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POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES (Cont.) 



10 lbs. 100 lbs. 600 lbs. 



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Code Word per lb. per lb. per lb. 



London Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry becfi $0.14 S0.13 $0.12 



Snaps 70 days; green shell beans 80 days. Standard for home and 

 market garden. Good cHmber. Pods 6 in. long, ^ in. wide, thick, 

 straight, stringless; dark green at snap stage, becoming yellowish- 

 green splashed with violet-red at green shell stage. A trifle later 

 than Improved London Horticultural and pods shorter. 



McCASLAN POLE bepas .14 .13 .12 



65 days. Splendid for home and market garden for snaps and for 

 dry shell use. Good cUmber. Pods 8 in. long, medium green, 

 slightly flattened, fleshy, of good quahty. Seeds white. Similar 

 to Kentucky Wonder aside from color of seeds; similar to St. 

 Louis Perfection White, but often a httle earher. 



St. Louis Perfection White beslo .14 .13 .12 



65 days. Popular for snaps in home and market gardens; suitable 

 for dry shell use. Good climber; productive over long period. 

 Pods medium green; 8 — 9 in. long, nearly round and Yi in. in 

 diameter; fleshy, brittle, almost stringless, of splendid quaUty. 

 Seeds white. Aside from color of seeds is somewhat similar to 

 Kentucky Wonder 



SCARLET RUNNER besca .16 .15 .14 



About in season with pole-limas. Good cUmber. Flowers scarlet, 

 decorative. Pods dark green; 6 in. long; flat oval; fleshy; desir- 

 able for snaps and green shell JDeans. Seeds kidney-shaped, flat; 

 dark purple spotted with reddish-buff. 



Scotia or Striped Creaseback becot .13 .12 .11 



72 days. Unexcelled corn-field bean for snaps. Good cUmber, 

 heavily productive. Pods light green, becoming purple spotted; 

 6 in. long; Yi in. wide, almost as thick; very fleshy, almost string- 

 less, brittle, tender. Seeds light green, becoming stained with 

 purple. 



White Creaseback (Blue Lake) beaba .15 .14 



62 days. Splendid snap bean for home garden and early market. 

 Good climber, heavily productive. Pods light green, 53^ in. long, 

 Y2 in. wide, almost as thick; nearly stringless, very fleshy, brittle, 

 tender. Seeds white; excellent for baking. 



POLE LIMAS 



Detroit iVIammoth Lima bemam .18 .17 .163/^ 



95 days. The largest podded pole Uma. Splendid climber, heavily 

 productive as far North as Ohio. Pods 9 — 11 in. long, very broad, 

 with 5 — 7 large flat beans. Seeds very large, thick, flat, white. 



King of the Garden bekag .17 .16 .15 



88 days. Splendid climber, heavily productive. Pods 6 in. long, 

 IJ^ in. wide, Yk in- thick; straight, with 4^-5 beans. Seeds large; 

 thick, flat, white. An improved form of V^-rge White Lima. 



Large White Lima belge .17 .16 .15 



88 days. Good climber, heavily productive. Pods 5 to 53^ in. 

 long, \yi in. wide, y% in. thick, usually with 4 large beans of 

 excellent quahty. Dry beans large, flat, white. Similar to King of 

 the Gurden Lima. 



SEIBERT'S EARLY LIIVIA beseb .17 .16 .15 



80 days. Early and dependably productive for home, market 

 garden and for canning. Pods 5 in. long, \y% in. wide, y% in. 

 thick. Seeds large, thick, white. 



Small White Lima (Carolina or Sieva) becar .15 .14 .13 



78 days. Splendid climber, heavy yielder. Pods 3^ in. long, 

 y% in. wide, K ^ thick, with 3 — 4 seeds. Green shell beans small, 

 flat, of splendid quahty. Seeds white. Aside from the climbing 

 habit, later season, and shghtly larger pods and seeds, this is 

 similar to the bush form, Henderson's Bush Lima (Baby Lima). 



