e PENCIL-POD BLACK WAX 
(Days to Maturity, 55) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Similar to Pro- 
lific, Curries’ and Sure-Crop Black Wax. 
Bush: Dwarf, erect, spreading, foliage abundant, 
medium dark green. 
Pods: Round, slender, pointed, curved forward, 
stringless light yellow, meaty, tender. 
Seed: Oblong, jet-black. 
Beans, Sure-Crop Wax 
@ SURE-CROP WAX 
(Bountiful Wax) 
(Days to Maturity, 54) 
Uses: Market gardens. Similar to Currie's Ruth- 
less and Pencil-Pod Black Wax. 
Bush: Sturdy, large, very prolific, runnerless, me- 
dium green foliage. 
Pods: Medium long, slender and somewhat broad, 
flat to oval, slightly curved, dull yellow. 
Seed: Medium oval, jet-black. 
Richmond. Virginia 
~e@ WADE'S BUSH 
A NEW VARIETY FOR 
1953 | 
(Resistant to Common Bean Mosaic) 
All-American Gold Medal Winner 
Developed by U.S.D.A., Charleston, 
South Carolina. 
(Days to Maturity, 58) 
Uses: Canning, freezing, and market. 
Bush: Erect, 18-20 inches tall, vigorous medium 
green foliage. 
Pods: Round, curved slightly, dark green, ex- 
cellent quality, held well off the ground. 
Seed: Reddish brown. 
@ WHITE HALF RUNNER 
(Days to Maturity, 52) 
Uses: Home gardens. Used as snap beans when 
young and as shell beans when allowed to mature. 
Bush: 3!'/5 to 4 feet, good, slender climber, bushy 
growth at bottom, medium green foliage, prolific. 
Pods: Round, straight to curved at tip, 5 inches 
long, stringless while young, fairly free of fiber, 
medium green, well-flavored. 
Seed: Small, oval, white. 
e DWARF HORTICULTURAL 
(Days to Maturity, 55; 62 days shelled) 
(Speckled Cranberry; Dwarf Cherry) 
Uses: Snap or green shell beans. Home gardens. 
Bush: Erect, sturdy, 14 to 18 inches tall. 
Pods: Green at first, but changing to greenish 
yellow splashed with red. Semi-round, short, string- 
less. 
Seed: Buff with irregular spots of maroon. 
