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entinc in appearance and general usefulness, differing principally in later, darker 

 green, coarser growing plants, rounder, darker green pods and seed of different color. 



Synonyms. — Emerald Beauty, Emperor of Russia, French Market, French Lead 

 Pencil, French Stringless, Perfectly Straight Round Pod, Steckler's Perfectly Straight 

 Round Pod, Sutton's Perfection. 



History. — Introduced in 1895 by Peter Henderson & Co., and described as of Euro- 

 pean origin. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 20; snap pods on Plate IX. 1; cross 

 sections of snap pods are about as broad as the round-podded type of Refugee 

 (PI. V, 12). 



LONG YELLOW SIX WEEKS. 



Listed by 160 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Buist, 1901; Denison, 1903; Ferry, 190C; 

 Henderson,' 1901; Keeney, 1905, 1906; May, 1897; Rogers, 1906; Schlegel & Fottler, 

 1901; Thorbum, 1897, 1901-1903; Yaughan, 1901. 



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

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

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

 Flowers light pink. Snap pods very uniform in size, long, generally curved at middle, 

 flat, light green, tough, very stringy, of moderate to strong fiber, poor to fair in quality, 

 fairly free from anthracnose. Point of pod long and either straight or slightly curved. 

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

 slightly depressed between seeds, about 6 inches long, and usually containing 6 seeds, 

 fairly close in pod. Dry pods very easy to thrash. Dry seeds of medium size, 

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

 slightly incurved at eye, solid straw yellow in color, sometimes shading to coppery 

 yellow, always with minute brownish area around eye. 



Com parison. — This variety, which is extensively grown in all parts of the country, 

 has been a standard sort for over seventy years and is to-day one of the five most largely 

 grown green-podded garden varieties. Being an unusually fine shipper, hardy, 

 reliable, fairly productive, handsome, and of even shape, it is one of the best for 

 market gardening, but its pods are too tough to be of good quality as snaps for home 

 use, Bountiful being decidedly preferable for private gardens. Pods more like those 

 of Bountiful than any other, differing principally in being smaller, tougher, curved 

 at middle instead of tip end, while vines are darker green, smaller, and less spreading 

 in habit. 



Synonym. — Pride of Newton. 



History. — One of the oldest of the present-day sorts. Listed by J. M. Thorburn & 

 Co., at least since 1822. 



Illustrations. — Seeds are shown on Plate III, 18; snap pods on Plate X, 1; cross sec- 

 tions of snap pods are similar to Bountiful (PI. V, 9). 



low's champion. 



Listed by 31 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Farquhar, 1905; Rawson, 1902; Rogers, 1904. 



Description. — Plant very large, generally erect, without runners or decidedly 

 spreading branches, very thick stemmed, green throughout, late-intermediate in 

 season, long in bearing, moderately to heavily productive. Leaf medium in size, 

 dark green in color, of glossy surface, wide across leaflets. Flowers light pink. Snap 

 pods uniform in size, medium long, extremely wide, straight, flat, dark green, brittle, 

 of inappreciable string, of slight fiber, of good quality, fairly free from anthracnose. 

 Point of pod short, straight, and generally projecting from middle end of pod. Green 



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