 known as York Dwarf Wax. The pods differ from those 

 of Golden Wax by being somewhat marked with purple, 

 broader, heavier, and with shorter tips. The seeds of 

 " Old Style " beans are about one-eighth larger than 

 those of Golden Wax with the darkened area quite 

 uniformly distributed around the eye, without the 

 tendency for marking to extend over the end of the seed 

 nearer the neck of the pod, such as is found in seeds of 

 Golden Wax. The borders of the dark areas are much 

 more irregular in the older type and small spots and 

 patches in the white are much more numerous. Plants 

 of " Old Style " are smaller, averaging perhaps 2 inches 

 shorter than either Golden Wax or Improved Golden 

 Wax. 



Grenell Rust Proof Wax. Syns. Gold Wax 

 Improved, Green's Golden German Wax, Golden Jersey 

 Wax, Improved Golden Wax, Improved Rustproof 

 Golden Wax. Grenell's Improved Golden Wax, Rust- 

 proof Golden Wax. This strain originated with W. H. 

 Grenell of Pierrepont Manor, N. Y., and was introduced 

 in 1884. It was a selection from Golden Wax. Similar 

 to Golden Wax. but perhaps because of the association 

 of the names Improved and Rustproof this strain is 

 more often offered than any other. Seeds rather larger, 

 marked with varying shades of tan and brown with 



