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imported in large quantities from the south of Italy and from Sicily; 

 but it is more a commercial name than that of any special variety. 

 Round Yellow, or Six-Weeks, Dwarf Kidney Bean.— A 



low-growing, thick-set kind, with slightly grayish and elongated 

 leaves. Flowers pale lilac or rose ; pods rather broad and short, 

 each containing four or five egg-shaped seeds, about J in. long, and 

 of a uniform deep yellow colour, except about the hilum, where 

 they are of a darker shade, closely approaching brown. A remark- 

 ably early and very productive variety. 



Solitary Prolific Kidney Bean, or Bush Haricot. — A very 

 branching plant, which forms a strong clump, does not produce a 

 barren stem like the Swiss Kidney Beans, and attains a height of 

 i6 to 20 in. Leaves rather small, very numerous, long, pointed, 

 and deep green ; flowers pale lilac. The seed somewhat resembles 

 that of the Black Speckled Kidney Bean, but is seldom more 

 than \ in. long, and is of a pronounced violet colour. The chief 

 merit of this variety is that it forms a strong clump and branches 

 very much, in consequence of which some cultivators sow each seed 

 separately, instead of putting several into the same hole or pocket. 



Dwarf Green Vaudreuil Bean. — Resembles the Chevrier Bean 

 by its seeds being of a bright green colour, which colour they keep 

 when dry, if the plants are pulled before complete maturity. It is 

 hardier than the Flageolet Beans, and differs from them in the 

 pods being rounded and straight, and also in the seed being short, 

 thick, and almost square. 



Plein de la Fleche. — A good variety, of vigorous, thick-set 

 growth, and resembling both the Black Speckled (H, Bagnolef) and 

 the Solitary Bush Kidney Bean ; the former in its habit of growth, 

 and the latter in its seed. 



The following varieties are of English or American origin : — 



Early Light Dun and Early Dark Dun. — These two kinds 

 bear some resemblance to the Yellow Flageolet, but their seed is 

 uniform in colour, without any circle around the hilum. The seeds 

 of the two kinds are distinguished by those of the first being a 

 lighter brown than those of the second. 



Early Rachel.— A dwarf and productive kind, with dark- 

 brown, elongated seeds, slightly spotted with pale brown or yellow. 

 It has some resemblance to the Chocolate Kidney Bean. 



MacMillan's American Prolific. — Somewhat resembles the Sion 

 House Kidney Bean in its general appearance and in the colour of 

 the seed, but is more compact in growth, forming denser clumps. 



The Monster. — A dwarf and exceedingly vigorous-growing 

 variety, with enormous leaves, resembling in their amplitude those 

 of the most highly developed Swiss Kidney Beans. Pods of medium 

 size, straight ; seeds black, longer, and more curved than those of 

 the Belgian Negro Bean. A tolerably productive, half-early kind. 



