Sturdy plants produce lots of fat white beans before frost. A fine-flavored soup bean from Hungary. Discovered in a Budapest market by an American seed saver. Wax beans connoisseurs consider this one of the best. An excellent early dry bean.
Upright plants bear lots of oval pods with large red-streaked buff seeds.
Brought to Rhode Island from France around 1776 by General Lafayette. First listed by Landreth in 1832. A classic Italian heirloom bean from a seedsaver in New York state, tall rampant vines produce lots of flat green pods over the course of the season. The round tan streaked with brown seeds are excellent soup and dry beans, too. Keeps well in storage.