GREEN PODDED POLE 
ALABAMA No. 1 GREEN POD... .. . =. _~—-.._:~=sC 65-70 days 
Pods: 6-642 x %¥%-%e", rounded oval, creaseback, moderately fleshy, 
stringy except at very young stage, slightly fibrous, soft dark green, 
good quality and flavor. 
Vines: 512-6’, abundant dark green foliage stained purplish bronze at 
nodes. 
Seeds: Comparatively small, long oval, glossy black. 
Popular in southern states as a cornfield bean. 
ALABAMA No. 1 PURPLE POD 
Similar to ALABAMA NO. | GREEN POD except that its pods are stained dull 
purple along sutures and part of surface. 
ALABAMA CREASEBACK . . . .. .. .  . ~~. ~=+65-70 days 
Pods: 534-6 x ¥s-%6", round oval, creaseback, medium green, moderately 
fibrous and stringy. 
Vines: 5-7’, dark green, slightly rugose; abundant foliage and highly 
productive. 
Seeds: Moderately small, long oval, glossy black. 
Similar to BLACK CORNFIELD but more vigorous and productive; and 
several days later. 
BLACK CORNFIELD (IDEAL MARKET, BLACK CREASEBACK, BLACK 
VALENTINE POLE) . . . . . . . .  GS55S2eiineaue 
Pods: 5-542 x ¥%-'%2", thick oval to round, straight to slightly curved, 
stringless and fiberless when young, light silvery green, fleshy, tender, 
brittle, excellent quality. 
Vines: 342-4’, good climber, medium green foliage, productive, hardy. 
Seed: Small, oval, shiny jet black. 
BLUE LAKE STRINGLESS, BLACK SEEDED (STRINGLESS BLACK 
CREASEBACK, STRINGLESS IDEAL MARKET) . : . 60 days 
Identical with BLUE LAKE STRINGLESS, WHITE SEEDED, except that the seed 
is black. 
*BLUE LAKE STRINGLESS, WHITE SEEDED (WHITE CREASEBACK 
STRINGLESS) .. . . . . 4. « . .» (SO 
Pods: 6% x %", round, straight, stringless and fiberless at all stages, dark 
green, smooth, tender, fleshy, excellent freezing and canning quality. 
Vines: 4-5’, vigorous, productive, good climber, bears over a long season. 
Seeds: Small, oval, white. 
Adapted to West Coast. Resistant to common mosaic and some rust 
strains. 
CUTSHORT (RED SPECKLED CUTSHORT, CORN HILL) . 72-75 days 
Pods: 3-4 x %e-%46", thick oval to round, slightly curved, fleshy, brittle, 
almost free of stringiness, slightly fibrous, medium to dark green, fair 
to good quality. 
Vines: 4-5’, loose twining, vigorous, medium to dark green, productive 
over long leason. 
Seed: Small, variable shape because of being compressed in pods, dingy 
gray with reddish brown eyespot and splashing. 
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