SEED GROWERS 3 
BEANS — Bush Green Podded Varieties — Continued 
FULL: MEASURE 54 Days 
An excellent market gardeners’ and canners’ bean. Plants hardy, branch- 
ing freely and bearing a good crop of pods. Pods 6 to 6% inches; round, 
see deep green and strictly stringless. Seeds brown mottled with 
yellow. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 53 Days 
An excellent bean for the market gardener and shipper; and widely used 
for canning. Very heavy, stocky vine. Pods round, 6 to 6% inches long, of 
pecahacnally fine quality, stringless throughout entire growth. Seed deep 
yellow. 
GREAT NORTHERN OR LARGE WHITE NAVY 100 Days 
Vine a medium dark color, 14 to 18 inches, rank, heavy growth with short 
tendrils. Pods medium dark, 3 inches long, flat and straight. Very heavy 
cropper. Grown niostly in the northwestern states as a commercial white 
dry bean. Larger, heavier growth and a heavier producer than the old 
Michigan Navy, but is not equal in quality. Seed white, medium small. 
HORTICULTURAL, DWARF 54 Days 
Vine very productive, compact, upright, with large leaves. Pods 4 to 5 
inches long, wide, thick, stringless with splashes of bright red on a yel- 
lowish ground. Seed large, oval, plump and nearly covered with splashes 
of bright red. 
KIDNEY, DARK RED MAHOGANY 96 Days 
Vine dark colored, strong growing, upright 18-inch bush with a rather 
scant growth of large leaves. Pods dark, 5 inches long, wide, flat, straight, 
stringy, fibrous and unfit for snap use. Used as a dry shell bean in the 
commercial market. Seed dark red, medium large, flat, kidney shaped. 
KIDNEY, IMPROVED WHITE 100 Days 
Vine dark, 18 inches, strong growing bush with a rather scant growth of 
large leaves. Pods dark, 4 inches, wide, flat, straight, stringy and fibrous 
at all stages. Is not a snap bean type. Used as a dry shell bean. Seed 
pure white, medium large, kidney shaped. 
LANDRETH’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 52 Days 
An individual plant selection out of Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. Vine 
is more erect with darker foliage and larger, slimmer pods which stay 
greener than the original type. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, round, slightly 
curved and absolutely stringless. 
LONGFELLOW 55 Days 
Vine medium dark, 16 inch, upright, strong growing bush. Pods dark 
green, 5 to 6 inches long, round, slim, pointed, no fiber, develops string 
at a very early stage. Well flavored. Holds well for long-distance ship- 
ping. Is very susceptible to bacterial blight. Seed reddish brown mottled 
with buff. 
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, roundcd 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. 
Seed pure white, small, oval. 

