VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
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BRITTLE WAX (ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX) BECKY 
A leader and standard in the wax pods as a canning variety. Has supreme quality. 
VINE —14 to 15 inches tall/ not quite as productive or sturdy as Pencil Pod Black 
Wax; medium green. 
PODS —to 6V 2 inches long, excellent quality, absolutely stringless and fiberless, 
round, curved, brittle, tender, fleshy, and light yellow in color. 
SEED —Color, white with dark brown to black irregular eye-ring. 
CURRIE’S RUST PROOF BLACK WAX BEDEW 
A variety used for shipping because of its earliness, productivity, and hardiness. 
VINE —12 to 14 inches tall, erect, compact, sturdy; color, light medium green. 
PODS —5K to 6 inches long, bright yellow, strong string, rather tough, coarse- 
textured flesh, flat shape, straight. 
SEED —Color, entirely deep bluish black. 
DAVIS WHITE KIDNEY WAX BEEFY 
An old variety that has been used in shipping districts due to its beautiful long-lasting 
pod and earliness. 
VINE —12 to 14 inches tall, fair producer, sturdy, erect, compact, and medium green. 
PODS —53^2 to &/ 2 inches long, stringy, fibrous, thick-flat to oval, coarse texture, and of 
poor quality. 
SEED —Color, chalky white. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX BEGAN 
Very popular in home and market gardens as it is rust resistant, a heavy producer, and 
has fine flavor. 
VINE •—12 to 14 inches tall, fairly vigorous, erect, compact. Color, medium green. 
PODS — A x / 2 to 53^2 inches long, light yellow, stringless, fleshy, fair texture, semi-round, 
straight. 
SEED —Short oval/ color, creamy white field with large irregular brown to purplish 
area around eye-ring. 
SURE CROP WAX BELOW 
Unsurpassed in the flat-podded wax bean group. It has continued to gain favor until 
it is a leading shipper due to its dependability and superior qualities, combined with 
the beautiful appearance of its pods. 
VINE —15 to 17 inches tall, medium green, vigorous, compact, hardy, heavy producer. 
PODS -—53^ to 63^ inches long, attractive yellow, thick-flat, stringless, very little fiber, 
brittle and fine texture, straight, and slender. 
SEED —Color, entirely jet black. 
WARDWELL’S KIDNEY WAX BEING 
Used largely in home and market gardens. 
VINE —13 to 15 inches tall, somewhat open. Color, glossy dark green, fairly produc¬ 
tive. 
PODS —53^ to 6Y 2 inches long, deep yellow, almost stringless, some fiber, semi-round, 
broad, and fleshy. 
SEED —Color, dull white with irregular pattern of brown and yellowish brown 
around eye-ring and around ends. 
UNRIVALLED WAX BELLE 
Grown in market gardens. 
VINE —11 to 13 inches tall, sturdy, erect, fairly good in production, glossy dark green. 
PODS —434> to 53^2 inches long, medium yellow, thick-flat, slender, stringless, brittle, 
and straight. 
SEED —Color, entirely dark yellow. 
IMPROVED STRINGLESS KIDNEY WAX BEVEL 
Excellent for canning. Because of its desirable quality, it is often used in home and market 
gardens. 
VINE —13 to 15 inches tall, comparable to Brittle Wax, erect, medium green. 
PODS —53^ to &y 2 inches long, oval, stringless, brittle, fleshy, fine texture, and quality 
excellent. 
SEED —Color, white with large black eye-ring. 
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