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12. Wiltshire Giant (Barr). — Ready August 16. Pods 3 or 4 in cluster, 



8 to 9 inches long. Crop 92 lb. Seeds 280 to pint. 



15. Ai (Barr). — Ready August 16. Pods 7^ to 9! inches long. Crop 

 81 lb. Seeds 320 to pint. Not Sutton's Ai (q.v.). 



16. Hill's Prize (Barr). — Ready August 16. Pods to 9^ inches long, 

 mostly straight, £ inch wide. Crop 78 lb. Seeds 260 to pint. 



17. Red Giant (Barr), XXX August 22, 1918. — Ready August 16. Pods 

 3 or 4 in cluster, 7 to 8 inches long, mostly straight, £ inch wide, slightly 

 bulging over seeds. Crop 75 lb., good stock near ' Ne Plus Ultra.' Seed 

 260 to pint. 



18. Red Giant (Carter). — Ready August 14. Pods 3 to 5 in cluster, 

 j I to 9 inches long, mostly curved, f inch wide. Crop 88 lb. Seeds 280 

 to pint. Not quite true. 



[Neither 17 nor 18 seems to be typical ' Red Giant,' which was raised by 

 Mr. Wm. Payne of Peasmarsh about 1902, and introduced by Messrs. Carter. 

 It had larger and rougher pods than Scarlet Emperor.] 



21. Titan (Barr). — Ready August 14. Pods 3 to 6 in cluster, 8£ inches 

 long, slightly bulging over seeds. Crop 77 lb. Seeds 260 to pint. The 

 correctness of the name is in doubt. 



40. Hancock's Exhibition (Thos. Hancock). — Ready August 17. Pods 

 3 or 4 in cluster, 7^ to 8£ inches long. Crop 93 lb. Seeds 250 to pint. A 

 poor stock. 



[Selected by sender from ' Prizewinner ' as a dark-seeded form, but see 

 note under that type.] 



Ne Plus Ultra Improved Type. — Differs from the foregoing mainly in the 

 length and width of the pod, much greater as a rule than in the old ' Ne Plus Ultra.' 

 Characters as under ' Ne Plus Ultra' except where noted. Flesh of pods thick. 



19. Red Giant Reselected (Carter). — Ready August 16. Pods 3 to 5 

 in cluster, 9 to 11 inches long, mostly straight, £ to 1 inch wide, rarely tinged 

 brown. Crop 99 lb. Ripe seeds 230 to pint. Selected from ' Red Giant ' 

 by Messrs. Carter. 



20. Mammoth (R. Veitch). — Ready August 16. Pods 3 or 4 in cluster, 

 8 to 9 inches long, straight or curved, f to 1 inch wide, slightly bulged over 

 seeds. Crop 91 lb. Ripe seed 168 to pint. 



24. Scarlet (Sutton), A.M.August 22, 1918. — Ready August 16. Pods 

 3 to 6 in cluster, 9 to 1 1 inches long, f inch wide, mostly straight, rough- 

 skinned and dark green, very fleshy. Crop 99 lb. A fine stock with rather 

 narrower pods than No. 19. Selected by senders. Seeds 290 to pint. 



25. Excelsior (Dickson & Robinson). — Ready August 16. Pods 3 to 5 

 in cluster, 8 to 12 inches long, £ inch wide, narrow-shouldered, tinged 

 brown. Crop 108 lb. A good stock, but flowering not quite so close to 

 ground as last. Selected by senders. Seeds 200 to pint. 



38. Conqueror (Dickson & Robinsori). — Ready August 17. Pods 3 to 4 

 in cluster, 8£ to 10} inches long, £ inch wide, mostly curved, dark green 

 and rough-skinned. Crop 84 lb. Some white rogues. Seeds 280 to pint. 

 Raised by Mr. Taylor of Byram Park Gardens, introduced by senders. 



Invicta Type. — Still near the * Ne Plus Ultra ' type, but pods flatter. 



22. Invicta (Bunyard). — Ready August 16. Pods 3 to 5 in cluster, 

 8 inches long, £ to } inch wide, dark green, rather rough, tinged with brown 

 at edges, bulging slightly over seeds. Crop 83 lb. Seeds 276 to pint. 

 Introduced by senders. 



Scarlet Emperor Type. — Intermediate between ' Ne Plus Ultra ' and 

 ' Best of All ' types. Pods 3 to 5 in cluster, with rather rough surface, and 

 straight, of medium length, and about £ inch wide ; flesh thick, slightly bulged 

 over seeds, dark green, often brown at edges, and purplish tinged. String of 

 medium toughness. Seeds 240 to pint. 



• Scarlet Emperor ' was raised by Mr. Lye and introduced by Messrs. Carter in 

 1905 under the name ' Mammoth Exhibition,' which was changed in 1906 to 

 ' Scarlet Emperor.' 



34. Scarlet Emperor (R. Veitch). — Requires further selection. Ready 

 August 16. Crop 90 lb. 2 oz. 



35. Scarlet Emperor (Barr), A.M. August 22, 1918, as a market variety, 

 Pods about 9 inches long. Crop 96 lb. Ready August 19. 



36. Scarlet Emperor (Carter). — Ready August 16. Pods 9 to 10 inches 

 long. Crop 78 lb., a regular stock, but less prolific than last and not cropped 

 near ground. 



