Variety Descriptions 
GREEN PODDED BUSH BEANS 
BOUNTIFUL—48 days. Market variety. Most popular commer- 
cial variety. Pods 6% inches, flat, slightly curved, light green 
in color. 
PLENTIFUL—50 days. Market variety. Black-seeded type, similar 
to Bountiful. Pods 6% to 7 inches, flat, slightly darker than 
Bountiful and 2 days later. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD—52 days. Home and market variety. 
Principally a home garden variety. For fresh use and home 
canning. Pods 6 inches, round, medium green, free from 
strings and fiber. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE—54 days. Market garden and 
limited canning variety. Holds up well for market use. Pods 
61% inches, oval in cross-section, medium green in color. 
TENDERGREEN—54 days. Market, canning, and home garden 
variety. Preferred by some over Stringless Green Pod for home 
garden use. Pods 6 inches, round, dark green in color. Ex- 
cellent quality. 

Longreen Beans 
LONGREEN—54 days. Market and home garden. Similar in 
season and plant type to regular Tendergreen, but pods aver- 
age at least one inch longer. 
FRENCH HORTICULTURAL—68 days. (Shell Beans) Home and 
market garden variety. To be shelled and used like lima beans. 
A valuable addition to any home garden. Beans may be eaten 
fresh, canned, or frozen; also useful when mature as dry beans. 
Pods are 7 inches long, light colored overlaid with deep red. 
Plants are large and tend toward runner types. 
WAX PODDED BEANS 
SURE CROP—53 days. (Bountiful Wax) Market variety. Best 
of the flat-podded varieties. Pods 642 inches long, flat, attrac- 
tive light yellow in color. Very prolific. 
PENCIL POD—55 days. Home garden variety. Good fresh or 
for home canning, but dark seeds reduce attractiveness of 
canned product. Pods 6 inches long, round, medium yellow 
in color. Free from strings and fiber, this is the most popular 
wax for home garden. 
ROUND POD—58 days. (Brittle Wax) Home, market and can- 
ning variety. High quality wax bean used either fresh or 
canned. Light colored seed insures an attractive canned 
product. Pods 6-61 inches long, round, light yellow in color. 
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