MAMMOTH FAVA (AQUADULCE) 
MAMMOTH FAVA, AQUADULCE LONG POD (Fava vicia) 72-78 days 
Pods: 9-16 per plant, usually 10-12, containing 5-7 seeds; 9-10% inches 
long by 1-1% inches wide, straight, blunt, glossy ivory green at shell 
stage, turning to buckskin or pale buff when past table stage. 
Plant: Erect, with 2-5 branches or divisions originating at base and grow- 
ing to a height of 30-34 inches. 
Seed: At green shell stage they are large, irregular in shape, slightly wedge 
shaped, thickest at eye end, % x %4 x '% inch, pale green or ivory 
color. 
This is not a true bean, and its seasonal requirements are more nearly 
like those of peas. Generally used as a green shell bean by nationals of 
European origin in the U. S. 
PLENTIFUL Bronze Medal 1939 . ; . 50-54 days 
Pods: 7-712 x 46-2", flat to thick flat, straight to curved at tip, stringless, 
fairly free from fiber, medium green, popular early market and ship- 
ping variety. 
Bush: 16-18", erect, medium dark green, hardy and vigorous; very pro- 
lific, shows resistance to some strains of rusts. 
Seed: Large, flattened oval, glossy jet black. 
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