CLIMBING FRENCH BEANS, 191 8. 



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b. Pods yellow splashed purple. 



130. Mont d'Or (Ban) I XXX August 22 1018— . 



131. Haricot Beurre du Mont d'Or (Vilmorin) } AAA AU s ust 22 » X 9 X0 - 

 Plant vigorous, 4^ to 6 feet in height, much branched ; foliage yellowish green ; 

 flowers lilac and mauve ; pods generally 3 in a cluster, 5^ inches long, mostly 

 straight, flat at first, then rounded, about £ inch in diameter, bulging over 

 seeds, without parchment, and without string until almost ripe. Seeds dark 

 violet, marbled with brown. An early variety producing a fair crop. 



132. Golden Butter (Carter), A.M. August 22, 1918. — Similar to Mont 

 d'Or, of which it is a selection, but with pods 5! to 6\ inches long, usually 

 curved, rounder than in Mont d'Or, and not quite so wide, with rather thicker 

 flesh. Crop good ; all three stocks proved susceptible to rust. 



134. Kentucky Wonder Waxpod (Thorburn). — A vigorous plant, over 

 8 feet in height, little branched ; foliage green ; flowers pale heliotrope ; pods 

 mostly in clusters of 3, produced very near ground, 6 to 7 inches long, curved 

 at tip, nearly round, £ inch broad, pale golden with a purplish tinge ; flesh 

 very thick and spongy, bulging much over seeds ; with some string when ripe 

 but without parchment ; seeds flat, kidney-shaped, purplish brown, yellowish 

 at hilum, rather large. Crop good. 



B. EDIBLE GREEN-PODDED BEANS. 



We include here all those beans not mentioned above which remain free from 

 tough skin or parchment until maturity, and which may therefore be used 

 over a long period and cooked and served whole (except in the cases where 

 the presence of a strong string is noted). Such pods readily break when bent, 

 even when they are nearly full grown. 



a. Pods flattish when marketable. 

 1 . Seeds white ; flowers white. 



80. Lazy Wife (Burpee). — Moderately vigorous, about 4^ feet in height, 

 much branched ; foliage of medium size and colour ; pods in pairs, 4 to 5 inches 

 long, straight except at tip, flattish round, § inch wide, green and smooth, 

 slightly bulging over seeds, stringless ; flesh fairly thick ; seeds of medium 

 size, oval. Crop small, late. This is regarded as the best general purpose bean 

 in America, being used for all three purposes, but it compared badly in crop- 

 with other varieties in our trials. 



81. Quatre-a-quatre A rames (Vilmorin). — Moderately vigorous, 6 to 

 8 feet in height, much branched ; foliage yellowish green, wrinkled, large ; 

 pods 4 in cluster, 4 to 5 inches long, curved, flat round, \ inch wide, dark green, 

 smooth, beaded with seeds ; flesh fakly thick ; string rather strong ; seeds oval, 

 of medium size. Crop heavy and ripening well ; early. 



82. Predome a rames (Vilmorin). — Fairly vigorous, over 8 feet in height, 

 much branched ; foliage of medium size but smaller towards top, dark green, 

 wrinkled ; pods 5 or 6 in a cluster, 4 inches long, straight, flat round, about 

 f inch diameter, dark green, smooth, beaded with seeds ; flesh rather thin, 

 string rather strong ; seeds white, oval, small, often flattened at ends. Crop 

 good and oontinuous, ripening well. 



83. Princesse A rames (Vilmorin) ] , r . - - 



84. Seedling No. 296 (Carter) j similar to the Preceding, but 

 seeds oval, not flattened, and pods stringless. No. 83 is said to be a sport from 

 ' Queen Alexandra,' and is indistinguishable from ' Princess.' Nos. 82, 83, and 

 84 are all useful as green pods cooked whole, as " shell beans," and for their 

 small ripe seeds, and all are excellent croppers. 



88. Blanc Geant sans Parchemin (Vilmorin), XX September 9, 19 18. — 

 A vigorous plant, over 8 feet tall, much branched ; foliage very large, dark 

 green and wrinkled ; pods in clusters of 2 to 4, 6 to 8 inches long, mostly 

 straight, flat round, f inch diameter, pale green, and ultimately yellowish, 

 smooth, crease-backed, i.e. with a marked channel along back of pod ; flesh 

 very thick and spongy, bulging over seeds ; seeds rather large, flat kidney 

 Crop heavy and continuously produced, seeds ripening well. 



97. Avant-Garde (Vilmorin). — A vigorous little-branched plant over 

 8 feet in height ; foliage medium to large, green, wrinkled ; pods 2 or 3 in 

 a cluster, 8 inches long, only slightly curved, very fiat, 1 to i^inch wide, pale 



