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pods, much superior to those of the Black Flageolet Kidney Bean, or 

 even of the Russian Kidney Bean. The pods are not only very long, 

 but also very thin and perfectly round. The seed is black, narrow,' 

 straight, or slightly curved into kidney shape, somewhat flattened, 

 about ^ in. long, about 

 J in. broad, and less in 

 thickness ; hilum white. 

 Judged by its vegeta- 

 tion this variety belongs 

 clearly to the series of 

 the Swiss Kidney Beans, 

 but it may be said to 

 excel them all by the 

 length and beauty of its 

 pods. Of all the sorts 

 grown it is the best for 

 producing choice Haricot 

 Beans. It is too tall to 

 be grown under glass, 

 and is much better suited 

 for outdoor culture. 



Dwarf Red Orleans 

 Kidney Bean. — A vari- 

 ety which is usually true 

 to its dwarf character, 

 but occasionally runs at 

 the top. Stems thick 

 and short, forming a 

 rather broad, compact 

 clump ; leaves stiff, medium-sized, crimped, a glistening green ; 

 flowers violet ; pods rather numerous, short and slightly curved, 

 each containing four or five rather small egg-shaped seeds, which 

 are less than \ in. long, of a deep, brown-red colour, with a black 

 circle around the hilum. This variety is cultivated in the vine- 

 yards of Orleanais, just as the Yellow Hundredfold and the 

 Turkish Kidney Bean are in the vineyards of Burgundy. It is 

 sometimes erroneously confused with the Chartres Red Kidney 

 Bean, which is a tall-growing kind, with seeds of a flatter shape 

 and more squared at the ends. 



Dwarf Soissons Kidney Bean. — A variety which is true to 

 its dwarf character, and also early, but only a moderate bearer. 

 Plant low-growing and thick-set. Leaves rather broad, smooth, 

 and dark glistening green.^ It does not produce the sterile stem 

 of the Swiss Kidney Beans, but clusters of pods are sometimes 

 borne above the foliage. Pods usually curved and of irregular 

 width, owing to the unequal size of the seeds, which are much 



The Shah Dwarf Bean. 



