KIDNEY BEANS. 



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points. Resembles Double Barrel Wax, but much superior to it in length, straight- 

 ness, uniformity of pods, and in hardiness and productiveness of plant, differing also 

 in color of seed, in less perfect pod point, and deeper depressions between seeds. 

 After this variety it most resembles Yosemite Wax. 



History. — Introduced in 1889 by Wm. Henry Maule, who states the variety origi- 

 nated with N. B. Keeney & Son, of Leroy, N. Y. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are shown on Plate II, 18; cross section of snap pod. on 

 Plate V, 24; while snap pods resemble Yosemite Wax (PI. VIII, 2), differing prin- 

 cipally in seed and smaller size of pods. 



maule's nameless wax of 1906. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Rogers, 1905. 



Description. — Plant large-medium, very erect when young, generally spreading and 

 drooping with fruit-laden branches when old, without runners, wholly green, early, 

 of moderate to long bearing period, heavily to moderately productive. Leaf large, 

 medium green. Flowers white. Snap pods very uniform in size, long to medium, 

 very straight, round, medium yellow, extremely brittle, absolutely stringless, without 

 fiber, of excellent quality, fairly free from anthracnose. Point of pod long and straight. 

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

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

 crowded in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry seeds medium in size and length, 

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

 white in color, with golden bronze around eye covering about one-sixth of seed. 



Comparison. — New and as yet little known or planted. Evidently one of the best 

 of the newer sorts and possibly the most handsome and best general- purpose wax- 

 podded bean; at least in Department trials, its pods were straighter, more uniform in 

 color and size, and more handsome than any other wax sort and fully as productive, 

 early, and hardy as German Black Wax and Round Pod Kidney Wax. Excellent for 

 either home or market. More like German Black Wax than any other, differing prin- 

 cipally in color of seed and longer, straighter, better filled pods. 



History. — Introduced in 1906 by Wm. Henry Maule and originated by Rogers 

 Brothers, of Chaumont, N. Y. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are similar to Allan's Imperial Wax (PL III, 3), differing 

 principally in being smaller and round instead of flat; snap pods and cross section of 

 same are similar to Prolific Black Wax (PI. VII, 4, and PL V, 8, respectively), differing 

 principally in larger size, and very straight pod anil pod point. 



MONARCH WAX. 



Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Darch & Hunter, 1904, 1906. 



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

 somewhat thick stemmed, wholly green, late-intermediate in season, of moderate bear- 

 ing period, moderately productive. Leaf medium in size, medium green in color. 

 Flowers white. Snap pods uniform in size, long-medium, straight, round, depressed 

 on outside between seeds, medium yellow, brittle, stringless, without fiber, of good 

 quality, somewhat subject to anthracnose. Point of pod short-medium, straight, and 

 thick. Green shell pods borne equally above and below foliage, never splashed or 

 colored, very deeply depressed on outside between seeds, about 5f inches long, and 

 usually containing 5 or 6 seeds crowded in pod. Dry pods generally easy to thrash. 

 Dry seeds large-medium, medium in length, flattish oval through cross section, well 

 rounded at ends, straight at eye, solid white except small narrow strip of pansy violet 

 at eye. 



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