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proved to be the best and most reliable late wax sort for market gardeners, far surpass- 

 ing all others in productiveness, hardiness, and large, handsome pods. In the extreme 

 North its season is too late for the variety to be generally grown, while for home use 

 its pods are decidedly too tough, even tougher, if anything, than Davis Wax. Ex- 

 cept for color, its pods are same as Hodson Green Pod. Of the wax sorts its pods are 

 most like Davis Wax, differing principally in their larger size and the mottled color 

 of the seeds which resemble those of Red Valentine, but larger and longer. 



History. — Introduced in 1902 by Harvey Seed Company, who state the variety 

 came from a customer in whose possession it had been for a number of years. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 19; snap pods and cross section of 

 same resemble in shape those of Currie's Rustproof (PI. VIII, 1, and PI. V, 10, respec- 

 tively), both differing principally in much larger size and flatter shape. 



HORTICULTURAL WAX. 



Listed by 2 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Keeney, 1906; Rawson, 1903, 1905. 



Description. — Plant large-medium in size, fairly erect, somewhat thick stemmed, 

 without runners, green throughout, early-intermediate in season, of moderate bearing 

 period, fairly to heavily productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color. 

 Flowers pinkish white. Snap pods uniform in size, long-medium, straight, flatfish 

 aval through cross section, rich yellow, tough, stringy, of much fiber, poor to medium 

 in quality, unusually free from anthracnose. Point of pod long and slightly curved 

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

 or splashed, full on outside between seeds, about 5f inches long, and usually con- 

 taining 6 or 7 seeds crowded in pod. Dry pods easy to thrash. Dry seeds large- 

 medium, proportionally short, oval through cross section, truncate or rounded at ends, 

 straight at eye, purplish red, freely streaked with pale buff. 



Comparison. — Although little known or planted, this is a much better variety for 

 most purposes than similar sorts, such as Allan's Imperial Wax, Golden-Eyed Wax, and 

 Detroit Wax. It surpasses all of these in uniformly handsome appearance, reliability, 

 and productiveness, and, next to Allan's Imperial Wax, is the largest in size of pods. 

 Strictly a market gardeners' bean, for which purpose it competes with Currie's Rust- 

 proof and Davis Wax, but pods are too tough for home use. Most like Allan's Im- 

 perial Wax, differing principally in color of seed and smaller, straighter, narrower 

 pods, which are A ery similar to those of Henderson's Market Wax, while the seed is 

 of almost same color as Red Valentine, but shorter and rounder in shape. 



History. — Introduced in 1896 by W. W. Rawson & Co., who state it is a cross between 

 Golden Wax and Dwarf Horticultural. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate I, 16; snap pods on Plate VI, 3; 

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



nrPROVED GOLDEX WAX. 



Listed by 90 seedsmen, besides 81 listing Golden Wax, and 23 listing Rustproof 

 Golden Wax. Seeds tested: Rogers, 1904, 1906; Thorburn, 1901, 1902. 



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, smooth at 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 little fiber, of good quality, somewhat subject 

 to anthracnose. Point of pod short and straight.. Green shell pods borne mostly 

 above foliage, never splashed or colored, full between seeds on outside of pod, about 

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