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For the purpose of showing the extraordinary prolific habit of this new introduction we had the leaves 
removed from a plant before photographing. 
This remarkable bean is strongly recommended as being in every way a great acquisition ; 
it is of very compact growth, the foliage of an attractive dark green, and the pods are of medium 
size; the most important feature is the prolonged period this variety continues to bear. Pods 
were picked at our trial grounds earlier than other varieties, and young tender beans were 
gathered after most other sorts were quite finished. 
We exhibited about 50 pots of French Beans at the early August meeting of the R.H.S., 
the most favourably discussed variety being Carters Perpetual shown under Seedling No. 249. 
The Right Hon. Viscount Midleton’s Head Gardener says: “New Seedling Dwarf 
Bean No. 249. This variety had extra strong haulm, very dark green, pods long, thin, very straight, and a very 
heavy cropper.” — Mr. QUAINTON, The Gardens, Peper Harrow Park, Godaiming. 
Price is. per packet (about 75 seeds). 
{foAXtsul 237, 238, & 97, High Holborn, London. — 1909. 
