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ASGROW STRINGLESS VALENTINE 
(Stringless Black Valentine) 
52 days 
VALEAMERICA(N SELECTION “Silver Medal 1933 
Retains all the good qualities of the old Black Valentine 
but is stringless. Early. Plant is very hardy, upstanding, dark 
green and very prolific. Pods 6Y%2 to 7 inches long, semi- 
round, nearly straight, meaty, stringless, fine quality and del- 
icate flavor. Good for home, market gardeners and 
shippers. 
CONTENDER 50 days 
The newest introduction by U.S.D.A., growing a 17-inch 
vine and noted especially for its tremendous yield, besides 
being resistant to common bean mosaic and tolerant of 
powdery mildew. The pods are medium green, darker and 
straighter than Stringless Black Valentine and usually about 
an inch longer. Pods round oval in cross section, stringless, 
and moderately thick fleshed. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL (Long Pod) 52-55 days 
Used for snap or green shell beans. Similar to French 
Horticultural, but earlier, stringy and shorter podded. The 
pods are 5-6 inches long, green at first but change to 
greenish yellow splashed with red, oval. 
FRENCH HORTICULTURAL 65-70 days 
A superior strain of shell bean with 52 to 7 inch pods, 
stringy, heavily splashed with red. Though a bush bean, it 
is inclined to have short runners. Our strain is unexcelled. 
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‘\ALEAMERICA (AS) SELECTION 7 
Gold Medal 1950 
Developed by U.S.D.A. and 
adapted to a wide range of con- 
ditions and localities. The vine is 
15-16 inches high, the pods borne 
low. The pods are round, slightly 
curved, 5-52 inches long, thick 
fleshed, entirely stringless and fiber- 
less, medium green, slightly crease- 
back in later stages. The variety is 
immune to common bean mosaic and 
highly tolerant of ‘greasy pod.” 
BOUNTIFUL 46-49 days 
Popular where an early local 
market demands a flat pod of high 
quality. The plant is 16-18 inches 
tall, prolific, with pods 62-7 inches 
long, flat to thick flat, slightly curved, 
stringless but fibrous unless picked 
young, light green. 
52-54 days 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 50 days 
We offer the improved Landreth strain. The pods grow 
high enough to clear the ground and retain their dark green 
color well. They are 5Y%2-6 inches long, round to slightly 
flattened, usually curved at tip, stringless, fiberless, and of 
excellent quality. 
RIVAL 55-60 days 
A U.S.D.A. variety, exceedingly prolific, of very high 
quality and resistant to mosaic, with some tolerance of other 
diseases. The vines are about 16 inches tall, the pods 6’ 
inches long, very slightly curved, round to oblate. They are 
smooth at prime stage, but the seed becomes prominent 
as the pod matures. The pods are medium dark green, 
stringless and fiberless. 
TENDERGREEN 53 days 
This variety is becoming more popular each year, due to 
its productiveness and excellent shipping qualities. Pods 
average 6 inches in length, are attractive in appearance, 
nearly straight, round, fleshy, dark green, absolutely string- 
less, and of excellent quality. A desirable variety to grow 
for home or market. 
PLENTIFUL 
Bronze Medal 1939 
Especially popular in the South for early shipment, very 
prolific and shows resistance to some strains of rusts. The pods 
are 7-72 inches long, flat to thick flat, usually straight, 
stringless, fairly free from fiber, medium green. 
50-54 days 
