BUSH LIMAS 
BURPEE’S BUSH eee es ee ee 76-80 days 
Pods: 442-5 x 1-144”, very flat, curved at tip to slightly curved, dark dull 
green, large seeded. 
Bush: 14-20”, erect but semi-sprawling with occasional short runners, 
vigorous, heavily productive, light to medium green foliage. 
Seed: Large, flat, pale green in edible stage; large, broad, oval, rather 
triangular, flat, dull chalky white in seed Stage. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH... a eee) O days 
Pods: 4%2-51% x 1-114”, flat, medium green, curved, large seeded. 
Bush: 16-20", erect, spreading, very vigorous and productive, glossy dark 
green foliage. 
Seed: Large, flat, pale green in edible stage; large, oval, flat, green tinted 
white in dry stage. 
*CANGREEN ‘VALEAMERICAS) SELECTIONS? «~=©Hon. Mention 1943. 00-70 days 
Pods: Same shape and size as HENDERSON’S but darker with bronze green 
color when ripe. 
Bush: Practically identical with HENDERSON but yield more concentrated. 
Seed: Same size but slightly thicker or plumper than HENDERSON, light 
green integument with flesh or cotyledons of deeper green. 
*KEARLY MARKET (U.S. 142) ‘Gcammaaysaeciosy = Bronze Medal 1945 
Pods: 442-51% x 1-14”, medium thick, dark green, curved with ree 
hae” fei", spreading, vigorous, dark green, heavy yielder of early 
Seed. paces flat, green in edible stage; broad, flat, greenish cream in dry 
stage. 
*xFORDHOOK ..... ee 0 days 
Pods: 4-412 x 1-1%”, thick, plump, medium green, straight. 
Bush: 16-19", erect, compact, bushy, dark green, heavily productive on 
fertile soils, but sensitive to changes in fertility or climate. 
Seed: Large, plump, rounded oval, pale green in edible stage; medium 
size, round to rounded oval, thick, creamy with green tint in dry stage. 
*FORDHOOK 242 Bronze Medal 1945.  . 75 days 
Pods: 342-4 x 1-148”, slightly curved, plump, similar to FORDHOOK BUSH. 
Holds size on late sets. 
Bush: 16-20", erect, compact, slightly spreading, highly productive under 
most conditions. 
Seed: Slightly smaller than FORDHOOK and has appearance of being thicker 
than FORDHOOK. 
Developed by Dr. Roy Magruder and Dr. R. E. Wester of U.S.D.A. 
at Beltsville, Md., as a highly productive Fordhook type for adverse 
conditions. 
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