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71. White Creaseback (Burpee). — Also called 'Best of All.' Vigorous, 

 over 8 feet, branched ; foliage medium green, middle-sized ; pods 3 to 5 in 

 cluster, 4 or 5 inches long, nearly straight, round, £ inch in diameter, pale green, 

 smooth, bulging over seeds, crease-backed ; flesh thick, with string and some 

 fibre ; seeds white, oval kidney, small. Crop good ; did not ripen well, but 

 should be useful as ' flageolets.' 



74. Southern Creaseback (Thorburn), XX September 9, 1919. — Same as 

 ' White Creaseback,' No. 71, but heavier crop. 



72. Kentucky Wonder (white-seeded) (Thorburn), XX September 9, 

 1918. — Vigorous, over 8 feet, branched ; foliage wrinkled, green, of medium size ; 

 pods 3 to 5 in cluster, produced very near ground, 6 to 8 inches long, more or 

 less curved, round, £ inch diameter, pale green, streaked purple, smooth, 

 stringless ; bulged over seeds, crease-backed ; flesh very thick and spongy ; 

 seeds flat kidney, medium. Crop heavy. 



85. McCasland Pole (Burpee), XXX September 9, 1919. — Vigorous, over 

 8 feet, little branched ; foliage very large, dark green, wrinkled ; pods 

 3 or 4 in cluster, 9 to 10 inches long, more or less curved, flat round, \ inch 

 wide, pale green (at times purple-streaked), bulging over seeds, crease-backed ; 

 flesh very thick, spongy, stringless and without fibre ; seeds white, kidney. 

 Crop good. 



91. Phenomenal (Carter). — A vigorous, dark green, much-branched plant 

 with large, wrinkled leaves ; pods 3 or 4 in a cluster, 7^ to 9^ inches long, curved 

 towards point, flat round, f inch diameter, pale green, smooth, bulging over 

 seeds, crease-backed, more or less stringy when old, but without parchment ; 

 flesh very thick ; seeds white, medium in size. Crop heavy, ripened well. 

 Stock rather mixed. Said to have been raised by J. C. Schmidt in Germany 

 about 1905. 



92. Phenomenon (Wisley). — Similar to 91 but with some flat podded rogues. 



93. Phenomene A rames (Vilmorin), XXX September 9, 1918. — Like 91 

 but a heavier crop and stock true. 



95. Climbing Haricot (Sutton). — Like 91, but foliage paler, 



98. Delicatesse (Barr). — Similar to 91. 



99. Mangetout de St. Fiacre blanc (Vilmorin), A.M. September 9, 1918. — 

 Vigorous, over 8 feet high, branched ; foliage large, yellowish green ; pods 

 3 to 4 in a cluster, 6 to 7^ inches long, curved, round, \ inch diameter, pale 

 green, smooth, becoming yellow, bulging over seeds, crease-backed ; flesh very 

 thick, spongy, stringless and without parchment ; seeds flat kidney-shaped, 

 medium in size, white. Crop very good, early, ripening well. 



100. Mangetout du Maine (Vilmorin). — Similar to 95.- 



2. Seeds coloured, not mottled. 



106, 107, 108. Mangetout de St. Fiacre (Vilmorin, Barr, Wisley), XXX 

 September 9, 191 8. — Similar to No. 99, but flowers pale lilac, pods straighter 

 and rather longer, and flesh thicker ; seeds dull olive. Stocks not quite true. 



109. Epicure (Sutton). — A vigorous, branched variety, over 8 feet in 

 height ; foliage medium green, of medium size ; flowers white ; pods 2 to 4 

 in a cluster, 7 inches long, straight, round, f inch wide, pale green, shining, more 

 or less crease-backed, but with string and parchment when three-quarters 

 grown ; flesh thick and spongy, very sappy ; seeds oval kidney, dun, medium. 

 Crop good. Near ' St. Fiacre.' Raised and introduced by Messrs. Sutton. 



no. Seedling No. 21 (Dobbie). — Much like 106, 107, 108, but flowers white. 

 Crop rather less. 



in. Chateau Salinois (Vilmorin). — Of only moderate vigour, about 6 feet 

 in height, moderately branched ; foliage yellowish green ; flowers white ; pods 

 3 to 5 in cluster, 6 inches long, curved, round, \ inch wide, medium to dark 

 green, not very smooth, slightly bulging over seeds, crease-backed, string 

 little, parchment none ; flesh thick ; seeds buff, but rather variable in shape 

 and tint, rather small. Crop good, but not ripening well. 



113. Mangetout de la Vallee (Vilmorin), XXX September 9, 1918. — 

 Vigorous, over 8 feet, branched ; foliage large, green ; flowers white ; pods 

 3 to 5 in cluster, 7 to 9 inches long, curved, round, \ inch in diameter, medium 

 green, smooth, bulging over seeds, crease-backed ; flesh very thick, spongy, 

 with some string but otherwise free from fibre ; seeds dun, medium, flat. Crop 

 very heavy, ripening well. 



73. Kentucky Wonder (Thorburn). — Also called 'Old Homestead.' 

 Moderately branched, fairly vigorous plant ; foliage medium, yellowish green ; 

 flowers white ; pods 2 to 4 in cluster, 6 to 8 inches long, curved, J inch 



