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AMERICAN VARIETIES OF GARDEN BEANS. 



History. — Introduced in 1895 by AY. W. Rawson & Co., who write the variety origi- 

 nated with a market gardener near Worcester, Mass. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate I, 9, and green shell pods on 

 Plate XIX, 3. 



POLE WAX-PODDED. 



This comparatively small and unimportant class consists of varie- 

 ties more useful for their snap pods than for their dry seed. The 

 range in color, shape, and size of pods is not very wide, but the class 

 contains many of the most handsome pods of any of the Kidney 

 varieties. 



ANDALUSIA WAX POLE. 



Listed by 20 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Buckbee, 1900; Johnson & Stokes, 1902, 

 1904, 1905; Thorburn, 1897. 



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

 well when once started, much branched, thick stemmed, somewhat yellowish green 

 at stems, late, heavily productive, long in bearing. Leaf medium in size, medium 

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

 very curved, flat when young but becoming round at green shell stage, solid rich yel- 

 low, very smooth, brittle, stringless, without fiber, of good quality, fairly free from 

 anthracnose. Point of pod short and fairly straight. Green shell pods never colored 

 nor splashed, full on outside between seeds, about 5 inches long and usually containing 

 6 or 7 seeds very crowded in pod. Dry pods somewhat hard to thrash. Dry seeds of 

 medium size, almost as broad as long, roundish oval through cross section, generally 

 well rounded at ends, decidedly larger at one end than at other, much rounded or full 

 at eye, solid white. 



Comparison. — Little known and planted. Next to Indian Chief and Mont d'Or the 

 best late wax bean for home or market, and being white seeded it is in some cases 

 preferable even to these varieties. Pods very similar to Indian Chief, differing prin- 

 cipally in being earlier, shorter, rounder, more curved, deeper yellow, and never 

 colored or splashed. 



Synonyms. — Golden Andalusia Wax Pole, Golden Lazy Wife Wax Pole. 



History. — Introduced in 1890 by Johnson & Stokes, and said to have originated with 

 a bean grower in Andalusia, Pa. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are hardly distinguishable from Lazy Wife Pole (PI. IV, 

 16); cross sections of snap pods are similar to Currie's Rustproof Wax Bush (PI. V, 10), 

 and green shell pods similar in shape to Red Cranberry Pole (PI. XVIII, 3), differing 

 principally in being exceedingly curved, thicker in cross section, and of longer 

 pod point. 



GOLDEN CARMINE -PODDED HORTICULTURAL WAX POLE. 



Listed by 51 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Rogers, 1903-1906. 



Description. — Vine of moderate growth., of good climbing habit, moderately branched, 

 somewhat thick stemmed, green in color except generally inclined to yellowish green 

 at stems, early, of moderate bearing period, heavily to moderately productive. Leaf 

 large-medium in size, medium green in color. Flowers light pink. Snap pods some- 

 what varying in size, very long, generally straight, sometimes zigzag from side to side, 

 sometimes much bent, always very flat, light yellow or yellowish green, of smooth 

 surface, sometimes splashed with red, very brittle, stringless, without fiber, of good 

 quality, free from anthracnose. Point of pod extremely long, very slender, generally 

 twisted and curled. Green shell pods largely light yellow, distinctly and irregularly 



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