KIDNEY BEAKS. 



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section, generally well rounded at ends, larger at one end than at other, round or full 

 at eye, solid blackish violet in color. 



Comparison. — One of the lesser grown varieties of the country and of same usefulness 

 and value as Low's Champion, differing from it in no important respect except for an 

 immaterial difference in color of seed. 



History. — Introduced about 1884 by several American seedsmen and originated by 

 David Warren, of Essex County, Mass. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate II, 11, and snap pods on Plate IX , 2. 



WARWICK. 



Listed by 3 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Henderson, 1900, 1905; Thorburn, 1901, 1902. 



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

 branches, somewhat thick stemmed, green throughout, very early, of short bearing 

 period, lightly to moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in 

 color. Flowers light pink. Snap pods uniform in size, medium in length, straight, 

 fiat, light green, tough, very stringy, of much fiber, poor in quality, free from anthrac- 

 nose. Point of pod medium in length, and either slightly curved or straight. Green 

 shell pods borne equally above and below foliage, sparingly splashed with light red, 

 moderately depressed between seeds, about 5J inches long, and generally containing 5 

 or 6 seeds crowded in pod. Dry pods easy to thrash. Dry seeds medium in size, pro- 

 portionally medium in length, roundish oval through cross section, truncate or rounded 

 at ends, rounded or straight at eye, purplish red sparingly splashed with pale buff, 

 sometimes almost solid purplish red. 



Comparison. — This little known and planted variety is sometimes valuable because 

 of its extreme earliness, but is of no superior value in other respects. It gives snap 

 pods before any other green-podded variety, preceding by a few days Bountiful and 

 Red Valentine, while as green shell beans it is second in earliness to Lightning. Its 

 pods are, however, somewhat too tough to be satisfactory for home use and too short 

 and small seeded to make attractive green shell beans. Variety is also deficient in 

 productiveness and length of bearing period. Of similar usefulness to China Red Eye 

 and more like it in appearance than any other. Unlike that variety, it is too unpro- 

 ductive and of too small growth to be suitable for field beans and differs further in 

 color of seed and smaller, flatter, straighter, splashed pods. 



History. — Introduced about 1890 by Peter Henderson & Co., who state the variety 

 came from England. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 14; snap pods are similar in shape 

 to China Red Eye (PI. XI, 2), differing principally in that pods are shorter, natter, 

 and straight at stem end. 



WHITE KIDNEY FIELD. 



Listed by 53 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Keeney, 1906; Thorburn, 1897, 1901, 1903, 

 1905. 



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

 branches, thick stemmed, green throughout, late as snaps and field beans, of long bear- 

 ing period, moderately productive. Leaf large, medium green. Flowers white. Snap 

 pods somewhat variable in size, long, straight, flat, light 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 splashed 

 or colored, much depressed on outside between seeds, about 6 inches long, and usu- 

 ally containing 5 seeds fairly close in pod. Dry pods very easy to thrash. Dry seeds 

 large, slender, oval through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, straight or 

 slightly incurved at eye, solid white. 



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