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MISSOURI WONDER—Noxall (65 days)—An exceedingly productive, long 
bearing, late variety. Pods 5 inches long, uniform, flat, curved, fairly tough 
strmgy and fibrous; medium green in color. 
RED SPECKLED CUT-SHORT OR CORN-HILL (75 days)—A well- 
known, hardy, late and productive sort. Pods 3}/2 to 4 inches long; stout 
straight, flat, stringy, fine grained, and fair quality; color light green. 
SCARLET RUNNER (65 days)—Can be used like a Lima. Grown mostly in 
America for its ornamental bright scarlet flowers. Pods G inches long* seed 
reddish-brown, mottled black. 
STRIPED CREASE-BACK OR SCOTIA—Nancy Davis (72 da vs)—A very 
hardy and productive cornfield bean. Pods to 7 inches long, round, 
straight and crease-back; slightly stringy, very fleshy, fine grained, attrac¬ 
tive and good quality. Pods light green. 
TENNESSEE WONDER (70 days)-—This is somewhat similar in habit 
to Kentucky Wonder but with immensely larger, straighter, smoother 
and more crease-backed pods. Pods 8 to 9 inches long, green, tinged purple; 
slightly stringy; not productive. Suitable as a shell rather than snap bean.’ 
WHITE CREASE-BACK (63 days)—This is very hardy, very early, 
and moderately productive. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, uniform, nearly round 
and slender; slightly stringy, very fleshy, brittle and fine grained. Fair 
quality. Color light green. Beans small, oblong and white in color. 
WHITE DUTCH CASE KNIFE (67 days)—Green snap pods, 8 to 10 
inches in length, very broad, straight and flat, stringy, brittle and of fair 
quality, mid-season. Best as a shell bean. Beans 8 in number, very flat and 
ivory-white 
Beans 
Dwarf or Bush Varieties 
CULTURE —These plants are very tender and susceptible to frost. Seed 
should be sown after all danger from frost is over and the ground is sufficiently 
warmed to promote good growth. Sow the seed in hills 2 to 3 feet apart each 
way, 5 or 6 seeds to the hill, or if sown in rows 3 feet apart the seeds should 
set about 3 inches apart in the row. 
BURPEE S BUSH (78 days)—Plant large, spreading, hardy, mid-season, and 
productive. Pods \ x / 2 to 5 inches long, containing 3 to 4 beans which are 
as large as in the pole sorts, flat and white. 
BURPEE S IMPROVED BUSH (76 days)—Both beans and pods will 
average larger than in the old type. The pods usually oY 2 to 6 inches in 
length and containing 6 beans of greater thickness. 
