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more certain cropper than Worcester Mammoth, more productive than Extra Early 

 Horticultural Pole, and excepting Extra Early Horticultural and Golden Carmine- 

 Podded Horticultural Pole the most handsomely splashed of all pole varieties. Not 

 as productive, however, as Lazy Wife or Arlington Red Cranberry Pole or as generally 

 useful. More like Childs's Horticultural than any other pole variety. Pods closely 

 resemble Improved Goddard Bush, differing principally in flatter shape, longer pod 

 point, and with seeds more separated in pod. 



History. — Introduced in 1885 by the former Aaron Low Seed Company, and origi- 

 nated by a market gardener of Brockton, Mass. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate I, 27; green shell pods on Plate 

 XIX, 2. 



burger's stringless pole. 



Listed by 2 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1906; Vaughan, 1905. 



Description. — Vine of small growth, of good climbing habit, little branched, some- 

 what slender stemmed for a pole bean, open in habit, green throughout, very early, 

 of short bearing period, moderately to lightly productive. Leaf medium in size, 

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

 moderately curved, oval-round through cross section, creasebacked, dark green in 

 color, of coarse surface, extremely brittle, stringless, without fiber, of very good 

 quality, fairly free from anthracnose. Green shell pods never tinged or splashed 

 except sometimes with black lines along dorsal and ventral sutures, much depressed 

 on outside between seeds, much wrinkled, about 6| inches long and usually contain- 

 ing 8 or 9 seeds somewhat separated in pod. Dry pods hard to thrash. Dry seeds 

 large-medium, medium in length, flatfish oval through cross section, generally well 

 rounded at ends, straight or incurved at eye, sliver from pod occasionally attached 

 to eye, solid white. 



Comparison. — New and as yet little known or cultivated. Ranks equally with 

 Kentucky Wonder and White Creaseback as one of the best early varieties for snaps, 

 but is sometimes claimed to be earlier, more productive, longer in bearing, and better 

 in quality than either. Its absolute stringlessness certainly makes it superior in 

 quality, and its white seed and solid dark green pods are also decided merits, but more 

 experiments are necessary before stating whether it is superior in the other qualities 

 claimed. Habit of vine about same as Kentucky Wonder Pole, but pods most resem- 

 ble White's Prolific, differing principally in solid green color, rounder, straighter, 

 more deeply creasebacked shape, earlier season, and absolute stringlessness. 



History. — First listed in 1903 by Vaughan Seed Company, who state that the variety 

 is of German origin. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate IV, 20; green shell pod and cross 

 section of same resemble Kentucky Wonder Pole (PI. XV, 2, and PI. V, 25, respec- 

 tively), differing principally in smoother, smaller, straighter, and somewhat flatter 

 shape, besides differing in color of both seed and pod.* 



childs's horticultural pole. 

 Listed by 1 seedsman. Seed tested: Childs, 1905. 



Description. — Vines of large growth, of poor climbing habit when young, but doing- 

 well when once started, thick stemmed, much branched, wholly green, intermediate 

 to late in season, long in bearing, heavily productive. Leaf medium large in size, 

 dark green in color. Flowers pink. Snap pods uniform in size, long, slightly curved 

 at middle, flat, of somewhat coarse surface, dark green, barely brittle, stringy, some- 

 what tough, of moderate fiber, of fair quality, free from anthracnose. Point of pod 

 long and curved. Green shell pods abundantly and distinctly splashed with brilliant 

 red, moderately depressed on outside between seeds, about 6| inches long, and usually 

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