CONTENDER (Buff Valentine) 
(Days to Maturity, 55) 
Uses: Primarily a market garden variety. Also 
good freezing qualities. 
Bush: Erect, vigorous, leafy, dark green. 
Pods: Fairly straight, slim, nearly round, 
dark green, and stringless. 64% inches long. 
Mosaic resistant. 
Seed: Brownish purple. 
Beans, Contender 
TOPCROP (USDA No. 1) 
(Formerly called Fulcrop) 
(Days to Maturity, 52) 
Uses: Excellent canning and market garden 
variety. Good freezing qualities. 
Bush: Erect, vigorous, leafy, with good pod 
concentration. 
Pods: Round, dark green, 514 inches long. 
Mosaic resistant. 
Seed: Brown, mottled. 
Beans, Topcrop 
Wax Pod Bush 
Beans 
CHEROKEE WAX 
(Days to Maturity, 50) 
Uses: Canning and market gardens. 
Bush: Large, erect, vigorous and prolific. 
Pods: Oval, nearly straight, golden wax, 
stringless at all stages, 64% inches long. 
Seed: Oblong, jet-black. Beans, Cherokee Wax 
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