SEED GROWERS 7 
BEANS 
DWARF OR BUSH, GREEN PODDED VARIETIES (Cont.) 
Days to 
RED VALENTINE ‘Stage 
Plant medium sized, erect, compact, hardy. Pods medium green; 414—5 in. long, 52 
¥% in, thick; wider than thick; very slightly stringy; extremely fleshy; brittle, fine 
grained, tender. Seeds purplish-red splashed with buff; of irregular shape. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE 
Splendidly adapted for shipping. Plant medium large, thrifty, hardy, prolific. Pods 53 
silvery green, very uniform, symmetrical, and entirely free from strings; retain 
handsome color and firm texture long after picking. Seeds solid black. 
*STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods medium green; 51% in. long, almost 53 
14 in. wide and equally thick; very fleshy, strictly stringless, fine grained, 
tender. Seeds coffee brown. 
STRINGLESS RED VALENTINE 
A strain which produces pods entirely stringless, but which is similar in other 54 
characteristics to Red Valentine. 
*STRINGLESS REFUGEE 
Young pods particularly valuable for canning and pickling whole. Plant large; 68 
very hardy; extremely productive. Pods medium green; very uniform, 5—5'4 
in. long, 3g in. thick, round; absolutely stringless, very fleshy, brittle and fine 
grained. Seeds dark violet-purple splashed with buff. Variety differs from 
Refugee or 1000 to 1 chiefly in being absolutely stringless. 
*+TENDERGREEN 
An excellent general purpose variety for market gardeners, shippers and can- 54 
ners. Plant vigorous growing, erect and very productive. Pods 6 to 61% inches 
long, round, straight, stringless and of fine quality. Seeds brown, mottled with 
light fawn. 
TENNESSEE GREEN POD 
Plant large, with extended fruiting branches. Pods dark green; 6—7 in. long; a2 
34 in, wide, flat; fleshy, brittle, slightly stringy, of fine flavor. Seeds yellowish- 
brown. 
U.S. NO. 5 REFUGEE 
A mosaic resistant Refugee type bean developed by the U.S.D.A. Similar in season 63 
and type of vine to Stringless Refugee, but the pods are clear silvery green, with- 
out splashes when mature. Useful for canning 
For Dry Use 
Edible 
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EARLY MARROW PEA OR WHITE NAVY Dry Beans 
(The common white pea bean of commerce.) Plant large with tendency to form 95 
runners; hardy, very prolific; ripens uniformly. Pods 4 in. long. Dry beans 
small, white. 
LARGE WHITE MARROW OR MOUNTAIN 
High quality large bean for use dry. Plant large with tendency to formrunners; 100 
very vigorous and productive. Pods 5% in. long. Dry beans medium large, white. 
RED KIDNEY 
Standard commercial variety very popular for use as dry beans. Seeds kidney- 95 
shaped, rich deep red color. 
WHITE KIDNEY es ane a 
High quality large bean for use dry. Plant large, hardy, heavily productive. 
Rade 6—63/ in. long. Dry beans large, long kidney shape; white, Also called 
Royal Dwarf Kidney. 
