POLE BEANS—Continued 
Missouri Wonder 68 days 
(Noxall or Nancy Davis) 
Plant—5 feet tall, dark green foliage, 
productive and a good climber. 
Pods—6 x % inches, thick-oval to flat, 
curved, stringy, fibrous and medium 
green. 
Seed—Plump, oval, grey-buff splashed 
with tan. 
Used as snap bean when young and for 
green shell purposes later. 
Oregon Giant 70 days 
Plant—5-6 feet tall, a good climber. 
Pods—8-9 x % inches, broad, thick-flat 
and stringless. 
Seed—Pinkish-tan with black stripes. 
A popular Northwest garden variety, ex- 
ceptionally large, meaty and _fine- 
flavored. 
Scarlet Runner 90 days 
Plant—12-15 feet tall, dense and glossy 
dark green foliage, an_ excellent 
climber. 
Pods—5 x % inches, broad and curved, 
light green and stringless when young. 
Seed—Very large, dark purple mottled 
with violet. 
Because of attractive scarlet flowers it 
is used as ornamental climber as well 
as a green shell bean. 
St. Louis Perfection 64 days 
Similar to White Kentucky Wonder 
(Burger’s). 
White Kentucky Wonder 64 days 
(Burger's) 
Plant—5 feet tall, medium green, a fair 
climber and only moderately vigorous. 
Pods—6 x 1% inches, thick-oval, curved, 
stringless when young, fiberless, fleshy 
and silvery-green. 
Seed—Long, flat-oval, white. 
Good for dry shell as well as snap beans. 
White Half Runner 60 days 
Plant—3-4 feet, bushy at base and semi- 
runner habit. 
Pod —4% x 7/16-3/8 inches, stringless 
when young, slight curve, becomes 
round when over mature, medium 
green. 
Seed—Small, oval, white. 
Home garden, primarily used in the 
Southeast. Popular for distinctive good 
bean flavor. 
Edible Soy Beans 
95 days 
Plant—23 inches, upright, medium green 
leaves. 
Pods—2-21%% x 1% inches, 2 to 3 seeds per 
pod. 
Seed—Yellow, oval, medium size. 
Bansei 
Used by commercial canners and freezers. 
Also used in home gardens for green 
shell beans. Soy Beans are difficult to 
shell. One method is to plunge pods in 
scalding water for few minutes, then 
squeeze out the seeds. 
Field, Dry Shell or Baking Varieties 
Great Northern 90 days 
Plant—11-15 inches tall, hardy, dark 
green, branching and spreading with 
short runners. 
Pods—2% x % inches, oval, inedible. 
Seed—Long, flattened-oval, white and 
considerably larger than Navies. 
A baking or dry shell variety. Used ex- 
tensively in Northern, short season 
areas. 
Red Kidney (Dark) 
Michelite 92 days 
(Improved Navy) 
Plant—16-20 inches tall, dark green and 
vigorous with a vining tendency. 
Pods—3'4 x *% inches flat, thick, inedible. 
Seed—Small, rounded oval, white. 
Slightly smaller, more uniform, clearer 
white than regular Navies. 
High yielding. Mosaic and blight re- 
sistant. Excellent for baking. 
95 days 
Plant—20-22 inches tall, bushy and pro- 
lific. 
Pods—5 14 
inches 
long, flat, broad, 
straight, stringy and fibrous. 
Seed—Dark mahogany red. 
Used mainly for baking, soup and chili 
making. 
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