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AMERICAN VARIETIES OF GARDEN BEANS. 



October Pole. (Listed by 1 seedsman.) A name applied by Springfield Seed Com- 

 pany to Concord Pole and sometimes loosely applied by gardeners to various other 

 types of beans. 



Ohio Wax Pole. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: J. M. McCullough, 1904.) 

 Same as Kentucky Wonder Wax Pole. Introduced in 1903 by J. M. McCullough' s 

 Sons. 



Old Homestead Pole. (Listed by 84 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1901.) 

 Same as Kentucky Wonder Pole. Introduced about sixteen years ago by Peter 

 Henderson & Co., who write the seed was obtained in Westchester County, N. Y. 



Oliver Field Bean. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Vaughan, 1906.) Trial 

 too incomplete to make identification positive, but variety is evidently very similar 

 to White Kidney and possibly a very pure stock of that variety. Introduced in 1906 

 by Vaughan Seed Company. 



One Thousand to One. (Listed by 1 seedsman.) A name often applied to Refugee. 



Onondaga Pole. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Ebeling, 1903.) Trials too 

 incomplete for positive identification, but variety is evidently distinct and valuable. 

 Introduced in 1898 by F. H. Ebeling, who describes it as belonging to the Horticul- 

 tural class. 



Page's Extra Early. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Page, 1905.) Same as 

 Extra Early Refugee. A recent introduction of Page Seed Company. 



Painted Lady Pole. (Listed by 5 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Price, 1903.) An old 

 European sort of the Multiflora class which has been listed by American seedsmen at 

 least since 1855. Test too incomplete for full description, but variety evidently 

 similar to Scarlet Runner, differing principally in being smaller podded and each 

 flower red and white in color. Useful as an ornamental climber, but not as desirable 

 for snaps as Scarlet Runner. 



Panmure Extra Early Pole Lima. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Maule, 

 1904-1906.) Trials too incomplete for full description, but variety is evidently a 

 fine selection of the Extra Early Jersey or some other large-seeded sort. Valuable for 

 combination of extreme earliness and large pods. Possibly distinct and very val- 

 uable. Introduced in 1903 by William Henry Maule and said to have originated 

 with a California seed grower. 



Pencil Pod Black Wax. (See p. 106.) 



Perfection Wax. (Listed by 22 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1897, 1901, 1902; 

 Keeney, 1904; McKenzie, 1905.) Same as Purple Flageolet Wax. Introduced in 

 1887 by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Originated by A. H. Ansley & Son, of Milo Center, 

 N. Y., by separating the darker colored seed from the German variety known at that 

 time as Flageolet Wax. 



Perfectly Straight Round Pod. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: Steckler, 

 1904.) Same as Longfellow. Introduced in 1903 by J. Steckler Seed Company, as 

 Steckler' s Perfectly Straight Round Pod. 



Pinks Field Bean. (Listed only by Johnson & Musser. Seeds tested: Braslan, 1905 

 1906.) This is a large, late, semirunning field variety extensively grown in Cali- 

 fornia, especially in San Luis Obispo County and in the Sacramento and San Joaquin 

 valleys. It is of similar habit to the Bayo and Red Mexican varieties, and like them 

 is very late in season and so far has never been listed by Eastern seedsmen nor culti- 

 vated in the bean-growing districts of New York and Michigan. The beans are 

 very much liked by the Spanish people, by whom it seems to have been first brought 

 into California. Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate II, 13. 



Point Market Prolific Pole. (Listed by 1 seedsman. Seeds tested: J. Bolgiano, 1906.) 

 Same as White Creaseback and consisting wholly of the true early type of that variety. 

 Introduced in 1906 by J. Bolgiano & Son. 



Potato Bush Lima. A name sometimes applied to Dreer's Bush Lima, but more 

 often used as a. class name to designate the thick-seeded bush Limas. 



Potato Pole Lima. A name sometimes applied to Dreer's Pole Lima, but more often 

 used as a class name to designate the thick-seeded pole Limas. 



Powell's Prolific Pole. (See p. 120.) 



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