KIDNEY BEANS. 



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History. — One of the oldest varieties cultivated in this country. Listed by J. M. 

 Thorburn & Co. since 1822. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds of round-podded typo are shown on Plate III, 5; snap 

 pods of round type arc shown on Plate XII, 3; cross sections of snap pods of round 

 and flat-podded types on Plate V, 11 and 12, respectively. 



ROUND YELLOW SIX WEEKS. 



Listed by 35 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1901; Ferry, 1900; Keeney, 1904, 

 1906; Rogers, 1904. 



Description. — Plant small-medium in size, very erect, bushy, compact, without run- 

 ners or spreading branches, slender stemmed, green throughout, early-intermediate in 

 season, of moderate bearing period, moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, 

 light green in color, and of smooth surface. Flowers light pink. Snap pods very uni- 

 form in size, medium in length, straight, oval through cross section, becoming round at 

 green shell stage, light green in color, brittle, of inappreciable string, of small fiber, of 

 good quality, fairly free from anthracnose. Point of pod short and either slightly 

 curved or straight. Green shell pods borne equally above and below foliage, never 

 appreciably colored or splashed, much depressed between seeds, about 4^ inches long, 

 and usually containing 5 or 6 seeds tightly crowded in pod. Dry pods moderately hard 

 to thrash. Dry seeds small-medium, proportionally short, roundish through cross sec- 

 tion, generally well rounded at ends, flat at eye, sliver from pod commonly attached to 

 eye, solid straw in color, sometimes tinged with coppery yellow, but always with 

 minute dark brownish area around eye. 



Comparison. — This secondary garden variety is too small seeded and short podded 

 to make good green shell beans, and is decidedly lacking in vigor and productiveness 

 for profitable field beans, but is excellent as early snaps for either home or market, being 

 specially valuable because of its reliability, hardiness, high quality, and uniform size 

 and shape of pods. More like Taylor's Green Pod than any other, and next most like 

 China Red Eye, differing principally in earlier season, peculiarly well rounded habit 

 of growth, and rounder, shorter, stringless pods. 



History. — Grown in this country at least since 1865. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 4; snap pods on Plate XIII, 5. 



RUBY HORTICULTURAL BUSH. 



Listed by only 3 seedsmen under this name and by 101 under name of Dwarf 

 Horticultural. Seeds tested: Rogers, 1904. 



Description. — Plant medium in size, of very erect, well rounded, compact form, 

 without runners or spreading branches, thick stemmed, wholly green, early, of mod- 

 erate bearing period, fairly productive. Leaf large, dark green, unusually wide across 

 leaflets. Flowers light pink. Snap pods uniform in size, medium in length, slightly 

 curved, flat, becoming almost round at green shell stage, dark green, brittle, stringless, 

 of inappreciable fiber, of medium quality, quite free from anthracnose. Point of pod 

 short and straight. Green shell pods borne both above and below foliage, freely 

 splashed with brilliant red, moderately depressed between seeds, about 5| inches long, 

 and usually containing 6 seeds tightly crowded in pod. Dry pods sometimes hard to 

 thrash. Dry seeds large-medium, proportionally short, oval through cross section, 

 generally truncate at ends, rounded or full at eye, pale buff in color, freely splashed 

 with purplish red. 



Comparison. — One of the standard variety types of the 4 country, but generally known 

 and sold under name of Dwarf Horticultural. Excellent as snaps or green shell beans for 

 home or market, no other variety, except possibly Low's Champion and Warren Bush, 

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