VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
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SURE CROP WAX—Leading Waxpod Shipper 
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BRITTLE WAX or Round Pod Kidney Wax BECKY 54 
A leader and standard in the wax pods as a canning variety. Has supreme quality. 
Widely used in the home garden and recommended as adapted for freezing preservation. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, medium green, erect, compact, very prolific under good 
conditions. 
PODS —6 to b ^/2 inches long, excellent quality, absolutely stringless and fiberless, 
round, slightly curved, brittle, tender, fleshy, and light yellow in color. 
SEED —Color, white with dark brown to black irregular eye-ring. 
DAVIS STRINGLESS WAX BEONE 53 
A stringless Davis white wax which is now being used by many shippers. It replaces 
the old string type with a more productive strain of similar vine and a pod of more 
length. Good for the home garden as snap bean or as a dry shell bean for baking. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, medium green, erect, hardy grower, very prolific. 
PODS —6 to 6 1/2 inches long, thick flat, almost straight, stringless, some fiber, moderately 
fleshy, light yellow color. 
SEED —Color entirely white. 
GOLDEN WAX, TOP NOTCH BETTO 50 
A recent introduction released to replace the Improved Golden Wax. Superior to the 
old type Golden Wax for its productivity, hardiness, and length of pods. 
VINE —12 to 14 inches tall, vigorous, erect, sturdy, compact, medium green color. 
PODS —5 to 51/2 inches long, thick flat, light golden yellow, stringless, tender and 
fleshy, straight, very uniform. 
SEED —Color, white with irregular brown eye-ring, shape full oval. 
GOLDEN WAX, IMPROVED BEGAN 50 
Very popular in home and market gardens as it is rust resistant, a heavy producer, and 
has fine flavor. 
VINE —12 to 14 inches tall, fairly vigorous, erect, compact. Color, medium green. 
PODS —41 /2 inches long, light yellow, stringless, fleshy, fair texture, semi-round, straight. 
SEED —Short oval; color, creamy white field with large irregular brown to purplish 
area around eye-ring. 
IMPROVED STRINGLESS KIDNEY WAX BEVEL 53 
Excellent for canning. Desirable for its productiveness and high quality, it is often 
used in home and market gardens. Better adapted to warmer climates than Brittle Wax. 
Recommended as adapted for freezing preservation. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, comparable to Brittle Wax, erect, medium green. 
PODS —6 to 6^2 inches long, oval, stringless, brittle, fleshy, fine texture, and quality 
excellent. 
SEED —Color, white with large black eye-ring. 
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