j VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES ¢ KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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KENTUCKY WONDER, RUST RESISTANT HMCF BLEOF 67 
Similar to regular Kentucky Wonder except about two days later and pods are 
shorter in length about 1 inch. Has the advantage of being resistant to some 
forms of rust. 
VINE —5 feet tall, a good climber and very productive. 
PODS—7 to 8 inches long, round, stringless, and tender when young, devel- 
oping strong strings at maturity like regular Kentucky Wonder. 
SEED —Color, grayish brown to brown, 1,250 per pound. 
i KENTUCKY WONDER WAX HM BLEND 67 
Unsurpassed among the wax-podded pole varieties. A heavy producer of at- 
tractive, high quality pods. Also good for green shell beans. 
VINE —4 to 5 feet tall, good climber, very productive, dark green. 
PODS—7 to 7% inches long, light golden yellow, thick-flat to oval, quality 
good, almost stringless, brittle, tender, and fleshy. 
SEED —Inclined to wrinkle, color entirely chocolate brown, shape flat oval, 
1,450 per pound. 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL or Speckled Cranberry HM BLEAK 72 
or Wren’s Egg 
An old variety, familiar to nearly everyone. Used as snap or green shell bean 
in the home and market garden. Also a good dry shelled bean. 
VINE —4 to 4% feet tall, vigorous, abundant foliage, dark green. 
PODS—6 to 614 inches long, wide, dark green, turning lighter with splashes of 
red in green shell stage; stringless, almost fiberless, thick-flat, nearly 
straight, fleshy, quality good. 
SEED —Color, splashes and streaks of red on a buff field, shape large full oval, 
850 per pound. 
McCASLAN HM BLINK 66 
A popular southern variety somewhat similar to Burger’s Stringless. A fine 
bean for home and market gardens, used as either snap or dry shell beans. 
VINE —5 to 514 feet tall, medium dark green, vigorous, prolific, hardy grower, 
good climber. 
PODS—7 to 8 inches long, fleshy, medium green, slightly stringy, some fiber, 
slightly flattened and twisted, of good quality in younger stages. 
SEED —Color, entirely ivory white, shape oblong and flattened, 1,230 per 
pound. 
MISSOURI WONDER or Noxall or Nancy D H BLOAT 66 
Excellent sort for green shelled beans. One of the popular beans for planting 
with corn. 
VINE —Large, good climber, medium to dark green, productive vigorous type. 
PODS—6 to 7 inches long, medium green, round, curved, stringy, fibrous, 
quality fair. 
SEED —Color, pinkish grey mottled field with irregular drab striping, large 
_ oblong, 920 per pound. 
RED SPECKLED CUTSHORT H BLOCK 74 
An old variety in the South for planting with corn. 
VINE —4%4 to 5% feet tall, productive over a long season, heavy foliage, dark 
green, prolific. 
PODS—3 to 4 inches long, dark green, round, straight, medium fleshy, brittle, 
very little string and good quality when in young stage. 
SEED —Color, grey field splashed with purplish crimson, small flattened oval, 
1,900 per pound. 
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