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DWARF GREEN PODDED 
Contender Beans 
CONTENDER 50 days 
A recent introduction by U.S.D.A., growing a 17-inch 
vine and noted especially for its tremendous yield, besides 
being resistant to common bean mosaic and tolerant of 
powdery mildew. The pods are medium green, darker and 
straighter than Stringless Black Valentine and usually about 
an inch longer. Pods round oval in cross section, stringless, 
and moderately thick fleshed. 
ASGROW STRINGLESS VALENTINE 
(Stringless Black Valentine) 
\AIEAMERIAS SELECTION 7? Silver Medal 1933 
Retains all the good qualities of the old Black Valentine 
but is stringless. Early. Plant is very hardy, upstanding, dark 
green and very prolific. Pods 6% to 7 inches long, semi- 
round, nearly straight, meaty, stringless, fine quality and del- 
icate flavor. Good for home, market gardeners and 
shippers. 
52 days 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL 52-55 days 
Used for snap or green shell beans. Similar to French 
Horticultural, but earlier, stringless and shorter podded. The 
pods are 5 inches long, green at first but changing to 
greenish yellow splashed with red, semi-round. 
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FRENCH HORTICULTURAL 65-70 days 
A superior strain of shell bean with 52 to 7 inch pods, 
stringy, heavily splashed with red. Though a bush bean, it 
is inclined to have short runners. Our strain is unexcelled. 
TOPCROP 
\AIEAMERIA SY SELECTION 7 ~=9 Gold Medal 1950 
Developed by U.S.D.A. and adapted to a wide range of 
conditions and localities. The vine is 15-16 inches high, the 
pods borne low. The pods are round, slightly curved, 5-5/2 
inches long, thick fleshed, entirely stringless and fiberless, 
medium green, slightly crease-back in later stages. The 
variety is immune to common bean mosaic and highly toler- 
ant of “greasy pod.” 
52-54 days 
BOUNTIFUL 46-49 days 
Popular where an early local market demands a flat pod 
of high quality. The plant is 16—18 inches tall, prolific, with 
pods 62-7 inches long, flat to thick flat, slightly curved 
stringless but fibrous unless picked young, light green. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 50 days 
We offer the improved Landreth strain. The pods grow 
high enough to clear the ground and retain their dark green 
color well. They are 52-6 inches long, round to slightly 
flattened, usually curved at tip, stringless, fiberless, and of 
excellent quality. 
RIVAL 55-60 days 
A U.S.D.A. variety, exceedingly prolific, of very high 
quality and resistant to mosaic, with some tolerance of other 
diseases. The vines are about 16 inches tall, the pods 62 
inches long, very slightly curved, round to oblate. They are 
smooth at prime stage, but the seed becomes prominent 
as the pod matures. The pods are medium dark green, 
stringless and fiberless. 
TENDERGREEN 53 days 
This variety is becoming more popular each year, due to 
its productiveness and excellent shipping qualities. Pods 
average 6 inches in length, are attractive in appearance, 
nearly straight, round, fleshy, dark green, absolutely string- 
less, and of excellent quality. A desirable variety to grow 
for home or market. 
PLENTIFUL 
‘\ALEAMERICAYAS SELECTION Bronze Medal 1939 
Especially popular in the South for early shipment, very 
prolific and shows resistance to some strains of rusts. The pods 
are 7-72 inches long, flat to thick flat, usually straight, 
stringless, fairly free from fiber, medium green. 
50-54 days 
