Snow Star

Pole Dry. An original bean from my Potter Valley, California seed donor 2013.

Soissons Large White

Pole Dry. Vines climbed neatly to 8 feet and produced white flowers. Pods were green, 5 inches long, flat, and slightly curved. The beautiful large white beans are originally from Soissons, Aisne, France and are famous throughout the country. Seed donor is Joseph Simcox 2013.

Soldat de la Beauce

Bush Dry. Also called "St-Esprit a Oeil Rouge". An old strain of Soldier bean originally from Quebec, Canada. Acquired from Seeds Of Diversity Canada Member in Quebec 2014.

Solwezi

Pole Dry. My seed donor comes from Hercules, South Africa 2013. Country of origin is Zambia.

Solwezi Variant

Pole Dry There must be many variations in Africa as to what are called Solwezi. This one comes from South African seed donor (2013) in Hercules, South Africa and tells me the origin is Zambia.

Southern Soldier

Bush Dry. Seed Savers Exchange of Decorah, Iowa listed this bean in the 2015 yearbook from which I got it from. They don't list any history or even a source.

Speckled Algonquin

Bush Dry. Canadian in origin. Came to me with this name from Tara Clement of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 2021. Mandy’s Greenhouse lists the name of this bean as Speckled Bay (Algonquin). The bean likely referred too with either or name.

Spring Valley

Pole Dry. More Robert Lobitz beans in this long vining bean. I tried growing like a bush one year and it developed such a long vine I figured it must be a pole variety. Seed Savers Exchange listed it under bush dry beans in 2016 from which I got it from. Perhaps I made a mistake about it's growth habit and it was actually a nearby bean that put out all the vine. Perhaps another grow out will tell for sure.

Staley’s Surprise

Bush Snap. Australian variety that was bred by Arthur Staley an 1880's to early 1900's seed merchant from East Gippsland, Victoria. The bean comes to me via a Hobartville, New South Wales, Australia seed donor, 2013.

Star 2054

Bush Snap. Commercial snap variety originating in South Africa that had been droped by seed companies there. Hercules, South Africa seed donor sent this to me in 2013 in hopes that it will survive here.

Starlite

Pole Snap. Australian variety sent by Hobartville, New South Wales, Australia seed donor 2014.

Stephano Bird Egg

Pole Dry. From Austria. Brought back into the states by Joseph Simcox.

Stayley's Star

Bush Snap. Acquired from Will Bonsall (Scattered Seed Project) of Industry, Maine in 2015.

Steuben Yellow Eye

Bush Dry. A different looking Steuben Yellow eye than the one usually found online. The margins of the yellow patch are irregular compared to the smoother more evenly defined margins of the eye patch of online advertised Steuben Yellow Eye's. This one from a Ilukste, Latvia grower, 2020. The grower had acquired this bean once on a trip into Russia.

Stibitz

Pole Snap. An outcross development from the gardens of Harriet Mella in Liebenfels, Austria. Plants are very productive with succulent green striped pods.

Striped Ijevan

Pole Dry. Ijevan is a town in Armenia. This is where it is likely that Joeseph Simcox collected this bean. Gifted to me by Karen Golden at her home in Michigan.

Super Marconi

Pole Snap. An Italian heirloom. Green Romano pods. It’s been said that the pods stay tender and sweet longer as the beans lengthen from six inches to eight and sometimes ten inches long. The seeds of this bean are good in dry use also. My seed donor is Peter Murphy of Kingston, Massachusetts. Peter says he acquired them from a Gordon Brown in California who states they came from a farmer in Italy.

Swedish Brown

Bush Dry. Not much is known about this bean except that I've seen it's name in SSE yearbooks for a very long time. Sent to me by Potter Valley, California seed donor in 2013.

Sy Maa

Growth Habbit Unknown. From Kenya Africa. I will venture a guess that the bean is likely of dry useage. Joseph Simcox was the collector of this bean.

The entire seed inventory is shown in this photo.

Sycamore Mascara

Bush Dry. An original named by Stephen Smith of Guthrie, Kentucky. Sent to me in 2016.

Sylvano's

Pole Snap. Very productive. Romano Type pods. Plants climb to about 8 feet. Italian in origin the bean has been grown in New Jersey for over 100 years. Donated to this bean collection by Brynn Paillet of Lebanon, Tennessee.

Syrian Fire

Bush Dry. Seed From Stephen Smith originally from Guthrie, Kentucky 2016.

Taisho Kintoki

Bush Dry. Seed donor is from Hobartville, New South Wales, Australia 2014. Japanese bean has been grown successfully in Ontario, Canada.

Tan Six Weeks

Pole Dry. Seed donor Karen Golden, Highland, Michigan 2018.

Tanyas Pink Pod

Bush Snap. The pods develop more deeply pink shades in direct sun, while the pods shaded under foliage are more blushed. Pods Borne in clusters near the top of 24 inch tall plants. Introduced by Dan Jason of Salt Spring Seeds. An apprentice named Tanya discovered the original pink podded plant while working in a row of purple Sequoia beans. Can also be used as a dry bean. Purchased from Annapolis Seeds Novia Scotia, Canada 2012.

Tara

Pole Dry. From my bean farmer friend in Twin Falls, Idaho, 2018.

Tarahumara Purple Ojos

Pole - Daylength Sensitive. Seed Donor from Potter Valley, California 2013. Iowa grower in 2019 barely got a few seeds of this bean. Better grown much further South or California.

Tarahumara Purple

Pole Dry. The name would definitely suggest a bean grown by the Tarahumara people of northern Mexico. Seed donor from Potter Valley, California 2013.

Tarbais

Pole Dry. Very Productive, vigorous. Flattened glossy white seeds, late maturity, high quality beans with virtually no culls, shelly skin stays firm when cooked. Seed donor Joseph Simcox 2013. Country of origin France.

Tarpieta

Pole Dry. Collected by Joseph Simcox. Seed Sample was marked with both Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

Tennessee Cutshort

Pole. From The Remy Orlowski Sample Seed Shop bean collection. This is not a true cutshort. Beans do not have flattened ends like a true cutshort. This variety might even be a snap bean and also have dry use. No indication on Remy’s packaging as to what was her source for this bean.

Tennessee Greenpod

Bush Snap. Introduces by D.M. Ferry And Company in 1904, and Henry Fields in 1907, but had been grown in the south earlier. Pods ready to pick in 47 days making it one of earliest snap beans. Pods borne above the foliage. Said to be distinct from most North American beans. Probably brought to this country by an immigrant. Seed donor from Potter Valley, California 2013.

Tennessee Mountain Climber

Pole Snap. Seed was given to me at the 2022 Appalachian Seed Swap in Pikeville, Kentucky. It is said to be the best green bean you can grow and disease resistant.

Theresa’s Pink Portugal

Bush Dry. Seed donor is from Nanaimo, BC, Canda 2014.

Thibodeau Compte Beauce

Bush Dry Snap. Bush Dry Snap. From Beauce county Quebec, Canada. Said to be 45 days for snap use. 60 days for dry. Purchased this seed from Terra Edibles, Foxboro, Ontario, Canada 2011.

Tierra Gold Tepary

Bush Dry. Teparies are adapted to the southwest U.S. deserts. Growing in a climate with sometimes only 2 inches a rain in a year. Maturing plants will show some stress and pods and seed develop. All the teparies that I have come from a Potter Valley, California seed donor. All tepary varieties except Blue Speckled were grown out in 2019 by Karen Golden of Highland, Michigan.

Tierra Tan Bolitas

Pole Dry. Tierra meaning land. So probably the beans name is tan like earth or soil. Maybe from where it came. Mexico or South America. The seed donor from Potter, Valley, California did not divulge the origin of this bean 2013.

Tierra White Tepary

Bush Dry. Teparies are adapted to the southwest U.S. deserts. Growing in a climate with sometimes only 2 inches a rain in a year. Maturing plants will show some stress and pods and seed develop. All the teparies that I have come from a Potter Valley, California seed donor. All tepary varieties except Blue Speckled were grown out in 2019 by Karen Golden of Highland, Michigan.

Timbavati

Bush Snap. South African commercial snap bean that has been droped by African seed companies. Could have derived it's name from the Timbavati nature reserve that borders the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Seed donor from Hercules, South Africa 2013.

Tjana Special

Bush Dry. From a seed donor in Ilukste, Latvia, 2020.

Tom’s Divide

Pole Lima. When Former long time SSE member Tom Knoche of Sardinia, Ohio passed away in 2013. His wife gave away his freezer bean collection to Glen Drowns of Sandhill Preservation Center. When the collection was picked up and gone through this lima was found. Perhaps it didn’t have a name and since the bean is about half red and white. Glen probably named it Tom’s Divde and I bought a packet of the bean in 2018.

Tonawanda Strawberry

Pole Dry. Very productive Tonawanda Seneca people's bean of what is now New York state. Seed donor is Karen Golden at the Livingston, Tennessee seed swap the first Saturday of October 2018.

Tonello

Pole. From one of my Network growers in Warwick, New York, 2019. Pods are wide Romano type pale yellow that develop purple stripping as they age.

Toscanelli

Pole Dry. Small white bean with thin skin and a favorite of Italians. If cooked for a long time over low heat with a little olive oil, they become soft and creamy. My seed donor is Gene Healey from Rolling Meadows, Illinois 2016.

Tramonto di Trebua

Pole Snap. The setting sun of Trebua. Productive Italian snap bean with many 5 inch pods. Seed donor Joseph Simcox ”The Botanical Explorer” 2015.

Trebulino di Domenico

Pole Dry. Productive and beautiful. Seed donor Joseph Simcox "The Botancial Explorer" 2015

Trevio Nun

Semi Runner Dry. From grower in Ilukste, Latvia, 2020

True Red Cranberry

Pole Dry. This is the rare heirloom bean that was rediscovered by celebrated bean collector, John Withee of his "Wanigan Associates" bean network fame. He searched for 11 years for this bean after reading about a "Red Cranberry" bean in a 1700's gardening encyclopedia. He finally discovered it growing on a Mr. Taylor's farm in Steep Falls, Maine. My seed donor is from Potter Valley, California 2013.

Tschermak Fadenlose Wachs

Bush/Snap. Old stringless wax bean from Austrian agronomist Eric Von Tschermak (1871-1962). Interprets into English as Chermac Stringless Wax. He was a major influence in agriculture and plant breeding in Austria.

Tunny

Pole Dry. This Bicolored beans comes originally from the Beans And Herbs seed company in the United Kingdom. I have two seed donors for this bean. Jan Galpin of Lincolnshire, England and Kateri Pavlik of Warwick, New York.

Turkey #1

Pole Dry. Seed donor of this beautiful bean is Stephen Smith of Guthrie, Kentucky in 2017. Country of origin Turkey.

Turkish Sprenkler

Bush Dry. Compact plants produce this beauty of a cranberry type bean. Country of origin Turkey. My seed donor is from Catasauqua, Pennsylvania 2019.