VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 4 KEYSTONE SEEDS 
BEANS—Continued 



FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA — Selected to excellent type and uniformity. 
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FORDHOOK BUSH , MSCF BIEGE 75 
This lima is famed for its distinct large size and appealing flavor. In great demand by 
market gardeners and for shipping green. Recommended as adapted to freezing 
preservation. 
VINE —16 to 20 inches tall, vigorous, heavily productive, erect, dark green, 
PODS —4 to 4!/, inches long, 3 to 4 seeds per pod, straight, broad-plump. 
SEED —Color, white tinged with green, large plump oval. 
~ FORDHOOK 242 | MSCE BIXET 75 
Drs. Magruder and Wester, U. S. D. A., developed this potato type lima bean for its 
high and continuous productivity under adverse conditions. It is of excellent Fordhook 
quality and recommended as adapted for freezing preservation. ‘All America Selection 
BoM: 1945; 
VINE —16 to 20 inches tall, vigorous, somewhat spreading in growth, highly productive. 
PODS —3!/ to 4 inches long, slightly curved, plump, almost as broad and thick walled 
as Fordhook Bush, 3 to 4 seeds per pod. 
SEED —Color, white tinged with green, large, plump, oval, slightly smaller than Ford- 
hook. 
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