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green, smooth ; flesh fairly thick ; the amount of string and parchment 

 developed was variable, and the stock requires selection in this respect • seed 

 large, flat, kidney-shaped. Crop heavy and seeds ripen well. With the 

 exception of 'July Climbing,' the earliest French bean in the trial and with 

 widest pods. 



117. Coco blanc a rames (Vilmorin). — Also called ' Gros Sophie' and 

 ' White Coco.' A vigorous plant 6 to 8 feet in height, little branched ; foliage 

 green, large, pointed, slightly crimped ; pods 2 or 3 in a cluster, 5 to 6 inches 

 long, straight, flat, f inch wide, pale green and smooth ; flesh fairly thick, 

 stringless, with no parchment ; seeds oval, medium, white. Crop small. Stock 

 not true. The shelled beans (flageolets) of this variety are excellent. 



2. Seeds marbled. 



118. Haricot Coco Rose (Vilmorin). — Also called and long cultivated as 

 ' Haricot de Prague marbre ' and ' New Zealand Runner.' Height 5 to 7 feet, 

 fairly vigorous, little branched ; foliage large below, green, and more or less 

 wrinkled ; flowers white ; pods in clusters of 2 or 3, 5 to 7 inches long, straight ; 

 flat round, about f inch wide, green with deep red streaks, smooth ; flesh fairly 

 thick, stringy at times ; seeds medium, oval, marbled purple on buff, with 

 white hilum. Crop fairly good, earlier than No. 117. 



119. Crochon de Vacquayras (Wisley). — Over 8 feet, little branched ; 

 foliage large, yellowish green, mostly flat ; flowers reddish lilac ; pods mostly 

 in twos and threes, 5 to 7 inches long, straight, flat round, about £ inch wide, 

 green streaked red, becoming almost red, smooth; flesh as in 118; seeds 

 medium, oval, dun, marbled purple, sometimes wholly purple, hilum white. 

 Crop fair, early. Should be good for use as ' flageolets.' 



122. Zebre gris a rames (Vilmorin). — Six to eight feet in height, much 

 branched ; foliage yellowish green, large, pointed, smaller near top ; flowers 

 lilac mauve ; pods 2 or 3 in a cluster, 5 to 6 inches long, curved, flat round, 

 finch wide, dark green with more or less red, rather rough; flesh as 117, 

 almost stringless ; seeds large, dark brown marble black, hilum white. Crop 

 fairly good. 



123. Horticultural or Wren's Egg (Burpee). — Of medium vigour, 

 5 to 6 feet high, much branched ; foliage yellowish green, of medium size ; 

 flowers lilac ; pods single or in pairs, 4 to 5 inches long, more or less curved, 

 swollen at point, flat round, barely f inch diameter, pale green with more or 

 less brown clouding, smooth, almost stringless ; seeds pale dun with purplish 

 ■mottling, large ; hilum white. Crop medium. 



3. Seeds two-coloured. 



120. Coco bicolore prolifique a rames (Vilmorin). — Vigorous, over 

 8 feet in height, little branched ; foliage medium to large, pointed, flat, smaller 

 near top ; yellowish green ; flowers white ; pods in threes, 5 to 5^ inches long, 

 straight, flat round, £ inch diameter, medium green, becoming yellowish, smooth, 

 shining, stringless; flesh as 117 ; seeds medium, half white, half brown, oval 

 with blunt ends. Crop good, fairly early. 



121. Coco bicolore du Pape A rames (Vilmorin).- — Plant like 120, but 

 seeds partly white, partly buff marbled purple. Crop heavy. 



112. Mangetout sans filet (Vilmorin). — Also called ' Best Stringless.' 

 Plants vigorous, over 8 feet, branched ; foliage very large, green ; flowers lilac ; 

 pods generally in pairs, 5 to 6 inches long, straight, flat, f inch diameter, light 

 green, smooth, sometimes tinged brown ; bulging over seeds, stringless and 

 without fibre ; seeds buff, oval, blunt-ended, of medium size. Crop good 

 seed ripening well. 



b. Pods more or less round when young. 



1. Seeds white; flowers white. 



70. Burger's Stringless Pole (Burpee), XXX September 9, 1918. — 

 Vigorous, over 8 feet in height, branched ; foliage of medium size, more or less 

 wrinkled ; pods in clusters of 3 or 4, 6 to 7 \ inches long, straight except for 

 curve near point, round, bulged over seeds, about £ inch diameter, crease- 

 backed, medium .green, smooth ; flesh very thick and spongy; stringless, no 

 fibre ; seeds kidney, white, medium. Crop good and produced over long 

 period. 



