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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Seeds medium, 1.1 X .75 x .6 cm. (90 per oz.); oval, quite 

 broad, fairly plump; ends abruptly rounded to truncate. Hilum 

 small and decidedly protuberant. Color dull white, marked with 

 a decided grayish vein-like under pattern. 



Mohawk Wax. Refs. 9, 14, 29, 57, 59, 67, 68, 94. 



Landreth introduced this variety in 1903 as Landreth's 

 Mammoth-seeded Golden Wax Mohawk. This name 

 was changed at least three times, and we have selected 

 the most characteristic. The variety is said to have 

 come from a cross between Mohawk and the Crimson 

 strain of Flageolet Wax. Though recommended as a 

 triple-purpose variety, it never won a place, and was 

 dropped within 10 years. It was very early and bore 

 a heavy crop. Martens (Gartboh. 57. 1869), under 

 Phaseolus oblongus Sargentone, or Bunte Wein- 

 bohne, describes a bean, seeds of which came to him from 

 Canada and from Louisiana. Pods of this bean were 

 straw yellow, flushed with brownish red and the seeds 

 were like those of Mohawk. 



Pods oval, stringless, 4 to 6 inches long and similar in shape to 

 those of Mohawk or Long Yellow Six Weeks, but lemon yellow in 

 color sometimes flushed rose. Seeds similar to those of Mohawk 

 in shape and color, but apparently larger. 



■Monarch Wax. Refs. 48, 91. This is a little- 

 known variety which originated with Darch and Hunter, 

 a Canadian seed firm, in 1902, and except for descrip- 

 tions by Tracy and Jarvis from the originator's seeds, 

 seems to be unknown in the United States. It is similar 

 in many ways to Wardwell Wax, but with foliage lighter 

 colored, pods slightly shorter, stockier, and fleshy; 

 and seeds less heavily marked. 



Monster Stringless Wax. A lesser variety intro- 

 duced by Vaughan in 1907 and still carried by him. 

 Distribution was suspended at various periods through 

 the failure of seed crops, or because the variety was con- 

 sidered rather too uneven in pods. In season it is 

 slightly later than that of Wardwell and not as 

 productive. 



Plant very dwarf to bear such long pods, but stiff stems, 

 rigid branches and curving of pod tips usually prevent soil staining; 

 foliage coarse dark green. Pods 6 to 6 1 _> inches long, but variable, 

 very broad, almost J^ inch, broad-oval in cross-section with obtuse 

 ventral edge, decidedly curved toward tip, almost loment like, 

 somewhat zig-zag thru swelling on opposite sides over alternate 

 beans, ends rounded, almost blunt, with rather short heavy sharply 

 pointed tip from dorsal edge. Stringless, almost fiberless, tender, 

 of better than fair quality, waxy light yellow. Seeds much like 

 those of Detroit Wax, but much larger, about 55 to the ounce, 

 proportionately longer, distinctly oblong-ovate, and usually with 

 smaller regularly outlined blotch about eye, occasionally with faint 

 line over end of bean, but without " Butterfly " markings. 



Napoleon Stringless. The Michigan Seed Com- 

 pany obtained this as the result of a cross between 

 Yosemite and a white-seeded variety. The original 

 description made at the time of its introduction in 

 1906 pictured a variety with long, round pods with 

 strong yellow color, good in quality and white seeded. 



Pencil Pod. Refs. 41, 48, 53, 69, 77, 91, 99. Syns. 

 Golden Scimitar, Giant Stringless Wax, Round Pod 

 Prolific Black Wax. By many considered the highest 

 quality wax bean in the entire list, this variety stands as 

 one of the best varieties originated through the efforts 



of Calvin Keeney of LeRoy, New York. Johnson and 

 Stokes were the introducers in 1900. The year this 

 monograph was published Pencil Pod was offered by 

 more seedsmen than any other variety. Davis Wax 

 and Brittle Wax are its leading rivals for popularity. 

 The evidence as to its true parentage is confusing. By 

 many it is considered to be the result of a natural cross 

 between Improved Prolific Black Wax and Round Pod 

 Refugee Wax. The original seed, however, was grown 

 in a patch of Prolific Black Wax where Mr. Keeney 

 selected a few individual plants. Pencil Pod is grown 

 widely by both home gardeners and market gardeners 

 because of its fine quality and handsome appearance. 

 It is unfortunate in having black seed, otherwise it 

 would be equally popular as a canning bean. In season, 

 intermediate at Geneva, the snap beans ready in 50 to 

 55 days, about 1 week later than Challenge Black Wax, 

 2 days later than Sure Crop, and 10 days earlier than 

 Hodson Wax. Similar in season to Brittle Wax, 

 Unrivalled Wax, and Golden Wax. Pencil Pod and 

 Brittle Wax are similar in season, but the plants of 

 Brittle Wax are somewhat smaller, more upright, not 

 so spreading and open; the leaves are smaller and lighter 

 green; the flowers white: and the seeds are quite differ- 

 ent (white with black eye splashing). Pencil Pod differs 

 from German Black Wax in having decidedly longer, 

 straighter pods, being later in season, being more pro- 

 ductive, and in having a much larger vine. Livingston's 

 Pencil Pod introduced in 1899 (P. P. 1900) by the seed 

 house of that name is entirely different. 



Plant strictly dwarf, usually 12-15 inches high, 15-18 inches 

 spread; stocky, rather erect, moderately open, spreading when fully 

 grown, yet holding pods well off the ground; very vigorous, produc- 

 tive with long bearing season. Stem stout, rigid, round, smooth 

 to slightly ridged; branches comparatively few, long. Green 

 stemmed with slight show of purple at ends of branches, nodes and 

 on flower stalk. Foliage abundant, of a rich, medium dark green; 

 leaflets large and broad, thick in texture, rough crumpled, heavy 

 veining, very slight fine pubescence, 3 } 2—4 inches long, terminal 

 one often nearly as broad, laterals decidedly narrower, broadest 

 one-fourth distance from base, sides rounding to rather short, 

 abruptly pointed tips. Flowers phlox pink. 



Pods borne both above and below foliage; medium to light 

 dull yellow in color. Quality excellent; fleshy, stringless, quite 

 fiberless, and fine texture. Size medium to long, narrow, and plump 

 (5} 2-6 x n x Js inches), containing 5-7 seeds per pod. Shape 

 round, broad oval to nearly circular in cross-section, much curved 

 to scimitar, creasebacked, regular, somewhat crowded, smooth, 

 filled to the tip and edge, end pointed. Spurs medium long, fairly 

 thick and slightly recurved. Suture, placental is indented somewhat 

 and carpellary, rounded to obtuse. 



Seeds medium, 1.5 x .7 x .7 cm. (85-90 per oz.), oblong to 

 subcylindrical, usually somewhat flattened, abruptly rounded 

 to truncate ends. Hilum small, flat, portion of placental vascular 

 tissue often adhering to it. Color shining jet black over entire 

 surface. 



Pink-Eye Wax. Refs. 14, 63, 84. This is closely 

 allied to Golden-eyed Wax and was introduced by 

 Landreth in 1889. The Kansas Station reported it as 

 inseparable from Golden Wax, but with the spotted 

 portion of the bean more restricted. Irish reports it 

 different from Detroit Wax only in the pinkish color 

 of the markings. It was listed by about a dozen seeds- 

 men in 1901, but is now unknown. The Pink-eye 



