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AMERICAN VARIETIES OF GARDEN BEANS. 



about 1883. In 1885 the variety passed into possession of T. W. Wood & Sons, who 

 sold the entire stock in 1887 to Peter Henderson & Co. 



Illustrations. — The dry seed is similar to Small White Pole Lima (PI. IV, 27), as 

 also are the cross section, green shell pod, and leaf (PI. V, 34; PI. XXI, 5; and PI. 

 XXIV, 5, respectively), all differing principally in larger size. 



JACKSON WONDER BUSH LIMA. 



Listed by 7 seedsmen. Seed tested: Burpee, 1898, 1901; Hastings, 1905; Thor- 

 burn, 1897. 



Description. — Plant large-medium in size, somewhat slender stemmed, productive 

 of many erect fruit stems, quite spreading in habit, often producing many runners, 

 early-intermediate in season, long in bearing, heavily productive. Leaf of medium 

 size, very dark, glossy green in color, very smooth, very stiff, with long, narrow, 

 pointed leaflets. Very floriferous. Flowers white. Green shell pods of a rich, dark 

 green color, of very smooth surface, straight, very flat, very uniform in size, small- 

 medium, moderately wide, about 3|- inches long, and containing 3 or 4 seeds much 

 separated in pod. Point or spur of pod very small or almost wanting. Pods borne 

 prominently above foliage and in very large clusters. Quality of green shell beans 

 fair to good. Dry seeds of medium size, proportionally short, very nattish through 

 cross section, truncate or rounded at ends, decidedly larger at one end than at other, 

 straight at eye, flesh yellowish in color, freely splashed with pansy violet, sometimes 

 almost solid pansy violet. 



Comparison. — Little known and planted. Cultivated mostly in the South. The 

 hardiest of all bush Limas and about as sure a cropper as Henderson's Bush, from 

 which it differs in larger vine, greater productiveness, larger pods, and large seeds of 

 different color. Possesses all the good qualities of the small-seeded sorts, but never 

 popular because of objectionable runners and colored seeds. Vine much more spread- 

 ing than Burpee's Bush, but not creeping in habit like Dreer's Bush. Leaf indis- 

 tinguishable from that of Willow-Leaved Bush and pods also resembling same variety ? 

 differing principally in slightly narrower, longer shape and seed of larger size. 



Synonym. — Steckler's Calico Bush Lima. 



History. — Introduced in 1891 by several American seedsmen and said to have origi- 

 nated in the vicinity of Atlanta, Ga. 



Illustrations. — Dry seeds are illustrated on Plate II, 22; green shell pod and cross 

 section of same are similar to Small White Pole (PI. XXI, 5, and PI. V, 34, respec- 

 tively); leaflets are about twice as wide as those of Willow-Leaved Pole (PI. XXIII, 

 2), approaching more the shape of Henderson's Bush. 



WILLOW-LEAVED BUSH LIMA. 



Listed by 3 seedsmen. Seeds tested: Burpee, 1900, 1901; May, 1904, 1905. 



Description. — Plant very small for a bush Lima, somewhat slender stemmed, very 

 erect, bushy, without runners or decided spreading branches, very early, long in 

 bearing, heavily to moderately productive. Leaf of medium size, of very dark, glossy 

 green color, very smooth, very stiff, and with very long, narrow, pointed leaflets; the 

 leaves, however, are very irregular in form, often approaching the broad shape of Hen- 

 derson's Bush Lima. Very floriferous. Flowers white. Green shell pods of dark 

 green color, of smooth surface, straight, very flat, very uniform in size, moderately 

 wide, small for a bush Lima, about 2| inches long, and containing 3 or 4 seeds much 

 separated in pod. Point or spur of pod very small or almost absent. Pods borne on 

 numerous large clusters well above plant and well toward the center. Quality of 

 green shell beans fair to good. Dry seed large, proportionally short, decidedly flat 



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