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this time, we have now ceased offering individual packets of vegetable
seeds with the exception of our famous heirloom tomato seeds. Due to the
current state of the economy, we are finding that the majority of our customers
are asking for sets of seeds that will allow them to grow enough vegetables
to help reduce the cost of groceries. We are now focusing on offering sets
of vegetable seeds to our customers at an affordable price that will allow
them to grow their own food. These sets of seeds are
also very storable and can be used over the course of several growing seasons.
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packets of seeds, but the produce they will yield for you will give you
an even greater savings off your grocery bill. With this in mind,
at this time, we will no longer be offering individual packets of vegetable
seeds for individual sale with the exception of our heirloom tomatoes.
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seeds we offer in our sets.
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Seeds for Heirloom Beans and Open Pollinated Bean Seeds We are proud to offer our fine selection of heirloom beans and open pollinated bean seeds to our many satisfied customers from around the globe who desire only the best beans. Recently, due to increased levels of bean seed sales, we were able to lower the prices of our bean seeds to as low as $1.25 per pack or £0.74 pence depending on your currency, while most of our bean seeds now sell for $1.50 or $0.88 pence per packet! You will be lucky to find bean seeds at these prices at your local garden center, nursery or other seed dealers. We ship worldwide and shipping is still only $1.50 to the United States and £0.88 pence on as many packets of bean seeds as you can order. Whether you order one packet of gbean seeds or one hundred packets, shipping is still only $1.50/£0.88! Receive free seeds with every order! Bulk
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Origin: USA Item #: BUSHBEAN001 The Purple Queen Bean is one of the best purple podded, stringless bean varieties available for your garden. This lovely bean variety features an abundance of 5 to 5.5 inch slender pods of a royal burgundy to intense purple color that turn a brilliant jade green color when cooked. The pods are produced on a lovely, upright, bush type bean plant. Due to their color, they are very easy to harvest which prevents the typical waste of other varieties where green pods are easily lost amongst green foliage. The Purple Queen Bean is exceptionally hardy, very disease resistant and are easy to grow. This wonderful bean variety is ideal for northern climates as it has no problem germinating in cool, wet soil. Purple Queen is an exceptional producer! Use Purple Queen Beans either cooked as snap green beans or alternatively raw in salads. Purple Queen Beans are resistant to bean beetles and tolerates BCMV. Purple Queen Beans can be utilized fresh or are also excellent for canning or freezing. Matures in 50 to 55 days. 
Blue Lake Bush Bean (Blue Lake #274 Bean) Origin: USA Item #: BUSHBEAN002 The Blue Lake Bush Bush Bean (also known as the Blue Lake #274 Bean) is a bush version of the famous Blue Lake Pole Bean that is hands down, historically, the best Pole Bean ever offered anywhere in the world. Having originally been introduced by the Asgrow Company in 1962, Blue Lake #274 combined the great flavor and production of the original Blue Lake Bean on an easy to manage, upright bush-type plant of 15 to 18 inches in height. There has been no looking back ever since, for the Blue Lake Bush Bean (or Blue Lake #274 Bean) quickly became the most widely grown bush bean variety in the United States and has remained so for over 35 years! The Blue Lake Bush Bean (or Blue Lake #274 Bean) features a lush, green upright bush type plant that produces an abundance of old fashioned 5 to 5.5 inch long green, stringless pods. The pods possess an exceptional, sweet flavor like green beans are meant to have. When cooked, the meaty, white seeded bean pods retain their firmness. Unlike other bush bean varieties, Blue Lake Bush Beans retain their tenderness over a long period. If harvested regularly, the Blue Lake Bush Bean will continue to yield a heavy crop over the entire season. This wonderful bush bean variety is a must for every garden and is resistant to Bean Mosaic virus and adapts to a wide range of climates. Although this variety, like all other bush beans are best used fresh, the "green beans" of this variety are exceptional for storage, either canned or frozen. In fact, this variety was once the dominant canning bean on the market! Matures in 50 to 60 days. Blue Lake Pole Bean Origin: USA Item #: POLEBEAN001 For many years, the Blue Lake Pole Bean has been considered the STANDARD for all pole green bean varieties. In fact, in the early part of the 20th century, the Blue Lake Pole Bean was the only bean grown for canning purposes in the Blue Lake area near Ukiah, California where it was developed. In 1923, this wonderful pole bean variety arrived in Oregon, which at that time, was the heart of bean research and bean production in the United States. According to the late James A. Baggett of OSU (who contributed so much to the world of horticulture during his tenure at OSU as a vegetable researcher and variety developer), by the 1950's, over 10,000 acres of Blue Lake Pole Beans were being grown in Western Oregon. As a result of the cultivation of this variety, Oregon's Willamette Valley in the north west part of our state, became famous around the world for their hand-picked beans. Prior to this era, Blue Lake Beans were often stringy and many had colored seeds, but with its popularity in Western Oregon, it became much improved into the Blue Lake Beans we know and love today. Currently, most strains of Blue Lake Pole Beans trace back to the breeding efforts of the Ferry-Morse Company during the 1950's. Today, despite its origin as a humble canning variety, Blue Lake Pole Beans are now widely recognized as a gourmet bean variety! Fine produce sellers and grocers who are in "the know" often advertise them as "Blue Lake Beans" opposed to selling them as simple "Green Beans", while immature pods of this great old variety are sold as "Baby Blue Lake Beans", which illustrate that even the non-gardening general public recognize this variety as the best green bean on the market. In fact, despite the many new bean offerings by countless seed houses throughout the world, the Blue Lake Bean continues to more than hold its own against the new-fangled varieties created through scientific breeding and genetic modification! In a recent taste-test performed by Sunset Magazine, 5 out of 6 tasters preferred Blue Lake to the other varieties tested. Blue Lake Pole Bean produces a heavy crop of delicious, tender, tasty green beans that reach 6 to 7 inches in length. Unlike Runner Beans, this lovely bean variety does not require the presence of bees for pollination. The jade green colored pods are ideal for canning or freezing, are stringless and are high in Vitamins A, B and C. Some form of support is necessary to grow this wonderous bean variety as the vines will reach 7 feet in height. Matures in 55 to 65 days.. Christmas Pole Lima Bean (Calico Lima Bean) Origin: USA Item #: LIMABEAN001 The Christmas Pole Lima Bean, once also known as the Calico Lima Bean is an ancient variety of climbing Lima Bean renowned for its fantastic color. This wonderful and hard to find Lima Bean was originally introduced to the United States in 1840 and has been with is ever since. The Christmas Pole Lima is a long season lima bean which is grown primarily for its beautiful seeds which are a light cream color that is variegated in a deep maroon. The plants of this variety are very evasive growers and will reach heights of well over 10 feet, hence supports are very much a necessity. The plants produce an abundance of 4 to 6 inch long bean pods which each contain 4 or 5 of the colored lima beans. The beans can be used either shelled or dry and turn a pink-brown color when cooked. Their taste is characteristic of other Lima Beans; a buttery, rich flavor which is somewhat more mild than other lima bean varieties. Mature in 85 to 90 days. Henderson's Bush Lima Bean (Henderson's Baby Lima Bean) Origin: USA Item #: LIMABEAN002 Henderson's Bush Lima Bean (also known as "Henderson's Dwarf Lima Bean", "Earliest Bush Lima Bean" and "Henderson's Baby Lima Bean" was first introduced by the Peter Henderson Seed Company in 1888. Two somewhat different legends surround the origin of this wonderful lima bean variety. According to one legend, this bean was found growing wild along a fence on a Virginia roadside by a soldier returning home from the American Civil War in 1865. The second, more detailed legend, states that the bean variety was actually growing along side a Virginia roadside in 1885 by a common laborer. The laborer then sold the seeds he collected from the lima bean variety to T.W. Woods & Son's Company of Richmond, Virginia, who in turn sold the bean stock to Peter Henderson. What is known for fact is that Henderson was responsible for introducing the variety to the public three years later in 1888. Henderson's Bush Lima Bean is the old fashioned standard for lima or wax beans in the United States and will still give any modern lima bean variety a great run for its money nearly 120 years later. This old fashioned bean variety is ideal for canning, freezing and drying, which make it ideal all around. This lovely variety features tall, bushy plants which are reliable and early producers and will provide enormous yields of lima beans right up until the first frost. Bush lima beans are very easy to cultivate and this variety will produce a great crop of small, flat, slightly curved, bean pods which contain 3 to 4 plump, buttery flavored lima beans that will dry to an ivory white in color. This variety produces earlier
than most bean varieties, providing a fine harvest within 60 to 65 days.
This great lima bean is drought tolerant and is extremely suitable for
the American South.
King of the Garden Pole Lima Bean Origin: USA Item #: LIMABEAN007 The King of the Garden Pole Lima is an old fashioned, heirloom lima bean that was first introduced in 1883 and has remained very popular ever since. This variety is a very good climber and reaches heights of up to eight feet. Supports of some type, are therefore a necessity, but the extra work of erecting poles or other supports saves precious space in the garden and a great number of plants can be grown in a smaller space than required for the same number of bush varieties. The fast growing vines are very productive and give a very high yield of dark green, 8 inch long pods. Each pod contains four to six large creamy-yellow colored lima beans. The beans are very plump and possess a fine buttery taste. One of the best choices for using dried. Matures in 70 to 75 days. 
Dark Red Kidney Bean Origin: USA Item #: DRYBEAN001 The Dark Red Kidney Bean is the famous dry bean that is used in Chili Con Carne and various other well known dishes. This variety is also known as the Red Bean, which sometimes causes confusion between it and the Adzuki Bean. The Red Kidney is a medium sized variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and features a dark red shell with a cream colored flesh. Its popularity can be attributed to its excellent flavor and many uses. Dark Red Kidney Beans are a bush variety which are produced on a sturdy plant which yields an abundance of hearty pods that contain five large red, kidney shaped beans. Kidney Beans may be dried or canned, but either way, great care must be taken to boil Kidney Beans for at least 10 minutes before consuming them. Kidney Beans contain a toxic compund called lectin phytohaemagglutinin which can cause severe stomach upset if the beans are eaten raw. Boiling degrades this compound. Matures in 95 days.
20+ seeds per packet We have been working really hard this season to greatly expand our heirloom bean offerings and believe that we have put together one of the largest collections of beans that can be found just about anywhere. We now have over 120 varieties in our inventory! Container Growing Tips: Use #3 (or 3 gallon) containers with 1 GPH mini drip heads with ¼ inch drip lines for the best results. Provide strong supports. ~ Bush Beans ~ Blue Lake Bush 1960's introduction. A bush type variation of the famous Blue Lake Pole variety. 5 inch, stringless jade green pods grow on compact plants Productive and exceptional flavor. 50 days. $1.99 Purple Queen The best purple podded snap bean for your garden! Big yields of slender 5 inch pods of a royal burgundy color that turn a brilliant jade green when cooked. Very productive, disease resistant and good for northern areas. Use them fresh or for canning and freezing. 50 days. $1.99 Black Valentine Bush - 49-55 days. Introduced in 1897 by Peter Henderson. Shiny black seeds and 6" pods. Excellent for use as a fresh snap bean or a dry soup bean. Prolific and dependable plants produce pods borne above the foliage. Bush habit. $1.99 Bountiful Bush - 50 days. In 1897 Peter Henderson & Company paid Abel Steele of Ferguson, Ontario $25.00 for naming this new variety . Heavy crops of excellent quality, brittle, stringless 6-7" pods. Productive bush plants grow 16" tall $1.99 Contender - 48 days. Very popular old-time seed that bears big yields of medium green, tender and fiber free, 5-7" long beans. Excellent full bean flavor. $1.99 Giant Stringless Bush - 56 days. Bush green bean. Plants bear round, 6-inch, stringless pods with excellent old time flavor. Pods stay tender even when nearing maturity. $1.99 Green Isle Bush - 60 days. White seeded, bush habit, green slender pods. Good yields and mild flavor. Known as a good bean for freezing. Tolerance to common mosaic. $1.99 Kentucky Wonder Bush - 56 days.6-7" long flat pods held well off the ground with that great Kentucky wonder flavor. Excellent substitute for the pole type. $1.99 Landreth Stringless Bush - 55 days. Very productive 16 inch vines producing round, slightly curved thick pods. Pods are 5 1/2" long, stringless and fiberless. Dark green in color. Will yield even under adverse conditions making this variety perfect for home gardeners. The flavor is also excellent; beans are tender and juicy. $1.99 Provider - 50 days. Good tolerance of cold, wet weather and generally get a good crop of green beans a little earlier than about anyone. Good yields of 5-6" long, tender, medium green pods. Try this one if you just can't wait for green beans. $1.99 Roma II - 59 days. The taste of Romano type beans is completely unique and delicious. Roma II has high yields of flat, wide pods borne on a compact bush plant. Easy grower. $1.99 State Half Runner - 60 days. Short 3' semi-vining plants produce 4" slightly curved pods that have a good and strong, beany taste. Very popular in many areas with high yielding, bushy vines that do not require staking. West Virginia selection. $1.99 Strike - 55 days. An outstanding green bean that survives several pickings and keeps on bearing. Huge harvests of 5-6" beans are borne high on the plant for easy picking. Great appearance. Easy bean to grow for home garden,too. Flavor is mild. $1.99 Tema - 56 days. Good canning or freezing green beans. Very high yields of attractive, shiny, stringless 5-6" pods. Tolerates summer heat better than some. $1.99 Tendercrop - 54 days. Old time favorite that many prefer for freezing or canning. Excellent yields of 5-6", medium green, tender beans with really good taste. Good holding quality with slow seed and fiber development. $1.99 Tendergreen Improved - 54 days. Nearly round, dark green, tender and stringless pods are 5-6" long with a rich bean flavor. Continues to perform in the warmer months. $1.99 Tennessee Greenpod - 60 days. Old time Tennessee favorite with excellent flavor. Crisp slightly curved pods with good yields. $1.99 Top Crop - 50 days. If your parents grew green beans, it was probably Top Crop. Old-fashioned favorite that is still very hard to beat. 6" pods are medium grean, straight and have a great green bean flavor. $1.99 White Half Runner - 60 days. Once called the "Greasy Bean" because it seems to secrete a fine oil while cooking giving a light sheen to the cooking water. It may also be one of the very best tasting bush green bean in the world. Half runner type does not require support and gives very large yields of slightly curved pods that are round ,light green and stringless if picked young. Excellent shell bean when mature. Outstanding hillbilly bean that has lasted through time. $1.99 ~ Pole Beans ~ Blue Lake Pole Legendary 1920's heirloom grown in the Blue Lake area near Ukiah, California. Later very popular in the NW. By the 1950's, over 10,000 acres of this bean were also being cultivated in Western Oregon for the canning industry. 7 inch green pods are so tasty that in a recent taste test performed by Sunset Magazine, 5 out 6 people preferred Blue Lake over other varieties! Reaches 7 feet tall, so needs support. 55 days. $1.99 Genuine Cornfield Pole - 71 days. Six inch pods are tender and green in the young stage maturing to a purplish-brown with a small brown flecked bean. Known in Mexico since 1770 and long favored by the Iroquois. Traditionally planted with corn. Tolerates drought and heat better than most. Good old time taste. $1.99 Kentucky Blue Pole - 62 days.
This is a stable cross between Blue Lake and Kentucky Wonder. Mild flavor
on stringless beans that are borne in profusion until frost. 5-6" beans
have white seed. $1.99
Kentucky Wonder Brown Pole - 65 days. Old Homestead. 7-8" string beans are borne in clusters on a long bearing plant. Rust resistant beans are meaty, with mild flat pods and a true pole bean taste. Huge yields. Brown seeds. Popular since the mid 1800's. $1.99 McCaslan Pole - Great for home garden or market, superb quality, stringless and meaty. Pods are 8", dark green and borne in profusion. White seeds. Use fresh or as dry shelled. Excellent old-fashioned bean. $1.99 Missouri Wonder Pole - 70 days. 5" long medium green bean does well when planted with corn and does well under dry, hot, stressed conditions. Seeds are brown striped. Has that good old-fashioned green bean flavor. $1.99 Rattlesnake - 73 days. Rattlesnake is a heavy producer in the hot, humid areas of the coastal Mid-Atlantic and South coastal areas where sandy soil prevails. Beans are sweet, rich, and full flavored. Stringless when pods are small to medium size. Vines are vigorous climbers which bear 7 in. round pods containing buff-colored seeds splashed with brown. $1.99 Romano Pole - Distinctive bean that is a wide, flat, Italian-type growing to about 5 feet tall. Known for its abundance of 6 inch long pods and a long harvest period. Pick when young for best flavor. $1.99 ~ Lima & Wax Beans ~ Christmas Pole A hard to find 1840's heirloom also known as the Calico Lima that is renowned for its spectacular color. 10 foot vines yield huge pods that contain 4 or 5 beautiful light cream beans that are variegated in a rich maroon color. Can be used fresh or dried and has a rich, buttery taste. Easy to grow, but needs supports. 85 days. $1.99 King of the Garden This wonderful old variety is our most popular and dates back to the 1880's. Fast growing vines reach up to 8 feet and yield piles of dark green 8 inch pods that contain four to six, plump creamy-yellow colored beans. Very fine, buttery taste. The best Lima for dry use. 70 days. $1.99 Henderson's Baby Bush Lima This wonderful miniature variety was introduced by Peter Henderson in 1888, but was said to be found by a Confederate Soldier who saw it growing along a Virginia fence line as he was returning home from the war. The bushy plants of this variety are resistant to drought and are reliable, early producers of small, flat curved pods with 3 or 4 small, but plump, ivory colored beans. Has a very fine flavor and belongs in every garden. Especially suited for gardens in the Old South. 60 days. $1.99 Gigandes This rare Peruvian heirloom is similar in shape to the Christmas Pole Lima, but of a rich white color. Very fine taste. 90 days. $1.99 Persian Lima A truly unusual heirloom variety from Iran with beans of a striking red color with black markings. Fine taste. Very rare. 95 days. $1.99 Black Pencil Pod Wax - 58 days. Round,pencil shaped pods are 6-7" long and straight. Clear yellow color. Very brittle beans are stringless with black seeds. Dates to around 1900 and was developed by western New York breeder Calvin Keeney, called the Father of the Stringless Bean. Good flavor. Bears well into the warm summer months. $1.99 Burpee Improved Lima - 75 days. Bush Type. Huge yields of 3-5 large, flat limas per pod. Strong vigorous bush type plant produces pods in clusters. $1.99 Cherokee Wax - 50 days. Great old heirloom bears very tasty, oval, 5-6" pods on erect, vigorous bush. Completely stringless and nice yellow color. Performs well in adverse weather. Black seeded. $1.99 Dragon Tongue - 60 days. Dragon Tongue is probably one of the best multipurpose bean available. Very good as a snap bean or as a shelled bean when mature. As a snap, harvest when the flat beans turn from lime green to buffed yellow with bright purple stripes. If dried beans are desired, let pods fully mature. 24 inch tall plants. Light brown seeds with dark brown mottling. $1.99 Florida Butter - Pole bean. Long season producer, "speckled" butter bean, green pods, sets and bears well in hot, humid weather. Excellent choice for southern gardens. Good creamy, smooth flavor. $1.99 Fordhook Bush Lima - 75 days. Popular and dependable old favorite for good yields of nickle sized, greenish white limas. Large, vigorous bush type plants. Heat tolerant. $1.99 Goldcrop Wax - 55 days. 5-7" long bright yellow, round straight pods that are also stringless. Small upright bush plant resists hot weather blossom drop. White seeds. $1.99 Jackson Wonder Lima - 54 days. I like this bean for its large yields of small, speckled beans that set very well in hot and dry weather. Originated by Thomas Jackson, an Atlanta farmer about 1888. Very popular old time southern favorite. $1.99 Sieva Pole Lima - 79 Days.
Small to medium, light green seeds. Quick to bean, heavy yields, flat,
smooth bean, excellent fresh, green when picked, dries white. Good, dependable
producer. $1.99
Thorogreen Lima - 65 days. Baby bush type takes up very little room and yet produces large yields of small pale green limas. Withstands moderate heat and drought. $1.99 White Dixie Butterpea Baby Lima - 76 days. White baby limas on tallish bush plants. Sets well in hot weather making it a good choice for Southern gardens. Good flavor. $1.99 ~ Runner Beans ~
Scarlet Emperor First known in England in the 1600's, this famous variety has been known in the U.S. since about 1800. It is highly coveted for its strikingly colored red blossoms and is often grown for exhibition. Yields huge green pods up to a foot long, but are best harvested at 6 inch sizes and used like green beans. Inside each pod are some of the most colorful beans you have ever seen, a lovely purple black mottled with a rich red or lavender. The seeds are sometimes used to make jewelry. Getting hard to find. 80 days. $2.50 Sweet White Runner An old English variety that has been known in the UK since at least the 17th century. Though it's highly coveted for its beautiful white flowers, it is also a fine eating bean (often under the name Emergo). Gives long slender green pods that hold large white beans. Pods can be prepared like green beans, while the beans can also be used dried. Fine taste. 80 days. $2.50 ~ Dry Beans ~ Red Kidney This is the famous bean that is used in Chili Con-Carne and that was widely served up to cowboys on cattle drives in the Old American West from the back of a Chuck Wagon. It is a medium sized variety of the common bean and are sometimes called Red Beans. Sturdy, disease resistant bush type plants give an abundance of hearty pods that contain at least 5 large red, kidney shaped beans. Used dried or canned, but take great care to cook the beans for at least 10 minutes as Kidney beans contain a compound which can cause stomach upset. Boiling degrades this compound. 95 days. $1.99 Dwarf Horticultural Taylor Bean - 60 days. Great for a green shell bean. Produces high yields of greenish-yellow 5" pods that are splashed with red. Beans are light buff colored with red spots. Great taste. $1.99 Fava Bean Broad Windsor - 75 days.Huge beans enclosed in large, spongey inedible pods. Used extensively in Mediterranean cooking and a real taste treat. Documented by Burr in 1863 as simply "Windsor". Listed as Broad Windsor in 1885. Grows in cool weather right on the heels of peas. $1.99 Mung - A very favored base to traditional Chinese dishes. Grow your own beans for sprouting! $1.99 Pinto 1500's Heirloom. A relative of the Kidney Bean, this variety is widely used for making refried beans and can also be used in recipes that call for Kidney Beans. This half-runner variety gives a good yields of nice green pods that can be used for green beans. The pods contain at least 5 beige colored beans that are streaked with a nice dark brown color. The name Pinto means painted in Spanish, referring to their unusual coloration. One of the most popular beans in the U.S. 90 days. $1.99 Navy A very famous variety that is used in soups and for baking. It takes its name from the United States Navy who used this bean as a staple food for its sailors in the early 20th century. Bush type plants give loads of small, white dry beans that hold their shape when cooked. Very heavy yielding and full of nutrients! 85 days. $1.99 Small Red This rare Mexican variety, also known as Red Montezuma, is noticeably smaller than the Red Kidney Bean, but resembles it in color. Known in California since the mid 1850's. Has a very fine taste. Possibly superior to the Red Kidney. 95 days. $1.99 Bolita Spanish settlers in New Mexico originally introduced this bean to their colony of New Spain before 1650 and it quickly also became a staple food of Native Americans in the American Southwest. Gives a nice bean of a pinkish beige color that tastes finer than Pinto Beans. This variety is also thought to be easier on the stomach than other beans. Really hard to find outside the Four Corners region. 90 days. $1.99 Butterscotch Calypso Sometimes also called Molasses Face, Maine Yellow Eye and Stueben's Yellow Eye. This heirloom from New England dates back to the 1860's and is thought to be the original variety used to make Boston Baked Beans. Yields lovely white beans that have a distinct yellow splash over the seed's eye. The bush type plants are very hardy and do well in colder climates. 90 days. $1.99 Tepary Also called Tapary, Pawi or Moth Dal, this variety is native to the arroyos of Arizona and were cultivated by the local Native Americans using the Three Sisters method. This strain was excavated in the early 1900's from the Los Muertos prehistoric site in Arizona. Due to its origin, this variety is very good in desert locations or regions that are widely effected by drought. The beans are of a distinctive sand brown color with darker markings and have a unique nutty taste. Very hard to find. 90 days. $1.99 Tiger Eye Originally from
Argentina or Chile, this gorgeous South American heirloom yields large
orange seeds with dark maroon markings that resemble a tiger's eye. They
taste similar to Pinto Beans, but have a creamier taste. Good for chili
or refried beans. The young pods can also be eaten as green beans. Hard
to find. 90 days. $1.99
Runner Cannellini This early 1800's heirloom is larger than the normal Cannellini and has become a staple in Italian cuisine. Its large white beans are noted for their outstanding, bold flavor that is best described as creamy and buttery. 90 days. $1.99 Snowcap This rare heirloom was grown by the Mostoller Family of Somerset County, Pennsylvania for over 100 years. According to local legend, the seed of this variety was collected from the crop of a Canada Goose that one of the Mostoller brothers shot near their father's sawmill near Stoystown, PA in the Autumn of 1865. When their mother, Sarah, dressed the bird out, she discovered a handful of these beans in the Honker's crop. As she had never seen such beans before, she promptly saved them and successfully got them to germinate. It has been preserved ever since. This variety yields some very impressive looking dry beans of a beige ground color with brilliant red-purple markings topped by a snow white cap. 90 days. $1.99 Spanish Tolosna A very rare 1920's heirloom that is similar in flavor to the White Aztec Bean and of a beautiful cinnamon color with darker maroon markings. Very fine taste, which is a pity, because this one is so hard to find. 90 days. $1.99 Anasazi This ancient heirloom is named after the now extinct Anasazi people. In the 1950's, archaeologists digging at an Anasazi site found these beans sealed in a clay pot, carbon dated them at 1500 years old and was able to get a few to sprout. The beans have a rather dramatic appearance; a striking red base color with snow white markings. They have a particularly good taste and tests have indicated that this variety produces less gas in the stomach than most other beans. 90 days. $1.99 Marrow 1850's heirloom once popular in the U.S. for making baked beans. Has a creamy texture and a fine taste that some say is reminiscent of bacon. Makes nice soups when pureed. Very rare. 80 days. $1.99 Jacob's Cattle 1700's New England heirloom. Said to have been originally cultivated by the Passamaquoddy Indians of Maine and was later named by local settlers after the cattle kept by Jacob in the Book of Genesis. The beans have a snow white base color splashed with red somewhat reminiscent of Hereford Cattle. Wonderful taste! 80 days. $1.99 Falcon This 1860's heirloom is really unusual in that it has a white base color with a strange dark marking near the eye that resembles a flying hawk or falcon. They are closely related to the Kidney Bean and grow on a dwarf plant. The variety is technically a Rice Bean in that it has very small seeds that look like large grains of rice. Very mild flavor. 85 days. $1.99 Flor de Mayo A very small, tasty bean that has been grown in Mexico for centuries, but remains very rare elsewhere. Quite similar to a Pinto Bean, but with lavender colored accents. Has a truly exceptional taste! 90 days. $1.99 Orca Also known as the Black Calypso, Vaquero or Yin-Yang Bean, this Mexican heirloom has very distinct black and white markings somewhat similar to a Yin-Yang symbol. Similar in flavor to the Anasazi Bean. 90 days. $1.99 Rattlesnake Closely related to the Pinto Bean and produces medium sized light brown beans that are streaked with a rich mahogany color. Contrary to popular misconception, the name comes not from the seed color, but from the way the pods seem to snake their way around the vines. Has a strong, old fashioned flavor. Pods may be used as green beans. Very heat tolerant. 75 days. $1.99 Black Azuki Also called Black Adzuki or Black Aduki, this ancient East Asian variety is popularly used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Has a light, nutty flavor that is easy to digest. 80 days. $1.99 Red Azuki Just like the above, only red seeded. $1.99 Pink Pearl These small beans are of a nice pink color and are used in chili, soups and more. 90 days. $1.99 Pebbles This very unusual variety produces loads of nice Kidney shaped beans that come in a whole range of colors. Each plant will produce white, brown, red and varying shades of mix colored beans. 90 days. $1.99 Borlotti This great Italian heirloom is very popular in Italian and Portuguese cuisine and is widely known. Yields medium sized tan beans with magenta streaks. 90 days. $1.99 Black Nightfall 19th century heirloom. Grey beans with black markings that look like they were spray painted on. Very tasty. 90 days. $1.99 Amethyst This very rare heirloom yields loads of small oval beans of a beautiful red-purple color that is remindful of an Amethyst. Has a very creamy texture with a nice taste. 85 days. $1.99 White Aztec A rare Mexican heirloom that is believed to originate from the Aztec empire. It is technically a Haricot type bean and is similar to the variety French variety Tarbais. Gives large white beans with a fine taste that is full bodied and slightly nutty. 90 days. $1.99 Green Rice Similar to the variety Falcon mentioned earlier, only of a very light green color. Really beautiful with a nice, mild taste. 85 days. $1.99 Hutterite 1760's heirloom that was brought to New Mexico by a group of Hutterites from Austria. Similar in color to a Black Eye Pea, only instead of white, it is light green with a dark eye. Has a delicate, buttery taste. Rare. 90 days. $1.99 Painted Pony Mexican heirloom similar to Apaloosa. Rich mahogany color with distinctive white markings somewhat remindful of a Paint horse. Has a rich nutty flavor. 90 days. $1.99 Red Calypso This endangered Vermont heirloom is truly beautiful and is of a snow white color with gorgeous scarlet red markings. Its nice flavor goes well with corn. 80 days. $1.99 Cranberry This heirloom is related to the famous variety Tongues of Fire, as well as the well known Pinto bean and is not to be confused with the variety True Vermont Cranberry. Beautiful beans similar to those of Pinto, but with striking magenta colored markings. Fine flavor. 90 days. $1.99 White Emergo This very old heirloom runner bean was practically extinct, but has luckily been saved. Gives large buttery tasting white beans. The young pods can also be used as green beans. 80 days. $1.99 Ojo de Cabra This old Mexican heirloom is from Baja California where it has been grown for centuries. Its name means Goat's Eye due to their color, which is a light tan with coffee colored markings. Very fine sweet flavor. Rare. 80 days. $1.99 Poquito A lovely little Mexican heirloom that gives good yields of small brown beans. Ideal for making baked beans. 80 days. $1.99 Flageolet This famous French heirloom is widely sought after, but hard to find. Popular in French and Italian recipes, it has a creamy texture and a delicate taste. 85 days. $1.99 Rio Zappe This Southwest heirloom hails from the same area as the variety Anasazi. Also known as Hopi String Bean Lovely oval beans of a rich maroon color with dark stripes. Taste similar to the Pinto Bean and can also be used as green beans. 85 days. $1.99 Cannellini This Argentine heirloom is a Haricot type and is well known in Italy where it is widely used. Smooth texture with a nutty flavor. 85 days. $1.99 Red Pearl Mexican heirloom that produces small, cranberry red colored beans. Excellent in salads, chili or in any recipe that calls for Pinto Beans. 90 days. $1.99 Fava Known as Broad Beans in Europe, this variety produces large beige colored beans similar in shape to a Lima. Very bold flavor. Recent research suggests that eating Fava Beans may be of benefit to people who suffer from Parkinson's Disease. $1.99 Aurora A nice little white bean than be used in baked beans and soups, as well as steamed rice or cous cous. Rather rare. 80 days. $1.99 European Soldier This well known heirloom from New England dates back to at least the 18th century and was traditionally used for baking or as a soup bean. The beans are white with a very unique reddish marking near the eye of the bean that somewhat resembles the silhouette of an old fashioned toy soldier. Very fine taste. 100 days. $1.99 Black Raquel This very old Mexican heirloom is becoming very rare and produces gorgeous white beans that are covered in blotches of ebony. They look a bit like little Holstein Cattle. Very fine taste and good for baking or soups. 80 days. $1.99 Appaloosa This old heirloom comes from the vicinity of Palouse, New Mexico and was grown by Native Americans. They take their name from the Appaloosa horse, which they resemble in color white with purple markings variegated in a rich brown. 90 days. $1.99 Brown Rice Just like the other Rice Beans listed previously, only of a rich caramel brown color. $1.99 Moccasin A lovely brown seeded bean somewhat remindful of the Red Kidney in size and shape. Wonderful taste and hard to find! 90 days. $1.99 Swedish Brown This lovely family heirloom was brought to Montana by a family of Swedish immigrants in the 19th century who managed to pass the variety down over many generations. Gives small oval beans of a very warm brown color. Very tender with a light flavor. Good for colder areas. 90 days. $1.99 Zuni Red Another Native
American heirloom from the South West. This variety was collected from
the Zuni tribe in New Mexico who are a people descended from the
ancient Pueblo and are especially known for their skill as farmers. White
with gorgeous scarlet red blotches. Wonderful taste. Extremely rare. $1.99
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