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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



tive over a long period. Slender stemmed, numerous short branches, 

 both medial and basal. Foliage abundant, very dark green, glossy, 

 smooth, lightly veined, pubescence absent or very slight, moderately 

 thick; leaflets small and moderately broad (3 3 i'^ x 2 5 s-2 3 4 inches), 

 petioles moderately long. Stipules small. Flowers very abundant, 

 white, turning cream colored with age. 



Pods borne mostly above plant; dark green in color. Size 

 short, broad and slender (.2) <j-3M x %-% x A inches) , containing 3-4 

 seeds per pod. Shape very flat, elliptical thru cross-section, slightly 

 curved, straight backed, regular, not crowded, smooth, filled to the 

 tip and edge and rounded at the end. Spur very short, straight 

 and stiff. Suture, placental is flattened and carpellary, acute. 



Seeds small, 1.4 x 1.1 x. 45 cm. (90-95 per oz.) short broad, 

 somewhat triangular, occasionally sub-reniform, quite straight at 

 the hilum, long flat oval thru cross-section, distinctly flattened; 

 ends, one usually broader and more gradually rounded than the 

 other. Hilum medium, flattened. Color pale creamy white, over 

 entire surface, marked with converging, irregular ridge-like pattern 

 that indicates a rather rough surface in some instances and merely 

 resembling an under pattern in others. Quality good to excellent. 



Jackson Wonder. Refs. 7, 24, 29, 41, 48, 49, 59, 



62, 72, 91. Syns. Jackson, Jackson Wonder Dwarf 

 Sieva, Nicholson's Speckled, Old Florida Bush, Stecklers 

 Calico Bush. This variety originated with Thomas Jack- 

 son, an enterprising farmer of Atlanta, Ga. It is pri- 

 marily a bean for the southern states and is supposed to be 

 a very prolific dwarf strain of Speckled Lima or Small 

 White. It was first introduced by D. Landreth & Sons in 

 1888, but three or four years later was reintroduced by 

 several other seed houses among which were Mark W. 

 Johnson Seed Company and the Samuel Wilson Seed 

 House. The Jackson is the hardiest of all Bush Limas, 

 very productive and generally possessing most of the good 

 qualities of the small-seeded limas, but because of the 

 seed color can never become a popular leading variety. 

 It is often termed a combination lima bean, inasmuch 

 as when the pods are real young they may be used as 

 snap beans in addition to their utility as a shell bean 

 in the usual stage. 



At Geneva it was third earliest, coming into bearing 

 in 87 days, 4 days earlier than Dreer and 3 days later 

 than Henderson. In general plant characteristics it may 

 be best compared with Henderson. It differs from this 

 variety, however, in having slightly larger seeds that 

 are irregularly spotted and streaked with dark brown to 

 black; decidedly more spreading in habit, with a slight 

 tendency towards running ; beans longer and more nearly 

 like the Willow-leaved lima; pods may also be considered 

 very similar to those of the latter named variety. 



Plant small to medium, 12-18 inches tall with a spread about 

 the same or slightly larger. Quite spreading, almost sprawling 

 growth, somewhat inclined to run. Slender-stemmed with the 

 exception of the central stalk which is quite stout and erect: numer- 

 ous semi-twining branched. Foliage medium, very dark green, 

 glossy, smooth, lightly veined, apparently without pubescence and 

 medium thick and leathery; leaflets small, long, almost lanceolate 

 (4x2 3 j inches:, quite stiff and pointed, petioles numerous, medium 

 short. Flowers very numerous, white. 



Pods borne well above the foliage; dark green in color. Size 

 short, broad and slender (2? J: -3, 1 .| x 3 4 -, 7 s x } 4 ~ :i s inches), con- 

 taining 3-4 seeds per pod. Shape flat, long oval to elliptical thru 

 cross-section, straight to slightly curved, straight backed, regular, 

 fairly crowded, smooth, filled to the tip and edge and rounded at 

 the end. Spur very short, thick, straight and stiff. Suture, placen- 

 tal is flattened and carpellary, acute. 



Seeds small, 1.5x.9x.45 cm. ("70—75 per oz.); somewhat 

 triangular, long oval thru cross-section, distinctly flattened; ends 

 wide and nearly square, the other quite abruptly rounded and very 

 narrow. Hilum medium, slightly indented. Color light buff ipale 

 ochraceous buffi under color, mottled and splashed with varying 

 shades of blue-violet black to purplish black over entire surface. 

 Some seeds are almost entirely covered with the darker shades. 

 Quality fair to good. 



Monstrous. Refs. Aggeler & Musser, 1913. This 

 large-growing bush lima originated in Orange County, 

 Calif., and was introduced by Aggeler 8b Musser Seed 

 Company of Los Angeles in 1908. Apparently it is not 

 adapted for normal growth and development in the 

 northern states. This is borne out by the fact that in 

 the trials at Geneva no mature (ripe seed) pods were 

 produced and also because the introducers suggest that 

 its planting be limited to tropical and semi-tropical 

 climates. The growth habit of this extraordinary bean 

 is quite unique. At Geneva it produced numerous long, 

 prong-like, stiff, stocky branches that if given a chance 

 to develop under more suitable conditions would have 

 grown into extremely long, vine-like extensions. Morris 

 and Snow of Los Angeles report that under their condi- 

 tions the vine-like branches have grown 10 to 15 feet 

 long. The plant, therefore, should not be considered a 

 true bush, neither is it a distinct pole, since it lacks the 

 climbing characteristics. It may, however, be termed 

 a very vigorous viner, quite unusual in any other variety 

 of this species. 



Plant very large, spreading, often producing long runners in 

 suitable environment. Extremely vigorous, high yielding over a 

 comparatively long period of time. Stem large, stout and stocky, 

 moderately long internodes, multi-branched both basal and medial 

 in position. Foliage moderately abundant, dark green, dull, smooth, 

 medium thick but not very leathery or tough; leaflets moderately 

 large, broad (4j^x3J4 inches:, taper pointed. Flowers large, 

 white. Peduncles medium to short. Pods large; long, very wide 

 and thick ( 7 } j x 1 } 2 x 3 J 4 inches) , broad oval thru cross-section, 

 usually distorted, ends rounded, tip distinctly short and thick. 

 Seeds large, 16 to the oz., uniform, semi-circular, thick and white 

 in color. 



Philadelphia. Ref. W. Atlee Burpee Cat. 1924, 

 p. 74. This variety is one of the later distinctive develop- 

 ments of the bush lima bean. It had its origin as the 

 result of a cross between Fordhook and Wood's Prolific, 

 and apparently has retained many of the good qualities 

 characteristic of both parents. It was developed and 

 introduced by the W. Atlee Burpee Seed Co. and marks 

 the beginning of the introduction of improved varieties 

 as the result of controlled crosses rather than chance 

 sports or crosses that were formerly explained as the 

 result of " Nature's methods." 



At Geneva, this variety produced marketable beans 

 in 88 days, 1 day later than Wood's Prolific and 2 days 

 earlier than Dreer. According to the introducer, how- 

 ever, the pods mature fully as much as 7 days earlier 

 than Wood's Prolific. In this variety the plant and foliage 

 are very similar to Henderson Bush and Wood's Prolific. 

 It resembles the latter especially in vigor, pods slightly 

 larger and straighter, and containing four medium-sized 

 beans more often than three; somewhat earlier and 

 decidedly more productive than Dwarf Sieva. 



