KIDNEY BEANS. 



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medium in size, light green in color. Flowers white. Snap pods very uniform in size, 

 long to medium, slightly curved, flat, light yellow, generally 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 either 

 straight or slightly curved. Green shell pods borne equally above and below foliage, 

 never colored or splashed, slightly depressed between seeds, about 5 J inches long, 

 and usually containing 6 seeds fairly close in pod. Dry pods easy to thrash. Dry 

 seeds medium in size, proportionally long, oval through cross section, rounded or trun- 

 cate at ends, generally straight at eye, solid white in color except small area of brown- 

 ish ocher around eye. 



Comparison. — Well known but not one of the twenty most largely grown varieties of 

 the country. Decidedly too stringy and tough podded for home use, and often 

 unsuited for market because of green-tinged pods. As described under Allan 's Imperial 

 Wax, this variety is not as well suited for market as some others; but of the two varie- 

 ties Allen's Imperial Wax is by far the better, being much more productive, larger 

 podded, more vigorous in growth, and having differently colored seed. 



Synonyms.— Bolgiano's Sunshine Bush Wax, Sunshine Bush Wax. 



History. — Introduced in 1889 by the late Aaron Low, of Essex, Mass., and originated 

 by a Mr. Bartlett of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. 



Illustrations. — Ripe seeds are shown on Plate III, 1; snap pods resemble Allan's 

 Imperial Wax (PI. VI, 4), differing principally in smaller size; cross sections of snap 

 pods resemble Detroit Wax (PI. V, 16), differing principally in flatter shape. 



GOLDEN WAX. 



Listed by 81 seedsmen, besides 90 listing Improved Golden Wax and 26 listing Rust- 

 proof Golden Wax. Seeds tested: Buckbee, 1897; Burpee, 1897; Henderson, 1901; 

 Farquhar, 1901; Keeney, 1906; McClure, 1903; Rogers, 1904, 1906; Schlegel & Fottler, 

 1901. 



Description. — Plant small, very erect, somewhat thick stemmed, without runners, 

 wholly green, very early, short in bearing period, lightly to moderately productive. 

 Leaf medium in size, medium green in color, wide across leaflets, of smooth surface. 

 Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, medium in length, straight, oval through 

 cross section, deep yellow in color, often tinged with green, especially in poorly grown 

 plants, somewhat brittle, stringless, of slight fiber, of good quality, somewhat subject 

 to anthracnose. Point of pod short and straight or slightly curved. Green shell pods 

 borne mostly above foliage, never splashed or colored, full on outside between seeds, 

 about 5 inches long, and usually containing 5 or 6 seeds crowded in pod. Dry pods 

 easy to thrash. Dry seeds medium in size and length, roundish oval through cross sec- 

 tion, rounded or truncate at ends, flat or rounded at eye, white in color with mottling 

 of dark violet and maize yellow around eye generally covering about one-half of bean. 



Comparison. — A standard wax bean in all sections of the country, the plantings of 

 the variety, together with those of Improved Golden Wax, being larger than those of 

 any other single wax variety. A few days earlier than Improved Golden Wax, but 

 according to Department reports not more subject to rust and anthracnose as sometimes 

 claimed. Both varieties stand about equal as the best all-round and most reliable of 

 the extra early wax sorts, both are suitable for either home or market, of nearly as good 

 quality as the very best, generally fair shippers, and except for the greenish tinge, 

 which sometimes appears under certain growing conditions, both are of handsome 

 appearance, but for general crops both varieties are too short in season and much less 

 productive than Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax or Pencil Pod Black Wax. Golden 

 Wax differs from Improved Golden Wax principally in longer, narrower pods, smaller 

 vine, and larger, lighter, mottled area around eye of dry seed. 



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