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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



importance assumed by it. This has been caused, 

 undoubtedly, by the lesser productiveness of Ford. At 

 Geneva, edible seeds were produced in 104 days, the 

 same as Challenger and 5 days later than Extra Early 

 Jersey. The variety has changed very little in the past 

 20 years. It still most resembles King of the Garden, 

 having pods about the same size, containing three to 

 four large white seeds. Formerly it was considered to 

 have much longer pods with five to six seeds, but at the 

 Geneva trials this was not found to be consistently true. 



Plant large, 5-8 feet, vigorous climber, moderately to poorly 

 productive over a comparatively short season, nearly the last to 

 come into bearing. Thick-stemmed, multi-branched, both medial 

 and basal in position. Foliage abundant, medium to light green, 

 dull, smooth; pubescence absent, or very fine, thick and leathery. 

 Leaflets large, quite long (3-3 J^ x 5— 5J4 inches), quite sharply 

 tapering. Petioles moderately long. Flowers white, peduncle 

 long, quite rigid. 



Pods medium light green in color. Size very long, broad and 

 moderately plump (Wjxl-ljis^-'i inches), containing 3^ 

 seeds per pod. Shape flat, long, moderately broad oval in cross- 

 section, quite straight, somewhat curled or twisted from side to 

 side, straight backed, regular, not crowded, smooth, moderately 

 well filled to the tip and edge and abruptly rounded to square on 

 the end. Spur absent or very short, moderately stout and straight. 

 Suture, placental is flattened and carpellary, acute. 



Seeds large, 2.1 x 1.5 x .55 cm. (25 per oz.l; broad sub-reni- 

 form, occasionally nearly semicircular: flat, elliptical in cross-section; 

 ends quite uniformly rounded. Hilum medium, flattened and 

 incurved. Color quite uniformly very pale, greenish white, indis- 

 tinctly marked with converging lines of a slightly darker shade. 

 Surface comparatively smooth. Quality excellent. 



Giant Podded. This variety was introduced by 

 Burpee in 1910 who gives credit for the origination to 

 a N. S. Prime of Huntingdon. Long Island. In 1905, 

 Henry F. Mitchell introduced a variety called Giant, 

 evidently considered at the time as an improvement 

 over Salem Mammoth in having slightly longer pods. 

 Today these two strains, as well as certain other large- 

 podded strains, have intermixed so that Giant Podded 

 is practically identical with the better varieties of the 

 long-podded Large White type, resembling Salem Mam- 

 moth perhaps more than any other. The variety is quite 

 generally listed by American seedsmen today. It un- 

 doubtedly has gained its present position because of its 

 unusually long broad pods, which in some strains and in 

 some sections are considerably larger than most. At 

 Geneva some pods were found to be 8 to 10 inches long 

 and 1 3 2 to 1^4 inches wide. The average, however, 

 was somewhat less, as reported in the detailed description 

 to follow. In season, Giant Podded came into harvest 

 in 104 days, the same as Detroit Mammoth, but 1 day 

 later than the leading large-seeded varieties Carpenteria, 

 King of the Garden, and Seiberts. 



Plant large, climbing 8-10 feet, with a spread at the base of 

 24-30 inches. Moderately vigorous, medium productive. Thick 

 stemmed and medium number of branches more like medium thick, 

 short limber twiners, both basal and medial in position. Foliage 

 abundant, medium to dark green, grayish tint nearly absent, smooth 

 or very slightly pubescent, light veined, medium thick and leathery. 

 Leaflets quite long, but medium wide at the base (4js-5x3-3'| 

 inches . Petioles medium short. Flowers white, large. Peduncles 

 long and fairly rigid. 



Pods dark dull green in color. Size long, broad and moder- 

 ately plump 5.' ..-6 1 .. x Ij 5 -1A- x fj-j2 inches), containing 



4—5 seeds per pod. Shape flat, long oval, in cross-section, moderately 

 straight, somewhat curved, and twisted, straight backed, quite 

 regular, not crowded, smooth, filled to the tip but not to the edge, 

 and rounded at the end. Spur short, thick, and straight. Suture, 

 placental is flat, possibly somewhat rounded and carpellary, acute. 

 Seeds large, 2.3 x 1.5 x .7 cm. ^20—25 per oz.); broad oblong, 

 somewhat sub-reniform, flat, elliptical thru cross-section; ends quite 

 uniformly rounded. Hilum medium, slightly protuberant, incurved. 

 Color dull white, occasionally tinged with pale green quite distinctly 

 marked with dull dun colored, converging lines. Surface moderately 

 smooth. Quality excellent. 



Henderson's Ideal. Refs. 48, 91. Syns. Buist's 

 Mammoth Podded Ideal, Ideal, Ideal Giant. This 

 variety originated as an improved selection of Large 

 White. It was developed by Henderson and introduced 

 by that company in 1906. Ideal is not an extra early 

 selection of Large White, but it achieved its position of 

 importance when it was first introduced because of its 

 greater productiveness. Although it is still considered 

 a valuable and desirable bean, it is no better, and not 

 consistently different from the better strains of its group. 

 It greatly resembles King of the Garden, and Jarvis 

 suggested that it probably is an improved strain of that 

 variety. It differs in being more vigorous, slightly earlier, 

 and occasionally more productive. In our trials, it was 

 very similar to Extra Early Jersey in plant and foliage 

 characteristics. At Geneva, Ideal came into production 

 in 100 days, 1 day later than Jersey and 2 days earlier 

 than King of the Garden. 



Plant large, 5—8 feet, vigorous climber, very productive, 

 moderately long season. Stems thick, much branched. Foliage 

 moderately abundant, medium to dark green with little if any gray, 

 light veined, smooth to very slightly pubescent, medium thick and 

 leathery. Leaflets moderately large, long and tapering [2$£-2% 

 x4' 4 — 4 5 s inches). Petioles moderately long. Flowers white, 

 peduncles long and semi-limber. 



Pods dark green in color. Size moderately long, broad, and 

 medium slender (5— 5J^ x IJ4 — 1^ x }•£—& inches), containing 

 3—1 seeds per pod. Shape flat, long, moderately broad oval, curved 

 at tip end, straight backed, fairly regular, not crowded, smooth, 

 moderately filled to the tip and edge and abruptly rounded at the 

 end. Spur short, thick and straight. Suture, placental is flat and 

 carpellary, moderately obtuse. 



Seeds large, 2.0 x 1.3 x .55 cm. (22 per oz.); nearly semi- 

 circular to very broad sub-reniform, flattened, elliptical in cross- 

 section; ends uniformly rounded. Hilum large, flat and slightly 

 incurved. Color dull white, some tinged with pale green over the 

 entire surface, marked with indistinct, converging, darker shaded 

 lines from the hilum to the dorsal margin. Surface comparatively 

 smooth. Quality excellent. 



King of the Garden. Refs. 8, 9, 10, 36, 41, 48, 



59, 77, 79, 91. Syns. Buckbee's King of the Garden, 

 Garden King, Piatt's Improved, Piatt King Lima, 

 Piatt's King of the Garden, Schwill's Monstrous Pole. 

 This variety was developed from Large White through 

 constant selection for 5- and 6-seeded pods. It was 

 introduced by Frank S. Piatt in 1883. Like many 

 varieties which have been associated with the trade for 

 a long time, its name has been used in connection with 

 seed stock of inferior varieties and strains. Consequent- 

 ly, all seed on the market called King of the Garden 

 cannot be said to represent the superior and outstanding 

 variety as originally selected. 



In season. King of the Garden matured in 102 days, 

 the same as Carpenteria and Seiberts, 2 days earlier than 



