Blue Lake 274
58 days — The pods develop to 5-1/2 to 6-1/2 inches in length.
This is a canner's
favorite as the variety tends to mature its heavy crop all at once.
A bush version of the popular climber.
Does well even in adverse weather. About 90 seeds per ounce.
Contender
55 days — Contender
is extremely early, very dependable and prolific. It
produces long, round to slightly oval pods that
are
medium green and about six inches long at maturity. They are
tasty fresh out of the garden or can be canned or frozen.
It is resistant to common bean
mosaic virus as well as powdery mildew. It does well in
cool, short climates, as well as in warm, humid climates.
Bred by the Southeastern
Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina.
It was released in 1949 with the cooperation of the Mississippi,
Alabama, and Florida Agricultural Experimental Stations. About
60 seeds per ounce.
Golden
Wax Improved (a.k.a. Topnotch)
50 days — Plants grow 16 to 18 inches tall, are
upright and compact. The pods are about 5 inches long,
golden-yellow in color, thick, flat, straight, stringless and
tender. Excellent heavy yielding home garden variety. Seeds
white with brown markings on the eyes that resemble 'Soldier'
beans. About 95 seeds per ounce.
Landreth's Stringless
55 days — This very
old variety was released
in 1885
by the
Landreth Seed Company. The pods are green, round
in cross-section, about five inches long, slightly curved, meaty
and tasty, tender and nearly fiberless borne on twenty inch, erect
plants.
About 65 seeds per ounce.
Promise
(1898) Half Runner
60 days — This is a bean variety that has been grown by
the Phillips family of Northeastern Oregon since 1898. John
Phillips (Mike Dunton's Great-great grandfather) the pioneer settler of Promise, Oregon purchased these
beans for growing on the homestead. Promise, despite the
name, is a harsh corner of the state. These beans are
prolific, hardy and helped to sustain the family. Small
white seeds produce semi-erect, half runner type plants that can
benefit from some support.
Good fresh or canned.
Received less than an ounce of seed from Mildred Axmaker of
Colton, Oregon in 1999 and have been multiplying out ever since.
2004 was the public's first chance at trying these beans.
About 100 seeds per ounce.
Limited Quantity. Please order no more than 4 samplers per family.
Roma
II
58 days — Broad, flat pods that are grayish green in
color. Very tasty fresh and retains flavor after
processing. This is a favorite variety of our family for
eating fresh. 'Roma II' was selected for disease
resistance from a population of 'Roma' beans.
Royal
Burgundy
60 days
—
The plants are erect and reach
about 18 inches in height and do well in cooler weather. The Round,
stringless, purple five to six inch long pods that turn dark green when
cooked. Great for freezing, canning or fresh eating. Released
about 1976.
About 110 seeds per ounce.
Slenderette
55 days
—
The plants are upright, dark green
and produce excellent yields of slim, five inch long, straight pods with
white seeds. Excellent fresh, canned or frozen. Bred and
introduced by the Charter Seed Company in 1968.
About 85 seeds per ounce.
PVP expired in 1992.
Tendergreen
50 days
—
An old multipurpose variety that was released about 1922 and
"All-American Selection®"
winner in 1933. The
plants are strong and erect and reach about twenty inches in
height. The pods are round, meaty and stringless.
About 70 seeds per ounce.
Topcrop
50 days — This variety was released by the USDA,
Beltsville, Maryland in 1950 and was
an "All-American Selection®"
winner in the same year.
Very disease resistant, strong upright plants reaching 24
inches tall. Pods are six to seven inches long, round and stringless. The crops are heavy with pickings
concentrated. The seeds are dark brown speckled with
tan. Great fresh, canned or frozen. About 80 seeds
per ounce.
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