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4. Large White. — Tlie 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 improved 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- 

 ino- 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-pointed. 



