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medium ; pods long, broad, nearly straight. Heavy crop, and a continuous 

 bearer. Seeds light dun. Mid-season. 



81. Smythe's Hybrid (J. Veitch). — Eequires more selection, some of 

 the plants having white and others pink flowers. Seeds black. 



32. Syon House (J. Veitch). — Dwarf; foliage small; pods moderate 

 length and speckled with red, straight. Heavy crop. Seeds pale dun, 

 spotted with purple. Early. 



33. Triumph (Sutton). — Very dwarf ; foliage small and compact ; pods 

 long, broad, straight. Very heavy crop. Seeds deep bronze. Early. 



34. Western Marvel Stringless (R. Veitch).— Very similar in foliage, 

 pods, and seeds to No. 1. 



35. "Williams' Earliest of All (Nutting). — Very dwarf ; foliage mode- 

 rate ; pods long, broad, straight, handsome. Heavy crop. Seeds purple, 

 speckled with dun. Early. 



36. W T ythes' Early, A.M. September 1, 1903 (Wythes).— Rather tall ; 

 foliage moderate ; pods long, straight, speckled with red. Very heavy 

 crop. Seeds dun, speckled with purple. Early. A greatly improved 

 form of ' Syon House.' 



37. Wythes' Early Prolific (Wythes). — Very dwarf; foliage small; 

 pods short, broad, speckled with red. Heavy crop. Seeds purple, speckled 

 with dun. Very early. 



38. Wythes' Progress (Wythes). — Tall ; foliage large ; pods moderate 

 length, straight. Good crop, a late and continuous bearer. Seeds dull 

 brown, speckled with dun. 



39. Wythes' Seedling (Wythes). — Very similar to No. 1. 



Climbing French Beans. 



1. Abundance (Sutton). — Foliage large ; pods 9 inches long, bread, 

 straight, in clusters of four. Light crop. Seeds white. 



2. Cambria Runner (R. Veitch). — A Golden Wax-pod ; foliage mode- 

 rate in size ; pods 5 inches long, straight, handsome, in clusters of three. 

 Light crop. Seeds white and nearly round. This variety did not grow 

 well, and suffered from the cold. 



3. Climbing French (Kent). — Did not germinate. 



4. Earliest of All (Sutton). — Foliage rather large ; pods 5 to 6 inches 

 long, straight, round, thick and fleshy, in clusters of five. Very heavy 

 crop. Seeds white. 



5. Early Golden Cluster (Barr). — This variety germinated and grew 

 well, but none of the flowers set. Seeds white. 



6. Epicure (Sutton). — Foliage moderate in size ; pods 6 to 7 inches 

 long, straight, handsome, in clusters of three. Light crop. Seeds dun. 



7. Erfurt Earliest Giant Advance (Heinemann). — Foliage large ; pods 

 10 inches long, straight, broad, handsome, in clusters of four. Light 

 crop. Seeds whi£e. The seeds did not germinate well, and the plant 

 suffered from the cold. 



8. Excelsior (Sutton). — Foliage of medium size ; pods 10 inches long, 

 straight, and very handsome, in clusters of three. Good crop. Seeds 

 purple. One of the best of this type. 



9. Fill-basket (Sydenham). — Same as No. 1. 



