is 
Rival 54 days 
Plant—17-21 inches, upright to spreading, 
medium green, medium large smooth 
leaves. Smoother than Tendergreen, 
resistant to common bean mosaic. 
Pods—6 x % inches, round, straight to 
slightly curved, smooth,  stringless, 
meaty. 
Seed—Oblong, mottled purple-brown. 
Developed by Dr. Wm. Zaumeyer of the 
U. S. Dept. of Agric. A cross between 
U. S. Refugee No. 5 and Full Measure. 
Resistant to common bean mosaic. Ex- 
cellent for canning and freezing. The 
color, flavor and texture are good. 
In some areas it is more productive 
than Topcrop, a sister line. 
Slendergreen 54 days 
Plant—18-22 inches tall, upright, dark 
green, vigorous. 
Pods—6-6% x 5/16 inches, round, slender, 
smooth, stringless, medium dark green. 
Seed—Purple splashed with buff. 
The very slender pods make this variety 
very desirable for canning. Pods are 
somewkat slimmer than Tendergreen. 
Streamliner 50 days 
(Granada or White Seeded Bountiful) 
Plant—17-21 inches, upright, with me- 
dium green leaves. 
Pods—7 x % inches, thick-flat, straight, 
medium green, stringless, tender when 
young, becoming fibrous with age. 
Seed—Kidney shaped, white. 
A prolific long podded variety, good for 
home and market gardening. Also ex- 
cellent for home canning French style. 
Stringless Black Valentine 52 days 
All-America Selection—1933 
Plant—17-20 inches tall, upright, with 
medium dark green foliage, prolific 
yielder. 
Peds—7 x % inches, thick-oval, medium 
silvery green, straight, stringless and 
of excellent quality. 
Seed—Small, oval and black. 
An excellent shipping bean and home 
garden variety. Recommended for 
freezing. Has unusually attractive 
green pods. 
Stringless Green Pod 52 days 
(Landreth’s) 
Plant — 17-21 inches, upright, leaves 
medium dark green, withstands heat 
well. More vigorous and _ productive 
than older Burpee Stringless Green Pod. 
Pods—5-6 x % inches, medium green, 
heart-shaped, stringless, excellent qual- 
ity. Slightly curved. 
Seed—Dark brown. 
A productive, widely adapted home gar- 
den variety for use fresh, for canning 
or for freezing. Tolerant to heat. 
Tendergreen 54 days 
Plant—18-20 inches, large, upright, leaves 
dark green, vigorous and productive. 
Does not stand heat as well as Rival 
and Topcrop. 
Pods—5%-6 x *% inches, round, medium 
dark green, fleshy, thick, excellent 
quality, stringless. 
Seed—Purple, mottled with tan. 
A heavy bearing variety of good quality 
where adapted. An important home gar- 
den and shipping variety. Replaced by 
the Improved or Mosaic Resistant Ten- 
dergreen. 
Tenderlong 15 56 days 
Plant—18-20 inches tall, erect, produc- 
tive. Resistant to common mosaic. 
Pods—6% x *% inches. Round, straight, 
stringless, fiberless, good flavor and a 
medium dark green color. 
Seed—Purplish black, dull, mottled with 
buff. 
An excellent quality bean for market, 
freezing and canning. Pods slightly 
longer than Improved Tendergreen MR. 
Tennessee Green Pod 52 days 
Plant—15 inches tall, upright, with me- 
dium sized dark green leaves. 
Pods—5 x % inches, flat broad, dark 
green, straight to curved and stringy. 
Seed—Broad, flat and brown. 
A heavy bearing variety of good quality. 
Popular in the South because of earli- 
ness and flavor. 
Topcrop 
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