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No. 171 and No. 174 each introduced by senders. 



Stocks of this form usually contain a rogue with very similar seed, and this 

 seems to have been selected out and called 



173. Goliath (Barr). — A form with darker pods, but otherwise of the 

 Magnum Bonum type. 



0. Seeds pinkish-buff, striped purple ; flower lilac. 



128. Sion House (Carter). — Plant of medium size, 15 inches, dark yellowish 

 green ; pods in medium clusters, well above soil, 5^ to 6 inches, straight, flattish 

 oval, rough, medium dull green, more or less streaked red, T 7 g inch diameter ; flesh 

 thick, little string or parchment ; seeds 4, when dry, oval, ends rounded, flat- 

 round in section. Ready Aug. 5. Crop green, 9 lb. Introduced by Messrs. Veitch. 



129. Early Gem (Dawkins). — Similar to preceding, but not so regular a 

 stock, and contained round-podded type. Crop green, 6 lb. 



131. Best of All (Barr). — Of same type as No. 128, but pods show seeds 

 more and seeds are smaller. 



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132. Early Parisian (Barr) l P i ant large, 18 inches, dark green; 



133. Haricot nain de Paris (R.H.S.) J 6 & 

 pods in medium clusters well above soil, 5 inches long, generally straight, oval 

 in section, rough, medium dull green with more or less violet markings, f inch 

 diameter ; flesh of medium thickness, rather tough and stringy ; seeds up to 5, 

 when ripe long oval, more or less truncate at ends. Ready July 24. Crop 

 green, 9 lb. 



177. Prince Edward (Dickson & Robinson) | Description as Nos. 132, ! 33, 



178. Victoria (Webb) J * o > oo> 

 but plants a little dwarf er, and pods a little longer. Crop green, 11 lb. 



p. Seeds pinkish-buff, much marbled purple ; flowers lilac. 

 1. Flat-podded. 



130. Early Warwick (Watkins & Simpson). — Plant as No. 128 ; pods in 

 small clusters, 4 inches long, straight, medium green, flat, f inch broad ; flesh 

 fairly thick, tough, and stringy ; seeds up to 5, short thick oval. Ready July 26. 

 Crop green, 6 lb. 



2. Round-podded. 



134. Harbinger (Webb) , 

 136, 137. Perfection (Watkins & Simpson, Barr) I 

 138. Gris MaraIcher (R.H.S.) J 

 253. Emperor of Russia (Nutting) 



inches ; foliage more or less corrugated, dark green ; pods in medium clusters 

 well above soil, 5 to 6 inches, more or less straight, round medium green, 

 I inch diameter ; flesh very thick, more or less stringy as they age ; seeds up 

 to 6, oblong, oval in section, ends rounded. Ready July 26. Crop green, 

 8£ lb. 



135. Perfection (Sutton). — Characters as above but pods more uniformly 

 round, and seeds of a brighter tint. 



q. Seeds reddish brown on fawn ground ; flowers lilac. 

 1. Flat-podded. 



141, 142. Early Favourite (Dawkins, R. Veitch). . 



143, 251. Earliest of All (Watkins & Simpson, Nutting) } ^ , . . 



144. Early Prolific (Carter) j ^ lant tairl y 

 148, 149. Early Mohawk (Carter, Morse) ' 



vigorous, 18 inches ; foliage dark green, becoming corrugated ; pods in medium 

 clusters, well above soil, 5^ inches, usually straight, dark green, flat oval, £ inch 

 diameter ; flesh medium, little parchment, but becoming stringy with age ; seeds 

 6, large, oval, ends rounded. Ready July 24. Crop green, 6| lb. 



The truest stocks were Nos. 143, 251 'Earliest of All'; and No. 149 'Early 

 Mohawk.' To these A.M. Aug. 7, 1919, was given. 



146. Cluster (Webb). — Nearly related to foregoing ; foliage paler ; crop 

 smaller. 



Plant vigorous, 



