Swedish Brown

Dry bush bean. Ochre-colored, small, oval seeds. Rich flavor, dense, smooth, creamy texture. Great for baked beans. 4-5 seeds per pod. Early maturing. Dry beans by 8/3 at Heritage Farm. Average productivity. Pink flowers. Donated to SSE in 1981 by bean collector John Withee of Lynnfield, Massachusetts and the Wanigan Associates. Withee received the variety in 1977 from Jim Johnson of Hartland, WI. Johnson acquired seed samples from the USDA, who indicated the variety came from Minnesota. SSE Accession # 101143