KIDNEY BEANS. 



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Flowers light pink. Snap pods somewhat variable in size, long, very characteris- 

 tically curved back at middle of pod, oval-flat through cross section, dark green, of 

 very rough and coarse surface, very tough, very stringy, of much hard fiber, of very 

 poor quality, free from anthracnose. Point of pod very long, curved, gradually taper- 

 ing. Green shell pods borne equally above and below foliage, sometimes sparingly 

 splashed with purplish red, moderately depressed between seeds, about 6 inches long, 

 and usually containing 5 or 6 seeds somewhat separated in pod. Dry pods very easy 

 to thrash. Dry seeds large, slender, oval through cross section, generally well 

 rounded at ends, very straight at eye, light garnet brown, splashed with crimson- 

 violet. 



Comparison. — Little known and planted in this country. Of similar usefulness 

 to French Mohawk and Red Kidney, the pods differing from latter principally .in nar- 

 rower shape, backward curving at middle, and splashed color of both seed and pods. 



History. — An old name of obscure origin. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 24; green shell pods are as much 

 like those of Red Kidney (PI. XIV, 1) as any of the illustrations here shown, differing 

 principally in being narrower and curved back at middle of pod. 



FRENCH MOHAWK. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Johnson & Musser, 1906. 



Description. — Plant very large, very erect, without runners or spreading branches, 

 thick stemmed, green throughout, very late, long in bearing, very heavily productive. 

 Leaf very large, medium green, and of rough surface. Flowers pink. Snap pods uni- 

 form in size, very long, slightly curved, oval through cross section, medium green, 

 very tough, very stringy, of much fiber, very poor in quality, free from anthracnose. 

 Point of pod long and curved. Green shell pods borne equally above and below 

 foliage, splashed with reddish purple, moderately depressed between seeds, about 7| 

 inches long and usually containing 7 or 8 seeds somewhat separated in pod. Dry 

 pods very easy to thrash. Dry seeds large-medium, slender, oval through cross sec- 

 tion, truncate or rounded at ends, straight at eye, deep bluish black in color, sparingly 

 splashed with pale buff. 



Comparison. — Little known and cultivated in this country. On account of remark- 

 ably straight pods and, perhaps, because of other qualities which have not yet been 

 brought out in our limited trials, this variety may, in some cases, prove superior to 

 Canadian Wonder and other varieties of this class. Suitable for both field and garden 

 use and of satisfactory quality as snaps if picked younger than is customary with other 

 varieties. Similar to Mohawk and Canadian Wonder, differing from former princi- 

 pally in larger, coarser vines, later season, and longer pods, and from latter in straighter, 

 narrower pods and splashed color of seed. 



History. — Named in 1904 by Johnson & Musser, but previously listed by them as 

 Rapp's Favorite, under which name it was introduced in 1900. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate III, 8; snap pods are similar to 

 Mohawk (PI. XII, 4), differing principally in much larger size and longer pod point; 

 also similar to Canadian Wonder (PI. X, 2), differing principally in being straighter, 

 narrower, and shorter. 



GALEGA. 



No longer listed by American seedsmen. Seeds tested: Thorburn, 1903, 1905. 



Description. — Plant very large, very spreading, with many runners and drooping 

 branches, slender stemmed, green throughout, very late, very long in bearing, very 

 heavily productive. Leaf small, light grayish green, very narrow across leaflets, 

 very smooth, and of very long petiole. Flowers pink. Snap pods uniform in size, 



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