*&TENDERGREEN (NEW STRINGLESS) Gold Medal 
1933 Page Oe Cees Et ea ROOD sats 3 tka as 53 days 
Pods: 5%2-6 x %46-'2”, round, curved at tip to slightly curved, stringless, 
fiberless, medium to dark green, fleshy, brittle, good quality, desirable 
for freezing. 
Bush: 15-16", very erect, compact, coarse, heavy, dark green foliage, 
vigorous. 
Seed: Large, plump, oval, dull brown purple splotched with golden to 
medium brown. Standard variety for market gardeners and proc- 
eSSOrs. 
TENNESSEE GREEN POD (BROWN BUNCH)... 49-52 days 
Pods: 6-7 x 4-34", very broad and flat, curved, stringy, fiberless, medium 
green, beans prominent in pods, good flavor. 
Bush: 13-17”, very branched and spreading, very dark green, hardy, 
prolific. 
Seed: Medium sized, broad, flat, brown with faint eyespot. 


TOPCROP 
ATOPCROP ‘anmencawysurciow7 Gold Medal 1950 . . . 52-54 days 
Pods: 5-512 x %-%e", round, slightly curved, smooth, slightly creaseback 
in later stages; flesh thick, entirely stringless and without fiber, medium 
dark green. 
Bush: 15-16", erect, vigorous, medium light green, pods b low. 
Seed: Small, oval, brown mottled. ca Ce eee 
Immune to common bean mosaic and highly tolerant of “greasy pod.” 
Adapted to a wide range of conditions and localities. Developed by 
Dr. W. J. Zaumeyer of U.S.D.A., Beltsville, Maryland. 
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