KIDNEY BEANS. 



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MOHAWK. 



Listed by 121 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1901, 1906; Ferry, 1899, 1900, 1903 

 Keeney, 1904-1906; May, 1897; Rice, 1905, 1906; Thorburn, 1901, 1902. 



Description. — Plant large, very erect, without runners, but sometimes drooping and 

 spreading when old, thick stemmed, green throughout, early, of moderate bearing 

 period, heavily to moderately productive. Leaf large, dark green, wide across leaf- 

 lets. Flowers light pink. Snap pods variable in length, long, straight, oval-flat 

 through cross section, medium green, tough, very stringy, of much fiber, of poor 

 quality, moderately free from anthracnose. Point of pod medium in length and 

 straight. Green shell pods borne equally above and below foliage, sparingly splashed 

 with reddish purple, about 6| inches long, and usually containing 6 seeds crowded in 

 pod. Dry pods easy to thrash. Dry seeds large-medium, long, oval through cross 

 section, truncate or rounded at ends, straight at eye, dark dull violet splashed with 

 pale buff, sometimes almost solid dark dull violet. 



Comparison. — A standard garden variety in this country since 1840 and to-day still 

 one of the ten most largely grown bush sorts. Being a fine shipper, extremely hardy, 

 productive, and producing long, straight, handsome pods, it is generally a profitable 

 variety for market gardening, but is decidedly too tough and stringy as snaps for home 

 use. As a green shell bean it is not nearly so large seeded, handsome, or desirable 

 as Improved Goddard or Ruby Horticultural. Similar in appearance and general 

 usefulness to French Mohawk and Long Yellow Six Weeks, differing from latter prin- 

 cipally in color of seed, in straighter, natter, tougher, darker green, splashed pods, and 

 larger, coarser vines. 



Synonyms. — Brown Six Weeks, North Star. 



History. — Cultivated in this country at least since 1820. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate III, 10; cross section of snap pods on 

 Plate V, 17; snap pods on Plate XII, 4. 



NAVY PEA FIELD. 



Listed by 67 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Ferry, 1902, 1905; Johnson & Stokes, 1897. 



Description. — Plant large, very spreading, with many runners lying loosely over 

 ground, slender stemmed, green throughout, late for garden snaps, early as a field bean 

 of short bearing period, very heavily productive. Leaf very small, medium green, 

 smooth. Flowers white. Snap pods very uniform in size, very short, straight, flat, 

 becoming almost round at the green shell stage, very light green in color, very tough, 

 very stringy, of rrfuch fiber, very poor in quality, free from anthracnose. Point of pod 

 short and straight. Green shell pods borne mostly below foliage, never colored or 

 splashed, moderately depressed on outside between seeds, about 3| inches long, and 

 usually containing 6 seeds crowded in pod. Dry pods very easy to thrash. Dry seeds 

 very small, very short, or almost as wide as long, roundish oval through cross section, 

 generally well rounded at ends, full or rounded at eye, solid white. 



Comparison. — This variety, represented by many local names and strains and com- 

 monly known in the produce trade as Marrow Peas, is the principal field variety of the 

 United States. It is wholly unsuited for use as snaps and green shell beans and is 

 grown only for its dry seeds, its total plantings far excelling those of all garden varieties 

 combined. Similar to Snowflake Pea and Prolific Tree, differing from former princi- 

 pally in later season, flatter pods, larger vine, and larger, rounder seed, and from 

 latter principally in earlier season and smaller vine and pod. 



Synonyms. — In certain local markets and with many seedsmen this variety is 

 regarded as identical with Banner Leafless, Bismarck Great German Soup, Boston Pea, 



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