SUPPLEMENTARY LIST 
OF 
NEW VARIETIES 
BEANS 
Cherokee Wax 50 days 
Plant—15-18 inches tall, erect and vigor- 
ous with medium dark green foliage. 
Pods—6-6% inches long by 7/16 inch 
wide, fairly straight, uniform golden 
yellow, oval, stringless, free of fiber and 
moderately tender. 
Seed—oval and black. 
A plant selection from Stringless Black 
Valentine. A shipper, market and home 
garden bean. 
Contender 48 days 
Plant—12-18 inches tall, vigorous, erect. 
Leaves medium small, dark green, 
smooth. Resistant to common _ bean 
mosaic and in some degree to powdery 
mildew. 
Pods—6-7 inches long by *% inch wide, 
round when young, thick oval later, 
medium dark green, stringless and 
fiberless, tender. The pods are often 
curved. 
Seed—buff, lightly mottled with brown. 
Most of the breeding work on this high 
yielding early variety was carried on 
by the late Dr. B. W. Wade. Parent ma- 
terial includes Commodore, Stream- 
liner and U. S. Refugee No. 5. A very 
productive local market and shipping 
variety, competing with Stringless 
Black Valentine. 
Emerald Refugee 61 days 
Plant—17-20 inches tall, upright, med- 
ium green, vigorous. Resistant to com- 
mon bean mosaic, 
Pods—5 inches long by *% inch wide, 
round, darker green than Idaho 
Refugee, stringless. Pods set well off 
the ground. 
Seed—light brown, small. 
A mosaic resistant variety similar to 
Idaho Refugee, but with darker green 
pod. Used as whole or cut bean by 
canners. 
Improved Tendergreen 
(Mosaic Resistant) 
Plant—18-21 inches tall. 
dark green leaves. 
Pods—6 inches long by *% inch wide, 
round, medium green, stringless. 
Seed—dark purple, mottled with tan. 
A new and more productive strain of 
Tendergreen. Pods scattered and _ set 
well off the ground. 
54 days 
Upright with 
Kinghorn Wax 55 days 
Plant—16-18 inches tall, vigorous, med- 
ium large leaves, medium green foliage. 
Pods—6 inches by % inch wide, round, 
‘generally slightly curved, stringless 
golden yellow. 
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. 
Slendergreen 50 days 
Plant—18-22 inches tall, upright, dark 
green, vigorous. 
Pods—6-6%2 inches long by 5/16 inch 
wide, round, slender, smooth, stringless, 
medium dark green. 
Seed—purple splashed with buff. 
The very slender pods make this very de- 
sirable for canning. 
Tenderlong 15 54 days 
Plant—18-20 inches tall, erect, productive. 
Resistant to common mosaic. 
Pods—6'4 inches long by *% inch wide. 
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. 
Wade’s Bush 58 days 
Plant—18-21 inches tall, erect, vigorous, 
medium green foliage, resistant to 
common bean mosaic and mildew. 
Pods—5 12-6 inches long by *% inch wide, 
round, slightly curved, dark green and 
fine quality. Pods held well off the 
ground, scattered. 
Seed—reddish brown. 
Developed by USDA _ at Charleston, 
S. C. Used for canning, freezing and 
market. All-American Gold Medal win- 
ner. Bears over long period and is good 
home garden, freezing and_ shipping 
variety. 
