POLE BEANS 
(Pole Beans—Continued) 
Red Speckled Cut Short— An old favorite corn- 
' field variety, which has good flavor and quality 
' when picked young. Vines are 4% to 5 feet long, 
climb well, keep bearing all season. Pods are about 
' 314 inches long, round, straight, fleshy, stringless 
- when young. Seed is tan splashed with reddish 
| streaks and eye, oval. 75 days. 
Striped Creaseback — An old cornfield type used 
for snap beans. Genuine Cornfield is superior in all 
respects. The vines of Striped Creaseback are about 
5 feet tall, climb well, hardy. Pods are about 5% 
inches long, almost round, straight, stringy, medium 
green. Seed is tan splashed with black, considerably 
darker than Genuine Cornfield. 70 days. 
_ OTHER POLE VARIETIES: 
_ Blue Lake Stringless — Also called White Crease- 
_ back. An improved stringless podded, quality pole 
- variety. Plant is about 5 feet tall, vigorous, dark 
green, climbs well. Pods are about 6 inches long 
by 3 inches wide, round, stringless, fibreless, ten- 
der, and of good quality, medium green in color, 
fine for canning and freezing. Seed is small, white, 
kidney-shaped. 65 days. 
Ideal Market — A good quality home garden bean. 
Vines are about 5 feet long, climb well and keep 
_ bearing. Pods are about 6 inches long, round and 
slender, straight, stringless, fleshy, and of very fine 
quality and appearance. Seed is small and black. 
65 days. 
Kentucky Wonder — The most widely used and best 
known pole bean, popular especially for its fine 
flavor and quality when young. Vines are 6 to 7 
feet long, large, long-bearing, hardy and dark green. 
Pods are 8 to 9 inches long, almost round, slightly 
‘| curved and twisting, roughened, slightly stringy, 
tender and brittle, medium green. Seed is flat, 
- oval, brown. 65 days. 
| Kentucky Wonder Rust Resistant — Similar to Ken- 
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+ tucky Wonder but with smaller vines and shorter 
i pods. Has the advantage of resistance to several 
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| kinds of bean rust. Maturity is the same, and 
| quality. 
{ _ Kentucky Wonder Wax — Good quality wax-podded 
’ pole variety for home gardeners. Vines are about 
‘5 feet long, productive, medium green. Pods are 
_ about 7 inches long, light yellow, thick flat, almost 
He tingless, brittle, tender, fleshy, well- flavored. Seed 
| is shiny dark brown, oval, flat. 70 days. 
: London Horticultural, Long Pod —A selection from 
/ regular London Horticultural, having considerably 
longer pods and larger-sized beans for shell use. 
Vines are about 5 feet tall, dark green, climbing, 
| vigorous and productive. Pods are about 7 inches 
long, thick oval, about % inch wide, somewhat 
curved, stringless, dark green at picking stage, red- 
streaked at shell stage. Quality and flavor of the 
"snap pods is good, and the shell beans are fine 
eating. Seed is large, almost round, buff splashed 
with red. 73 days. 
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