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Otago Witness, Issue 3862, 20 March 1928, Page 80

Beans 4ft high that grew as much as 4in in one day and reached’their stupendous size in not more than six weeks from the time the seeds were planted, may now be seen in the garden of Mr A. Coad in New Plymouth (states the Taranaki News). They are known as the gigantic New Guinea butter beans, and have not been discovered many years, it is said. Mr Coad sent to Melbourne for seeds, and was forwarded seven of them shaped somewhat like sharks’ teeth. He planted two at a time in kerosene tins, and gave them their first start under glass. Now he has three prolific vines climbing a sheltered, sunny trellis. . The leaves and stems resemble those of the marrow and pumpkin. The flowers are dazzling white, a bloom only in the evening for a short life of six hours.