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Old 24-10-2003, 01:12 AM
Fran
 
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Default experience with Scarlet Runner Beans

"FarmerDill" wrote in message

I think you must have your beans mixed up.

The name "Scarlet Runner" is the name that applies to phaseolus

coccineus.
Phaselos from greek for bean and coccineus is 'scarlet' in Latin..


Not really! The Scarlet Runner is a cultivar of P. coccineus ( runner

beans).
Others include Hammond, Goliath, Prize Winner, Painted Lady, White Dutch

Runner
, ... The point is that it has different climatic requirements from the

common
varieties of pole , bush, shell, beans which are cultivars of P. vugaris.


Sorry I misunderstood you. What you wrote was confusing.