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BEANS 
WAX PODDED BUSH VARIETIES—(Continued) | 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX (Also known as Brittle Wax) Pencil Pod 
An excellent stringless variety of highest quality. Pods fully %@ inch thick, 
51% to 6 inches long, very fleshy, brittle and of highest quality. Seeds white 
with brownish black eye. Not recommended for real earlv planting, is not as 
hardy as dark seeded varieties. 52 days. 
SURE CROP (Yellow Bountiful, Golden Bountiful, Bountiful Wax) 
A selection from Curries Rust-proof Wax but stringless, more hardy and a 
little later in maturing. Pods 6 to 61% inches long, % inch wide, very fleshy 
and brittle. Is rust resistant. A good shipper and very desirable for Market 
Gardeners. Seeds purplish black. 53 days. 
UNRIVALLED WAX 
Of French origin, exceptionally attractive. Plant dwarf, stocky and highly 
productive. Pods light yellow, 51% inches long, about 3% inches wide, flat and 
fae brittle, stringless and tender. Seeds small, glossy, golden brown. 
53 days. 
VALENTINE WAX or CHEROKEE 
This new bean is outstanding as a Market Gardener’s variety but equally 
desirable for the home garden and freezing. Pods 614 to 7”, handsome light 
yellow, very fleshy, brittle, stringless and of unexcelled quality. Plants are 
large and heavily productive over a long period of time. Seed black. 54 days. 
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DWARF GREEN 
PODDED VARIETIES 
BLACK VALENTINE STRINGLESS 
Very productive. Pods, oval, 61% 
to 7 inches long, almost straight, 
stringless, very attractive velvety 
medium dark green. Seeds entirely 
jet black. 52 days. 
BOUNTIFUL 
Particularly valuable for early ship- 
ping. Plants are large, thrifty and 
prolific. Pods clear light green, 614 
to 7 inches long, over 14 inch wide, 
8g inch thick. Fleshy, stringless, 
slightly fibrous, brittle and tender. 
Seeds straw yellow. 48 days. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL (Ruby) 
One of the best dwarf sorts for 
green shell beans for the home gar- 
dem and market and can be used 
early as a green podded snap bean. 
Plants medium small with large 
leaves, thrifty and _ productive. 
Pods 5 to 51% inches long, °% inch 
wide, dark green at snap stage, 
turning greenish yellow splashed 
with carmine. Seeds large, oval, 
plump, pinkish buff splashed with 
deep red. Matures as a snap bean 
in 53 days, for green shell beans 
60 days. PLENTIFUL BEANS 




