REFERENCE LIST OF BEAN VARIETIES 
Included in this list are those varieties of beans offered by the 
various seed growers and wholesale seedsmen of the United States. 
The descriptions have been compiled from available literature pub- 
lished either by the originator of a variety or by growers of that 
variety. In a few instances the name of a new variety is listed with- 
out a description. These were not available at the time of this 
publication. 
The varieties are grouped into the following divisions: Green 
Pod Bush Beans, Wax Pod Bush Beans, Green Pod Pole Beans, Wax 
Pod Pole Beans, Bush Lima Beans, Pole Lima Beans, and Field 
Beans. 
Dwarf Green Pod Varieties 
Vine Pod Season 
Length Length (days) 
ASGROW BLACK VALENTINE 17 634 49 
Very similar to Black Valentine except that it 
is free from strings. 
BLACK VALENTINE STRINGLESS 
See our description. 
BLACK VALENTINE 15 6 49 
PODS: Dark green, slightly curved or curved 
at tip, oval, stringy and fiberous unless 
picked young. Used for early market. 
BUSH: 15 inches, erect, medium green, vigorous 
and hardy. 
SEED: Medium sized, oval, glossy jet black. 
BLACK SEEDED BOUNTIFUL 
See Plentiful. 
BOSTON FAVORITE 
See Goddard. 
BOUNTIFUL 
See our description. 
BROWN BUNCH 
See Tennessee Greenpod. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
See our description. 
COMMODORE (Dwarf Kentucky Wonder) 17 814 65 
PODS: Curved, slightly twisted, round. An im- 
proved Kentucky Wonder type of pod. 
BUSH: Erect, thick and vigorous. 
SEED: Mahogany red. 
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