LAXTON PROGRESS 
Susceptible to Fusarium Wilt 
SEASON: 
64 days to picking. When fall planted in Imperial Valley, Cali- 
fornia, Laxton’s Progress is about a week earlier than Hundred¬ 
fold. 
VINE: 
15 inches, dark green, sturdy. 
PODS: 
4j /2 inches, dark green, pointed, singles. 
SEED: 
Large, green cream, wrinkled. 
ADAPTABILITY: 
Leading early, large, dark green podded, variety for market and 
home garden. It is proving satisfactory for freezing. 
CLOSELY GROUPED VARIETIES: 
Hundredfold Peter Pan 
Laxtonian Pioneer 
Morse Market Blue Bantam 
LAXTON SUPERB 
Susceptible to Fusarium Wilt 
SEASON: 
62 days to picking. 
VINE: 
16 inches, light green, medium, stocky. 
PODS: 
4p? inches, dark green, curved, pointed, usually home singly. 
SEED: 
Semi-smooth, dark green. 
ADAPTABILITY: 
This variety is used along the Atlantic Coast for early planting for 
market. The smooth seed will withstand early sowing in cold soil 
much better than wrinkled seed varieties of similar vine type. 
The vine and pod are similar in type to Laxtonian, but the quality 
is inferior. 
ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR VARIETIES: 
Early Bird Garin’s Special (California) 
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