Beans

1945 All-America Selections Winner! 58 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Commodore Improved Bean. It is a popular heirloom bush bean variety known for its productivity, flavor, and ease of growth. This bush plant produces good yields of uniform 7 ½” long by ½” wide dark green beans. Great fresh or cooked. Open plants make harvesting easy. Excellent freezing variety. Also known as Improved Commodore Beans. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549544. A variety from the USA.

53 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Derby Bean. This bush plant produces good yields of 6" long green beans all season long. The beans are long, straight, and stringless. Best if beans are picked when 5" long. Good freezing and canning variety. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 550150. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BCMV.

1945 All-America Selections Winner! 75 days. Phaseolus lunatus. Open Pollinated. Fordhook 242 Lima Bean. The plant produces good yields of 4" long lima beans. It is a classic, highly popular bush lima bean variety and is a top choice for home gardeners and market growers due to its reliability, productivity, and flavor. This flavorful variety has 3 to 4 seeds per pod and is easy to shell. Excellent canning and freezing variety. Also known as Fordhook Bush 242 Lima Beans. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549464. A variety from the USA.

1957 All-America Selections Winner! 52 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Greencrop Bean. This bush plant produces excellent yields of 8" long by ½" wide green beans. It is a popular snap bean variety, prized for its early maturity, high yields, excellent flavor, and flat, wide pods. Beans have excellent flavor and are tender. Used fresh, canning, and freezing. This quality bean is used for commercial production for supermarket sales. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549575. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BCMV.

1991 All-America Selections Winner! 63 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Kentucky Blue Pole Bean. This high-quality pole plant produces good yields of 7" long, delicious, dark green beans. It is a cross between Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake, combining the best of both. Excellent for fresh eating, steaming, canning, or freezing. For the best flavor, pick when 5" long. The plant has 8 foot long vines. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 539928. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BCMV, R.

50 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Topcrop Bean. This early maturing bush plant produces heavy yields of very flavorful, straight 5 ½” long by ½” wide green beans. This high quality variety was developed by the USDA and is noted for its flavor and disease resistance. The bean is stringless and perfect for canning and freezing. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549568. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BCMV (NY 15 and PV-1).

1948 All-America Selections Winner! 58 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Cherokee Wax Bean. It is a popular bush bean variety prized for its productivity, disease resistance, stringless yellow pods, and good flavor. This bush plant produces excellent yields of 6" long yellow wax beans. Excellent fresh, canned, or frozen. The beans are black. Also known as Cherokee Yellow Wax Bean. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549652. A 1847 heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BCMV, R.