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markings, the half about the eye covered with pink splashings. Ripe 
beans oblong, very slightly flattened sidewise, slightly compressed on 
the ends, eye plane or very slightly sunken; white, with a large spot 
around the eye, dark red mottled with light brown or dun color, 
Average size of ten beans 15-32 inch long, 5-16 inch broad, 9-32 inch 
thick. 
According to Martens this bean was described by Savi in Italy pre- 
vious to 1822. It was cultivated in this country in 1828 and is men- 
tioned by Browne (U. 8. Patent Office Report) in 1854. 
We are unaware that any analysis of the string bean in edible con- 
dition has heretofore been made; we therefore append one of this 
variety made by Dr. 8S. M. Babcock, chemist to the Station. 
August 9, 1882. String beans of the Early China variety in edible 
condition, pod and bean. 


FO Fresh Bean. Dry substance. 
WVELED ST cal sass Suenos ous Ce ne oe i ie aes 83-46 S aee 
LBL. view «jueves ys behead eae Boece Pe -81 5-01 
Nitrogen 0-44, 2-64 (Equivalent to Albu- 
TETTO! C8 i ccesd ce aaeivs ithe vaghaba deme aikietols we ienite 2-75 16-50 
Rat (Ether Extract): 2: sy. a dees leh ane ; 34 2-05 
@ruden Hider sais tam cts coupe eee mnetene 2-58 15-60 
Carbohydrates, by difference.............. 10-04 60-84 
100-00 100-00 
24. TRUE WHITE PEA BRAN. 
A rather slender bush bean, with a distinct twining habit, rising 
about ten inches high, but inclined to fall over and run along the 
ground, quite strongly branched. Leaves abundant, of medium color, 
not inclined to curl. Leaflets rather smail, broadly wedge obovate, , 
taper pointed. Flowers white. Pods, when fully developed, light 
greenish yellow, straight, or nearly so, swollen by the beans, tipped 
with a rather stont, curved point, of medium length; when ripe, dun 
color, parchment-like, not swollen by the beans, 2 3-4 to 3 3-4 inches 
long, containing about three beans. Fully developed bean white, with 
veiny markings. Ripe beans globular, or nearly so, showing a great 
teudency to split open on the back while ripening; white, with an 
indistinct, veiny network. Ten beans averaged in size 5-16 inch 
long, 9-32 inch broad, 1-4 inch thick. 
25. PEA-BEAN. 
Syn. Navy. Burr gives the preference to Pea-Bean, which we have 
followed, though it would be better to adopt the name Navy as dis- 
tinguishing it from the preceding. 
A bush bean of rather slender habit, though not at all twining; 
much branched. Foliage abundant. Leaves rather light green, not at 
all inclined to be curly. Leaflets for the most part rather small, but 
with occasional ones of larger size, broadly wedge obovate, rather 
short-pointed. Flowers white. Pods, when fully developed, light 
yellow ; straight, or nearly so; tipped with a slender, straight or curved 
