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BEANS — Bush Green Podded Varieties — Continued 
PLENTIFUL 52 Days 
Classified as a black seeded Bountiful but matures about three days later 
tian Bountiful. Pods flat, light green, quite straight, stringless. Seeds 
ack, 
REFUGEE OR 1000 TO 1 68 Days 
Vine is medium light, 14-inch bush with a spreading habit of growth. 
Small, pointed leaves; thick growth of leaves. Pods medium light, 5 inches 
long, round, curved, very meaty, crisp, well flavored but has a most de- 
cided string at all stages. This is the original Refugee and is now replaced 
by the Stringless type. Seed purple with buff spots. 
REFUGEE, STRINGLESS 68 Days 
A stringless type of the above with a slightly lighter pod and a deeper 
purple colored seed, otherwise is an equal to the above in every way. 
MOSAIC RESISTANT STRINGLESS REFUGEE 64 Days 
Resistant to common bean mosaic. Plant of Refugee type’ and strongly 
prolific. Pods 5% inches long, straight, round, silver green, stringless, 
without fiber; seed purple- blue splashed with buff. Excellent canners’ bean. 
STREAMLINER ~ 50 Days 
Pods flat to thick flat, straight to very slightly curved, stringless and 
fiberless, tender until full maturity, medium green. Bush of medium size 
and prolific. Seeds medium size, oval. and white. 
SULPHUR OR BRIMSTONE 54 Days 
Vines are similar in: type to Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. Pods are semi- 
round to round, straight to slightly curved, stringy, fairly free from fiber, 
light green, beans prominent in pods. Seeds are small, thick, short oval, 
bright sulphury yellow with faint greenish or brownish eyespot. 
TENDERGREEN © 53 Days 
Vine medium light, 18-inch bush, upright with good leaf growth. Pods 
light green, 6 inch average. straight, round, crisp, meaty, stringless and 
without fiber. Very fine flavor. Seed brown mottled, splashed with buff. 
TENNESSEE GREEN POD OR BROWN BUNCH 52 Days 
Vine dark, 12 inches, lazy sprawling growth, large leaves. Pods medium 
light, 6 to 8 inches, curved, wide, flat, very thin when fit, become knobby 
with deep indentures between seeds as pod ages; crisp, tender, stringless 
ware pets developing string later. Seed dark brown, medium large, 
wide, flat. 
BLACK VALENTINE 50 Days 
A good variety for early planting as it is extremely hardy and will with- 
stand early frost; an excellent shipper. Pods dark green, of handsome 
appearance, 5 to 6 inches, stringy and tough. Seed oblong, jet black. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE 50 Days 
This green pod bean is typically Black Valentine. Has all he sturdy 
characteristics which popularized Black Valentine as a producer and ship- 
per; has long, practically straight oval pods of good color and texture 
and is completely stringless. Seed oval, black. 
RED VALENTINE 54 Days 
Plant medium size, erect, very productive. Pods 4 to 5 inches long, me- 
dium green, round, curved, slim with crease in back; very fleshy, crisp and 
tender. Seed purplish red, splashed with pale buff. 
