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POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES (Cont.) 



10 lbs. 100 lbs. 600 lbs. 



or more or more or more 



Code Word per lb. per lb. per lb. 



London Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry becfi S0.14 S0.13 $0.12 



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

 market garden. Good climber. Pods 6 in. long, ^ in. '^'ide, 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 .123^ 



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

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

 sHghtly 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 little earher. 



St. Louis Perfection White beslo .18 .17 .16 



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

 for drj^ 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 quahty. 

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

 Kentucky Wonder 



SCARLET RUNNER besca .17 .16 .15i^ 



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

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

 able for snaps and green shell beans. Seeds kidnej^ -shaped, flat; 

 dark purple spotted with reddish-buff. 



Scotia or Striped Creaseback becot .13 .12 .113^ 



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

 heavily productive. Pods light green, becoming purple spotted; 

 6 in. long; Y2 in. wide, almost as thick; very fleshy, almost string- 

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

 purple. 



White Creaseback beaba .14 .13 .12 



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

 Good chmber, heavily productive. Pods light green, 5H in- long, 

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

 tender. Seeds white; excellent for baking. 



POLE LIMAS 



Detroit Mammoth Lima bemam .18 .17 .1632 



95 days. The largest podded pole hma. Splendid chmber, 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 .16 .1532 -15 



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

 13^ in. wide, Y% in. thick; straight, with 4 — 5 beans. Seeds large; 

 thick, flat, white. An improved form of Large WTiite Lima. 



Large White Lima belge .16 .1534 .15 



88 days. Good climber, heavily productive. Pods 5 to 534 in. 

 long, \Y in- wide, Y% in. thick, usuaUy with 4 large beans of 

 excellent quahty. V>ry beans large, flat, white. Similar to King of 

 the Garden Lima. 



SEIBERT'S EARLY LIMA beseb .16 .1532 15 



80 days. Early and dependably productive for home, market 

 garden and for canning. Pods 5 in. long, 13^ in. wide, Y^ in. 

 thick. Seeds large, thick, white. 



Small White Lima (Carohna or Sieva) 7 . . bec-ar .14 .1334 13 



78^days. Splendid chmber, heavy yielder. Pods 334 in. long, 

 Y% in. wide, M.in. 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). 



