KIDNEY BEANS. 



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in no important respects except in color of seed, a few days later season, longer, flatter, 

 more curved pods, and more erect vines. 



Confusing names. — Burpee's Stringless Green Pod, Giant Stringless Green Pod, 

 Jones's Stringless Green Pod, all of which are very different from Grenell's Stringless 

 Green Pod. 



History. — Introduced in 1905 by J. Bolgiano & Son and originated by W. H. Grenell, 

 of Pierrepont Manor, N. Y. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate III, 4; snap pods and cross section of 

 same are similar to Bountiful (PI. XIII, 1, and PI. V, 9, respectively). 



Henderson's full measure. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Henderson, 1906. 



Description. — Plant large-medium, very erect when young, with few shoots high 

 above plant, but upon approaching full development becoming weighed down and 

 spreading with many outstretched branches, without real runners, somewhat thick 

 stemmed, green throughout, early-intermediate in season, of moderate bearing period, 

 heavily to moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color. 

 Flowers light pink. Snap pods somewhat variable in size, very long, generally more 

 or less scimiter curved, sharply constricted between seeds as if drawn tight by a thread 

 and separated into sections, round, deeply creasebacked, dark green, extremely 

 brittle, absolutely stringless, totally without fiber, of very good quality. Point of 

 pod medium in length, variable in shape, either straight, curled, or twisted. Green 

 shell pods borne mostly above foliage, never appreciably colored or splashed, very 

 much depressed between seeds, about 6 inches long, and usually containing 6 to 8 

 seeds very crowded in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry seeds of medium size, 

 very slender, straight, roundish through cross section, rounded or truncate at ends, 

 uniformly straight at eye, chocolate brown freely splashed and mottled with maize 

 yellow. 



Comparison. — This new and as yet little known and cultivated variety has not yet 

 been tested long enough to make an accurate comparison with other varieties, but it 

 is evidently very similar in appearance to Giant Stringless Green Pod and of similar 

 usefulness and value. 



History. — Introduced in 1906 by Peter Henderson & Co., and described by them as 

 a cross between Yosemite Wax and Late Refugee. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are about same shape and size as Longfellow (PI. I, 20); 

 snap pods and cross section of same are similar to Burpee's Stringless Green Pod (PI. 

 IX, 3, and PI. V, 13, respectively), differing principally in larger size and straighter 

 shape. 



HODSON GREEN POD. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Clark, 1905; Keeney, 1906. 



Description. — Plant very large, without decided runners, but with many out- 

 stretched branches lying loosely over ground, thick stemmed, wholly green, very 

 late, long in bearing, very heavily productive. Leaf medium in size, of very narrow 

 and pointed leaflets, medium green in color. Flowers light pink. Snap pods uniform 

 in size, very long, almost straight, flat, medium green, very tough, very stringy, of 

 much fiber, poor to medium in quality, quite free from anthracnose. Point of pod 

 long and straight or slightly curved. Green shell pods borne mostly below foliage, 

 never appreciably splashed or tinged, about 1\ inches long, and usually containing 

 6 to 8 seeds crowded in pod. Dry pods very easy to thrash. Dry seeds large-medium, 

 slender, roundish oval through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, straight 

 or slightly incurved at eye, purplish red freely splashed with pale buff. 



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