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14, WuHItTEe Wax. 
Syn. White German Wax. 
A very low bush bean, not over six inches high, stocky, not much 
branched, entirely without twining habit, leaves not very abundant, 
medium in color, not inclined to wrinkle, leaflets of medium size, 
broadly ovate, inclining to lozenge shape, the lateral often unequally 
developed, moderately taper pointed. Flowers white. Pods when 
fully developed light yellow, slightly bent, swollen by the beans, tipped 
with a slender slightly bent point of medium length ; when ripe sabre- 
form, stongly wrinkled, two and three-quarters to three and one-half 
inches long, containing two to three beans. Fully developed beans 
white with veiny markings. Ripe beans irregularly globular or slightly 
oblong, usually flattened sidewise, eye plane or slightly protuberant, 
pure white. Average size of ten beans, 7-16 inch long, 5-16 inch 
broad, 1-4 inch thick. 
15. Ivory Pop Wax. 
- A bush bean of slender growth, not much branched, about eight 
inches high, foliage not abundant, leaflets of medium size, broadly 
ovate, inclined to lozenge shape, taper pointed. Fowers white. Pods, 
when fully developed, white, slightly tinged with yellow, sabre-form, 
greatly swollen by the beans, tipped with a long and slender curved point. 
When ripe slender, strongly sabre-form, slightly wrinkled, not much 
swollen, about 3 1-2 inches long, containing about three beans. Fully 
developed beans white with veiny markings. Ripe beans oblong, occa- 
sionally slightly kidney form, slightly flattened sidewise, occasionally 
compressed at the ends, pure white. Average size of ten seed 13-32 inch 
long, 9-32 inch broad, 7-32 inch thick. According to Ferry this bean 
is of recent introduction. ' 
16. CRYSTAL WAx. 
A bush bean of slender habit, quite strongly branched, no indication 
of runners, not very tall, but inclined to be prostrate, foliage very 
abundant, leaves rather light green, not inclined to curl, leaflets very 
small, broadly ovate, the lateral often unequally developed, short 
pointed. Flowers white. Podsat first a peculiar translucent greenish 
pearl color; when fully developed, pale vellowish green deeply flushed 
with purple, quite strongly bent, much swollen by the beans, tipped 
with a slender point of medinm length; when ripe, pale dun, slightly 
wrinkled, 3 1-2 to 4 inches long, containing about three beans, Fully 
developed beans white with veiny markings. Ripe beans oblong, more 
or less kidney-form, slightly flattened sidewise, pure white. Average 
size of ten beans 13-32 inch long, 7-32 inch broad, 3-16 inch thick. 
It is chiefly distinguished from the preceding by the peculiar color of 
the young pods and the smaller more kidney-form beans. 
17. Waitt ALGERIAN WAX. 
A pole bean, with us scarcely climbing. Foliage rather scanty, 
leaflets broadly ovate, short pointed. Flowers white. Pods, when 
fully developed, yellow; when ripe, strongly bent, wrinkled, not much 
swollen by the beans, light dun yellow, tipped with a long slender 
