SEED GROWERS 
BEANS 
POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES (Cont.} 
*® KENTUCKY WONDER, EARLY WHITE SEEDED 
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 princi- 
pally 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 
Good climber, heavily productive. Pods waxy yellow; 8 in. long, 5% in. wide, 
almost as thick as wide; practically stringless; fleshy, brittle, tender. Seeds 
chocolate-brown. 
LAZY WIFE 
Excellent for snaps, green shell and dry shell beans for home and market 
garden. Good climber, heavily productive. Pods medium green; 6—61%% in. 
long, 3% in. wide, thick, straight; fleshy, stringless, brittle, tender. Seeds 
plump, white. 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL OR SPECKLED CRANBERRY 
Standard for home and market garden, Good climber. Pods 6 in. long, 5% 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 Im- 
proved London Horticultural and pods shorter. 
McCASLAN POLE 
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 
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 
sections where rust is prevalent. Desirable in Southern California. 
OREGON GIANT 
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 
If to 34 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 
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 
Unexcelled corn-field bean for snaps. Good climber, heavily productive. Pods 
light green, becoming purple spotted; 6 in. long; 14 in. wide, almost as thick; 
very fleshy, almost stringless, brittle, tender. Seeds buff with blackish stripes. 
ST. LOUIS PERFECTION WHITE 
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 % in. in diameter; fleshy, brittle, almost stringless, of splen- 
did quality. Seeds white. 
* WHITE CREASEBACK (Blue Lake) | 
Splendid snap bean for home garden and market. Good climber, heavily pro- 
ductive. Pods light green, 514 in. long, 14 in. wide, almost as thick; nearly 
stringless, very fleshy, brittle, tender. Seeds white; excellent for baking. 
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