BEANS Bush shell & Cowpeas Bush Shell Hint
For a continuous supply of fresh shelling beans, plant once a week for the first month of the gardening season. Your crop will bear a fresh sup- ply throughout the season. Packets contain 2 ounces of seed. Bush Shell
etna - 68 Day Vermont Cranberry
❦ W Vermont Cranberry 60 Day
Bush Shell
Our Bean of the Millennium. An old-time New England heir-loom dating back to the 1700s and is perhaps the most attractive of all dried beans. Unduplicated quality, reliabil- ity, and hardiness have made it our most popular bush shelling bean since our beginnings in the seventies. Useful as either a fresh shell bean (60 days) or dry bean (85 days). Brightly colored, red-mottled 6" long pods on vigorous, upright bush-type plants. Sweet, succulent flavor is wonderful in soups, baking and in a variety of other recipes.
#01296 (A) Pkt. $2.75; (N) ½ lb. $9.45; (P) 1 lb. $15.95; (P) 4 lbs. $47.95
Classic, premium quality cranberry-type shelling bean. Remarkable, brightly colored, red and green speckled pods are filled with cream and rose mottled beans. High quality, fine-flavored and good in soups and other cold-weather dishes. Vigorous, bush-type plants yield loads of 6” broad pods. Resis- tant to Common Bean Mosaic Viruses. #01265 (A) Pkt. $2.95; (N) ½ lb. $9.95; (P) 1 lb. $16.50; (P) 4 lbs. $49.50
Etna Flagrano
b flagrano - 76 Day To really enjoy the flavor of flageolet beans, you must harvest them as a ‘green shell’ bean. Each pod of this variety contains 8-10 mint green seeds that are easily extracted from their pods. The beans can be used fresh, in salads, soups or as a vegetable by themselves. They can also be frozen for a delicious meal. Also good as a dry bean. #01272 (A) Pkt. (1¼ Oz.) $2.95; (M) ¼ lb. $6.95; (P) 1 lb. $19.95; (P) 4 lbs. $59.95
Flageolet Bush Shell Coco Rubico
b CoCo rubiCo - 60 Day The most beautiful, dramatic bean we’ve ever offered! Very early, can be used fresh, shelled or dried. Produces heavy sets of big, cream-colored beans with bright rosy-colored spots throughout the season. Pods are 5-6" long, flat, and a beauti- ful, pink-streaked color. #01255 (A) Pkt. $3.25; (N) ½ lb. $10.25; (P) 1 lb. $17.50; (P) 4 lbs. $52.50
Flageolet Bush Shell COWPEA CULTURE
❦ W frenCH HortiCultural 64 Day
Bush Shell Tongues of Fire
c tongues of fire or Horto - 75 Day No matter whether you prefer your beans snapped, shelled or baked, this one is a must! Our strain is the original Fire Tongue from Italy with out- standing genetic purity. A magnificent snap bean when picked at 5" (56 days). Pods are flat and a lovely pale green with reddish-purple streaks and an unusual beany flavor. Irresistible in the green shell stage or leave to full maturity to yield a wonderful, flavorful dry baking bean. Seeds are large, round and buff colored with red splashes and dots. Plants are robust with dark green foliage and lovely pink blossoms. #01088 (A) Pkt. $2.65; (N) ½ lb. $8.95; (P) 1 lb. $14.95; (P) 4 lbs. $44.95
Bush Shell 10
An excellent shelling bean, renowned for its taste and shell- ing ease. We list this variety as a bush bean, although it produces runners for many customers. A very hardy bean, 18" tall, dependable and disease resistant. Preferred by many as a dry bean (90 days); however, we recommend it as a shelling bean. Freezing and canning qualities are superior. #01269 (A) Pkt. $2.55; (N) ½ lb. $8.75; (P) 1 lb. $14.50; (P) 4 lbs. $43.95
Also known as ‘Flesh Peas’, ‘Stock Peas’, ‘Texas Cream Peas’, or ‘Southern Peas’, Cowpeas have a high protein content and may be eaten as snaps or dried. Seed of certain varieties are very fragile and as a result they can lose germination rapidly. We recommend planting at a heavier rate to compensate. Excellent for use as a green manure crop. Plant ½ lb. for a 200’ row. A packet contains 2 oz. unless other- wise stated.
W blaCk eye - 85 Day Vigorous, heavy-yielding and very reliable. Pleasant, sweet, pea-like taste and buttery texture. Pods are 6-7" long, well-filled with large, smooth-skinned seeds of delicious flavor and consistency. Resistant to Common Wilt, Nema- todes and other diseases. #02077 (A) Pkt. $2.25; (N) ½ lb. $5.95; (P) 1 lb. $9.95; (P) 4 lbs. $32.95
Pinkeye Purple Hull
W pinkeye purple Hull 85 Day
White Half Runner
W WHite Half runner 60 Day
Bush Shell
Very popular across the South as a shelling bean, and as a tender, stringless snap bean. Not recommended for northern climates. Bushy and vigorous vines with short runners that thrive in heat with little water. In certain areas this bean is also known as the Mississippi Skip Bean. #01097 (A) Pkt. $2.45; (N) ½ lb. $8.45; (P) 1 lb. $14.25; (P) 4 lbs. $42.95
A favorite in the South. Bush- type plant that grows well in most all climates. Pink-colored seeds. Great for Mexican dishes or to freeze. #02095 (A) Pkt. $2.25; (N) ½ lb. $5.95; (P) 1 lb. $9.95; (P) 4 lbs. $32.95
Mississippi Silver
Black Eye
W mississippi silVer 64 Day
Earlier and more uniform ma- turing. Pods set at foliage level above the vine, and are easy to shell and pick. At maturity pods are smooth, silvery-colored, touched occasionally with streaks of rose. Peas are large, brown to brown-red in color, and flattened, or “crowned” on the ends. One of the easiest to shell.
#02091 (A) Pkt. $2.25; (N) ½ lb. $5.95; (P) 1 lb. $9.95; (P) 4 lbs. $32.95
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