Asgrow Black Valentine
Well adapted for market garden and for early shipping. Plant large, erect, prolific. Very attractive, oval pods, nearly straight, dark green, entirely stringless. Seeds oval, solid black. Length of pod 6 ½ to 7 inches; ready to pick about 49 days after planting.
Bountiful
Of thrifty growth; rust and mildew proof; is very hardy, extremely early, bountifully prolific and bears continuously for several weeks. Bears immense green pods, thick, broad and about equal to the Lima in quality.
Bountiful (Plentiful)
50days. Length of pod 7to71/2 inches. 3/8 inches wide. Pods are longer, slightly thicker, darker green, more tender and better in flavor than the regular type of Bountiful. Very productive for home garden, market garden and shipping.
Burpees Stringless Green-Pod
Strong points claimed for this variety are: It is hardier, will stand frost better than other early kinds, and is entirely stringless. It makes a round-podded-snap, which is tender and of excellent table qualities.
Burpees Stringless Improved
A decided improvement over the old type of Burpees Stringless Green Pod. Plant large, erect and very productive. Pods round medium green, very meaty, stringless and average 6 to 6 ½ inches long. Ready to pick in about 52 days after planting.
Dwarf Horticultural
Also called Italian Bean. Large green pods, splashed with carmine. Excellent either as snaps in the green state, shelled green or dry. They become fit for use as green shelled beans very early, and in this condition the beans are very large, easily shelled and about equal to the Lima in quality.
Dwarf Kentucky Wonder
54 days. Originated by a Holland seed grower. Length of pod 7 to 9 inches. Pods round, medium green, nearly straight, fleshy, fiberless, brittle and stringless. Plant is 16 to18 inches tall, upright growth. Foliage medium green. Seed long cylindrical, purplish red color. Resembles Full Measure at picking stage, but more productive. Highly recommended for the home garden, market garden and shipping.
Extra Early Refugee (Stringless)
Good for market garden and canning. Plant medium sturdy, very prolific. Pods silver green, round, meaty, stringless and tender. Seeds violet mottled with buff. Length of pod 4 ½ to 5 inches; ready to pick about 54 days after planting.
Fordhook Favorite
52 days. Also called White Seeded Burpees Stringless. Length of pod 5 ½ to 6 inches. Pods medium green, fleshy and tender, nearly round and of fine flavor. Plant about 16 inches tall. Seeds pure white, oval and excellent for use as a shell bean.
Full Measure
A bush variety, popular on account of its wonderful yield and quality. Handsome long green, round pods, of the highest quality and perfectly stringless. It also remains in pickling condition many days after maturing, a strong point in its flavor, either for market or home garden.
Giant Stringless Green-Pod
Our own introduction. A decided improvement over the old type of Giant Stringless. Recommended for market garden, shipping and canning. Disease resistant and very prolific. Pods round, meaty, stringless and average from 7 to 7 ½ inches. Ready to pick in54 days from planting. Seeds yellow.
Improved Extra Early Red Valentine
This variety was for many years the standard green pod snap bean, and the improved strain we now offer is surpassed in earliness and quality only by the string-less green pod. The pods are fleshy, round and saddle-backed, and while not string-less are very profuse. It is a sure-cropper under all conditions. Valentine is a superior and popular market variety and always a good seller at good prices.
Landreth String-less Green Pod
A selection from Burpees Stringless Green Pod. The color of the seed is brown, kidney shaped; vine is more erect with a darker foliage than the old type of Burpees Stringless. Pods 6 ½ to 7 inches long, slightly curved, meaty and stringless. Ready to pick in 52 days after planting.
New String-less Green Pod
Highly desirable for truckers and canners. Similar to Full Measure, but hardier and more prolific. Plant medium large, erect, somewhat thick stemmed, heavily productive. Pods nearly straight, dark green , round, meaty, stringless and without fiber. Seeds oblong, purple mottling on buff with brownish cast. Length of pod 6 to 61/2 inches; width of pod 3/8 inch; ready to pick about 53 days after planting.
Red Valentine (Stringless)
A string-less strain of Red Valentine similar in other respects to regular stocks of this well known variety. Length pod 4 ½ to 5 inches; ready to pick about 54 days after planting.
Streamliner
A Dwarf Green flat podded bean; ready to pick in about 50 days after planting. Pods average 8 to 10 inches long, stringless and quite free from fiber. A heavy yielder. Seed white.
Tennessee Green Pod
This early intermediate snap bean is very popular in some sections of the south and where known in other parts of the country is considered of exceptional merit. It is the longest podded dwarf sort. The plants are large, somewhat spreading and prolific. The foliage is dark green, with leaves large and crumpled. The pods are very long, often six to seven inches, flat, irregular in shape, bright but rather dark green and of exceptionally fine flavor. The green shell pods are much depressed between seeds. Seed of medium size, oval, flat, yellowish brown in color.