146 THE SEED-GROWER. 
white, small; very early; pod green, short, flat. There 
is a sub-variety, seed of which is dull white, spotted 
and streaked with purple. 
Improved White Pole Lima, or Challenger, Dreer’s 
Lima, Potato Lima. Seed white, plump; pod green, 
flat. 
Large White Lima, or Butter, Early Jersey Lima, 
Jersey Lima, King of the Garden. Seed white, flat; 
the well-known Pole Lima. 
BEET. 
Garden Varieties.—Bassano or Extra Early Tur- 
nip. Extra early; pink, globular root, flesh white, 
circled with bright pink; foliage green, leaf-stems green- 
ish-white, stained with red. 
Bastian’s Turnip, or Philadelphia Early Turnip, 
Simon’s. Early; large, turnip-formed root; flesh 
bright red, zoned with lighter rings; foliage dark green, 
with red stems and veins. 
Early Blood Red Turnip, or Acme, Arlington Favor- 
ite, Early Columbia, Dewings, Edmunds, Market 
Gardener, New Crimson Chief. Early; round, blood- 
red root and flesh; foliage deep red, sometimes inclin- 
ing to dark green, stems and veins brilliant red. 
Eclipse, or Detroit, Dark Red. Extra early; round 
blood-red root and flesh; dark foliage. 
Egyptian, or Crosby, Excelsior, Extra Early Turin. 
Extra early; improved strain, half round, dark blood- 
red root and flesh; foliage dark. 
Half Long Blood Red. Late; wedge-shaped root, 
dark blood-red flesh and foliage. 
Lentz, or Dark Stinson, Early Forcing, Electric, Im- 
proved Arlington, New Surprise. Extra early; round, 
dark red root, flesh crimson with rings of lighter hue; 
foliage dark green with red stems and veins. 
