CHALLENGER (DREER’S IMPROVED, POLE FORDHOOK, BURPEE’S 
BEST) Ay, hee =) 92-97 days 
Pods: 3-4 x 1-14” , straight, broad, plump oval, medium green, medium 
large seeded. Pods similar to FORDHOOK. 
Vines: 9-12’, good climber, vigorous, medium grayish green, very pro- 
ductive. 
Seed: Large, thick, flat, oval, bright green in edible stage; medium large, 
flat to thick flat, broad oval, dull or greenish white in seed stage. 
EARLY JERSEY ees . . 87-92 days 
Pods: 4-4% x 1-14” , moderately curved, flat to thick flat, medium dark 
green, smooth. 
Vines: 6-8’, good climber, vigorous and moderately productive, medium 
to dark green. 
Seed: Medium large, broad flattened oval, green tinged white in seed 
stage. 
FLORIDA BUTTER SPECKLED ._. . 78-80 days 
Rods3 Aexe 7s. borne in clusters, slightly curved, flat, medium green. 
3 beans per pod. 
Vine: 8’, vigorous and prolific. Similar to SIEVA, productive over long 
period and high temperature. 
Seed: Small, round and plump in edible stage. Small and rounded, buff 
splashed with maroon in dry stage. 
FORD’S MAMMOTH : eo 2-27 days 
Pods: 4-44% x 1-14", thick flat to broad ‘oval, straight to slightly curved 
with some twisting, medium light green. 
Vines: 7-9’, good climber, vigorous, dull medium green, late bearer and 
only moderately productive. 
Seed: Large, plump, broad oval, pale greenish white in seed stage and 
brighter green in edible stage. 
GIANT BUTTER SPECKLED eS sundays 
Pods: 4-4%2 x 1-1%", almost straight, flat. Medium to dark green. 
Vine: 10’, vine more vigorous than FLORIDA BUTTER. 
Seed: Large and flat in edible stage. Greenish white with maroon splashes, 
large oval, flat in dry stage. 
GIANT PODDED _. . . 92-97 days 
Pods: 542-612 x ¥@- 14”, "thick flat, ‘moderately straight although some- 
what curved and twisted, dark dull green, smooth. 
Vines: 10-14’, moderately vigorous and productive, medium to dark 
green, good climber. 
Seed: Large, broad oval, flat, dull white, occasionally green tinged. 
KING OF THE GARDEN... eo) >) days 
Pods: 6-7 x 14%-1'%4", flat, curved, medium light green. Most popular 
pole lima; also adaptable to freezing. 
Vines: 8-10’, vigorous climber, dull medium green, heavily productive 
over moderate season. 
Seed: Large, nearly semi-circular, fairly plump, pale green in edible 
stage; same but flat to thick flat and green tinged anal White in seed 
stage. 
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