NOR T H R U P, K IN G & C O. ’ S 
BEANS—Pole or Running Green and Wax Pods 
both home and market gardens. Good 
climber and a heavy producer. Pods green, 
6 to 6 V 2 in. long—thick, straight, string¬ 
less, brittle, tender. Seeds oval, white. 
White Dutch or Case Knife 68 days 
White beans somewhat resembling small 
limas. Used as a snap sort when very 
young, or shelled as a lima when more fully 
developed, or for cooking when dry. Long 
green pods, flat, stringy. Principally used 
for green shell. Seed white. 
McCaslan Pole 65 days 
This white seeded, green pod snap or 
shell bean produces quick growing vines 
which bear a heavy crop of green pods, 
about 8 in. long. Meaty, stringless when 
young and of delicious flavor. 
Missouri Wonder (Noxall or 
Nancy D) 68 days 
A late variety with 5 inch flat curved pod, 
color medium green. Meaty, stringy, good 
quality. Long bearing and very productive. 
Seed grayish mottled with light brown. 
Cut Short or Corn Hill 75 days 
A favorite in the South for planting with 
corn, as it is a good climber. Pods medium 
green, SV 2 in. long, flat, stringy. Seed drab 
splashed with crimson. 
Scarlet Runner 64 days 
An old favorite in the New England 
states. Pods dark green, 5 to 6 in. long, con¬ 
tain 3 to 4 beans half-round, broad, stringy. 
Valuable as a green shell bean and for orna¬ 
mental purposes. Seeds purple splashed with 
violet. 
St. Louis Perfection 64 days 
A heavy producing variety used both as a 
“snap” and “green shell” bean. It resembles 
Kentucky Wonder except for the seed color 
which is white. Pods are large, 7 to 8 in. 
long, medium green, nearly round, fleshy, 
and of excellent quality. The plant is a good 
vigorous climber and yields throughout the 
season. 
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. Seed oval, white. 
Great Northern or Montana White 
A little larger than the Navy Bean, har¬ 
dier and under ordinary conditions is a 
heavier yielder. Seed flat oval, white. 
Red Kidney (Dark) 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 dry shelled 
bean. 
White Marrow 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. 
Part of a rogueing crew in one of our bean fields in Idaho. 
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