322 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



fleshy, without parchment or string, more or less constricted between seeds ; 

 seeds up to 5, short oval. Ready July 24. Crop green, 9 lb. 



b. Seeds black ; flowers lilac. 

 1. Pods, at least at first, flatfish oval. 



190. Prolific Black Wax (Morse) 1 , 



191. Improved Prolific Black Wax (Thorburn) } Plant of medlum Slze - 

 erect, 15 inches; foliage medium size, dark green; pods in large loose clusters, 

 well above soil, 4 inches long, curved, smooth, light yellow becoming very slightly 

 streaked purple, £ inch broad ; fleshy, without string or parchment ; seeds 5, 

 small, oval, rounded or truncate at ends. Ready July 22. Crop 6£ lb. 



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196, 197. Saddleback Wax (Barr,* Burpee). — Similar in habit, etc., to 

 Nos. 190, 191, but pods without purple markings and perhaps a little later. 



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193. Currie's Rust-Proof Black Wax (Thorburn). — A mixed stock con- 

 taining climbers and both green and pale yellow pods. Pods stringy and con- 

 taining parchment. 



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55. Haricot nain Merveille du Marche (Vilmorin)^ 



194. Marche Butter (Barr*) [-These three stocks 



195. Eldorado (Simpson) ) 



were nearly related, but not quite true either in shape of pods or colour. No. 195 

 was the best stock. No. 194 had shorter, rounder, tougher pods, but Nos. 55 

 and 195 were stringless and without parchment. 



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199. Mont d'Or Dwarf (Barr). — Plant of medium size, 15 inches ; deep 

 green ; pods in small loose clusters, 4 to 4^ inches long, almost straight, smooth 

 pale yellow, about \ inch diameter, thick oval in section ; very fleshy, stringless, 

 and without fibre ; seeds medium size, full oval, rounded at end, reddish-black 

 to black. Ready Aug. 5. Crop green, %\ lb. 



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198. Golden Wax-pod (Sutton). — A mixed stock. 



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61. Woking Wonder (Nunn). — A cross between Canadian Wonder and 

 Dwarf Golden Butter. Pods constricted between beans, yellow with purplish 

 tinge, flesh thick, seeds large. Ready July 24. Crop green, 8£ lb. Requires 

 further selection. 



2. Pods rounder when young. 



192. Pencil-pod Black Wax (Thorburn). — Of medium size, 15 inches 

 high, dark green ; pods in large loose clusters, much curved, almost sickle- 

 shaped, about 7 inches Jong, smooth, light yellow, about \ inch broad, less in 

 depth, crease-backed ; very fleshy, quite stringless and without parchment ; 

 seeds 5, small, cylindrical, truncate. Ready July 29. Crop green, 7 lb. 



c. Seeds white with golden blotch round eye ; flowers white. 



208. Golden-eyed Wax (Thorburn). — Plant of medium size, 16 inches ; 

 foliage large, of medium green ; pods in medium clusters, 4 to 4^ inches ; slightly 

 curved, smooth, deep yellow, flat oval, f inch wide ; fleshy, but stringy and 

 tough ; seeds 5, medium oval, round or truncate at ends. Ready August 1. 

 Crop green, 6 lb. Stock not quite true. 



d. Seeds white with black markings round eye ; flowers white. 



209. Brittle Wax (Barr*) A Plant of medium size, erect, 



210. New Early Brittle Wax (Burpee) J 



16 inches ; foliage medium green ; pods in medium clusters, 6 to 6 \ inches, 

 more or less curved, round in section, crease-backed, f inch diameter ; very 

 fleshy, stringless and without fibre ; seeds 6, medium size, long, truncate. 

 Ready August 4. Crop green, 6 lb. 



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