PHASEOLUS 



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



said sometimes to weigh 30 lbs., ruuniug deep into the 



ground: stem trailing, roughish: Ifts. rhombic to oblong, 



mostly obtuse and often retuse, rough on both sides : tis. 



in loose, interrupted racemes, 



rather small, purple: pod flat, 



short, broadly oblong, ! 



what curved. Tex., west and 



174J. Pods of Sieva, Large Lima. 



Potato Lima (.Xi4). 

 The two last are forms of P. lu- 

 , macrocarpus. 



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 8-10 ft. or more long. 



AAA. AiiHuaf {at least in the iV,), either twining or 



"hush." the Ivs. mostly pubescent, cult, for food. 



— Garden beans of various kinds. 



B. Pod usually %iyi. or less broad: usually not climbing. 



5. aconitifdlius, Jacq. Moth BEA>f. A diffuse, bushy 



or somewhat trailing plant with loosely brown hairy 



PHASEOLUS 



stipules small, narrow and iminted r 

 lowish, in heads on the fn.is ..t li:iir\- 

 pod becoming 2 in. Ion.:;, inaih c'n 

 India, where it is cult. U>r lunna)! t 

 biit only rarely seen in (-..llrcriuTis it 

 said to be able to withstand much di 



6. Uiingo, Linn. Gram. Erect or 

 nearly so, 1-2 ft., stout, with the fur- 

 rowed stems densely clothed with 

 long brown hairs : Ivs. large and 

 long-stalked ; Ifts. very broadly 

 ovate or nearly rhomboid-orbicular, 

 usually entire, thin, short-acute: 

 stipules large, ovate ; fls. rather 

 small, yellowish, in a capitate clus- 

 ter of 5 or 6 on the end of the 

 stout hairy peduncle: pod 3 in. or 

 less loii!,'. Tiearly cylindrical, some- 

 what lurv.il. Iiiarhiff 10-15 beans. 

 S.Asia, whii-.' it is ivcrvwhere cul- 

 tivate.! f"!- limiKin food.- Rarely 

 seen in this muntry. In habit it 

 somewhat resembles the Soy bean 

 (Glycine). The slender pod is 

 hairy at first, but the hairs are de- 

 ciduous. It is very variable. Prom 

 botanists it has received many 



Var. gUber, Roxbg. Lvs. and 

 pod, and sometimes the stem, gla- 

 brous.— A domestic form. This is 

 probably the Adzuki bean of 

 Georgeson, Btill. 32, Kans. Exp. 

 Sta., where it is praised for the 

 high quality of the bean. He de- 

 scribes 2 forms, the White-podded 

 and Black-podded Adzuki, both 

 with small red or brownish seeds 

 with truncated ends and a long 

 narrow scar. Pods 3-5 in. 

 long. 



Var. radi4tU8, Hook. f. 

 {P.radiatus,UDn.). Stems 

 all parts densely 



1295 



very small, yel- 

 illary peduncles: 

 Irical, glabrous. 



and for forage, 

 lis country. It is 





Pod usually % in. 

 more broad: plants : 

 uralh, climbing, 

 giving rise to "bu 

 forms. 



C. Beans large and usu- 

 ally flat. 

 7. lunitus, 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 I: fls. ..f nirdinin sizt-. 

 whit.- ...■ wliiti.li, ill axillarv 



1744. Leaves of Phaseolu 



Two upper ones, Willow 

 Leaf, a very narrow - leaved 

 form of the Sieva type ; mid- 

 dle one. Potato Lima: lowest 

 one, Large Whit© Lima, the 

 two later beiug var. macro- 



slender stems, growing 1-2 ft. tall: Ifts. mostly ovate 

 to rhombic-ovate, 2-3-lobed at the apex for one-fourth 

 to one-half their length, the lobes narrow and obtuse; 



papery, .^-,> 11, , j.,11-, n.u.'l 



curvc.l on the Ijauk and pru 



Tided with a long tip, s])lit 



ting open when ripe and th. 



valves twisting: bean; 



small and flat, white, browi 



or mottled. Trop. America 



-Widely cult, in warm coun 



tries, and prized for its earli- 



ness and prolificacy. It gives rise to dwarf or bush 



forms, as the Dwarf C'lUMliua, Henderson Bush Lima 



(Fig. 174.'i). ('..niiiion in American gardens. 



Var. macrocarpus, H. nth. {P. inamanus, Linn. P. 

 Lim^iisis, sarrli.ir.'ihis. f,i,-ihidus, lulisitiguus, Mac- 

 fadyen. P. pHlnriilns. HHK. P. Xiianv.ii, Zucc). 

 Lima Bean. FIlts. 174:;, 1744. Distiiii'iiisli.-.l from the 

 Sievas by tall, r.il.nst -n.wtli and lat.- rip.-ning: Ifts. 

 large and thick. ..vatc-lani-e..hit.-: p.xls f.-w.-r to the ra- 

 ceme, straight or nearly so, without a i.rominent tip. 



