DWARF FRENCH BEANS AT WISLEY, 1919. 



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g. Seeds flesh-coloured, almost covered with dark purple ; flowers dark red. 



153. Extra-early Refugee (Thorburn).- — Plant of medium size, 15 inches, 

 erect ; foliage medium size, rough, yellowish green ; pods 4! to 5 inches, curved, 

 smooth, round, light green with purplish markings, f inch diameter ; very fleshy, 

 stringless at first, but becoming stringy ; seeds 5, large, abruptly rounded at 

 ends. Ready July 30. Crop green, 6£ lb. (but germination poor). 



h. Seeds pale dun ; flowers lilac. 



244. Dunelm Selected (Durham). — A vigorous erect plant, 18 inches ; 

 foliage large, rather shining dark yellowish green ; pods in large compact clusters, 

 more or less resting on soil, 5 inches long straight or curved and twisted, rather 

 rough, medium bright green, round, crease-backed, \ inch in diameter ; very 

 fleshy, with little parchment, but inclined to be stringy ; seeds 4, rather difficult 

 to shell, of medium size, thick oval. Crop green good. 



C. TOUGH GREEN-PODDED BEANS. 



This section includes most of the forms commonly grown in England in the 

 open air. The pods, when they are ready for use, contain a certain amount 

 of tough membrane forming an inner skin, but this rapidly increases in tough- 

 ness as the pods age, the " string " also develops to a considerable extent and the 

 pods cannot therefore be cooked as picked. They are generally, however, very 

 tender when prepared in the usual manner. The distinctions are largely based 

 upon depth of green of pods and straightness of pod. The deeper green forms 

 meet the readiest sale, as they remain fresh-looking longer than the forms which 

 are normally of a more yellow tinge. 



a. Seeds brown ; flowers lilac. 



Dutch Brown Type. — This bean was introduced by the R.H.S. in 1917 for 

 use as a haricot and has become well known and widely grown. The pods may 

 be eaten green but are less suited for that purpose than are those of several other 

 varieties. It is, however, an excellent cropper and the dried beans are of first- 

 class flavour. Two forms, one inferior to the other in size of pod and seed and 

 cropping as well as in habit, are grown in Holland, and both have now found their 

 way into England and were represented in the trial. The true and superior 

 type of Dutch Brown Bean is represented by the R.H.S. stock (No. 8) and also 

 by Nos. 6 and 7. 



6. 7. 8. Dutch Brown (R. Veitch, Barr, R.H.S.). — A vigorous variety 

 18 inches high, dark green ; pods numerous, 5 to 5! inches long, almost 

 straight, roundish, about £ inch diameter, fairly smooth, light green, some- 

 what bulged over beans, stringy, and soon tough ; flesh of medium thickness ; 

 seeds 4 or 5 in a pod, of medium size, roundish oval, generally rounded at 

 end. Crop green, 9^ lb. Ripens well, easy to shell. 



x. African Brown (Wallace) \ 



2. South African Brown (McMichie) / 



3. Brown Haricot (Dutch type) (Ryder) > Plant of 14 inches ; pods 4, 



4. Dwarf Dutch Brown (Wallace) V 



5. Dutch Brown (Carter) J 



rarely 4^ inches long by £ inch wide, scarcely bulging over seeds ; flesh 

 rather thinner ; seeds up to 5, small, round in section, often truncate at 

 end. Crop green, 7 lb. Ripens well, shells easily. An inferior form to Nos. 

 6, 7, 8. 



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10. Ne plus Ultra, Selected Strain (Sutton). — Plant vigorous, 18 inches, 

 dark green ; pods numerous, up to 6 inches, somewhat curved near point ; 

 flatfish, £ to £ inch broad, rather rough, medium dull green ; flesh thick, 

 becoming stringy when aged, parchment medium ; seeds up to 5, but rather 

 apt to " miss " ; of same colour as, but rather longer than, No. 8. Ready July 28. 

 Crop green, 8| lb. Dry seed threshes out easily. Distinct from 9, it, 12, below. 

 Introduced by Messrs. Sutton. 



249. Sir Joseph Paxton (R.H.S.). — Characters similar to No. 10. Ready 

 July 29. Crop green, 8£ lb. 



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11, 12. Ne Plus Ultra (Watkins & Simpson, Cooling). — Plant vigorous, 

 16 inches, dark green ; pods numerous, up to 6 inches, rather curved, fairly round, 



