DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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Ford's Mammoth, and 5 days later than Small White. 

 King of the Garden is more like Large White and Ideal 

 than others, differing chiefly in later season and larger 

 vine and leaflets. The plants and foliage are also veri- 

 similar to Dreer. 



Plant tall, climbing, 6-9 feet, 2 ft. spread at the base. Vigor- 

 ous, quite heavily productive over a moderately long season. Stems 

 thick, multibranched. Foliage abundant, medium green, dull, 

 smooth, veins often light colored, practically no pubescence, medium 

 thick and leathery. Leaflets large, quite long, 2 3 4-2~ s x 5 1 s— 5*4 

 inches. Flowers white. 



Pods medium light green in color, size long, broad and quite 

 slender 6 1 .-7 x 1? g-l-fg x ys~ 3 » inches 1 , containing 5-6 seeds per 

 pod. Shape flat, long narrow oval in cross -section, slightly curved, 

 sometimes twisted, saddle-backed, somewhat constricted and dis- 

 torted, not crowded, moderately smooth, not filled to the tip or the 

 edge and gently rounded at the end. Spur absent or extremely 

 short, stout and straight. Suture, placental is rounded and slightly 

 indented and carpellary, moderately acute. 



Seeds large, 2.0 x 1.4 x .55 cm. (25 per oz.); nearly semi- 

 circular, broad reniform, flat, elliptical thru cross-section; ends 

 uniformly rounded. Hilum medium, slightly incurved. Color dull 

 white, occasionally tinged with pale green, quite distinctly marked 

 with converging lines from the hilum to the dorsum margin. Surface 

 somewhat wrinkled. Quality excellent. 



Large White. Refs. 8. 9, 12, 13, 15, 24, 29, 41, 

 48, 57, 59, 63, 91, 94, 97. 98. Syns. Butter, Common 

 Lima. Haricot de Lima, Large Flat, Large Lima, May's 

 Champion. This variety is probably the progenitor of 

 all the large-seeded limas, both pole and dwarf. Un- 

 doubtedly, the variety as grown today is somewhat 

 different from what it was a hundred years or more ago. 

 This has been due, of course, to the constant selection 

 practiced by interested parties in order to compete more 

 successfully with other varieties similar to it. The 

 earliest positive evidence that we have relative to its 

 introduction is the fact that J. M. Thorburn 8b Co. 

 listed the variety as early as 1882. Large White still 

 retains an important position among the leading varieties 

 of its type. It is eclipsed, however, by King of the 

 Garden, Leviathan, and Seiberts. It must be considered 

 too late for use in the extreme northern portion of the 

 states. At Geneva, however, it matured the same as 

 King of the Garden, 102 days. In many instances the 

 variety is being replaced by Seiberts, especially in the 

 north. 



Plant large, rarely more than 8-10 feet, moderately vigorous 

 climber, quite productive, season moderately long, same as Garden 

 King. Stems thick, multi-branched. Foliage moderately abun- 

 dant, medium to dull dark green, very smooth, practically non- 

 pubescent, thick and fairly leathery. Leaflets moderately large, 

 tapering (4x2} 2-2% inches). Petioles medium long. Flowers 

 white. Peduncles long, semi-limber. 



Pods moderately light green in color; size long, broad and 

 fairly slender (S-S. 1 ? x IJ4 x i^-, 1 2 inches), containing 3^1 seeds 

 per pod. Shape flat, long oval in cross-section, moderately curved, 

 occasionally twisted, straight backed, quite regular, not crowded, 

 rather rough, filled to the tip but not to the edge, and abruptly 

 rounded to square on the end. Spur absent or very short, stout and 

 stiff. Suture, placental is flat to slightly indented and carpellary, 

 acute. 



Seeds large, 2.5 x 1.6 x. 6 cm. (25 per oz.); oblong, nearly 

 semi-circular to broad reniform, flat, elliptical thru cross-section; 

 ends uniformly rounded. Hilum large, flattened and incurved. 

 Color dull white tinged with light green, indistinctly marked with 



converging lines from the hilum to the dorsal margin. Surface 

 moderately smooth. Quality good. 



Leviathan. Refs. 48, 77, 91. Syns. Early Levi- 

 athan, Henderson's Leviathan. This large-seeded sort 

 originated in Bergen County, N. J., and was introduced 

 by Henderson in 1900. Jarvis suggested that it might 

 be a selection from Seibert because the two varieties are 

 quite similar in many characters. When first intro- 

 duced it was considered by far the earliest large-seeded 

 lima on the market. At Geneva, in recent years this 

 has been found to be true only to a moderate degree 

 since Leviathan produced edible seeds in 101 days, 

 earlier by not more than 1 or 2 days than Carpenteria, 

 King of the Garden, and Seiberts. Ideal proved to be 

 1 day earlier than Leviathan. It is quite similar to 

 Seibert, with larger, straighter pods, less inclined to 

 curl and twist. It may also be compared to Ideal as 

 having smaller seeds, more narrow pods, and less vigorous 

 and productive vines. 



Plant moderately large, 5-8 feet, climbing. Quite vigorous, 

 hardy, fairly productive. Stems thick; multi-branched. Foliage 

 abundant, medium light dull green with small amount of gray color 

 present, veins decidedly light veined, smooth, practically free from 

 pubescence, medium thick and quite leathery. Leaflets medium 

 large and broad (4— 4J4 x 254-2J5 inches). Petioles medium long. 

 Flowers white, peduncle long, semi-limber. 



Pods medium light green in color; size moderately long fairly 

 broad and slender (4)2-5xlH x /8 inches), containing 3^4- seeds 

 per pod. Shape flat, long oval in cross-section, straight but slightly 

 curved at tip end, straight backed, quite regular, not crowded, 

 smooth, filled to the tip but not to the edge, and quite abruptly 

 rounded at the end. Spur very short, moderately stout and straight. 

 Suture, placental is flat to slightly rounded and carpellary, acute. 



Seeds large, 2.3 x 1.5 x .6 cm. (25-30 per oz.), long, broad 

 reniform, elliptical thru cross-section, flattened ; ends quite uniformly 

 rounded. Hilum medium, flat and incurved. Color dull white, 

 occasionally tinged with pale green; quite distinctly marked with 

 converging lines from the hilum to the dorsal margin. Surface 

 moderately smooth. Quality excellent. 



Red Lima. Refs. 98. This variety is not grown 

 today and there is little if any evidence to show that it 

 was ever grown as a commercial sort. The first record 

 that we have of its appearance is in an article in the 

 Country Gentleman, Vol. 23, p. 47, 1864, in which 

 the following is written: "Red Lima bean — Produc- 

 tive; does not grow very tall; bean thinner than Large 

 White Lima." Burr does not mention this variety in 

 his book written one year previous. It was grown in 

 trials at Geneva in 1884 at which time it was reported 

 to be identical to Large White Lima with the exception 

 of the seed color which was a deep dark red. The 

 variety should not be confused with the Scarlet Lima 

 mentioned in connection with Monstrous Lima — 

 grouped in this monograph as a bush. This appeared 

 at the same time, but was of unknown origin. These 

 varieties are mentioned not because of their economic 

 importance today, but for the historical interest, thereby 

 suggesting a possible origin for some of the mottled and 

 colored strains of lima beans. 



Salem. Refs. 8, 24, 41, 48, 91. Syns. Salem Im- 

 proved, Salem Mammoth, Stokes Evergreen. The 

 variety originated in Salem County, N. J., as a selection 

 of Large White. It was listed by Johnson 8s Stokes as 



