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BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris)
) 40-60 seeds per packet. An ancient staple crop grown throughout North and South America. Sow beans 1-2 inches deep in full sun, when danger of frost is past. Soaking for 1-2 hours before planting speeds germination. Beans will rot if soil is cold or very wet. Sow bush types 6-12 inches apart in beds; pole types 6 inches apart in rows. Provide support for pole types. Harvest for snaps when pods are good-sized; keep snaps well-picked, as production slows as seed matures. Strings will develop in over-mature pods in any variety. For dry beans leave pods on the plants until dry, or pick when leathery, and dry indoors.
Royalty Purple Pod Beans seeds Royalty Purple Pod
56 days. Tender, bright purple pods turn green when cooked. Very ornamental, beautiful and tasty. A good home garden variety. Bush plant.

Item Code: BN101  
$2.00
Golden Wax Beans seeds Golden Wax
55 days. Delicious, golden-yellow pods are stringless and are of good quality with extra- fine rich flavor. This old-time favorite has bush plants.

Item Code: BN104  
$2.00
Old Homestead (Kentucky Wonder Pole)
65 days. This Homesteaders' heirloom was introduced in 1864. It is a pole bean with 6"-8" green pods that are very tender when cooked and have a great flavor. In 1896 Peter Henderson & Co. said, "This we regard as far ahead of any other green Pole Bean." They also said it was 10 days earlier.

Item Code: BN105  
$2.00
Roma II
55 days. This is an improved Romano, bush-type, green bean that produces loads of 6"-7" wide pods that are very flavorful tasting.

Item Code: BN107  
$2.00
McCaslan 42 Pole
62 days. This is a selection of the old McCaslan bean that had been grown by the McCaslan family of Georgia since before 1900. This strain was selected by the Corneli Seed Company of Saint Louis in 1962. The dark-green pods are stringless and full of flavor. The white seeds are also great for a dry bean. This strain is extra productive and hardy.

Item Code: BN108  
$2.00
Jacob's Cattle
An old-time bean from the New England states, the white and maroon mottled beans have long been a staple for baking and soups. This early bush variety is also good as a snap bean.

Item Code: BN115  
$2.25
Purple Podded Pole
This delicious heirloom was discovered in the Ozark mountains by Henry Fields in the 1930's and is still requested by many "Old Timers" of this region. The pods are bright-purple, stringless, and tender. Plants grow to 6' and produce heavy yields.

Item Code: BN114  
$2.75
Papa De Rola Beans seeds Papa De Rola
90 days. Also called "Dove's Breast". Plump, oval beans are half white and half beige, streaked with red. An excellent soup bean with good flavor; the 4' plants need some support. Our grower reports this also makes a fantastic green bean. This rare heirloom comes from Portugal.

Item Code: BN117 Out of Stock
Contender (Buff Valentine)
50 days. A superb bush bean, with huge yields of excellent quality pods. Earlier than most others & perfect for market. Introduced in 1949.

Item Code: BN102  
$1.75
Henderson's Black Valentine
53 days. Introduced in 1897 by Peter Henderson & Co. Excellent fresh snap bean has tasty pods! Also makes a great dry soup bean. Great yields! Any seed that has "Henderson's" name on it just has to be good - that is why we offer so many of his fine varieties throughout our catalog. An all-purpose pole bean.

Item Code: BN103  
$2.00
Cherokee Trail of Tears
This heirloom was brought from Tennessee by the Cherokee people as they were marched to Oklahoma by the Federal Government in 1839 over the infamous "Trail of Tears" that left so many dead and suffering. This prolific variety is good as a snap or dry bean and has shiny, black beans. Hardy, vining plants.

Item Code: BN106  
$2.50
White Rice Bean
An old heirloom that produces slender seeds that are about 1/3" long. They are great in rice dishes and casseroles, as they cook fast and have a delicious, rich taste.

Item Code: BN116  
$2.50
Rattlesnake Pole
This pole bean is easy to grow and produces lots of green pods that have purple streaks. Good flavor and very tender, the speckled seeds are popular in soup. This variety is great for hot, humid areas.

Item Code: BN109  
$2.25
State Half Runner
60 days. Short 3' semi-vining plants produce 4" pods that have a very strong, beany taste. Popular in many areas and high yielding, bushy vines do not require staking. Selected by West Virginia University.

Item Code: BN110  
$2.00
Mayflower Beans seeds Mayflower
This is the bean that is said to have come to America with the Pilgrims in 1620. This old cutshort green bean has great flavor and the red/white beans are quite tasty. A long-time staple in the Carolinas.

Item Code: BN111  
$2.50
Missouri Wonder Beans seeds Missouri Wonder
70 days. Old time cornfield type. Vines produce flavorful pods even under stress. The dry beans look like pintos. Introduced around 1931 and grown in corn fields, as corn stalks support them quite well.

Item Code: BN112  
$2.50
Blue Lake Bush 274
60 days. This dark-green bean has been a standard for over 40 years. The bush plants set heavy yields of flavorful pods that are tender and crisp. Developed in 1961 from the Pole Blue Lake.

Item Code: BN119  
$1.75
Molly Frazier's White Cutshort
A favorite of a local family for several generations, the green pods are richly flavored and much tastier than many modern strains. Dry beans are great for soups and are bright white in color. The short vines are very productive. A very rare Ozark heirloom.

Item Code: BN120  
$2.75
Hutterite Soup
70 days. This variety is revered for making fabulous soups, having a great creamy texture and fine flavor. The seeds are a creamy color and the bush plants are productive. This variety was grown and preserved by the Hutterite Christian group, who followed the teaching of Jacob Hutter, their Austrian leader. They immigrated to North America in the 1760s and still have communities set up across America.

Item Code: BN121  
$2.50
Elvie
Given to us by a customer, this heirloom makes a great green or dry bean. The pods are very tender and have a rich old-time flavor; the beans look like pintos. Bush plants set good yields.

Item Code: BN123 Out of Stock
Ram's Horn
A really rare, old-fashioned, string bean with green pods, the beans are beige with a black swirl that resembles a ram's horn, hence the name. It makes a great soup bean. A pole type with dark green foliage.

Item Code: BN124  
$2.50
Potato Bean     New!
An heirloom that was sent to us from a family in Oregon. They had been growing it for many years. It produces huge, fat, white beans that are among the largest I have seen! Great for cooking. Vining plants set good yields. Delicious and hard to find. 20 seeds

Item Code: BN125 Out of Stock
Dragon Tongue     New!
This famous Dutch heirloom bean has an incomparable flavor. The tender and superbly delicious 7" pods are yellow, with amazing purple streaks! Also makes a tasty shelled bean. Popular with chefs and gourmets. Compact plants set high yields.

Item Code: BN126 Out of Stock
Greasy Grits     New!
A popular old Appalachian and Mountain folk heirloom that used to be common in much of the Midwest and South, but now is very rare. It gets the name because its pods are smoother and shinier than other beans, giving it a "greasy" appearance. Pods are harvested small and used like other green beans, or you can allow to dry for a brown soup bean that is easy to shell. Highly productive vines.

Item Code: BN127 Out of Stock