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dark groon. Flowers white. Green shell pods dark preen, slightly curved, flat, 

 unifonn in size, wide, very large, about 5} inches long, and usually containing 4 to 

 () seeds j^ouH'what separated in pod. Point or spur of pod al)sent or insignificant. 

 Quality of green shell beans excellent. Dry seeds very large, almost as wide as 

 long, very flattish through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, usually 

 larger at one end than at other, incurved at eye, very distinctly veined, white with 

 slight greeni.^ih tinge. 



Comparison. — More largely grown than any other pole Lima. For combination of 

 large, handsome pods, large seed, and great productiveness, this variety is surpassed 

 only by Ford's Mammoth and Henderson's Ideal. Like many others of the standard 

 pole Limas, it is- often misrepresented by inferior and mixed stocks, much of the seed 

 which is now sold as King of Garden being neither jjlanted nor selected especially for 

 seed, but bought of farmers who originally had sown the seed for the produce trade. 

 The cheaper seed of the Lewis variety, so largely planted in southern California as a 

 field bean, and inferior stocks of King of Garden and other varieties are thus often 

 disposed of by so-called seed growers. More like Large White Lima and Henderson's 

 Ideal than any other pole Lima, differing from former principally in later season and 

 larger vine, pod, and seed. 



-S'j/riowyrds.— Schwill's Monstrous Pole Lima, and probably several more whose 

 identification has not yet been positively determined. 



7/,-^/f„.,, —Introduction in 1880 by Frank S. Piatt. Developed by selection from 

 Large White Pole Lima. 



Illustrations.— A green shell pod is illustrated on Plate XXII, 1; dry seed and 

 cross section of pod are similar to Large WTiite Pole Lima (PI. Ill, 22, and PI. V, 31, 

 respectively). 



LARGE WHITE POLE LIMA. 



Listed by 134 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1897, 1900; Ferry, 1906; Johnson 

 & Stokes, 1900; IMay, 1897; Thorburn. 1901. 1905. 



Description.— ViriQ of very large growth, of good climbing habit, much branched, 

 thick stemmed, intermediate in season, heavily productive, long in bearing. Leaf 

 very lai^e, dark green. Green shell pods dark green, moderately curved, flat, uni- 

 form in size, very wide, large-medium, about 4^ inches long, and usually containing 

 3 to 5 seeds somewhat separated in pod. Point or spur of pod absent or insignificant. 

 Quality of green shell beans excellent. Dry seeds very large, almost as wide as long, 

 very flattish through cross section, generally well rounded at ends, usually larger at 

 one end than at other, incurved at eye, very distinctly veined, white with slight 

 greenivsh tinge. 



Comparison.— ^exi to King of Garden, the most largely grown of all pole Limas. 

 Excellent for either home or garden and suitable for all sections of the country. Not 

 quite so large or so handsome as King of Garden and Henderson's Ideal, but a good 

 all-round sort and always attractive and salable. Often misrepresented by inferior 

 and mixed stocks in same way as King of Garden. Intermediate between Extra 

 Early Jersey and King of Garden in season, productiveness, and size of pod and seed. 



Synonyms. — May's Champion Pole Lima and probably several more whose identifica- 

 tion has not as yet been positively determined. 



History.— '^&me has been in common use in this country for over one hundred years, 

 though the type has probably not always been the same as the present one. 



Illustratio7is. ^Dry seeds and a cross section of a green shell pod are illustrated on 

 Plate III, 22, and piate V, 31, respectively. Green shell pods are similar to Burpee's 

 Bush Lima (PI. XXI, 2). 

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