The Pole Lima Beans. 



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small, clear white, three or sometimes four in the small and pro- 

 fuse papery pods. It is a heavy grower, atall climber and very pro- 

 ductive. Henderson Dwarf is like this except in stature. Seeds 

 from Burpee. 



2. Black or Early Black.— {Y\^s. 101, 102) — Differs from the 

 last chiefly in the color and shape of the beans, which are black (or 



102. Black Lima. Natural size. 



103. Willow-Leaf. Full size. 



deep purple black) blotched and stained with white near the ventral 

 edge, more or less angular or irregular in shape. Ripened its crop 

 well. Very productive. The beans are in every way as good in 

 quality as the white Sievas. Sent out for trial by Burpee in 1892 

 and introduced by him in 1893. Yarious purple spotted Sievas 

 have long been known. Seeds from Thorburn and Burpee. 



3. Willow- Leaf {F\^s. 101, 103, 104, 105).— Later than No. 1, 

 with which it is practically identical in the beans and pods. The 



