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LANDRETHS’ “SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED” 
BUSH BEANS—Green Pods Continued 
LANDRETHS’ EXTRA EARLY STRINGLESS 
RED VALENTINE-54 Days 
This is an “old bean in a new pod/’ as the Extra 
Early Red Valentine was catalogued by the 
Landreths first in 1832. After most diligent work 
for six years in our trial grounds, we have pro¬ 
duced a bean the same color, not so curved, the same 
size, in all respects as the old Extra Early Red 
Valentine, except it is stringless and will fill a long 
felt want, as the Extra Early Red Valentine is one 
of the best known beans cultivated in the United 
States and considered by many growers to be of 
superior flavor to any other bean in the market. It is 
productive, round podded, curved, stringless, free 
from fibers, and of excellent quality. Our new 
stringless variety is much superior for the home 
garden or shipping purposes, especially for the 
Southern States where the old Extra Early Red 
Valentine has been the most popular bean. We 
now sell twice as many of the Stringless Red Valen¬ 
tine as the old type. It is in every way equal to the 
old type Red Valentine and better because it is 
stringless. We developed this and are the first 
seedsmen to sell a Stringless Red Valentine. 
Red Valentine Stringless Red Valentine 
Red Valentine Extra Early—54 Days 
Color of seed, red mottled. Foliage, resembling 
Black Valentine, of a yellowish green. Height of 
vine, 14 to 15 inches. Pods, 4| inches long, almost 
round, curved, cylindrical with a crease in back, 
light green, semi-transparent, and stringy, aver¬ 
aging 5 or 6 beans in a pod. One of the old standbys 
of good flavor, still very popular for family and 
market gardeners. Although stringy it is tender, 
fleshy, of good quality and appearance, a long keeper. 
Refugee Stringless (Roger’s)—74 Days 
For years the trade has been looking for a Stringless 
Bean having the many excellent qualities of Late 
Refugee or 1000 to 1. We now offer such a variety 
in our unsurpassed stock of Stringless Refugee. 
Absolutely stringless, fully as hardy and productive 
as the old Late Refugee and retaining all the good 
qualities of that sort. Vine 15 to 18 inches tall. 
Pods, 5^ inches long, round, meaty, slightly curved 
and containing 5 or 6 beans which are the same color 
as Late Refugee. Very popular with canners. 
Tennessee Green Pod, Brown Bunch or Dwarf 
Kentucky Wonder—52 Days 
Color of seed yellowish brown, flat. Height of vine, 
12 to 14 inches. Dark green foliage. Inclined to 
sprawl considerably. Pods stringy, flat, broad, 
productive, almost straight, about 8 to 9 and some¬ 
times 11 inches long, wrinkled and slightly depressed 
between each of the 7 or 8 seeds in the pod. Stock 
very superior to the average. 
Green Pods 
Y lb. 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
Landreths’ Stringless 
Red Valentine. 
.. .15 
.25 
1.05 
1.95 
Red Valentine. 
.. .15 
.25 
1.05 
1.95 
Refugee Stringless. 
.. .15 
.25 
1.05 
1.95 
Tennessee Green Pod... 
. .. .15 
.25 
1.05 
1.95 
GROCERY BEANS 
(Used only as dry beans for stewing or baking) 
Navy or Boston Pea—60 Days 
The bean which next to the “Sacred” Codfish made 
Boston famous. A little more dwarf than the Mar¬ 
row in habit. Pods about 4 inches long, containing 
5 to 7 small almost round white beans. Productive, 
25 to 30 bushels to an acre being commonly raised. 
Red Kidney—60 Days 
Height of vine, 20 to 22 inches. Length of pod 6 to 
7 inches, containing 5 or 6 red kidney shaped beans 
to every pod. Pods flat, broad, stringy, straight, 
with very little meat. Only used in dry state. 
White Marrow or Cranberry—60 Days 
Height of vines, about 18 inches. Two days earlier 
than White Kidney. Vines coarse and rank in 
growth with a tendency to run. Pods stringy, flat, 
straight, 6 inches long. Average 5 or 6 almost 
round, white beans in a pod. Used for baking. 
White Kidney—62 Days 
Height of vines, about 21 inches. Very dense foliage. 
Pods 6 inches long, flat, almost straight, and stringy. 
Seed white, kidney shaped. Good only as a soup bean. 
Grocery Beans 
K lb. 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
Navy. 
.12 
.20 
.85 
1.60 
Red Kidney. 
.12 
.20 
.85 
1.60 
White Marrow. 
.12 
.20 
.85 
1.60 
White Kidney. 
.12 
.20 
.85 
1.60 
