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10. Kaiser (R. Veitch). — This variety did not set any of its flowers, 

 and suffered from the cold. Seeds small, white. 



11. King of the Stringless (R. Dean). — Same as No. 2 . 



12. Lightning (Barr). — Same as No. 4. 



13. Princess of Wales (Sutton). — Foliage of medium size ; pods 

 9 inches long, straight, handsome, in clusters of two to four. Heavy crop. 

 Seeds dark brown. A fine variety. 



14. Tall Sugar (Sutton). — A very tall-growing variety, with large 

 foliage ; pods 9 to 10 inches long, straight, handsome, in clusters of three 

 to four. Good crop. Seeds white. One of the earliest. 



15. Tender and True, F.C.C. September 3, 1891 (Sutton).— Foliage 

 of moderate size ; pods 7 to 9 inches long, straight, handsome, in clusters 

 of four. Good crop. Seeds purple. 



16. Veitch's Climbing, F.C.C. September 25, 1894 (R. Veitch).— Very 

 similar in all respects to No. 15. 



Scarlet-Runner Beans. 



1. Best of All, A.M. September 1, 1903 (Sutton).— Flowers scarlet ; 

 pods 11 to 12 inches long, straight, broad, handsome, in clusters of five 

 to six. Very heavy crop. Seeds dun, speckled with black. A very fine 

 variety. 



2. Champion, A.M. September 1, 1903 (Dobbie). — Flowers scarlet ; 

 pods 11 to 13 inches long, straight, broad, handsome, in clusters of five. 

 Very heavy crop. Seeds purple, speckled with black. Another excellent * 

 variety. 



3. Dobbie's Black-seeded (Dobbie). — Flowers scarlet ; pods 7 inches 

 long, curved, broad, in clusters of five. Very heavy crop. A black-seeded 

 form of the old Scarlet Runner. 



4. Giantess (Barr). — Flowers scarlet and white; pods 10 to 12 inches 

 long, broad, straight, handsome, in clusters of five to six. Heavy crop. 

 Seeds pale dun, speckled with brown. A good selection of the old ■ Painted 

 Lady.' 



5. Peter the Great (R. Veitch). — Flowers white ; p^ds 9 inches long, 

 broad, straight, in clusters of three to five. Very heavy crop. Seeds 

 white. Very similar to 'Czar.' 



6. Prize-winner, F.C.C. September 20, 1892 (Sutton).— Flowers scarlet ; 

 pods 10 to 13 inches long, broad, usually curved, in clusters of six. Very 

 heavy crop. Seeds light purple, speckled with black. 



7. Selected Scarlet Runner (Crooke). — Flowers scarlet; pods 8 to 

 9 inches long, straight, broad, in clusters of four. Seeds pale purple, 

 speckled with black. 



8. Unnamed Black-seeded (Appleby).— Same as No. 3. 



