N O R T H R U P,KING & CO. ’ S 
BEANS 
E XTENSIVE production and marketing of beans for seed has been one of our specialties 
for many years. Most of this production is carried on in Idaho where soil and climate 
unite to grow crops of excellent quality. Here thousands of acres are planted each 
year to our full line of varieties and our experts take charge of rogueing the fields, har¬ 
vesting and threshing the crops. Hand picking is done either at our plant near the produc¬ 
tion fields or at our main plant in Minneapolis. Careful germination and growth tests of 
all lots are made each year in our seed testing laboratory as well as in our outdoor trial 
grounds. We are proud of the quality of the beans we offer and of the reputation they 
have won for satisfactory crops all over the country. 
The maturity periods listed after the names should be classified as follows: In the 
Wax and Green Pod classes the figures indicate the number of days required to produce 
snap pods; in the Lima class, the number of days required to produce green shell beans, 
and in the Field class, the number of days required to produce dry shell beans—fully 
matured. 
Dwarf Wax Sorts (Yellow Pod) 
Brittle Wax 52 days 
Same as Round Pod Kidney Wax. 
Curried Rust Proof Black Wax 
50 days. Good shipping variety. Thrifty 
plant producing many straight, thick, flat, 
fleshy pods about 6 in. long. Seed oblong, 
flat. Bluish black. 
Davis White Wax 55 days 
A vigorous grower producing long 
straight, waxy-white pods carried well up 
from the ground. Excellent shipping bean. 
Pods uniform, about 6 in. long, flat, and 
tender. Not stringless. Seed white, kidney 
shaped. 
Early Dwarf Black Wax 58 days 
Same as Pencil Pod Black Wax. 
Hodson Wax 65 days 
A large plant, heavily productive, re¬ 
sistant to disease. Pods 6 V 2 to 7 in., thick 
oval, fleshy, stringless and tender when 
young. Excellent for shipping. Seed purplish 
red, mottled with buff, kidney shaped. 
Improved Golden Wax 53 days 
Bears a heavy crop on bushy vines, and 
a good rust resister. Pods fleshy, brittle, 
stringless, and of very delicious flavor. Ex¬ 
cellent for home and market gardens. Seed 
oval, white with purplish eye. 
New Improved Stringless Kidney 
Wax 5 3 days 
Strong plants, very productive. Pods 
creamy yellow, 6 in. long, oval and some¬ 
what curved. Fleshy, stringless and tender. 
Seed kidney shaped, white with black eye. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 58 days 
Bushy plants about 15 in. high, bear large 
number of round, thick, stringless pods 6 
to 7 in. long, of excellent quality. Many 
think it the best variety for market and 
home gardens. Seed black. 
Refugee Stringless Wax 58 days 
Medium small plant, hardy and very pro¬ 
lific. Pods 4 V 2 to 5 in. long, round, fleshy, 
brittle, stringless and tender. A favorite 
with canners. Seeds blue black, mottled with 
buff. Barrel shaped. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 
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