KIDNEY BEANS. 



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History.— Name has been in use among American seedsmen at least since 1882. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds, cross section of snap pods, and green shell pods are similar 

 to Navy Pea (PL IV, 2. PI. V, 3, and PI. XIII, 3, respectively); leaf is similar to 

 Snowflake (PI. XXIII, 5). 



RED KIDNEY FIELD. 



Listed by 25 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Gregory, 1902; Grenell, 1903. 



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

 branches, thick stemmed, green throughout, very late as garden snaps, intermediate 

 as field beans, of long bearing period, heavily to moderately productive. Leaf large, 

 medium green. Flowers light pink. Snap pods somewhat variable in size, long, 

 straight, flat, dark green, very tough, very stringy, of much fiber, of poor quality, free 

 from anthracnose. Point of pod medium in length and straight. Green shell pods 

 borne both above and below foliage, never appreciably splashed or colored, much 

 depressed on outside between seeds, about 6 inches long, and usually containing 5 

 seeds fairly close in pod. Dry pods very easy to thrash. Dry seeds large, long, flattish 

 oval through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, straight or slightly incurved 

 at eye, solid purplish brown in some stocks and garnet brown in others. 



Comparison. — A standard field variety and grown almost exclusively for dry beans 

 but excellent also as green shell. Grown mainly for export to West Indies and South 

 America and used in New Orleans and in other sections where there are people of 

 Spanish descent. Decidedly too tough podded for use as snaps. Like all field beans 

 this variety is generally bought by seedsmen on the open market and rarely contracted 

 for and specially selected as are the garden varieties. For this reason the variety 

 varies greatly in type, especially in color of seed. Most like White Kidney, differing 

 in no important respect except in color of seed. 



History. — A very old sort listed by American seedsmen under that name at least 

 since 1875, but this type was evidently known to farmers long before that date. 



Illustrations. — Green shell pods are shown on Plate XIV, 1, seeds on Plate I, 25. 



RED VALENTINE. 



Listed by 188 seedsmen. Seeds tested: F. Bolgiano, 1903; Buckbee, 1897; Burpee, 

 1897, 1901, 1903, 1906; Denison, 1903; Cleveland, 1903; Dibble, 1903; Farquhar, 

 1901; Ferry, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904; Heiskell, 1903; Keeney, 1903-1906; May, 1897; 

 Philipps, 1903; Pice, 1906; Rogers, 1904-1906; Schlegel & Fottler, 1901; Sioux, 1905; 

 Thorburn, 1901, 1902. 



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

 branches, slender stemmed, green throughout, early, of moderate bearing period, 

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

 very narrow across leaflets. Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, of medium 

 length, curved, round -broad through cross section, deeply creasebacked, medium 

 green, extremely brittle, fairly stringy, of inappreciable fiber, of good quality, fairly 

 free from anthracnose. Point of pod long, slightly curved. Green shell pods often 

 borne on long stems very high on plant, never splashed or colored, somewhat 

 depressed between seeds, about 4| inches long, and usually containing 5 or 6 seeds 

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

 tionally long, roundish through cross section, truncate or rounded at ends, straight at 

 eye, irregular in shape, often twisted or bulged out in places, purplish red splashed 

 with pale buff. 



Comparison. — A standard variety since 1865 and to-day the most extensively 

 planted and generally listed of all garden beans. Popular with market gardeners 

 because so early and reliable and the favorite with home gardeners on account of excel- 

 lent quality and other good features. Fully as tender, as fleshy, and as long in condi- 

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