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(Phaseolus lunatus), the large flat (P. lunatus macroccir- 
pus) and the potato lima (P. lunatus macrocarpus) . 
There are pole and bush representatives of each class. 
Sieva, also called “butter bean,” is a small seeded type, 
early, productive, but objection is raised to its small size. 
Leviathan is one of the best varieties of pole limas. 
It is early and desirable for ’home use and market. 
Ideal and King of the Garden are vigorous, produc- 
tive, large seeded limas that are largely .grown. 
Dreer’s Improved, of the potato-seeded type, is vigor- 
ous, productive, fairly early and of high quality. 
300. Varieties of Bush Limas: 
Henderson is the best known and most widely culti- 
vated bush or dwarf variety of the small type. 
Fordiiook is the most popular variety of the potato- 
seeded type. Burpee’s Improved, a large seeded represen- 
tative of the bush limas, was first of its kind introduced. 
301. Varieties of field beans. — There are four distinct 
types of field beans. Professor John W. Gilmore has 
prepared the following key to the group : 
Kidney, seed 1.5 centimeters or more in length, more or 
less reniform ; ratio — length, width, thickness, 1-4869- 
• 373 1 - 
Marrow, seed between 1 and 1.5 centimeters in length. 
Thickness exceeding half the length, 1-.6537-.6029. 
Medium, seed 1 to 1.2 centimeters in length. Thickness 
less than half the length, 1-.678-.4975. 
Pea, seed .8 centimeters or less in length, not reniform, 
1-.7467-.6096. 
C. D. Irish (“American Varieties of Beans,” p. 163) 
recommends the following varieties of the field class for 
shell purposes : Of the kidney type. White Kidney, Pro- 
lific Pickier and Red Kidney ; of the Marrow type, Vine- 
less Marrow, White Marrow, Aroostook and China Red 
Eve ; of the Medium type, Burlingame ; of the Pea type. 
Navy and Snowflake. The small types are grown most 
