Pole Beans 
(EXCEPT LIMA BEANS) 
Pole beans are of a very tender quality and should be planted later than Bush Beans. 
should be set in the ground 3'=4' apart. 
Poles about 6 ft. high 
5-8 beans is the requirement around each pole, later thinning to 4 
strongest vines. Cover the seed 13'’ deep. One pound of seed will usually plant 75-100 hills; 30 lbs. to the acre. 
Pole beans produce over a longer period of time than bush beans. They are generally considered of better quality 
but require more work and are generally more susceptible to adverse conditions. 
Golden Cluster Wax—75 Days. Foliage vigorous, 
large, light yellowish green and crumbled. Pods 
borne in clusters, green when young and turning 
yellow. Containing 6 or 7 beans. Seed is flat, 
dull white. Productive. One of the best pole wax 
beans. Used for snap, green shelled or dry beans. 
Horticultural Pole (London)—70 Days. Hardy, 
vigorous grower, good climber. Pods 6” long, dark 
green when young, flat-oval, slightly curved, string- 
less, very fleshy; splashed with red in later growth. 
6 or 7 beans per pod. Seeds large, oval, color buff, 
splashed with dark red. 
Ideal Market (Black Valentine Pole)—60 Days. 
Plant hardy, fair climber, pods round, slightly 
curved, tender and meaty, stringless when young, 
Seed solid black. 
Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead)—65 Days. 
A strong climber, hardy and prolific over a long 
season. Pods about 8” long, tender, curved and 
indented, borne in clusters, meaty, brittle, with a 
distinctive flavor. Contains 9 or 10 buff brown 
beans. The most used round, snap-podded pole bean. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax—66 Days. Plant good 
climber, vigorous and productive. Pods 7’’-8” long, 
waxy yellow, flat, meaty, nearly stringless. Seeds 
flattish oval, dark chocolate brown. 
Kentucl-y Wonder White Seeded—65 Days. Not 
a good climber, vines medium short. Pods 6” long, 
round, stringless and tender. Containing 7 or 8 
beans, medium oval, pure white. 
Lazy Wife—74 Days. Good climber, heavily pro- 
ductive. Pods 6’’ long, borne in clusters, thick, 
fleshy, straight, stringless, very tender, containing 
6 or 7 beans. Seeds plump and white. 
McCaslan Pole—-65 Days. A prolific, early matur- 
ing, green podded variety. Pods 7’’-8”’ long, thick, 
flat, medium green, meaty and stringless when 
young. Seeds ivory white and flat. Fine flavor. 
Mammoth Podded Horticultural (King)—73 
Days. The largest podded and seeded of the hor- 
ticultural beans. Pods 63’’long. Vine grows 4} feet. 
Seed similar to London Horticultural only larger. 
Missouri Wonder—66 Days. A good climber; 
exceptionally vigorous and productive. Pods 63”’ 
long, nearly round, medium green later splashed 
with red. Seed large, oblong, oval-flat, grey buff 
mottled with tan. 
Red Speckled Oval Seeded Cut Short—73 Days. 
Plant 5’ tall, good climber, bears over long season. 
Pods for snap beans small dark green, straight and 
round, 33’ long. Seeds small flat, grey, splashed 
with crimson. 
Scarlet Runner—90 Days. Pods 53” to 6” long, 
broad, scarlet blossoms. Used for decorative pur- 
poses as well as for snap and green shelled beans. 
Striped Creaseback (Nancy Davis)—73 Days. 
Good climber, heavily productive. Pods 6” long, 
green, round, slightly curved, dashed with purple 
as pods mature. Contains 8 or 9 beans. Seeds oval, 
medium short, buff, with occasional blackish stripes. 
DL benduth Seed Co. 

Kentucky Wonder Green Pod Pole Beans 
Tennessee Wonder (Landreths’ Introduction)— 
69 Days. Plant medium of good climbing habit. 
Pods 8’’-9” long, round light green, tinged with 
purple. The largest, straightest and most hand- 
some of all cultivated beans. Seed slate grey, 
marked with long stripes of dark black green. 
Similar to striped sickle. 
White Creaseback—68 Days. Early, vigorous and 
productive. Pods 53” long, oval-round, light green, 
nearly stringless, very fleshy, brittle and tender. 
Seeds small, oval, ivory white, borne in clusters of 
3 to 8 pods each with 8 or 9 beans. 
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