with red. 73 days. 
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 
3% 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 % 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- 
, tucky Wonder but with smaller vines and shorter 
pods. Has the advantage of resistance to several 
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 
_ stringless, 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 
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