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shape, moderately taper pointed. Ripe pods straight or nearly so, 
swollen by the beans, wrinkled, tipped with aslender point of medium 
length. Pale dun color splashed with pale violet 5 to 5 1-2 inches 
long, containing about five beans. Ripe beans nearly globular, occas- 
ionally compressed at the ends, eye more or less protuberant, light 
brown or dun with a bright yellow ring about the eye and a peculiar 
polished shining appearance. ‘Ten beans averaged in size 15-32 inch 
long, 3-8 inch broad, 5-16 inch thick. 
9. DuN CRANBERRY. 
A strictly bush variety. Plant large and vigorous, 12-15 inches high 
quite bushy, foliage abundant, leaflets small, light colored, but in- 
clined to become curly, the terminal one wedge obovate or slightly 
heart shaped, the lateral ones similar, but very often irregular from 
unequal development of the two sides, short petioled, rather inclined 
to be obtuse. Flowers white tinged with pink. Pods, when fully de- 
veloped, light greenish yellow, slightly sabre form, swollen by the beans, 
tipped with a long and slender point ; when ripe, more strongly bent, 
brown, 4 to 4 1-2 inches long, containing about three beans. Fully 
developed beans pale yellowish white with veiny markings and a slight 
discoloration about the eye. Ripe beans rather oblong, occasionally 
compressed on the end, eye plane or slightly protuberant, pale dun, in- 
clining to yellow with a veiny network, a dark brown ring about the 
eye. Average size of ten beans 1-2 inch long, 5-16 inch broad, 1-4 
inch thick. 
10. GOLDEN CRANBERRY. 
Syn. Canadian, Round American Kidney (Burr). It is apparently 
identical with the sulphur-yellow globe bean of Martens, and by him 
classed under Phaseolus sphaericus sulfwreus, Martens, 
Plant medium in height, about ten inches, sometimes with a dis- 
tinct climbing habit, then much longer, leaves only moderately dense, 
with a slight tendency to become curly, leaflets broadly ovate, mode- 
rately short-pointed, flowers white, with aslight tinge of pink. Pods, 
when fully formed, light yellow, straight or nearly so, slightly swollen, 
tipped with a straight, stiff, quite short point about four inches long 
containing 3 to 4 beans. Fully developed beans pure white. Ripe 
beans nearly globular, very slightly oblong, eye plane or shghtly 
protuberant, pale sulphur yellow with veiny markings, a faint pale 
bluish ring about the eye. Average size of ten beans 11-32 inch 
long, 9-32 inch broad, 1-4 inch thick. It was apparently in cultiva- 
tion in this country in 1828. 
11. WHITE CRANBERRY. 
Syn. The Sophia bean (Martens) and, according to the same au- 
thority in various parts of Hurope, Haricot blanc, Haricot sophie, 
White wax pole bean without strings, Pearl bean, Newest extra wax 
sugar pole bean with yellow pods, Large field bean, American high 
wax bean, American white wax pole bean, etc. It is classed by Mar- 
tens under Phaseolus sphaericus albus, Martens. 
