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KENTUCKY 
WONDER 
65 days 
This variety is one 
of the earliest and 
most desirable of all 
the green podded run- 
ning types. Pods borne 
in clusters are round, 
72 to 8Y2 inches long, 
curved, slightly stringy, 
but of a _ delicious 
flavor. They cook ten- 
der at all times. 
McCASLAN 
61-65 days 
One of the best of 
the Pole Beans, almost 
as popular in some 
sections as Kentucky 
Wonder. The vines are 
exceedingly prolific 
producing dark green, 
flat, 7 inch, fleshy, 
stringless pods of deli- 
cious flavor. The seed 
is white and when dry 
Kentucky Wonder 
makes a fine winter Shell Bean. 
WHITE CREASEBACK 63-66 days 
An early robust variety, with bright green, round, 6 inch 
pods, which are not stringless, but of good quality. 
RED SPECKLED CUTSHORT 72-75 days 
A southern favorite of long standing. The vine is 4—5 feet 
tall, and produces over a long season. The pods are 3-4 
inches long, thick oval to round, fleshy, brittle, nearly string- 
less, slightly fibrous and have fair to good quality. 
LAZY WIFE 74-78 days 
A good late variety for the home garden, which can be 
used as a snap, green shelled, or dry shelled bean. Vigorous 
vines, bearing glossy green, flat, 5 inch, meaty, stringless 
pods of good quality. 
WHITE KENTUCKY WONDER 191 63-66 days 
The moderately vigorous vine is 4-5 feet tall and fairly 
productive. The pods are stringless and fiberless, brittle and 
tender, fleshy, thick oval to round, and 6-7 inches long. 
TENNESSEE WONDER 65-68 days 
Also called Egg Harbor or Brown Sickle. Noted for the 
size and straightness of its pods. Pods are light green, round, 
coarse texture, 8 to 9 inches in length. 
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LONDON HORTICULTURAL 69-73 days 
A “Cranberry Bean” for use as a snap and green shell 
bean. This is a prolific variety with light green, flat, 6 to 7 
inch pods. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX 65-68 days 
Considered the best wax podded pole bean. Has beauti- 
ful flat, nearly stringless, waxy, yellow pods. 
WORCESTER SPECIAL (King Horticultural) 80-85 days 
An exceptionally fine strain of this old-fashioned horti- 
cultural shell bean. The pods are 52 to 6% inches long, very 
fleshy, slightly stringy and very heavily splashed with red. 
Very productive. 
GENUINE CORNFIELD 70-73 days 
Other names for this variety are Striped Creaseback, 
Nancy Davis and Scotia. It is a good climber, with vines 
AY2—5 feet tall. The pods are stringless when young, round, 
5-6 inches long and straight to slightly curved. 
MISSOURI WONDER (Noxall) 63-67 days 
Pods thick oval to round in shape, stringy and fibrous, 
medium green in color. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
KING OF THE GARDEN 87-93 days 
An improved strain of Large White Pole Lima. The pods 
are from 6 to 7 inches long and contain 4 or 5 large, flat 
beans of good quality. 
SIEVA OR CAROLINA 85-89 days 
A small seeded pole lima sometimes called pole butter 
bean. It is quite early and prolific, bearing pods 3 inches 
long that contain about 3 small, flat beans of excellent 
quality. 
FLORIDA BUTTER 88-93 days 
A popular southern pole lima of medium maturity, often 
called Speckled Pole. The pods are about 3 inches long with 
3 small flat beans in each pod. 
GIANT BUTTER SPECKLED 85-90 days 
More vigorous than Florida Butter, this variety grows ona 
10 foot vine, with flat pods 4-4’ inches long and an inch 
or more wide, The seed is large and flat in the edible stage. 
