KIDNEY BEANS. 



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eye, solid white, except brownish ochre around eye covering about one-fourth of area 

 of bean. 



Comparison. — One of the minor field varieties of the country and formerly more 

 largely grown than at present. Of about same usefulness as White Marrow and next 

 to Yellow Eye more like it in appearance than any other, differing principally in 

 color and smaller size of seed and shorter, narrower, better filled pods. Like White 

 Marrow, its pods are too tough in texture and too irregular in shape to make good 

 snaps, but are satisfactory for green shell beans. 



History. — Listed by seedsmen in this country at least since 1880. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate II, 12; green shell pods are similar to 

 Red Cranberry Pole (PI. XVIII, 3), differing principally in smaller size and natter 

 shape. 



KNICKERBOCKER. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Henderson, 1902, 1905, 1906. 



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

 above plant, but, upon approaching maturity, becoming somewhat 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 brit- 

 tle, absolutely stringless, totally without fiber, of very good quality, somewhat subject 

 to anthracnose. Point of pod medium in length, variable in shape, 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 tightly crowded in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry seeds 

 large-medium, slender, roundish through cross section, truncate or rounded at ends, 

 straight or slightly incurved at eye, solid purplish brown in color. 



Comparison. — This little known and little planted variety has not yet been tested 

 sufficiently by this Office to determine its real value but it appears to be of about same 

 usefulness as Giant Stringless Green Pod, the young pods being hardly distinguishable 

 from those of that variety and the sort differing in no important respect except in color 

 of seed and freedom from flatfish pods. 



History. — Introduced in 1902 by Peter Henderson & Co., who write that the variety 

 came from Genesee County, N. Y. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 23; snap pods and cross section of 

 same are similar to Burpee's Stringless Green Pod (PI. IX, 3, and PI. V, 13, respec- 

 tively), differing principally in being longer and straighter. 



LATE REFUGEE. 



See Refugee. 



LIGHTNING. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Thorburn, 1902, 1905, 1906. 



Description. — Plant medium in size, very spreading with many long creeping 

 branches but with only occasional runners, very thick stemmed, more or less purplish 

 tinged at stems and branches, especially at nodes and on fruit spurs, very early, of 

 short bearing period, lightly productive. Leaf medium in size, very dark green, often 

 tinged with brownish purple, very wide across leaflets and of rough surface. Flowers 

 white with pink blotch at upper end of standard and wings extending half way 

 down petals in distinct streaks. Snap pods variable in size, short, variously curved 

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