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AMERICAN VAKIETIES OF GARDEN BEANS. 



sutures, much depressed on outside between seeds, about 6| inches long and usually 

 containing 6 or 7 seeds much separated in pod. Dry pods very easy to thrash. Dry 

 seeds large-medium, proportionally short, flattish through cross section, rounded at 

 ends, straight or incurved at eye, generally regular in shape, but sometimes slightly 

 bulging out in places, solid white except an occasional minute area of faint yellow 

 around eye. 



Comparison. — A favorite in Europe and advertised in this country for a long time, 

 but never very popular. Its large white seeds are much liked by some gardeners for 

 green shell beans, but it seems to have never become generally cultivated in America 

 because spreading in habit and too tough, flat podded, and unattractive as snaps. 

 White Kidney is far more profitable for dry beans, and is generally more satisfactory for 

 green shell beans also. Most like Earliest Market in appearance and general useful- 

 ness, and next most like Tennessee Green Pod. 



Synonyms. — Dwarf Case Knife, First in Market. 



History. — First listed in this country about 1880 and described at that time as a new 

 German variety. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate IV, 19; green shell pods and cross 

 section of snap pods are similar to Dutch Case Knife Pole (PI. XX, 1, and PI. V, 28, 

 respectively), differing principally in smaller size. 



EUREKA FIELD. 



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



Description. — Plant medium in size, erect, with occasional spreading branches, but 

 without real runners, thick stemmed, green throughout, late as snaps, early-intermedi- 

 ate as field beans, of moderate bearing period, lightly to moderately productive. Leaf 

 medium in size, medium green in color. Flowers pinkish white. Snap pods uniform 

 in size, short, slightly curved, very flat, light green, very tough, very stringy, of much 

 fiber, of poor quality, fairly free from anthracnose. Point of pod very short and 

 straight. Green shell pods borne both above and below foliage, never colored or 

 splashed, much depressed between seeds, about 4f inches long, and usually containing 

 5 or 6 seeds somewhat separated in pod. Dry pods very easy to thrash. Dry seeds 

 small-medium, proportionately short, roundish through cross section, invariably well 

 rounded at ends, decidedly larger at one end than at other, invariably rounded or full 

 at eye, solid light greenish yellow in color. 



Comparison.— This little-known and little-planted variety is a strictly green and dry 

 shell bean of no real merit except for the interesting light yellow color of its dry seed. 

 Its pods are decidedly too tough and stringy for good snaps, while for green or dry shell 

 beans the variety is less productive than any other field sort and generally bears a 

 larger percentage of imperfect pods. Most like Vineless Marrow, differing principally 

 in color of seed and smaller pods with peculiar, short, well-defined pod point borne at 

 center end of pod. 



Synonyms. — Genter's Sulphur, California Cream Beans, Sulphur-Colored Bean. 



History. — Introduced in 1893 by Ford Seed Company, who state the variety came 

 from Mr. Goulding, of Portage County, Ohio, in whose family it has been for a long 

 time, but the type has been doubtless known to many people at least since 1870. 



Iltfistrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 2; green shell pods are quite unlike 

 any of following illustrations, but perhaps most resemble Red Kidney (PI. XIV, 1), 

 differing principally in color of seed, and shorter, better filled, narrower, and more 

 regularly shaped pods with shorter, better defined pod point. 



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