PHASEOLUS 



4. rettlBUS, Benth. Metcalfe Bean. Root very large, 

 aid sometimes to weigh 30 lljs., ruuuiug deep iuto the 

 round ; stem trailing, roughish : Ifts. rhombic to oblong, 

 jostly obtuse and often retuse, rough on both sides: fls. 

 in loose, interrupted racemes, 

 rather small, purple: pod flat, 

 short, broadly oblong, 

 wliMt curved. Tex., west and 



PHASEOLUS 



1295 



1742 Pods of S eva La 

 Potato L ma 

 1741. Sieva Bean- ^he two last are forms 



Phaseolus lunatus ( X K ' natus. 



south. — Lately recommended as a forage plant in the 

 dry regions of the Southwest. The Ivs. are thick and 

 heavy and well adapted to dry, hot climates. Stems 

 grow 8-fO ft. or more long. 



AAA. AnnuttJ {ut haxi in the iV.), either twining or 



"hush." Ihr ( rs . mostiy pul)eitcenf ^ cult, for food. 



-I,, till. H I1..111.S of various kinds. 



B. /''"' „s. I, ill II ' , i H . <ir less broad: usually not climbing. 



."1. aconitifolius, -l.-ufi. Moth Bean. A diffuse, bushy 



or somewhat trailiii;^ plant with loosely brown hairy 



stipules small, narrow and pointed: Hs. very small, yel- 

 lowish, in heads on the ends of hairy axillary peduncles : 

 pod becoming 2 in. long, nearly cylindrical, glabrous. 

 India, where it is cult, for human food and for forage, 

 but only rarely seen in collections in this country. It is 

 said to be able to withstand much dry weather. 



6. Miingo, Linn. Gram. Erect or 

 nearly so 1-' f t stout with the fur- 

 r V 1 e el lothed w 1 



1 g 1 r w n 1 a 1 large a 1 



long stalke 1 Ifts very I roa 1 

 ovate or nearly rhon bo 1 orl ul 

 us allj ent re th n si ort ac t 

 st p le large ovate fl r 1 



all jello sh i 



ter of or 6 o 

 tout 1 r pe 1 

 le lo g near! 



It s very var able 



and BhLok-i».cUU-d Ailzuki, both 

 with small red or brownish seeds 

 with truncated ends and a long 

 narrow scar. Pods 3-5 in. 

 long. 



Var. radiatuB, Hook. f. 

 {P.radidtiis, Liiim.). Stems 

 twining, all parts densely 

 hairy. 



EB. Pod usually % in. or 

 more broad: plants nat- 



:limbit 



(/"■ 





-half their length, the lobes narrow and obtuse: 



c. Beans large and )(.<"- 

 ully hat. 

 7. Iun4tus, Linn. Sieva 

 or Civet Bean. Figs. 1741- 

 4. Small and slender, usu- 

 ally not climbing very high : 

 Ifts. thin, short and broad, 

 ovate ■ pointed (except in 

 special forms, as the Willow 

 leaf) : fls. of medium size. 

 white or whitish, in axillary 

 racemes : pods small and 

 papery, 2-3 in. long, much 

 curved on the back and pro- 

 vided with a long tip, split- Two niippr onfs. Willow 



ting open when ripe and the Leaf, ;. 1 . i . !.,,%. -il 



valves twisting; beans form .-i i nml- 



small and flat, white, brown <"" "i- 1 ■>'';st 



or mottled. Trop. America. °^^' i',';','- i,;;,,,: . „ ';;;,„'„ 

 —Widely cult, in warm coun- carpus. 

 tries, and prized for its earli- 



ness and prolificacv. It gives rise to dwarf or bush 

 forms, as the Dwarf Carolina, Tlendcrson Bush Lima 

 (Fig. 1743). Common in An. .■■•:.:i L-in!r,i«. 



Var, macrocirpus, Bi-mli ,'■ ,, Linn. P. 



/Jwrnsi.^, s<,irJ,„r.'llil.'<. /, :<:,a:l.i, Mac- 



f:<dvcn. /'. r"l"'>-ull,.s. Wl.r.. r. .\ ..,,, Zucc). 



Lima Bean. Figs. 1742, 1744, l<.,iinii(.i.-liiil from the 

 Sievas by tall, robust growth and late ripening: Ifts. 

 large and thick, ovate-lanceolate: pods fewer to the ra- 

 ceme, straight or nearly so, without a prominent tip, 



