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THIS STANDARD
APPLIES TO BEANS OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.
AND PHASEOLUS COCCINEUS L. TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER, BEANS FOR
SHELLING OR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED. |
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THE BEANS COVERED
BY THE STANDARD ARE DESTINED FOR CONSUMPTION WITH THE PODS. SOME VARIETIES
MAY ALSO BE USED FOR SHELLING BUT AT THAT STAGE THEY ARE NO MORE COVERED BY
THE STANDARD. |
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NEEDLE BEANS (PH.
VULGARIS) ARE PICKED VERY YOUNG WHEN THE ROUND AND STRAIGHT PODS ARE LONG AND
VERY FINE AND THE SEEDS ARE HARDLY DEVELOPED. THEY ARE USUALLY GREEN ALTHOUGH
SOME VARIETIES HAVE VARIEGATED PODS. |
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BEANS WITH ROUND
PODS ARE MAINLY GROWN FROM DWARF FRENCH BEANS (PH. VULGARIS), BUT ALSO FROM
CLIMBING FRENCH BEANS (PH. VULGARIS). THE PODS MAY BE GREEN, YELLOW, VIOLET
OR VARIEGATED. THE VARIETIES OF TODAY ARE USUALLY STINGLESS, WITH LITTLE IF
ANY LINING MEMBRANE. THEREFORE, THEY ARE ALSO CALLED SNAP BEANS. THEY SHOW A
MORE ADVANCED SEED DEVELOPMENT THAN NEEDLE BEANS. |
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BEANS WITH LONG AND
RELATIVELY BROAD PODS ARE MAINLY GROWN FROM CLIMBING FRENCH BEANS (PH.
VULGARIS), BUT ALSO FROM DWARF FRENCH BEANS (PH. VULGARIS). THE PODS MAY BE
GREEN, YELLOW, VIOLET OR VARIEGATED. SINCE WELL-DEVELOPED PODS HAVE STRINGS,
THE BEANS ARE PICKED WHILE STILL QUITE TENDER, BEFORE OUTWARD SIGNS OF SEED
DEVELOPMENT APPEAR AND WHILE THE SEEDS ARE SMALL AND TENDER. THEY ARE
CONSUMED SLICED. |
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RUNNER BEANS (PH.
COCCINEUS) ARE GROWN FROM CLIMBING PLANTS. HARVESTED VERY YOUNG THE PODS ARE
TENDER AND ARE CONSUMED SLICED. IN A MORE DEVELOPED STAGE THE RUNNER BEANS
ARE USED FOR SHELLING. THEREFORE, ONLY THE VERY YOUNG RUNNER BEANS ARE
COVERED BY THE STANDARD. |
NAME
OF ILLUSTRATION · NEEDLE
BEANS, FRENCH BEANS ROUND POD TYPE, FRENCH BEANS BROAD POD TYPE · FRENCH
BEANS, VARIETY WITH ROUND YELLOW PODS · FRENCH
BEANS, VARIETY WITH BROAD VARIEGATED PODS (BORLOTTI TYPE) · RUNNER
BEANS |

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