Types of Lima Beans 



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not readily splitting open at maturity ; seeds much larger, white, 

 red, black or speckled. Of this true or large Lima there are 

 two types in cultivation: 



{a) The Flat or Large- Seeded Limas, which have large, very flat 

 and more or less lunate and veiny seeds, very broad pods 

 with a distinct point, and broad ovate leaflets. See Figs. 

 120 and 121. Burpee Dwarf is a form of this. 



(b) The Potato Limas, with smaller and tumid seeds, shorter 

 and thicker pods with a less prominent point, and long- 

 ovate leaflets tapering from a more or less angular base 

 into a long apex. See Figs. 122, 123. Challenger and 

 Kumerle are examples. There are dwarf forms. 



For insects and diseases of beans, consult: 



Weevil, Lintner, 7th Rept. N. Y. Entomologist, p. 255, very 



full, with ills.; Me. Rept. 1893, p. 171, ill. Use bisulfide 



of carbon, as for pea bag. 

 Anthracnose, N. Y. Bull. 48, very fully ill. Remove infected 



seedlings from field. Cover with Bordeaux mixture. 

 Rust, N. Y. Bull. 48. 



