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BUSH WAX-POD VARIETIES 
Phaseolus vulgaris 
BRITTLE WAX or Round Pod Kidney Wax HCF BECKY 54 
A leader and standard in the wax pods as a canning variety. Has supreme 
quality. Widely used in home gardens and adapted for freezing. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, medium green, erect, compact, very prolific under 
good conditions. 
PODS—6 to 61% inches long, excellent quality, stringless and fiberless, round, 
slightly curved, brittle, tender, fleshy, and light yellow in color. 
SEED —Color, white with dark brown to black irregular eye-ring, 1,400 per 
pound. 
CHEROKEE WAX HMS BETZY 50 
Developed from a selection out of Black Valentine Stringless by Dr. W. C. 
Barnes of the Clemson College Truck Experiment Station at Charleston, South 
Carolina. It is regarded as a Valentine Wax and is probably the most prolific 
of the wax-podded varieties. 
VINE —16 to 18 inches tall, vigorous, erect, prolific. 
PODS—6'4 2 7 inches long, oval, almost straight, stringless, tender, of good 
quality. 
SEED —Long, oval, slightly flattened, entirely jet black, 1,530 per pound. 
DAVIS STRINGLESS WAX S BEONE 53 
Used by many shippers who value it for the clear yellow color of pods in all 
marketable sizes. It replaces the old stringy Davis. Good for the home garden 
as snap bean or as a dry shell bean for baking. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, medium green, erect, hardy grower, very prolific. 
PODS—6 to 6% inches long, thick flat, almost straight, stringless, some fiber, 
moderately fleshy, clear yellow color. 
SEED —Color, entirely white, 1,230 per pound. 
GOLDEN WAX, TOP NOTCH HM BETTO 50 
Replaces the Improved Golden Wax. Superior to the old type Golden Wax 
for its productivity, hardiness, and length of pods. Popular home garden sort. 
VINE —12 to 14 inches tall, vigorous, erect, sturdy, compact, medium green 
color. 
PODS—5 to 5% inches long, thick flat, light golden yellow, stringless, tender 
and fleshy, straight, very uniform. 
SEED geccion white with irregular brown eye-ring, shape full oval, 1,520 per 
pound. 
KINGHORN SPECIAL (White Seeded Brittle Wax) Cc BEGLO 54 
Similar to Brittle Wax from which it was selected. The pure white seed color 
is favored by some canners. 
VINE —Large, bushy, with medium large leaves, medium dark color, erect, 
upright growing. 
PODS— inches long, round, slightly curved, deep yellow, stringless. 
SEED —Long, round, pure white, 1,400 per pound. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX HM BEACH 54 
Popular wax pod in home and market gardens. Highly dependable and pro- 
ductive, fine quality. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, erect, stocky, vigorous, hardy, dull dark green, and 
produces over a long period. 
PODS—6 to 6% inches long, clear golden yellow, almost straight, round, 
stringless and fiberless, tender, brittle, fleshy, and fine textured. 
SEED —COLOR, entirely shiny jet black, shape oblong, 1,360 per pound. 
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