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feet high), mostly not disposed to climb, with large pods, each 

 containing three or four rather large white beans. Began to bloom 

 the 10th of July, hut was not so early in maturing fruit as No. 6. 

 It is probably the same as Ko. (5, however, the difference being due 

 to seeds or other incidental circumstances. Seeds from Burpee. 



8. Platt^ or Platfs King of the Garden (also called King of 

 the Garden). — A very large podded bean, late, producing very 

 large and excellent white kidney-shaped beans. A short and 

 slender grower, and not very productive with us last year. Sent 

 out by Frank S. Piatt, New Haven, Conn., as early as 1886, and 

 said to be a cross of the Large White Lima and Dreer Improved, 

 Seeds from Burpee, and Perry (Syracuse). 



9. Mammoth Kidney-Shaped (Figs. 109, 110). — A good selection 

 of the Large White Lima, the strain we grew being a medium, 

 tall grower, bearing broad and short-tipped pods of medium 

 size, and white, flat, kidney-shaped medium sized beans. Pro- 

 ductive, and ripens most of its crop before frost. A kidney- 

 shaped form of the Large White Lima was catalogued as early as. 

 1816 l)y Coates. Seeds from Livingston's Sons. 



10. Kaighn^ or Kaighn^s Improved (Fig. 101). — The best large 

 Lima on our grounds last year. Medium strong grower, bearing 

 heavily of very large curved and pointed pods. Beans three or 

 four to the pod, very large and flat, white, of most excellent qual- 

 ity. Ripened well before frost. The variety is a selection out of 

 the Long White Lima by John M. Kraighn, Camden, N.J. Seeds 

 from Landreth. 



11. May Champion. — An extra good strain of Large White 

 Lima, with very large and broad curved tip-pointed pods, and large 

 white very broad kidney-shaped white seeds, of which there are two 

 or three in each pod. A large part of the crop ripened up before 

 frost. A tall, strong grower, and altogether a good bean. Seeds 

 from May. 



12. SpecMed Lima (Fig. 101). — An early form of Lima, with 

 handsome, medium sized flat beans which are speckled and blotched 

 with very dark red-brown. Pods rather long and slender, tipped, 

 containing three or four beans. A tall grower, ripening about all 

 its crop before frost. A good bean, but the color is objectionable 

 to most persons. The Speckled Lima originated in 1867, and is 

 said to be a cross of the common Lima with lied-Seeded Giant AV^ax 

 Pole Bean, but I fail to discover any evidences of hybridity. It is 



