BEANS—Continued 
DWARF WAX 
(YELLOW PODDED) 
Brittle Wax 56 days 
(Round Pod Kidney Wax) 
Plant—15-18 inches, upright, vigorous, 
medium green large leaves. 
Pods —6 inches - 34-inch, round, fleshy, 
stringless, excellent quality, golden yel- 
low. 
Seed—Kidney shaped, white with a black 
eye. 
Cut beans and freezing. Most popular 
wax bean for canning and freezing. 
Excellent home garden and market va- 
riety. 
Cherokee Wax 
All-America Selection—1948 
50 days 
Plant—15 to 18 inches tall, erect and vig- 
orous with medium dark green foliage. 
Pods — 6-6% inches x 4% inches, fairly 
straight, uniform golden yellow, oval, 
stringless, attractive shape. 
Seed—Oval and black. 
A plant selection from Stringless Black 
Valentine. A shipper, market and home 
garden bean. Sometimes called Wax 
Podded Valentine. Excellent first early 
for market gardening and shippers. 
Improved Golden Wax 50 days 
(Replaced by Top Notch Golden Wax) 
Plant — 13-17 inches tall, erect, medium 
green and fairly productive. 
Pods—5 inches x % inch, light yellow, 
thick, flattened, fairly straight and 
stringless, becoming fibrous with age. 
Seed—Oval and white with dark purplish 
eye. 
A home garden variety important because 
of earliness and wide adaptability. 
Improved Stringless Kidney Wax 
56 days 
Plant — 17-19 inches, medium 
green large leaves. 
upright, 
Pod—6x;; inches, oval, medium yellow, 
fleshy, stringless, excellent quality. 
Seed—Kidney shaped, white with black 
eye. 
A good home garden or market variety. 
It is being replaced for canning by new- 
er varieties with less fiber. 
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55 days 
Plant — 16-18 inches tall, vigorous, me- 
dium large leaves, medium green fo- 
Kinghorn Wax 
liage. 
Pods — 6x°8 inches, round, generally 
slightly curved, stringless golden yel- 
low. 
Seed—Medium small, kidney shape, clear 
white seed coat. 
Similar to Round Pod Kidney Wax, except 
it has completely white seed coat, and 
somewhat deeper yellow pod color. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 58 days 
Plant—14-16 inches, bushy, medium green 
large leaves, dull dark green in color. 
Pods—6x; inches, semi-round, stringless, 
slightly curved, fleshy, golden yellow, 
excellent quality. 
Seed—Oblong, solid black. 
A popular home and market garden va- 
riety that is used for home freezing 
and canning. The black seed is objec- 
tionable for commercial processing. A 
very productive variety. One of the best 
for home gardens. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax 
