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from it in a marked degree by its leaves, which are large, somewhat 

 crimped, and deep green. The flowers, pods, and seeds do not 

 perceptibly differ from those of the White Flageolet, but the plant 

 is earlier by five or six days, 

 and is a truly valuable variety, 

 most probably destined to 

 gradually supersede the other 

 in cultivation. The seeds are 

 white, even when the pods are 

 green. 



Nettle-leaved Canterbury 

 Kidney Bean. — This variety 

 is ver)^ distinct from the Com- 

 mon White Flageolet, and is a 

 dwarf, hardy, early, and pro- 

 ductive kind, easily recognised 



by its leaves, which are small, Nettle-leaved Canterbury Kidney Bean 



of a dark, almost black, green, ^^^"^^^ ^^^^)- 



and finely crimped on their entire surface. The small size of this 

 plant renders it very suitable for frame culture, and its hardiness 

 makes it equally good for field cultivation, as it is usually grown 

 about Paris. It ripens nearly at the same time as the White 

 Flageolet, and its chief merit consists in resisting disease and 

 unfavourable weather, and in its being easily distinguished by its 

 foliage from all other varieties. 



Matchless Dwarf Bean. — In clumps about i ft. in height ; 

 stem green, branching ; leaves medium-sized, light green, slightly 



veined and crimped ; flowers 

 white. Pods 4 to 6 in. long, 

 flat, produced in pairs, each 

 containing six seeds, which 

 resemble those of the Long 

 White Canterbury Bean, but 

 smaller and marked with 

 two dots near the Jiiluin \ 

 they are a little over \ in. 

 long, by about \ in. broad, 

 and \ in. thick. An early 

 and prolific variety, to be 

 recommended for the pro- 

 duction of young green 

 pods for the table. 



Inexhaustible Bean. — 

 Quite distinct from all the other dwarf Flageolet Beans, this variety 

 is easily recognised at first sight by the growth of its flowers, which 

 rise in stout bunches above the foliage. The pods are long, green, 



Inexhaustible Dwarf Bean. 



