SEED GROWERS 7 



BEANS (Cont.) 



POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES 



Length Width Days to 

 of pod of pod edible 

 inches inches stage 

 BLUE LAKE (Same as White Creaseback) 



^BURGER'S GREEN POD STRINGLESS 6 Vi 63 



(Kentucky Wonder White Seeded) 



For home garden or early market use. Pods medium green, slender, 

 nearly round, fleshy and stringless. Excellent for snaps and also desir- 

 able for green shells. Vine medium tall, not particularly good climber. 

 Seeds white, oval, flat. Good for baking. 



NEARLY BLUE LAKE (Early White Creaseback) SVi Va 55 



An early maturing strain for home or market garden. Also popular for 

 canning and freezing. Desirable for areas where growing season is 

 short. Pods oval or round, fleshy, tender, stringless and of good quality. 

 Vine vigorous and productive. Good climber. Seeds small, oval, white. 



IMPROVED LONDON HORTICULTURAL 7 s/g 65 



Splendid for home and market garden. Excellent green shell variety. 

 Pods green becoming splashed with carmine at green shell stage; 

 thick, straight and stringless at snap stage. This is 4 to 6 days earlier 

 than London Horticultural and pods are an inch longer. Vine hardy, 

 vigorous growing and a good climber. Seeds large, pinkish buff 

 splashed with red. 



IMPROVED MISSOURI WONDER 6 Vi 66 



An excellent corn field variety largely used for green shell beans. Pods 

 thick oval to round, slightly curved. Of fair quality when used young as 

 snap, but become tough and stringy when fully grown. Vine produc- 

 tive, vigorous and a good climber. Seed medium size, flattened kidney 

 shape, grey buff splashed with tan. 



^KENTUCKY WONDER (Old Homestead) 9 Va 65 



Unexcelled for home and market use and also suggested for freezing. 

 Pods long, slightly curved and twisted, round and heavily indented; 

 very fleshy but slightly stringy. Vine sturdy, a good climber and prolific 

 over a long season. Seeds flat oval, buff or dun-colored. 



^KENTUCKY WONDER, RUST RESISTANT, 



BROWN SEEDED— 192-1 8 V2 65 



Decidedly more resistant to rust than Kentucky Wonder with which it 

 is identical in most other respects. 



^KENTUCKY WONDER EARLY WHITE SEEDED 6 Vi 60 



Used both as a bush bean for winter planting and as a pole bean for 

 spring and summer planting. Not resistant to rust, but not as susceptible 

 as some other varieties. Vines quite vigorous and early bearing. Pods 

 long, slender, thick and meaty. 

 Particularly adapted for use on the Pacific Coast. 



KENTUCKY WONDER WAX 8 s/s 67 



Most popular wax podded pole bean. May be used either for snaps or 

 green shell. Pods waxy yellow almost as thick as wide; practically 

 stringless, fleshy and brittle. Vine vigorous growing and a good climber. 

 Seeds chocolate-brown. 



LAZY WIFE 6V2 % 74 



Excellent for snaps, green shell and dry shelled beans for home and 

 market garden. Pods medium green, thick, straight, fleshy, brittle and 

 stringless. Vine vigorous, heavily productive and a good climber. Seeds 

 oval, plump, white. 



LONDON HORTICULTURAL OR SPECKLED CRANBERRY 6 % 70 



Popular as green shell and snap beans for home and market garden. A 

 trifle later maturing than Improved London Horticultural and pods 

 shorter. Pod wide, thick, straight and stringless; dark green turning 

 yellowish green, splashed with red at green shell stage. Vines dark 

 green, vigorous; prolific and a good climber. Seeds large, plump, oval, 

 buff splashed with dark red. 



