VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
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Phaseolus vulgaris Code 
GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX BLAST 
Particularly desirable as an early home garden and market sort. May be used either as 
snap, green shell, or dry beans. 
VINE —AA to 5 feet tall, good climber, heavy foliage, vigorous, hardy, long season 
producer, light green. 
PODS —6 to 7 inches long, waxy yellow, flat, broad, excellent quality, stringless, fiber¬ 
less, tender, and brittle. 
SEED —Color, entirely a veined, dull white. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX BLEND 
Unsurpassed within the wax-podded pole variety field. A very heavy producer of attrac¬ 
tive, high quality pods. Also good for green shell beans. 
VINE —4 to 5 feet tall, good climber, very productive, dark green. 
PODS —6 to 8 inches long, light golden yellow, thick-flat to oval, quality good, almost 
stringless, brittle, tender, and fleshy. 
SEED —Inclined to wrinkle, color entirely chocolate brown. 
DWARF LIMA BEANS 
Phaseolus limensis 
BURPEE’S LARGE BUSH LIMA BIBLE 
Known for its large, high quality seeds. 
VINE —14 to 20 inches tall, spreading in growth, productive, medium green. 
PODS — A A to 5 inches long, 3 to 4 seeds per pod, broad-flat. 
SEED —Color, entirely dull white with greenish tinge; large. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA BIGHT 
Improvement over the Burpee’s Large Bush Lima. Has larger, thicker beans, slightly 
earlier, more greenish tinged seed. 
VINE —16 to 22 inches tall, uniform growth, dark glossy green, vigorous, very produc¬ 
tive. 
PODS — AA to Sy 2 inches long, 4 large and thick seeds per pod, broad-flat. 
SEED —Color, greenish white. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA BIEGE 
This lima is famed for its distinct large size and appealing flavor. In great demand by mar¬ 
ket gardeners and for shipping green. 
VINE —16 to 20 inches tall, vigorous, heavily productive, erect, dark green. 
PODS —4 to AAl inches long, 3 to 4 seeds per pod, straight, broad-plump. 
SEED —Color, white tinged with green. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA Phaseolus lunatus BICEP 
The most important of the lima group. Oftentimes referred to as Baby Lima. It is principal¬ 
ly used by canners because of its small size, color of green shell beans, hardiness against 
disease, and earliness. 
VINE —11 to 13 inches tall, early, vigorous, productive, erect, and uniform in growth. 
PODS — 2.% to 3 inches long, broad-flat, slightly curved, dark green, 3 to 4 seeds per 
pod. 
SEED —Color, entirely creamy white. 
JACKSON WONDER SPECKLED BIDET 
A popular bean in the South. Noted for its extreme hardiness. 
VINE —16 to 20 inches tall, spreading, with inclination to runners, glossy dark green. 
PODS —2M to 3 inches long, dark green, broad-flat, somewhat curved, 3 to 4 seeds per 
pod. 
SEED —Color, buff field splashed with purplish black. 
McCREA’S LIMA BRENT 
Recent introduction that shows promise for canning and market shipment. Also merits a 
place in the home and market garden. 
VINE —12 to 14 inches tall, stocky, “potato” leaved, dark green, erect, vigorous, 
unusually hardy. 
PODS —3 to 3A inches, thick-flat, somewhat curved, 3 to 5 seeds per pod. 
SEED —Color, creamy white; thick-oval shape. 
WOOD’S PROLIFIC Phaseolus lunatus BREDE 
Quite similar to Henderson’s Bush Lima, except Wood’s Prolific is more vigorous, vine is a 
little larger, pods slightly longer, seeds larger, and somewhat longer in season. 
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