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g. Seeds black ; flowers dark mauve. 



50. Prolific Negro (Sutton), H.C. Aug. 22, 1919. — Plant vigorous, 18 

 inches, dark green ; pods in large clusters, 5 to 5^ inches, carried well above soil, 

 nearly straight, smooth, medium green, more or less marked with purple, f inch 

 diameter ; oval in section ; flesh thick, with little parchment, but much string ; 

 constricted between seeds ; seeds up to 5, when ripe small, black, round in 

 section, ends usually truncate. Ready July 24. Crop green, 9 lb. Introduced 

 by sender. 



56. Sent as Long-podded Negro belonged to this strain. 



52,53. Negro Early Forty-fold (Watkins & Simpson, Barr) .—Characters 

 etc. as in No. 50. Introduced by Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. 



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51. Little Prince (Dickson & Robinson). — Foliage rather paler; pods 

 somewhat shorter and more curved than in Nos. 50, 52, 53, slightly bulged over 

 seeds ; seeds rather flatter, otherwise similar. Ready July 24. Crop green, 

 9£ lb. Raised and introduced by senders. Quite distinct from No. 76. 



54. Black Hermitage (Barr *), H.C. Aug. 22, 1919. — Plant as No. 50 ; 

 pods in large clusters, carried some resting on soil, some well above, up to 7 

 inches long, gracefully curved, f to \ inch diameter, almost round, smooth, 

 light green ; flesh thick, with little string or parchment ; not bulged over seeds ; 

 seeds up to 6, when ripe, small, black, straight, and rather long, almost round 

 in section, rounded at ends. Ready Aug. 1. Crop, green, 11 lb. 



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58. Franconville (Barr*). — Very vigorous, 18 to 20 inches, dark green; 

 pods in medium clusters, carried well above soil, up to 8 inches long, straight 

 or somewhat curved, f to \ inch diameter, flat round, smooth, medium green ; 

 flesh thick, becoming stringy with age, and then bulging over seeds ; seeds up 

 to 5, when ripe, black, long, cylindrical, rounded at ends. Ready July 29. 

 Crop green, 11 lb. 



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6a Monger Negro (Lto)j Plant as above ' P ods as above ' but 6 * 

 to q\ inches, straight or somewhat curved, light green becoming purplish 

 later; seeds up to 6, larger and flatter than No. 58. Ready Aug. 1. Crop 

 green, 11 lb. 



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62. Negro Longpod (Sydenham). — A mixed stock containing many runners. 



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57. Early Black Wonder (Barr *). — Plant as in No. 59, 60, but 18 inches ; 

 pods in large clusters nearer centre of plant, mostly 8 inches long, \ inch wide, 

 medium green, mostly straight, rather rough ; flesh thick, stringy, and with 

 parchment ; seeds up to 5 as in Nos. 59, 60. Ready July 22. Crop green, 7^ lb. 

 Introduced by Messrs. Daniels. 



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63. Early Belgian Negro (Cooper-Taber) . — Plant of 18 to 22 inches, dark 

 green ; pods in medium clusters, carried well above soil, 6£ to 7 inches long, 

 straight, flat, round, £ to \ inch wide, smooth, light dull green ; flesh thick, 

 stringy ; seeds up to 7, when ripe, black, small, almost cylindrical, generally 

 rounded at ends. Ready July 29. Crop green, \\\ lb. 



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64. 65. Black Valentine (Morse, Thorburn). — Plant of 18 to 20 inches, 

 dark green ; pods in medium clusters, more or less above soil, 5^ inches long, 

 slightly curved or straight, rather rough, medium green becoming purple later, 

 roundish, $ to \ inch ; flesh thick, becoming stringy later ; seeds up to 6, when 

 ripe, black, small, oval, generally truncate. Ready July 30. Crop green, \ \\ lb. 

 Somewhat variable in pod-shape from flat-round to round. No. 64 was more 

 like No. 63 than was No. 65. 



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66. The Shah (Barr *), A.M. Aug. 21, 1919. — Plant very vigorous, 18 to 

 22 inches, dark green ; pods in medium clusters, well above soil, 6 to 6£ inches 

 long, straight, smooth, light dull green, flat-round to round, about inch 

 diameter ; seeds up to 7, when ripe, medium cylindrical, ends rounded. Ready 

 Aug. 14. Crop green, 12 lb. 



* This sender does not yet list this variety. 



