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BEANS — Bush Green Podded Varieties — Continued 
LOWE’S CHAMPION 54 Days 
Pods about 5 inches long, very flat; light green in color with more or less 
string and of medium quality. Seed dark red. 
MARROW, LARGE WHITE 100 Days 
Vine medium dark, 16 to 18 inches, heavy, strong growing, short runner 
type. Pods medium dark, 4 to 5 inches long, wide, flat, straight, stringy 
and fibrous. Used as a dry shell commercial bean. Seed pure white, me¬ 
dium large, rounded oval. 
NAVY 100 Days 
Vine medium dark, 16 to 18 inches, strong growing, short runner type. 
Pods light green, 3 inches long, flat, straight, medium broad. Dry shell 
commercial bean. Above is description of the original Michigan Pea bean. 
There are a great many types on the market of the Navy family, of them 
all the Robust is fast displacing all others due to its yielding ability and 
the fact that it is nearly 100% resistant to mosaic, and shows strong 
resistance to bacterial blight and anthracnose. The Robust is a stronger 
growing, heavier yielding, slightly larger seeded and ten days later than 
the true Navy. Seed pure white, small, oval. 
REFUGEE OR 1000 TO 1 68 Days 
Vine is medium light, 14-inch bush with a spreading habit of growth. 
Small, pointed leaves; thick growth of leaves. Pods medium light, 5 inches 
long, round, curved, very meaty, crisp, well flavored but has a most de¬ 
cided string at all stages. This is the original Refugee and is now replaced 
by the Stringless type. Seed purple with buff spots. 
REFUGEE, STRINGLESS 68 Days 
A stringless type of the above with a slightly lighter pod and a deeper 
purple colored seed, otherwise is an equal to the above in every way. 
MOSAIC RESISTANT STRINGLESS REFUGEE 64 Days 
Resistant to common bean mosaic. Plant of Refugee type and strongly 
prolific. Pods S]/ 2 inches long, straight, round, silver green, stringless, 
without fiber; seed purple-blue splashed with buff. Excellent canners’ bean. 
TENDERGREEN 53 Days 
Vine medium light, 18-inch bush, upright with good leaf growth. Pods 
light green, 6 inch average, straight, round, crisp, meaty, stringless and 
without fiber. Very fine flavor. Seed brown mottled, splashed with buff. 
TENNESSEE GREEN POD OR BROWN BUNCH 52 Days 
Vine dark, 12 inches, lazy sprawling growth, large leaves. Pods medium 
light, 6 to 8 inches, curved, wide, flat, very thin when fit, become knobby 
with deep indentures between seeds as pod ages; crisp, tender, stringless 
when young, developing string later. Seed dark brown, medium large, 
wide, flat. 
BLACK VALENTINE 50 Days 
A good variety for early planting as it is extremely hardy and will with¬ 
stand early frost; an excellent shipper. Pods dark green, of handsome 
appearance, 5 to 6 inches, stringy and tough. Seed oblong, jet black. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE 50 Days 
This green pod bean is typically Black Valentine. Has all the sturdy 
characteristics which popularized Black Valentine as a producer and ship¬ 
per; has long, practically straight oval pods of good color and texture 
and is completely stringless. Seed oval, black. 
