SEED GROWERS 
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★ Kentucky Wonder, Early White Seeded 
60 days. Generally similar to Burger’s Green Pod Stringless but 
has a shorter vine and is earlier. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, slender, 
thick, and meaty. Grown principally in Southern California and 
used both as a bush bean for winter planting and as a pole bean 
for spring and summer planting. Not rust resistant, but not so 
susceptible to bean rust as some varieties. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax 
67 days. Good climber, heavily productive. Pods waxy yellow; 
8 in. long, % in. wide, almost as thick as wide; practically string¬ 
less; fleshy, brittle, tender. Seeds chocolate-brown. 
Lazy Wife 
74 days. Excellent for snaps, green shell and dry shell beans for 
home and market garden. Good climber, heavily productive. 
Pods medium green; 6— 6Y in. long, % in. wide, thick, straight; 
fleshy, stringless, brittle, tender. Seeds plump, white. 
London Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry 
Snaps 70 days; green shell beans 80 days. Standard for home and 
market garden. Good climber. Pods 6 in. long, % in. wide, thick, 
straight, stringless; dark green at snap stage, becoming yellowish- 
green splashed with violet-red at green shell stage. A trifle later 
than Improved London Horticultural and pods shorter. 
McCASLAN POLE 
65 days. Splendid for home and market garden for snaps and for 
dry shell use. Good climber. Pods 8 in. long, medium green, 
slightly flattened, fleshy, of good quality. Seeds white. Similar 
to Kentucky Wonder aside from color of seeds; similar to St. 
Louis Perfection White, but often a little earlier. 
★ Morse’s Pole No. 191 
63 days. An attractive new pole bean, white seeded, vigorous, 
productive, broad dark green foliage. Earlier than Kentucky 
Wonder. Definite resistance to bean rust. Smooth dark green pods 
8 to 9 in. long. Tender and stringless at best snap stage, becoming 
slightly stringy at full maturity. Strongly recommended for sec¬ 
tions where rust is prevalent. Desirable in Southern California. 
Oregon Giant 
70 days. An early pole bean; foliage rather sparse; yellowish green 
in color. Large pods, usually borne singly, flat but fleshy. Average 
length of pod 8 inches and Y to % in. wide. At snap stage pods 
are light green mottled with purple, stringless, and of good 
quality. Mature pods nearly white, but retain mottling. Dried 
seed pinkish gray, mottled black. 
SCARLET RUNNER 
90 days. About in season with pole-limas. Good climber. Flowers 
scarlet, decorative. Pods dark green; 6 in. long; flat oval; fleshy; 
desirable for snaps and green shell beans. Seeds kidney-shaped, 
flat; dark purple spotted with reddish-buff. 
Scotia or Striped Creaseback 
72 days. Unexcelled corn-field bean for snaps. Good climber, 
heavily productive. Pods light green, becoming purple spotted; 
6 in. long; Y in. wide, almost as thick; very fleshy, almost string¬ 
less, brittle, tender. Seeds buff with blackish stripes. 
St. Louis Perfection White 
65 days. Popular for snaps in home and market gardens; suitable 
for dry shell use. Good climber; productive over long period. 
Pods medium green; 8—9 in. long, nearly round and Y in. in 
diameter; fleshy, brittle, almost stringless, of splendid quality. 
Seeds white. Aside from color of seeds is somewhat similar to 
Kentucky Wonder. 
★White Creaseback (Blue Lake) 
62 days. Splendid snap bean for home garden and ^market. 
Good climber, heavily productive. Pods light green, 5Y in. long, 
Y in. wide, almost as thick; nearly stringless, very fleshy, brittle, 
tender. Seeds white; excellent for baking. 
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