KIDNEY BEANS. 



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Allan's imperial wax. 



Listed by 4 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Allan, 1904, 1905; Kendel, 1905. 



Description. — Plant medium size, erect, somewhat thick stemmed, without runners^ 

 wholly green, early-intermediate in season, of moderate bearing period, heavily to 

 moderately productive. Leaf large, medium green. Flowers white. Snap pods 

 very uniform in size, long, uniformly slightly curved at middle, flat, light yellow in 

 color, usually more or less greenish tinged, occasionally almost solid light green, tough, 

 very stringy, of much fiber, poor to medium in quality, fairly free from anthracnose. 

 Point of pod long and straight or slightly curved. Green shell pods borne equally 

 above and below foliage, never colored or splashed, slightly depressed between seeds, 

 about 6| inches long, and usually containing 6 seeds fairly close in pod. Dry pods 

 very easy to thrash. Dry seeds large-medium in size, medium in length, oval through 

 cross section, truncate or rounded at ends, generally straight at eye, white with golden 

 brown area around eye, covering about one-sixth of bean. 



Comparison. — Little known and planted. Exceedingly hardy, sure cropping, and 

 bearing large pods of uniformly fine shape, but decidedly too stringy and tough for 

 home use and often unattractive for market purposes because of tendency to be green- 

 ish tinged. No other wax variety except Golden-Eyed Wax is so often green in color. 

 Most like Golden-Eyed Wax, differing principally in seed, greater productiveness, and 

 much larger, more perfect pods; also similar to Scarlet Flageolet Wax and Davis Wax. 



Synonym. — Salzer's Earliest Wax. 



Confusing names. — Imperial White - Seeded and Jones's Imperial Wax are very 

 different varieties from Allan's Imperial Wax. 



History. — Listed in 1891 by Vaughan Seed Company, and originated by John H. 

 Allan Seed Company. 



Illustrations. — Ripe seeds are shown on Plate III, 3; snap pods on Plate VI, 4; cross 

 sections of snap pods are similar to Detroit Wax (PI. V, 16), differing principally in 

 larger size and flatter shape. 



BISMARCK BLACK WAX. 



Listed by 5 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Buist, 1905; Keeney, 1904, 1905; Thorburn, 

 1903. 



Description. — Plant medium in size, erect, without runners, somewhat thick 

 stemmed, . green throughout except generally slightly purple tinged in places on 

 branches and flower stalk, especially at their nodes, early- intermediate in season, of 

 moderate bearing period, heavily to moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, 

 medium green in color. Flowers pink. Snap pods uniform in size, long to medium 

 in length, round, moderately curved, medium yellow, brittle, stringy, of inappreci- 

 able fiber, of fair quality, fairly free from anthracnose for a wax variety. Point of 

 pod long and slightly curved or straight. Green shell pods rarely appreciably colored, 

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

 crowded in pod. Dry pods fairly easy to thrash. Dry seeds medium in size, medium 

 in length, roundish through cross section, rounded or truncate at ends, straight at eye, 

 solid black in color. 



Comparison. — Where quality is not important this little known and planted variety 

 is the best of the round wax-podded beans for market gardening, but for home use or 

 where quality is essential it is too stringy and tough podded to be generally recom- 

 mended. Its superior qualities are reliability, hardiness, freedom from disease, and 

 beautiful even color and shape. In these respects it is superior to German Black Wax 

 and fully equal to such flat-podded sorts as Currie's Rustproof and Horticultural Wax. 



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