NORTHRUP, KING 

& CO.’S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 


Part of a rogueing crew in one of our bean fields in Idaho. 
Potomac 63. days 
An “All America” winner. Plants vigor- 
ous, heavy yielding, often setting pods in 
clusters. Pods round, glossy dark green, 
good quality, 6 to 8 inches in length. Seed 
black. Appears to have considerable merit. 
Scarlet Runner 64 days 
An old favorite in the New England 
states. Pods dark green, 5 to 6 in. long, con- 
tain 3 to 4 beans half-round, broad, stringy. 
Valuable as a green shell bean and for orna- 
mental purposes. Seeds purple splashed with 
violet. 
St. Louis Perfection 64 days 
Similar to Burgers Green Pod or White 
Seeded Kentucky Wonder. 
EDIBLE SOY BEANS 
Bansei 95 days 
A good second early variety. Plants are 
erect and of medium height, averaging about 
23 inches. Seed is yellow and of medium 
size. Good yielder. Better adapted to pro- 
duction of ripe beans where seasons are 
short. 
Giant Green 90 days 
An extremely early variety especially 
suitable for home gardeners. Plants are 
short (about 19 inches) and erect, bearing 
large green pods. Better for use in green 
shell stage than as a dry bean. Seed is large 
and green. Good quality. 
FIELD VARIETIES FOR SEED 
Boston Yellow Eye 100 days 
Until a few years ago the most popular 
dry shell bean for cooking throughout New 
England. Has a richness and flavor known 
to no other variety. A white bean with a 
brown or yellow spot around the eye. 
Brown or Swedish 90 days 
A fine field variety. The beans are brown 
in color, medium size and excellent for 
cooking. 
Choice Navy 95 days 
The bean that made Boston famous. Plant 
large with tendency to form runners. Hardy, 
prolific. Pods about 4 in. long. Used almost 
exclusively for baking. Seed oval, white. 
Great Northern or Montana White 
90 days 
A little larger than the Navy Bean _ har- 
dier and under ordinary conditions is a 
heavier yielder. Seed flat oval, white. 
Michelite 92 days 
A new improved strain of Navy bean de- 
veloped at Michigan State College. It is a 
segregate from the cross between Robust 
and Early Prolific. Michelite is an extreme- 
ly high yielding variety, resistant to Mosaic 
and bacterial blight. Seed color clearer 
white than older standard varieties and seed 
size is smaller and more uniform. 
Pinto 100 days 
A commercial field variety grown mainly 
in Colorado and California. Very late in 
maturity. Similar in plant growth to white 
Kidney but pods are wider and more de- 
pressed between seeds. Dry seeds are mot- 
tled white and brown. 
95 days 
Red Kidney (Dark) 
Vine grows 20 to 22 in. Pods 6 to 7 in. 
long containing 5 to 6 red kidney shaped 
beans. Pods flat, broad, straight. Used al- 
most exclusively for baking and soup. 
White Kidney 100 days 
Vines grow 21 in. high with dense foli- 
age. Pods 6 in. long, flat and nearly 
eat e Used exclusively as a dry shelled 
ean, 
White Marrow 100 days 
Height of vines, 18 in. A little earlier 
than White Kidney. Vines coarse in growth, 
with a tendency to run. Pods 6 in. long, 
flat, straight. 5 to 6 almost round beans in 
each pod. For baking. 
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