VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
BEANS—Continued 
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SURE CROP WAX BELOW 
Unsurpassed in the flat-podded wax bean group. It has continued to gain favor until 
it is a leading shipper due to its dependability and marketing qualities, combined with 
the beautiful appearance of its pods. Also known as Bountiful Wax. 
VINE —15 to 17 inches tall, medium green, vigorous, compact, hardy, heavy producer. 
PODS —6 to 6'/ 2 inches long, attractive yellow, thick-flat, stringless, very little fiber, 
brittle and fine texture, straight and slender. 
SEED —Color, entirely jet black, shape flattened oval. 
UNRIVALLED WAX BELLE 51 
Grown in home and market gardens and used by some southern shippers. 
VINE —I I to 13 inches tall, sturdy, erect, fairly good in production, glossy dark green. 
PODS —5 to 51/2 inches long, medium yellow, thick-flat, slender, stringless, brittle, 
and straight. 
SEED —Color, entirely yellowish brown. 
WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX BEING 54 
Used largely in home and market gardens. 
VINE —13 to 15 inches tall, somewhat open. Color, glossy dark green, fairly produc¬ 
tive. 
PODS — 5 I /2 to 6 inches long, golden yellow, almost stringless, some fiber, thick flat, 
broad, and fleshy. 
SEED —Color, dull white with irregular pattern of purplish brown around eye-ring 
and ends. 
FIELD BEANS 
Phaseolus vulgaris 
Field beans are principally grown in the commercial bean production areas of the North and 
West where growing and harvest conditions are more ideal for the production of high grade edible 
beans. In the central and more southern areas home gardeners like to plant a small patch for 
home and local use and the best results are obtained when plantings are made late in June or first 
of July to take advantage of the more suitable growing and curing conditions of the early Fall months. 
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GREAT NORTHERN BUONE 
One of the more important dry edible commercial beans grown; thousands of acres 
produced in the areas of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. 
VINE —About 12 inches tall, becoming quite spreading with short runners, dark 
green color, of comparative short season and very productive. 
PODS — 3 I /2 to 4 inches long, flat, stringy and tough, not an edible pod. 
SEED —Color, entirely white, larger and more flattened oblong than navy. 
WHITE NAVY or Pea (Michigan Navy) BUNNY 95 
The most widely known and grown of the commercial beans. There are numerous 
names and strains of this bean. We are now supplying the newest and finest of these 
strains called Michelite, introduced by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Has resistance to mosaic and bacterial blight. 
VINE —Similar to regular navy except little more vigorous growth and fine clean 
healthy foliage. 
PODS — 31/2 inches long, flat, similar to white navy, not an edible pod. 
SEED —Entirely glossy white, shape small, full, oval. 
PINTO BRIEN 100 
Of considerable commercial importance as a dry edible bean for making chile. 
Grown exclusively in the western states except for small home garden plantings in 
southern districts. 
VINE ■—Similar to Great Northern except some strains more spreading. 
PODS — 31/2 to 4 inches long, flat, stringy and tough, not an edible pod. 
SEED —Color, light buff field with brown splashings, shape broad oval. 
RED KIDNEY (Dark) BRORY 95 
Produced commercially in New York, Michigan and California and does nicely in 
home gardens for family needs in most localities. A beautifully colored bean of fine 
edible qualities. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, vigorous, prolific, bush type, compact, medium 
green color. 
PODS •—5 to 5 I /2 inches long, broad oval, medium green, stringy, fibrous, pod not 
edible. 
SEED —Color, dark rich red, flattened oval kidney shape. 
Days to Dry 
Edible Beans 
90 
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