VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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POLE LIMA BEANS Tele- Season. 
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Phaseolus limensis Code Picking 
FLORIDA BUTTER SPECKLED BOAST 78 
Commonly grown in the South. Adapts itself to adverse seasonal conditions very 
readily. Used either in the green shelled or dry bean stage. 
VINE —6 to 8 feet tall, glossy dark green, heavy yielder over a long period. 
PODS —3 to 334 inches long, flat and slender, 3 seeds per pod, medium green. 
SEED —Color, buff field with brownish spots and purplish eye-ring. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA BOHEA 88 
Outstanding among the pole limas for heavy production and climbing ability. It is an 
improved form of the Large White Lima. 
VINE —7 to 9 feet tall, excellent climber, productive over long season, medium green, 
quite vigorous. 
PODS —534 to 63 4 inches long, 4 to 5 beans per pod, light green, flat, slender, and 
slightly curved. 
SEED —Color, entirely white. 
LARGE WHITE LIMA or BUTTER BOLAS 88 
Similar to the King of the Garden. Used principally in the home garden. 
VINE —7 to 9 feet tall, excellent climber, production season fairly long. 
PODS —5 to 53 4 inches long, 3 to 4 seeds per pod, flat, curved, and slender. 
SEED —Color, entirely white. 
SMALL WHITE LIMA or SIEVA Phaseolus lunatus BONNE 77 
A small-seeded bean comparable to the Henderson Bush Lima. Very popular in the 
South. Earliest of the pole limas and continues bearing until frost. 
VINE —8 to 10 feet tall, excellent climber, glossy dark green. 
PODS —3 to 33 4 inches long, broad, flat, medium green, 3 to 4 seeds per pod. 
SEED —Color, entirely white. 
BEETS 
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Beet Trials at Keystone Valley Farm 
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TABLE VARIETIES 
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CRIMSON GLOBE 
BONUS 
64 
A home and market garden variety, medium late in season. 
SHAPE—3 inches in diameter, uniform globe shape. 
FLESH —Deep crimson, with alternate zoning of slightly lighter shades. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN 
BOOKY 
55 
A very fine, extra early sort for home and market garden use. Especially desirable as an 
early bunching type. Tops medium in size. 
SHAPE—Flattened globe, smooth; small and slender tap root. 
FLESH —Rich deep red, without fiber, fine textured, tender and crisp, of distinctly 
pleasing, sweet flavor. 
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