LAXTON SUPERB 
Susceptible to F usarium Wilt 

SEASON: 
62 days to picking. First bloom on 10th node. 
VINE: 
16 inches, light green, medium foliage, stocky. 
PODS: 
41% inches, dark green, curved, pointed, borne singly. 
SEED: 
Semi-smooth, dark green. 
ADAPTABILITY: 
This variety is used along the Atlantic Coast for early planting 
for market. The smooth seed will withstand early sowing in 
cold soil much better than wrinkled seed varieties of similar 
vine type. The vine and pod are similar in type to Laxtonian, 
but the quality is inferior. 
ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR VARIETIES: 
Early Bird Garin’s Special 
LITTLE MARVEL 
Susceptible to Fusarium Wilt 

SEASON: 
63 days to picking. First bloom on 10th node. 
VINE: 
16 inches, sturdy, dark green. 
PODS: 
3 inches, straight, blunt, dark green, both singles and doubles. 
SEED: 
Medium green, wrinkled, square to blocky in shape. 
ADAPTABILITY: 
One of the most important market varieties for fall planting 
in Florida and used generally by home gardeners throughout 
the central United States. 
ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR VARIETIES: 
NONE 
But for conditions other than market garden in the South, see: 
Nott’s Excelsior Giant Wonder 
American Wonder 
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