Magpie

55/snap, 9 days, Snap bean. 85 days dry and 50 days for snaps. Blossom white. 23-26" plants are upright in growth without runners. Slender green pods 5.75 x .25", filled with 4-6 long slender nearly straight seeds that are black and white with a diagonal blend line near the middle of the seed. The blend line appears to be sponge painted with the black over the white Introduced as 'Superlative' by Sutton of England in 1909. Magpie was introduced from France in 1913. Eventually both varieties were found to be identical. Sources: KS WE L '12, CA RO D2, CV Se7 95 and Soren Holt - Kastrup, Denmark '13