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_ LANDRETHS STRINGLESS GREEN POD — 
(54 DAYS. Height of vine 17”-18”", bushy and 
very erect. Foliage is extremely dark green. 
Pods 6 -8” long, round, slightly curved, meaty, 
absolutely stringless and free from fiber. Con- 
tains 7 or 8 beans to the pod. Seeds are brown 
and kidney shaped which do not show through — 
the pod. This. bean was propagated from a 
single plant selection on our Trial Grounds 
and is the best round podded bean ever develop- 
ed, On account of its productivity ard the fact 
that it is disease resistant it is naturally the 
_ bean that is most in demand today by both 
canners and gardeners. 
‘Landreth Stringless Red Valentine—54 Days. 
Height of vine 14”-15”. Foliage yellowish green. 
Pods round and curved, 414” long. Usually 6 
beans to the pod. Seeds purplish-red, splashed 
‘with buff. This bean was introduced by us 
Several years ago. Its superior flavor and the 
fact that it is absolutely stringless makes it 
one of the most desirable beans in the market. 
Low’s Champion—55 Days, Height of vine 11”~— 
13”. Foliage dark green, Pods 5” long, light 
green, flat and stringless; 5-6 beans to the pod. 
Seed blood red with white eye. Used in eastern 
States. Holds it snap stage for a long period, 
Plentiful—52 Days. The vines are upright, very 
robust and productive. Pods medium green; 
6%”-7" long, oval flat pods, tender, free from 
fiber, fleshy, straight and stringless. Pod usual- 
ly contains 6 black seeded beans. 
Refugee Stringless—70 Days. Vine 15 to 18 
inches tall. Pods 544” long, round, meaty and 
slightly curved. Each Refugee Stringless pod 
contains 5 or 6 beans. Absolutely stringless, 
fully as hardy and productive as the old Late 
Refugee; seed purple with buff spots and re- 
taining all the good qualities of that sort. 
Shipps’ Green Pod—50 Days. Color of seed or- 
ange brown. A new early bean with semi-round, 
long, slender pods. Very prolific and of fine 
flavor. Offered exclusively in 1946 by us, 
Streamliner—55 Days. A large bush of upright 
growth. Pods average 7” in length, straight 
and semi-flat; fleshy, meaty and absolutely 
stringless, Seeds clear white, kidney shaped. 
One of the most productive of the bush types. 
Continues bearing for a long period, An excel- 
lent shipper. 
Tendergreen—54 Days. Height of vine 17”. Not 
quite as dark foliage as Stringless. Plant erect 
_and vigorous, Pods 6”-614” long, round, straight 
and stringless; containing 5 or 6 beans, which 
_ are purple mottled with buff. A general purpose 
bean for market gardeners and in great  de- 
mand by canners. is 
Tennessee Green Pod—52 Days. Height of vine 
12”-14", Plant large with extending branches. 
E: ' Dark green foliage. Pods 7”--9” long, flat, broad, 
almost straight. 7 or 8 seeds in the pod. Seeds 
__yellowish-brown. It is slightly stringy but of 
exceptionally fine flavor. 






_ tendency to form runners, Pods about 4” long. 
Containing 5-7 small white beans. This bean is 
very hardy and prolific. Only used as a dry 
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avy or Boston Pea—95 Days. Plant large with — 
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Bush Beans—Bountiful 
Red ‘Kidney—95 Days. Height of vine 20”_22”. 
Pods 6 or 7 inches long, flat, broad and straight 
containing 5 or 6 beans, which are red and kid- 
ney shaped. A commercial variety of fine qual- 
ity for dry use. 
Trout—100 Days. Largely used in the New 
England States as a shell bean. Dry bean is 
white with red spots and splotches on it. 
Vermont Cranberry—90 Days. Large podded, 6 
to 7 inches long, containing 5 very large beans, 
A good snap bean when young. An excellent 
Shell bean and baking bean. The beans are of 
the cranberry color with white streaks. 
White Kidney—100 Days. Height of vine about 
21”. Plant large, erect, heavily productive. Pods 
6”-614” long, flat, almost straight. Seeds long, 
white, kidney shaped. A commercial variety of 
excellent quality for dry use, 
White Marrow or Cranberry—100 Days. Height 
of vine about 18”. Plant large with semi-run- 
ners; hardy, productive. Pods 5”_5 14” long; flat, 
straight. Contains 5 or 6 almost round white 
beans. A superior variety for commercial] pur- 
poses. Excellent for baking. 
Yellow Eye — 100 Days. Seed medium large, 
oval, white with brownish orange yellow eye- 
spot. Each 15-20” erect, large leaved, medium 
green. Pods 512-6" thick, flat, stringy, inedible. 
Used for baking in New England. - 
BushBeans, Wax Podded 
Brittle Wax — See Round Pod Kidney Wax. 
Davis Kidney Wax, Stringless—52 Days. 
of vine 15”-18”. Very productive and vigorous. 
Length of pod 6”_7”. Pods showy, long, flat, 
almost straight, absolutely stringless;: light yel- 
low in color; 5-6\ beans to the pod. Seed white, 
kidney shaped. Disease’ resistant. 
LANDRETHS TOP NOTCH GOLDEN WAX 
— 50 DAYS. Height of vine 12”-14". A very 
' productive and compact plant. Pods 5”-51," 
Jong; flat and (lear golden yellow and absolute- 
ly stringless. The seed is oval, decidedly white, 
with small bfown eye. It was developed by us. 
on our Trial/Grounds at Filer, Idaho, and is a 
hand cross between Grenell’s Improved Rust 
Proof Golden Wax and Landreths’ Stringless. 
Resistant tp disease. Will produce more ham- 
_ pers to the acre. Noted for its great productivity. 
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