BEANS—Green Podded—Continued 
French’s Horticultural 67 days 
Plant—30 to 36 inches tall, a_half- 
runner-type plant with medium bright 
green foliage. 
Pods—6 inches long x % inch wide, oval, 
slightly curved and stringy. 
Seed—almost round and buff colored with 
carmine splashes. 
Used as a green shell bean. Very popular 
in New England. 
57 days 
Plant—17 to 22 inches tall, compact with 
dark green leaves. 
Pods—6 inches long x 7 inch wide, round, 
dark green, fairly straight, meaty and 
stringless with indentures between the 
beans. 
Seed—brownish-red mottled with buff. 
Lacks general adaptability but is very 
productive under optimum conditions. 
Used extensively in Colorado. 
Full Measure 
Giant Stringless Green Pod 53 days 
Plant—16 to 20 inches tall, upright, with 
large medium green leaves. 
Pods—6 inches long x 7 inch wide, round, 
light green, fleshy, straight to slightly 
curved and stringless. 
Seed—bright brownish-yellow. 
Used in home and market gardens, also 
for canning and freezing. Indentations 
between seeds are noticeable. 
Rival 
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Logan 52 days 
Plant—16 to 20 inches tall, upright with 
large medium green leaves. 
Pods—6 inches long x x inch wide, round, 
with a crease-back, straight, light green, 
stringless, meaty and smooth. Clustered 
pod set. 
Seed—blackish-brown mottled with light 
tan. 
Developed by Dr. Wade of the U. S. Dept. 
of Agric. A hardy, productive, tender- 
green-type, resistant to common bean 
mosaic, powdery mildew, and tolerant 
to bacterial blight. Excellent for can- 
ning and freezing. It stands heat well. 
Plentiful 51 days 
Plant—16 to 18 inches tall, spreading with 
medium dark green foliage. 
Pods—7 inches long x # inch wide, shiny, 
medium green, straight to slightly 
curved. 
‘Seed—large, flat-oval, jet black. 
An excellent shipping variety. Classified 
as a “Black Seeded Bountiful,” it is 2 
days later with narrower, longer pods. 
Refugee, Idaho Strain 
(Mosaic Resistant) 64 days 
Plant—20 inches tall, spreading, and with 
small, medium dark green leaves. 
Pods—5 inches long x % inch wide, 
round, light green, slightly curved 
and stringless. 
Seed—purple splashed with buff. 
One of the most popular canning varie- 
ties. Resistant to common bean mosaic, 
very prolific and of excellent quality. 
Refugee, Sensation No. 1066 
61 days 
Plant—17 to 19 inches tall, spreading, 
with small, medium dark green leaves. 
Pods—5 inches long x % inch wide, round 
light green, straight to slightly curved, 
stringless and of good quality. 
Seed—purple splashed with buff. 
Vigorous and productive. Used as whole 
or cut beans by canners to allow spread 
to the packing season. 
Refugee, U. S. No. 5 64 days 
Plant—17 to 19 inches tall, spreading, 
vigorous, productive. Typically Refugee 
type except earlier and with slightly 
lighter green and heavier foliage. 
Pods—5 inches long x % inch wide, round, 
light silver-green and straight. It does 
not color up like Idaho or Wisconsin 
strains; is stringless, fleshy and of good 
quality. 
Seed—mottled brown. 
Developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agric. 
Resistant to common bean mosaic. A 
hardy Refugee type. Dense foliage 
tends to retard pod ripening, a desirable 
feature where picking help is limited. 
