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purifying a seed strain

Hi:

  I recently got some black butter beans that are supposed to be an
heirloom variety from Pennsylvania. Unfortunately the last people
growing them contaminated the strain by growing them near green butter
beans. The seed are a mix  of black (more like a very dark red), a
mottled red similar to pinto, and a dark reddish brown. I have sorted
these and plan to to plant them separately to see how they segregate. My
question is, How do I rogue the plants within each batch? Wait until the
seeds start to color, then rogue and strip all beans off the remaining
plants, wait for new flowers and hope for the best?

                           Jerry on the Outer Banks Zone 8
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