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No. 213. "Mexican Bccm" (U.B.Voorhees). Spreading plants 

 with dark green leaves, sending out runners, be- 

 ginning to bloom (September loth), with flowers 

 white, pods of good size, flat, green, prevented 

 from maturing by frost. 



No. 214. "Fordhook Bush," Lima. Plants are large, compact 

 in growth, with an abundance of large, plump 

 pods resembling "Dreer," but larger. The greenish 

 white seed is large and plump, being shorter than 

 that of the "Ideal Pole." 



No. 215. "Improved Biish" Lima. This resembles the old 

 "Henderson Bush." 



No. 216. "Nezv Ideal Pole" Lima. Strong growing, large- 

 leaved plants, with large, broad, thick, curved pods ; 

 season medium early, large plump, kidney-shaped 

 seeds, greenish white in color. 



Government Beans. 



U.S.D.A. 20002. The stand was poor and the late bearing 

 plants had carmine-colored pods with mottled red seeds. 



U.S.D.A. 20003. The plants were spreading with tendency to 

 run, bearing long, flat, curved green pods, which were strip- 

 ed or tinged with red, and contained large "kidney" beans 

 with longitudinal stripes. 



U.S.D.A. 20004. The plants were open, spreading and inclined 

 to "run," bearing long, curved, flat, medium-early green 

 pods with white seeds. 



U.S.D.A. 20396 This was an early bush variety with medium 

 long, flat, curved green pods bearing mottled red seeds. 



U.S.D.A. 20397. This was a late variety with flat, slightly 

 curved green pods. 



U.S.D.A. 20398. The plants were medium late, open and 

 spreading with flat green pods of medium length containing 

 pale yellow seeds. 



U.S.D.A. 20399. These spreading plants bore flat, curved pods 

 of medium length with white seeds. 



