ROSWELL SEED COMPANY 
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LIMA BEANS 
Burpee’s Improved (75 days)—Pods grow in clusters averaging 4 seeds each. Plants 
are very productive, large and erect. 
Fordhook (75 days)—Beans are plump, closely packed in pod which remains green 
for a long time. Four inch pods grow in clusters of from four to six and generally 
contain four beans. 
Henderson’s Bush (66 days)—This is the baby lima which is often grown for a dry 
shelled bean. Flat pods contain 3 to 4 flat beans. Plants are about 18 inches tall, 
early and dark green. 
King of the Garden (88 days)—The most popular large pole lima. A vigorous climber 
and heavy producer. Flat pods contain 4 to 6 large oval shaped beans. 
Sieva (77 days)—The small lima of the climbers, known in the South as Carolina 
Small White or Butter Bean. Heavy yielder and bears over a long season. 
Jackson Wonder (65 days)—A baby lima of the pinto or calico type. Strongly flavored 
beans are used for snaps or dry shelled. Plants are small and spreading, productive 
and drought resistant. Of the Henderson Bush Type. 
BEETS 
Plant early, will stand light frost. Plant through the season for succession and into 
the fall for late beets. 
Early Blood Turnip (50-55 days)—An old standard variety, well adapted to the Pecos 
Valley. Slightly flattened roots, flesh purplish-red with zones of lighter shade. Tops 
medium small, but fairly coarse. 
Detroit Dark Red (50-60 days)—Good for early or late planting in the home or market 
garden. Good shipper or canner. Dark color, does not show zones. Globe shaped 
with small collar and tap root. Uniform and smooth. 
Early Wonder (50 days)—Excellent quality. Turnip shaped, uniform and always 
gmcoth Roots of red flesh and zoned. Tops are small and erect which allow close 
planting. 
Crosby Egyptian (50-55 days)—Roots flattened globe shaped. Small collar and tap 
root. Flesh dark red and zoned, crisp and tender. 
Eclipse (65 days)—Small top. Roots globular, medium size, bright red with whitish 
zones. 
STOCK BEETS (Mangel Wurzel) 
Very valuable stock feed that can be cheaply produced. Plant six pounds of seed per 
acre in thirty inch rows and thin to eight inches in the row. Twenty pound beets and 
thirty tons per acre are not unusual. 
Mammoth Long Red (110 days)—-Our most popular variety because it is one of the 
heaviest yielders and grows about half out of the ground. Roots extremely large, 
long, slightly tapered, light red, flesh white with rose tinge. 
Golden Tankard (102 days)—Nearly cylindrical, growing partly above the ground. 
Skin deep orange-yellow, flesh zoned yellow and white. Productive and sweet. 
Giant Half Sugar Rose (90 days)—Roots long oval and tapered. White flesh which is 
rich in sugar. 
Vilmoren Sugar—Good for table use as well as stock feed. 
