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4. Large White. — The old stock of Lima bean, from which 

 most other varieties have sprung. It was catalogued by Dreer as 

 long ago as 1838. It has probably been somewhat imj^roved in the 

 meantime, however. As we grew it last year, it had little value. 

 The growth was short or medium (not- climbing strongly), and it 

 was late and unproductive. Although it began to bloom as early 

 as the Sievas, it had ripened very few beans by the first of October. 



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107, New Extra Early. Half size. 



The pods were medium large, flat and curved, with a short tip. 

 Beans flat, clear white, two to three in a pod. Of a variety which 

 has been so long cultivated, there are certain to be strains of vary- 

 ing merit. Very likely the exact type cultivated twenty years ago is 

 now unknown. Seeds from Burpee. 



5. Jersey. — A good early strain of the Large White Lima, 

 usually a week or ten days earlier. A strong, tall grower. Pods 

 medium size, much curved when ripe, and strongly tip-jjointed. 



