324 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



B. EDIBLE GREEN-PODDED BEANS. 



The varieties included here are free from tough skin or parchment until ripe, 

 and generally free also from string in the back. They may therefore be cooked 

 whole. The pods break quite readily when bent and retain this character 

 until quite old. Some of the wax-pod beans already described also have this 

 character and a few of those included among the tough-podded varieties in the 

 next section might perhaps be included here, but in the main all those placed in 

 that section have some amount of tough skin inside the pod and a stronger 

 string in their early stages. 



a. Seeds white ; flowers white. 



99. Ford-hook Favourite (Burpee). — Plant vigorous, 18 inches ; foliage 

 dark green ; pods in loose clusters well above soil, straight or slightly curved, \\ 

 to 5 inches long, smooth, light green, $ inch diameter, round in section ; very 

 fleshy, stringless, and without parchment, seeds 6, medium size, roundish oval. 

 Ready August 5. Crop green, \o\ lb. 



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79. Mangetout extra Hatif (Vilmorin). — Plant of medium size, 12 to 15 

 inches ; foliage medium, yellowish green ; pods \\ to 5 inches, more or less 

 curved, medium green, round in section, inch diameter ; very fleshy, string- 

 less, and without parchment ; seeds 6, medium size, creamy white, oblong. 

 Ready July 29. Crop green, 6| lb. 



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102. Dwarf Princess (R.H.S.). — Pods of type of climbing ' Princess,' and 

 plants showing a tendency to climb and be borne down by crop. Seeds small. 

 Crop green, 11 \ lb. 



b. Seeds bright yellow ; flowers white. 



189. Jaune de Chine (Barr *). — Of medium size, 16 inches ; foliage of 

 medium size, dark green ; pods 4 to 4^ inches, light green, rather rough, oval 

 in section, £ inch diameter ; flesh thick, stringless, and with little parchment ; 

 seeds 5, of medium size, roundish oval. Ready August 11. Crop poor. 



c. Seeds dark brown ; flowers lilac. 



122, 123. Canadian Glory (Barr,* Carter). — Plant tall, 18 to 20 inches ; 

 foliage dark green, large ; pods 5 inches in medium-sized loose clusters, fairly 

 straight, rough, light green, round, £ to § inch diameter ; very fleshy, stringless, 

 and with little parchment ; seeds 5, roundish oval, medium size. Ready July 

 29. Crop green, 8£ lb. 



118, 119, 120, 121. Stringless Greenpod (Thorburn, Barr,* Burpee, 

 Morse). — Characters as foregoing. 



d. Seeds brown ; flowers lilac. 



116. Dwarf Lyonnaise (Barr) I Plant laree 18 to 



117. Nain Lyonnaise a tres longue cosse (R.H.S.)/^ lant lar&e ' lt> xo 

 22 inches, spreading ; foliage rough, yellowish to dark green ; pods in loose 

 clusters carried well above soil, more or less curved, smooth, medium green, 

 round, £ inch diameter ; flesh thick, inclined to be stringy but with little 

 parchment ; seeds 5, long, oval, truncate. Ready August 2. Crop, 12^ lb. 



e. Seeds purple ; flowers lilac. 



2 39. 2 45- Kintoki (Yokohama Nursery Co., Durham). — Plant medium, 15 

 inches, erect ; leaves medium dark- green mottled yellow ; pods few, tending 

 to rest on soil, 5 inches, straight, smooth, medium green, flat, then round, crease- 

 backed, § inch wide ; flesh thin, stringless, and without parchment ; seeds 4, 

 large, thick oval. Ready July 30. Crop small. 



/. Seeds mottled two shades of pink ; flowers while. 



139. Extra Early Valentine (Thorburn) 1 Plant of med ium size erect 



140. Extra Early Red Valentine (Morse) f ^ lant 01 meamm Slze ' ereci ' 

 foliage medium, dark green ; pods in medium clusters, 4 to 4^ inches long, 

 more or less curved, smooth, light to medium green, $ to £ inch diameter, round ; 

 very fleshy, stringless, without parchment ; seeds up to 5, straight, flat oval, 

 generally truncate. Ready July 29. Crop green, 7 lb. 



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