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 Indicates New Variety for 2009


NOTICE

The following varieties are now sold out for 2009 and will not be available the rest of this season:

Appaloosa

Bolita (Boleta)

Borlotti (Borlotto)

Cannellini

Cranberry

Cranberry, Gross Brother's Vermont

Flageolet

Great Northern

Jacob's Cattle Bean

Nightfall Beans (Black)

Nightfall Beans (Red)

Pinto III

Raquel

Rio Zappe

Swedish Brown

Trout (Forellen)

Soldier Bean (European Soldier Bean)

Spanish Tolosana Bean

Steuben Yellow Eye (a.k.a. Molasses Face)

Tongue of Fire

White Marrowfat (a.k.a. White Egg)

Bush-type Beans for Drying
(Phaseolus)

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Calypso Beans - Victory Heirloom SeedsCalypso, Black
70 to 90 days
— Nice texture and used as a baking bean.  The plants reach 15 inches and are strong.  The pods contain 4 to 5 seeds which are white and black with black dots in the white part of the seed.  Harvest young as a snap bean and after about 90 days for dry use. About 55 seeds per ounce.


Qty
:   
1 ounce Sampler - $2.05
Item 3030141

Qty:    2 ounce Packet - $2.95
Item 3030142

SOLD OUT
For 2009


Red Calypso BeansCalypso, Red
70 to 90 days
— Nice texture and used as a baking bean.  The plants reach 15 inches and are strong.  The pods contain four to five seeds which are maroonish-red and white with maroonish-red dots in the white part of the seed.  Harvest young as a snap bean and after about 90 days for dry use. Similar in markings to 'Beautiful' beans but smaller.  About 55 seeds per ounce.

Qty: 1 ounce Sampler - $2.05
Item 3030621
Qty: 2 ounce Packet - $2.95
Item 3030622
SOLD OUT
For 2009

Purple (Norberg or Wanda) Kidney BeanKidney, Large Purple (Norberg or Wanda)
90 days
— We love mysteries and this bean's history is one of them. Two different gardeners, from opposite ends of the Willamette Valley of Oregon, provided us with seeds and similar stories.

One gardener's grandmother (Wanda) grew them for over 50 years after receiving seeds from her German neighbor who grew them commercially on his farm during World War II near Damascus, Oregon.

Our other source, Frank Gehrman, was a veteran of World War II who upon returning from the war, bought his farm in Scotts Mills, Oregon from an elderly farmer named Mr. Norberg.  He had been growing the bean on his place for many years and used it as one of his primary staples.

These kidney-type beans are a deep maroonish-purple color and large and meaty.  The bean turns brown when cooked and although they look similar to other kidney beans, the flavor is outstanding. They seem to stay moist and not dry out.

Qty 1 ounce Sampler - $2.05
Item 3030641
SOLD OUT
For 2009
Qty 2 ounce Packet - $2.95
Item 3030642
SOLD OUT
For 2009

Montezuma Red or Mexican Red BeansMontezuma Red
95 days
— Also known as 'Mexican Red'.  Bushes tend to sprawl a bit, reach about 14 inches, and produce small to medium sized, flattened dark red beans.  An heirloom popular in California since the mid-1800's but fairly rare now.  Keeps shape well when baked.  About 80 seeds per ounce.
Qty:    1 ounce Sampler - $2.95
Item 3030451

Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural BeanTaylor Dwarf  Horticultural
68 days — This variety dates back to the early 1800s and is reported to have been brought to the U.S. from Italy. The plants are semi-runner type, 14 to 18 inches long. Does well in cool climates. The seeds are tan streaked with dark-red. They are good early as a snap bean but generally used as green shell beans.  About 50 seeds per ounce.
Qty 1 ounce Sampler - $2.05
Item 3030301
Qty 2 ounce Packet - $2.95
Item 3030302

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