KIDNEY BEANS. 



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rounded or flat at eye, mostly straw yellow in color, but varying to coppery yellow, 

 always with minute brownish area around eye. 



Comparison. — This little known and planted variety is of same general usefulness 

 and value as described for Round Yellow Six Weeks and so similar in appearance as 

 often to be thought identical. Its pods are somewhat flatter, a little shorter, and a few 

 days earlier in season, while the plants are smaller, lower growing, and more compact 

 in habit than any variety of American origin. 



History. — Introduced in 1902 by Wood, Stubbs, & Co., who state the variety orig- 

 inated in Oldham County, Ky. , with a Mr. Oldham. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 3; snap pods are very similar to 

 Round Yellow Six Weeks (PI. XIII, 5), differing principally in being slightly shorter 

 and flatter. 



TENNESSEE GREEN POD. 



Listed by 2 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Ferry, 1904-1906; Schwill, 1905. 



Description. — Plant large, very spreading, with many semirunners and drooping 

 branches, very thick stemmed, green throughout, early-intermediate in season, long 

 in bearing, heavily to moderately productive. Leaf large, very dark green, very wide 

 across leaflets, and of rough surface. Flowers white. Snap pods somewhat variable 

 in size, long, moderately curved, often much bent to one side, very flat, deeply 

 depressed at dorsal suture, very angular or narrowed at ventral suture, medium green, 

 somewhat tough, stringy, of moderate fiber, of poor to medium quality, free from 

 anthracnose. Point of pod moderately long and curved. Green shell pods generally 

 borne well above foliage on thick fruit spurs, never splashed or appreciably colored 

 except for black lines along sutures, very much depressed between seeds, much thicker 

 at. ventral than at dorsal side, about 6| inches long, and usually containing 7 seeds 

 much separated in pod. Dry pods fairly easy to thrash. Dry seeds of medium size, 

 proportionally short, oval through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, 

 straight at eye, solid dark hazel in color. 



Com parison. — This little known and planted variety is much liked in Tennessee and 

 the South, and is said to grow very well at the North. Although especially recom- 

 mended as a green shell bean, it may be used also for snaps, as its pods are thicker and 

 more tender than Emperor William and other flat-podded varieties of its class. Un- 

 suited for field culture because of colored seed, coarse growth, and less productive- 

 ness and hardiness than strictly field varieties. Most like Emperor William, differing 

 principally in color of seed, narrower pods, more spreading vine, and with fruit stalks 

 more prominently above foliage. Pods peculiar for being more sunken between seeds 

 than is the case in any other variety. 



Synonyms. — Field's First Early, Brown Bunch. 



History. — Introduced in 1904 by D. M. Ferry & Co., but known in the South some 

 time before that date, especially near Knoxville, Tenn. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate III, 19; cross sections of green shell 

 pods on Plate V, 29 and 30; and green shell pods on Plate XIV, 2. 



THORB URN'S PROLIFIC MARKET. 



No longer listed by American seedsmen. Seeds tested: Thorburn, 1897, 1903, 1904; 

 Weeber & Don, 1902. 



Description. — Plant large, very spreading, with moderate number of runners and 

 long branches lying loosely over ground, somewhat thick stemmed, green throughout, 

 very late, of very long bearing period, very heavily productive. Leaf small, narrow, 

 pointed, dark green. Flowers pink. Snap pods variable in size, very long, curved, 

 oval-round through cross section, dark green, tough, stringy, of moderate fiber, of fair 

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