KIDNEY BEANS. 



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Comparison. — A standard variety of the United States, but not one of the twelve 

 most largely grown bush sorts. Formerly one of the principal garden varieties, but 

 now largely replaced by better sorts. Decidedly too tough podded for good snaps, but 

 on account of hardiness, reliability, and uniform, attractive pods it is still grown in 

 some sections both for snaps and green shell beans. General usefulness and value 

 about the same as Mohawk, Long Yellow Six Weeks, and Improved Yellow Eye, 

 while in appearance of pod it is most like Round Yellow Six Weeks and Improved 

 Yellow Eye, differing from the former principally in color and shape of seed, and 

 longer, slenderer pods, which are quite stringy. 



History. — One of the oldest of existing American sorts and cultivated in this country 

 at least since 1800. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 15, and snap pods on Plate XI, 2. 



CREAM VALENTINE. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Henderson 1897, 1902, 1903, 1905. 



Description. — Plant medium in size, very erect, without runners or spreading 

 branches, somewhat slender stemmed, green throughout, early, of moderate bearing 

 period, moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color, and very 

 narrow across leaflets. Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, of medium length, 

 curved, round-broad through cross section, deeply creasebacked, medium green, 

 extremely brittle, stringy, of inappreciable fiber, of good quality, fairly free from 

 anthracnose. Point of pod long and slightly curved. Green shell pods borne ex- 

 tremely high on plant and mostly above foliage, never splashed or colored, some- 

 what depressed on outside between seeds, about 4f inches long and usually containing 

 5 or 6 seeds very crowded in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry seeds medium in 

 size, slender, roundish through cross section, decidedly truncate at ends, straight at 

 eye, irregular in shape, twisted, depressed or bulged out in places, solid medium ecru 

 in color, with minute brownish yellow area around eye. 



Comparison. — Little planted and unimportant. Differs from Bed Valentine only 

 in color of seed and less in being productive. 



Confusing names. — Black Valentine, Brown Speckled Valentine, Giant Valentine, 

 Red Valentine, White Valentine, all of which are very different from Cream Valentine. 



History. — Introduced in 1897 by Peter Henderson & Co., who write that the 

 variety originated in Genesee County, N. Y. 



Illustrations— -Seeds are shown on Plate III, 14; snap pods are same as represented 

 for Red Valentine (PI. VII, 3); cross sections of snap pods are similar to Burpee's 

 Stringless Green Pod (PI. V, 13); differing principally in smaller size and broader 

 shape. 



CRIMSON BEAUTY. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Ford, 1904, 1905. 



Description. — Plant large, very erect, with long stem holding plant well up from 

 ground, without runners or spreading branches, thick stemmed, green throughout, 

 early-intermediate in season, long to moderate in bearing period, heavily to moder- 

 ately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color. Flowers light pink. 

 Snap pods very uniform in size, long, very straight, flat, dark green, of much fiber, 

 tough, very stringy, of poor quality, free from anthracnose. Point of pod medium 

 in length and slightly curved. Green shell pods borne both above and below foliage, 

 abundantly splashed with brilliant red, moderately depressed between seeds, about 

 6| inches long and usually containing 6 seeds fairly close in pod. Dry pods easy to 

 thrash. Dry seeds large, oval through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, 

 generally straight at eye, pale buff in color, freely splashed with purplish red, 



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