IDAHO REFUGEE 

SEASON: 
68 days to picking. 
BUSH: 
Semi-spreading, very vigorous, dark green. 
FLOWERS: 
Lavender-purple. 
PODS: 
Round, 514 inches long, thick, stringless, fiberless, medium 
green, streaked with purple in advanced stage. 
SEED: 
Blue-purple with cream mottling. 
ADARTABIELIY: 
Resistant to yellow mosaic and common bean mosaic. Used 
extensively by canners in Wisconsin for high quality packs. 
RIVAL 

SEASON: 
52 days to canning. 
BUSH: 
16-inch bush, vigorous, leafy, medium dark green color. 
FLOWERS: 
Pink. 
PODS: 
Round, very thick and meaty, 614 inches long, stringless and 
fiberless, straight, green. 
SEED: 
Purple with white mottling. 
ADAPTABILITY: 
A very high quality, prolific strain developed by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture, adapted to all snap purposes. It 
is resistant or tolerant to most of the common bean diseases. 
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