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Flowers white. Pods, when fully developed, clear waxy yellow, some- 
what sabre-form, much swollen by the beans, tipped with a short 
curved point; when ripe somewhat wrinkled, tan colored, 3 1-2 to 4 
1-2 inches long, containing about three beans. Fully developed beans 
white with veiny markings. Ripe beans oblong, kidney-form, slightly 
flattened at the sides, usually slightly compressed at the ends, white 
with a yeiny network. Average size of ten beans 17-32 inch long, 
1-4 inch broad, 3-16 inch thick. It is to be distinguished from No 
14 by the oblong shape of the ripe beans. 
32. Boston DWARF WAX. 
A low bush bean with no twining habit, not much branched nor 
very leafy, leaflets of medium size, broadly ovate, inclining to lozenge 
shape, taper pointed. Flowers white, slightly tinged with pink. Pods 
when fully developed yellow, when ripe much contracted, enclosing the 
seeds very tightly, dark dun color, from three to four inches lobg, con- 
taining about tnree beans. Ripe beans varying from dark dun to dark 
brown, with a black ring about the eye, oblong, slightly kidney form, 
slightly flattened sidewise, rarely slightly compressed at the ends. 
Average size of ten beans 15-32 inches long, 1-4 inch broad, 1-4 inch 
thick. 
33. EARLY RACHEL, 
Syn. The Rachel bean (Martens). 
According to the same authority they are known in Canada as 
Early Rachel or Quail-head beans. T’hey are classed by Martens 
under Phaseolus oblongus Iachelianus; Martens. 
A bush bean, of medium habit, entirely without runners or tendrils, 
quite tall, about fifteen inches, moderately branched. Foliage not very 
abundant, dark green, not curly. Leaflets quite large, obovate, often 
slightly heart-shaped, rather short pointed. Flowers very nearly pure 
white, a slight tinge of pink. Pods, when fully developed, green, 
straight or nearly so, quite strongly swollen by the beans, tipped with 
a medium straight or curved point; when ripe, slightly curved, light 
dun yellow, about five inches long, containing from three to four 
beans. Fully developed beans muddy dun color, with a purple ring 
about the eye.. Ripe beans oblong, kidney-form, slightly flattened 
sidewise, not compressed on the ends, dark brown, white on one end, 
and a dark line about the eye. In every case noticed the white end of 
the bean was turned toward the point of the pod. The seed planted 
by us had an occasional bean withont any white color, and of the 
beans raised from this seed about two-thirds had no white ends, 
Average size of ten beans 17-32 inch long, 9-32 inch broad, 1-4 inch thick, 
34. EaRLY MOHAWK. 
Syn. arly Brown Six Weeks (Landreth), Purple Speckled Date 
bean (Martens). 
According to the same authority they are known by the following 
names in various places: Long Red Speckled kidney bean in 
Canada, Fagiolo Americano in France, Fagiolo di Montagna in Italy, 
Early Dwarf bean, Variegated Strawberry bean, Red Speckled Lady 
