CLIMBING FRENCH BEANS, 191 8. 



109 



when old ; flesh fairly thick, seeds flat, kidney, large. Crop very good ; fairly 

 early ; seeds ripening well. Somewhat like 87, but that is the better stock. 



94. Successor (Carter). — Of fairly vigorous growth, 6 to 8 feet tall, little 

 branched, with medium-sized, dark green, wrinkled foliage ; pods generally 

 in pairs, 7^ to 8 1 inches long, straight, flat, barely £ inch diameter, pale green, 

 shining, with little string or parchment, bulging somewhat over seeds ; flesh 

 fairly thick ; seeds flat, rather large. Crop small ; rather late, did not ripen 

 well. Said to be a selection out of ' July Climbing' (see Nos. 75, 77, 78), 

 but quite distinct from that variety. 



101. Japanese Daifuku Beans (London Rice Brokers' Association). — A 

 weakly variety about 6 feet in height and but little branched ; foliage medium, 

 yellow-green, more or less wrinkled ; pods single or in pairs, the first pod 

 30 inches from ground (instead of 6 inches as in most varieties), 7 inches long, 

 straight, flat, about f inch in diameter, pale green, rough and shining, stringy ; 

 flesh fairly thick ; seeds entirely creamy white, large. Crop small and late. 

 This variety was offered for sale in considerable quantity early in 1918. 



103. Haricot de Sallandre ameliore (Vilmorin). — About 4 to 5 feet 

 high, branching ; foliage medium, yellow-green, somewhat wrinkled ; pods 2 or 

 3 in cluster, 6 to 7 inches long, straight, flat, § inch long, pale green, smooth, 

 not very stringy ; flesh fairly thick ; seeds large, kidney. Crop fair, ripening 

 fairly well. 



Seeds green ; flowers white. 



89. Haricot de Soissons vert A rames (Vilmorin), XX September 9, 1919. — 

 Foliage smaller than 87, paler, more or less wrinkled ; pods with rougher surface ; 

 seeds green and smaller. Crop fairly good, seeds ripening well. Somewhat later 

 than 87. 



Seeds purple ; flowers lilac. 



' Climbing Canadian Wonder ' type. — This type was introduced by Mr. 

 W. W. Ward, and is probably a climbing sport of the group to which the well - 

 known ' Canadian Wonder ' belongs. It is probably the most widely grown 

 climbing French bean in England, and has split up into several minor forms 

 having seeds very much alike in colour and size (except No. 66), but differing 

 in minor characters of foliage, pod, colour, and so on. The type was first 

 grown at Chiswick in 1885, and F.C.C. was awarded to ' Tender and True ' 

 when shown by Messrs. Sutton in 1891, and to ' Veitch's Climbing French * 

 when shown in 1894. These were subsequently shown to be identical in the 

 Chiswick trials and similar to Ward's ' Climbing Canadian Wonder.' Judging 

 by the descriptions of the variety in these early trials, considerable advance has 

 been made in size of pods and so on, so that present stocks appear to be distinct 

 from these early ones in details. Forms of this type have from time to time 

 been certificated after trial, and the present condition of the stocks is indicated 

 by the awards given in the present trial. 



Characters common to all the stocks are as follows : — Plant vigorous, 

 branched, 3^ to $\ feet high ; foliage more or less light green, of medium size ; 

 flowers lilac ; pods 3 or 4 in a cluster, 4 to 7 inches long, straight, flat, about 

 I inch broad, pale green, smooth, with little string ; flesh of fair thickness ; 

 seeds large (except in 66), long, kidney, shining purple. Fairly early, but later 

 than * July Climbing,' and bearing a good crop ; seeds ripening well. 



61. Veitch's Climbing French (R. Veitch). 



62. Veitch's Climbing French (Barr), A.M. August 22, 1918. — Foliage 

 larger and pods rather broader than No. 61, but contained both green and 

 yellow podded forms. 



63. Tender and True (Barr), A.M. September 9, 1918. — Similar to 62, 

 but pods narrower (like 61) and mainly green. 



64. Tender and True (Sutton), F.C.C. September 9, 191 8. — Foliage rather 

 smaller than 62 and 63, but pods on average longer. An excellent stock. 



65. Tender and True (Carter). — Similar to 61. 



66. Haricot flageolet rouge A rames (Vilmorin), XXX August 22, 1918. — 

 Pods narrower (about \ inch), many yellowish, and seeds much smaller than in 

 other stocks of this type. (A pint contains about 1150, whereas the others 

 contain about 600 to 700.) 



67. Admiral Wonder ' (Watkins & Simpson). — Contained some taller 

 plants. 



68. Admiral Wonder (Sydenham). — Contained some taller plants. 



69. Admiral Wonder (Barr), XX September 9, 1918. — Stock true. 



