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green. Flowers white. Snap pods somewhat variable in size, very long, fairly straight , 

 very flat, of a clear, solid whitish yellow color, of very smooth surface, very brittle, 

 stringy, of small fiber, of good quality, fairly free from anthracnose. Point of pod long, 

 slightly curved. Green shell pods often slightly reddish tinged, without black lines 

 along sutures, much sunken on outside between seeds, about 7| inches long, and usu- 

 ally containing 8 seeds fairly separated in pod. Dry pods easy to thrash. Dry seeds 

 of medium size, proportionally short, flattish oval through cross section, truncate or 

 rounded at ends, straight at eye, solid purplish brown. 



Comparison. — Little known and planted. Same general value and usefulness as 

 Golden (luster Wax, and more like it than any other; but being smaller podded, 

 later, and dark instead of white seeded it is not nearly as valuable as the pure stock 

 of that variety. Very similar also to Kentucky Wonder Wax, differing principally 

 in season, larger growth, and wider, flatter pods. 



History. — Introduced in 1890 by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., who write that the seed 

 was obtained on Long Island about 1887. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate I, 22; cross section of snap pods 

 are same as Golden Cluster Wax ( PI .V, 27); snap pods are A ery similar to Kentucky 

 Wonder Wax (PI. XVI, 3), differing principally in being wider and flatter. 



CATALOGUE OF VARIETY NAMES. 



The following list includes nearly all the garden beans catalogued 

 to-day in America, the only omissions being a few kinds listed by 

 little-known seedsmen, certain varieties of only local name, and some 

 field sorts known only to the produce trade. The list embraces both 

 distinct and subsidiary varieties, the former, as already explained, 

 being represented by names signifying distinct types and the latter 

 by names signifying other so-called varieties, or sorts, which upon 

 trial have been found to be strains or duplicates of the distinct types, 

 or, at least, so closely resembling them as to be practically identical. 



The variety names of this list indicate in every case whether the 

 sorts are pole, Lima, wax, or field beans, the word pole being included 

 on all pole sorts, Lima on Lima sorts, wax on all wax sorts, and field 

 on all field sorts. After each name is given the number of seedsmen 

 who listed the variet} 7 in 1906. In case a name is so similar to some 

 other as to leave no doubt that it refers to that name, then the seeds- 

 men using such a name have been counted with those listing the pre- 

 ferred name; for instance, all seedsmen listing Extra Early Red Val- 

 entine, Early Eed Valentine, and Cleveland's Red Valentine have been 

 counted with those listing Red Valentine instead of each being listed 

 separately. The seedsmen mentioned after these data are those from 

 whom seed was obtained arid upon whose samples the descriptions are 

 largely based. 



Adams's Everbearing Cluster Butter Pole Lima. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds 

 tested: Steckler. 1905. 1906.) Same as Small White Pole Lima. Apparently first 

 listed in 1902 by J. Steckler Seed Company. 



Admiral Togo. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Isbell, 1906.) Same as Cur- 

 ried Black Wax. First named and introduced in 1906 by S. M. Isbell & Co. 



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