Dresden is an early full season, high-yielding bush white (navy or pea) bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar that is 3 d earlier in maturity than the full-season cultivar Harofleet and 3 d later than the medium-season cultivar Harokent in bean growing areas in Ontario. Its main advantage is its earlier maturity compared to that of Harofleet. It yields only 2% less seed than Harofleet and 18% more seed than Harokent. Dresden is resistant to the alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon and lambda races of bean anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. & Magn.) Briosi & Cav. and to races 1 and 15 of bean common mosaic virus.Key words: Cultivar description, dry edible (navy or pea) bean, bean anthracnose, bean common mosaic virus