DWARF FRENCH BEANS AT WISLEY, 1919. 



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e. Seeds white with slight reddish markings round eye. 



212. New Kidney Wax (Burpee). — Stock not quite true. Pods 5^ to 6 

 inches, almost straight, round. Seeds round or truncate at end. 



/. Seeds white with mottled brown markings on side round margin and occasional 



spots ; flowers white. 



206, 207. Wardell's Kidney Wax (Thorburn, Barr*). — Plant medium, 

 16 inches ; foliage dark green ; pods 4^ inches long, generally straight, fiat 

 oval, £ inch diameter, yellow ; very fleshy, stringless, little parchment ; seeds 4, 

 large, fiat oval, ends rounded. Ready July 29. Crop green, 6 lb. 



g. Seeds white with purplish markings covering about a quarter ; flowers white. 



202. Golden Wax (Morse) ] 



204. Rust-proof Golden Stringless (Barr*) - Plant similar to Nos. 206, 



205. Improved Golden Wax (Thorburn) J 



207 ; pods 4 inches long, fiat oval, light bright yellow, | inch in diameter, showing 

 seeds somewhat ; very fleshy, stringless or almost so, and with little parchment ; 

 seeds 5, short oval, rounded at end. Ready July 22. Crop green, 6£ lb. 



203. Dwarf Butter (Carter). — Description as above. Stock contained 

 some plants with a tendency to climb. 



h. Seeds white with brownish markings covering about half seed ; flowers white. 

 200, 201. Wood's Centenary (Barr,* Watkins and Simpson). — Characters 



of plant and pod very similar to Nos. 202-205, but rather later (ready Aug. 1). 

 Crop green, 7 lb. 



242. From Japan (Yokohama Nursery Co.). — Characters of Nos. 200, 201. 



i. Seeds white with purplish markings covering about £ of seed ; flowers white. 



211. Express Dwarf Butter (Barr). — Plant small, 12 to 14 inches ; foliage 

 corrugated, rough, dark green ; pods in large compact clusters carried well 

 above soil, 6 inches long, slightly curved, or straight, rather rough, light yellow, 

 oval in section, inch diameter ; flesh thick, with little parchment, but becoming 

 stringy in age; seeds 6, rather small, cylindrical, rounded at end. Ready 

 July 24. Crop green, \o\ lb. 



j. Seeds purple of Canadian Wonder type / flowers lilac. 



218. Golden Queen (Webb). — Plant large, 18 inches, erect, medium green; 

 pods in medium clusters held well above soil, 6 to 7 inches long, yellow, flatfish 

 oval, somewhat curved, and showing seeds, £ inch broad ; flesh thick, with 

 little parchment, but becoming stringy with age ; seeds 6, large. Ready July 28. 

 Crop green, 11 J lb. 



217. Phcenix Wax-pod (Barr). — Nearly related to foregoing, but not quite 

 true. 



k. Seeds flesh-coloured with much purple ; flowers dark lilac. 



216. Stringless Refugee (Thorburn). — Plant large, spreading, with a 

 tendency to run, 18 inches high ; foliage medium, rough, rather narrow ; pods 

 in small clusters, resting on soil, 4 to 4^ inches, curved, smooth, yellow with 

 few reddish markings, round, f inch diameter, point very curved ; very fleshy, 

 stringless, with little parchment; seed 5, similar to ' Progress ' (No. 157). Ready 

 August 5. Crop green, 3f lb. 



I. Seeds buff ; flowers dark lilac. 



213. Glory Butter (R.H.S.). — Plant large, 18 inches, dark green ; pods 

 5^ inches, almost straight, smooth, yellow with reddish mottlings, roundish oval 

 in section, inch diameter ; very fleshy, little parchment, but becoming stringy 

 with age ; seeds 6, medium, rounded at end. Ready July 23. Crop green, 

 11J lb. 



m. Seeds white with black markings covering half ; flowers white. 



72. Perfection (Barr*). — Plant large, erect, 18 inches ; foliage yellowish 

 green, large ; pods in large clusters tending to rest on soil, 7 inches long, roundish 

 oval in section, smooth, light yellow, straight, y\ inch diameter ; flesh thick, 

 stringy, with but little fibre ; seeds 5, small, cylindrical, rounded at ends. Ready 

 July 24. Crop green, 10 lb. 



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