POLE BEANS—cContinued 
Creaseback, Striped (Scotia) 
‘70 days 
Plant—5 feet tall, medium dark green, 
vigorous and productive. 
Pods—6 inches long x y+ inch wide, 
thick-oval, straight, medium green and 
stringy. 
Seed—oval and tan splashed with brown. 
Frequently planted with corn. Good quali- 
ty at snap stage, becoming stringy 
with age. 
Creaseback, White 
(Late Blue Lake) 65 days 
Plant—4 to 5 feet tall, dark green, hardy, 
a good climber. 
Pods—5 to 5% inches long x % inch wide, 
round, fleshy, light green and string- 
less when young. 
Seed—kidney shaped and clear white. 
Popular in the South for home gardening. 
Being replaced in some areas by 
“Stringless Blue Lake.” 
Cut Short 75 days 
Plant—4 to 5 feet tall, medium to dark 
green and productive over a _ long 
season. 
Pods—3'% inches long x % inch wide, 
small, round, dark green, straight, and 
stringless when young. 
Seed—creamy-tan splashed with reddish- 
brown. 
Used in Southern home gardens for plant- 
ing with corn as it is a good climber. 
Dutch Case Knife 
Plant—4% feet tall, medium light green 
and a good climber. 
Pods—8 inches long x % inch wide, flat, 
broad, curved and stringy. 
Seed—very large, flat, oval and ivory 
white. 
Good both as green shell bean and as 
dry baking sort. 
London Horticultural Pole 
(Speckled Cranberry) 70 days 
Plant—4 to 4% feet tall, dark green and 
a good climber. 
Pods—5% inches long x 1% inch wide, flat- 
oval, constricted, slightly curved and 
stringless when young. 
Seed—plump, oval, light buff splashed 
with dark red. 
Used for green shell and snap beans. 
Dried beans excellent for winter use. 
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Kentucky Wonder 
(Old Homestead) 65 days 
Plant—5 to 7 feet tall, large dark green 
leaves, a good climber and _ prolific 
yielder. 
Pods—7 inches long x 1% inch wide, almost 
round, curved and twisted, fiberless 
when young. 
Seed—flat-oval and grey-brown to choco- 
late-brown. 
Distinctive flavor and excellent quality 
when young. One of the most widely 
used and best known home garden 
varieties for cut beans and freezing. It 
bears over a long period. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax 68 days 
Plant—4 to 5 feet tall, medium to dark 
green foliage and a good climber, 
Pods—7 inches long x % inch wide, oval, 
slightly curved, somewhat stringy and 
fibrous. Light golden-yellow in color. 
Seed—broad, flattened-oval and chocolate- 
brown. 
Popular wax-podded pole variety used 
either for snap beans when young or 
for green shell purposes later. 
Kentucky Wonder 


