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‘cies History of Garden Vegetables. 983 
Tam too unfamiliar with the English bean to attempt a sy- 
ney. R. T*[hompson], in 1850, describes ten varieties, 
giving synonymes, and these include all sufficiently known to 
him. Let us follow up his synonymy, in order to see whether 
varieties of modern origination appear. This synonymy, we 
must caution, is founded upon identity of names in the most 
instances, and applies to the garden bean only, yet collateral 
evidence would seem to indicate a substantial correctness : 
gA 27 mazagan. R. T., 1850. Brought from a settlement 
e Portuguese on ‘the coast of Africa, just without the 
Straits of Gibraltar. Mill. Dict., 1807. 
iy mazagan. Mawe, 1778; Bryant, oh McMahon, 
1806; Thorb. Cat., 1828; Thorb. Cat., 
_ Feve naine hative. Noisette, 1829; Vilm., penn 
FA Marshall 5 Early Dwarf Prolific. R.T., 1850. 
3 Long-pod. R.T., see 
__ Long-pod. McMaho n, 
a Aha ‘pod. Mise. j s: Bridgeman, 1832; Loudon, 
Early Portugal or Lisbon. Mawe, 1778; Mill. Dict., 1807. 
E Lisbon. E Makon, 1806; Bridgeman, 1832. 
eo ee: coed Mawe, 1778; McMahon, 1806; Bridge- 
> Tal tong pod Mawe, 1778. 
wich, „ Gent. , 1683; Townsend, 1726; Stevenson, 
E, Mawe, 1778; Bryant, 1783; Bridgeman, 1832. 
Ses lon, g-pod. Thorb. Cat., 1828; Fessenden, 1828; 
ar ridgeman, 1832; Thorb, Cat., 1884. 
 Hang-down long -pod. Vil., 1883. 
cve à longue cosses, Noisette, 1829; Vil, 1883. 
+ Green long-pod R. T., 1850. 
irei Genoa. McMah on, 1806 ; Bri doen! 832. 
“ee maga McMahon, 1806; Thorb., Gard. Kal., 1821; 
8; Bridgeman, 1832; Thorb. Cat., 1884. 
850. 
ill. Dict., 1807; Fessenden, 1828; Lou- 
4 a Thorb. , 1884. r 
ndsor, 
Bridgeman, 1332. 
* R, T., Gard. Chron., 1850, 84. 
