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point in limas, which are a little delicate in consti- 

 tution anyway, especially in the seedling stage — and 

 the biggest yielder of any I have grown and just as 

 good in quality — and there is no vegetable much 

 better than well cooked limas. With me, also, it has 

 proved as early as that old standard, Early Levia- 

 than, but this may have been a chance occurrence. 

 Ford's Mammoth is another excellent pole lima of 

 large size. Of the other pole beans, the two that are 

 still my favorites are Kentucky Wonder, or Old 

 Homestead, and Golden Cluster. The former has 

 fat meaty green pods, entirely stringless until nearly 

 mature, and of enormous length. I have measured 

 man}^ over eight and a half inches long — and they 

 are borne in great profusion. Golden Cluster is one 

 of the handsomest beans I know. It is happily 

 named, for the pods, of a beautiful rich golden yellow 

 color, hang in generous clusters and great profusion. 

 In quality it has no superior; it has always been a 

 great favorite with my customers. One need never 

 fear having too many of these, as the dried beans 

 are pure white and splendid for winter use. Last 

 season I tried a new pole bean called Burger's Green- 

 pod Stringless or White-seeded Kentucky Wonder 

 (the dried seeds of the old sort being brown). It 

 did well, but was in so dry a place that I could not 

 tell whether it was an improvement over the stand- 

 ard or not. It is claimed to be earlier. 



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