NORTHRUP,. KING & CO.’S 
BEANS—Pole or Running Green and Wax Pods 
McCasIan Pole 65 days 
This white seeded, green pod snap or 
shell bean produces quick growing vines 
which bear a heavy crop of green pods, 
each about 8 in. long. Meaty, stringless and 
of delicious flavor. 
Missouri Wonder (Noxall) 68 days 
A late variety with 5 inch flat curved pod, 
color medium green. Meaty, stringy, good 
quality. Long bearing and very productive. 
Red Speckled Cut Short, or Corn Hill 
75 days. A favorite in the South for plant¬ 
ing with corn, as it is a good climber. Pods 
medium green, 3% in. long, flat, stringy. 
Seeds red, distinct in form. 
Scarlet Runner 64 days 
An old favorite in the New England 
states. Not so successful a climber in the 
Southern states. Pods dark green, 4 to 4M> 
in. long, contain 3 to 4 beans, half-round, 
broad, stringy. Valuable as a shell bean 
and for ornamental purposes. 
FIELD VARIETIES FOR SEED 
Boston Yellow Eye 
Until a few years ago the most popular 
dry shell bean for cooking throughout New 
England. Has a richness and flavor known 
to no other variety. A white bean with a 
brown or yellow spot around the eye. 
Brown or Swedish 
A fine field variety. The beans are brown 
in color, medium size and excellent for 
cooking. 
Choice Navy 60 days 
The bean that made Boston famous. Plant 
large with tendency to form runners. Hardy, 
prolific. Pods about 4 in. long. Used almost 
exclusively for baking. 
Great Northern or Montana White 
A little larger than the Navy Bean, har¬ 
dier and under ordinary conditions is a 
heavier yielder. 
Red Kidney 60 days 
Vine grows 20 to 22 in. Pods 6 to 7 in. 
long containing 5 to 6 red kidney shaped 
beans. Pods flat, broad, straight. Used al¬ 
most exclusively for baking and soup. 
White Kidney 62 days 
Vines grow 21 in. high with dense foli¬ 
age. Pods 6 in. long, flat and nearly 
straight. Used exclusively as a shelled 
bean. 
White Marrow or Cranberry 60 days 
Height of vines, 18 in. A little earlier 
than White Kidney. Vines coarse in growth, 
with a tendency to run. Pods 6 in. long, 
flat, straight. 5 to 6 almost round beans in 
each pod. For baking. 
For better crops 
of beans, inoculate 
the seed with this 
well known culture. 
The regular Garden Size Nitragin or Group 
“C” may be used. This also inoculates gar¬ 
den beans and sweet peas. 
Part of a rogueing crew in one of our bean fields in Idaho. 
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