Days Main Uses YSTONE Beans 19 
50 HMS CHEROKEE WAX 
Developed from a selection out of Black Valentine Stringless by Dr. W. C. Barnes of 
the Clemson College Truck Experiment Station. It is regarded as a Valentine Wax 
and is probably the most prolific of the wax podded varieties. 
VINE —16 to 18 inches tall, erect, and vigorous. 
PODS—6% to 7 inches long, oval, almost straight, stringless, tender, of good quality. 
SEED—FEntirely black, long, slightly flattened oval shape. 1,530 per pound. 
53 HMS DAVIS STRINGLESS WAX 
An old variety still used to some extent for local market and shipping. Noted for the 
clear yellow color of its pods in all marketable sizes. 
VINE —14 to 16 inches tall, erect, hardy, medium green in color. 
PODS—6 inches long, thick flat, almost straight. Stringless, some fiber, moderately 
fleshy; clear yellow color. 
SEED—White all over. 1,230 per pound. 
51 HCF (Mosaic Resistant) GOLDEN GEM 
This new variety, developed by the University of Idaho, is the first wax podded bush 
bean to have resistance to both common bean mosaic and curly top disease. 
VINE —10 to 12 inches tall, somewhat spreading, unsuited to mechanical harvesting. 
Medium light green; extremely prolific. 
PODS—4 to 4% inches long, round, straight, very slender, and of high quality— 
stringless, fiberless, and fleshy; beautiful wax color. 
SEED—Color entirely white, small. 1,600 per pound. 
