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slightly veined ; flowers lilac, m bunches raised above the foliage. 



Pods very long, flat, light 

 J in. broad, and less than 



green, about 5 to 7 in. long, a little over 



in. 



Black-blue Seeded Dwarf Bean. 



thick, generally produced in pairs, 

 and containing from six 

 to eight long bluish black 

 seeds. A disease-resisting, 

 productive variety, well 

 suited for growing for the 

 market. Owing to the 

 colour of the seed, it is 

 used exclusively as a 

 z&^^'^iKfiH^lllffllMSlSSlWl^ Haricot Bean. 



'^^^A^^fflfiwiiS?^^^ Negro Long-pod, or 



Black Canterbury, Kid- 

 ney Bean. — This is a 

 very distinct variety, and 

 one of the best edible- 

 podded varieties. Leaves 

 large, not much crimped, 

 deep- green, usually hori- 

 zontal and- not pendent ; 

 flowers lilac ; pods slender, 

 very straight, and nearly cylindrical. The plant is remarkable for 

 the length of the young pods. The seeds are of moderate size, being 

 between J and J in. long, and nearly J in. broad and thick ; they 

 are entirely black, on which account they are not used in cookery, 

 and the plant is only grown for the sake of the green pods. 



Dwarf Extra Early Black Prince Bean. — A truly dwarf 

 and early variety, compat in growth, with numerous short stems, 

 broad leaves, and a great 

 number of flowers ; dis- 

 tinguished by the intense 

 green colour of the whole 

 plant, and especially of 

 the pods, which keep 

 their dark green colour 

 up to complete maturity. 

 The pods are produced 

 in abundance, of medium 

 size ; the seed is black, 

 very small, flat, thin, and 

 oblong, it is about J in. 

 long, i in. broad, and a 

 little less in thickness. The Black Prince Bean is unexcelled for 

 producing green pods for the table. Its dark green colour proclaims 

 its descent from one of the forms derived from the Green Flageolet 



Black Prince Bean. 



