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ROYAL HOETICULTmAL SOCIETY. 
XIX. Report on Kidney Beans Grown at Chiswick in 1873. By 
A. E. Bareon, Gardener-in-Chief, and Secretary to Fruit Com- 
mittee. 
EuNNER Kidney Beans. 
1. Butch Scarlet Runners. 
A much stronger grower than the English, more branching, and 
with larger foliage and larger pods. It is not quite so early in 
bearing, and much less prolific. 
2. English Scarlet Runners. 
A more slender grower than the Dutch, but earlier, and a much 
better cropper. 
3. Ca/rter's Champion. 
Synonym. — Giant Scarlet Eunner. 
Of the same habit as the Dutch, but equally as prolific as the 
English, with large pods. Commended. 
4. Painted Lady (German) — Painted Lady (English). 
Similar to the English Scarlet Eunners, but differing in the 
colour of the seed and flowers. 
5. Purple-seeded Champion. 
Similar to Dutch Scarlet, with purplish- coloured seed. 
6. Black Runners. 
Similar to English Scarlet, with black seed. 
7. Large White — White-seeded Scarlet Runners — White Champion. 
Of the same habit as Dutch Scarlet. A great and heavy cropper. 
Differing from the scarlet in having white flowers and white seed. 
8. White Case Knife (French). — White Case Knife (English). — 
White Butch Runners. 
Plant of straggling growth, wonderfully prolific. Pods long, 
narrow, pale green. Eipe seed small, white. Inferior quality. 
The French saved seed proved inferior to the English. 
