BEANS 
POLE (RUNNING) VARIETIES 
STRIPED (SCOTIA) CREASEBACK—Cornfield bean. Pods dark green, round, 
straight, slightly stringy, fleshy, creasebacked. 
WHITE CREASEBACK — Very early, productive. Bears pods in clusters on 
fairly small vines. 
CUT SHORT (RED SPECKLED) (CORN HILL)-—Cornfield bean. Pods straight, 
thick, crisp when young. 
DUTCH CASE KNIFE — Cornfield bean. Pods long, flat, green in early 
stage, becoming creamy white. 
HORTICULTURAL CRANBERRY — Used either in the green or dry state. 
Pods short, broad, pale green becoming red streaked towards 
maturity. 
KING MAMMOTH PODDED HORTICULTURAL (WORCESTER POLE) — 
Vine heavy, dark, leafy. Pods long, wide, thick, large. Used mostly 
for green shelled bean. 
IDEAL BLACK POLE — Earliest green podded pole bean. Prolific. Pods 
round, curved, stringless, tender, borne in clusters. Quality very good. 
KENTUCKY WONDER (OLD HOMESTEAD) — Vine vigorous, productive. 
Pods borne in clusters, and are green, round, crisp when young, 
although at maturity they become irregular and spongy. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WHITE SEEDED (BURGER’S STRINGLESS) — Pods 
round, slender, straight, dark green. Quality good. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX —Plant dark, leafy. Pods wax color. When 
young, pods round, curved, meaty, stringless. With age they become 
somewhat fibrous, stringy, saddlebacked. 
LAZY WIFE — Vine dark, heavy. Pods light, broad, flat, straight, stringless, 
crisp. Used for snaps, green, and dry shelled beans. 
McCASLAN’S POLE — Strong growing pole type vine. Pods light, long, 
flat. Stringless when young. 
MISSOURI WONDER (NOXALL)—Pods light green, round, slightly curved, 
crisp when young, but tough cfhd stringy at all other stages. 
TENNESSEE WONDER — Similar to Kentucky Wonder but with larger, 
straighter, smoother, and more creasebacked pods. A shell bean. 
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