Peerless Bush Lima 
e PEERLESS BUSH LIMA 
(U. S. No. 243) 
(Days to Maturity, 71) 
1948 U.S.D.A. introduction developed from a cross 
of Fordhooks X Henderson's Bush 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Adapted to 
freezing. 
Vine: 16 inches tall, with distinctive gray-green 
foliage; erect, vigorous and very productive. 
Pods: 3!/5 inches long, similar to Fordhook, 3 to 
4 seeds per pod. 
Seed: Creamy white, about halfway in shape and 
size between Fordhook and Henderson's Bush. 
e HENDERSON (Baby Lima) 
(Days to Maturity, 65) 
Uses: Widely used for home and market gar- 
dens. Principal canning variety. Good dry shelled 
bean. Excellent for freezing. 
Bush: 16 inches tall, vigorous, erect, uniform. 
Pods: 3 to 3!/4 inches long, dark green, broad- 
flat, slightly curved, 3 to 4 seeds per pod. 
Seed: Creamy white, small, flat. 
e CLARK'S BUSH 
(Green-Seeded Henderson) 
(Days to Maturity, 66) 
Uses: Excellent canning and freezing variety, be- 
cause of freedom from white beans at all picking 
stages. 
Bush: 16 inches tall, vigorous, productive, sim- 
ilar to Henderson. 
Pods: 3 inches long, 3 to 4 seeds per pod, sim- 
ilar to Henderson. 
Seed: Has green cotyledon, giving even dry seed 
a green color. 
e WOOD'S PROLIFIC 
(Days to Maturity, 7!) 
Uses: Very similar to Henderson Bush Lima but 
more vigorous, a little larger and somewhat longer 
in season. 
Richmond, Virginia 
e JACKSON WONDER 
(Days to Maturity, 68) 
Uses: Popular in South for home and market 
gardens. 
Bush: 16 to 20 inches tall, vigorous, erect. 
Pods: 3 to 3!/) inches long, dark green, broad, 
flat, slightly curved. 3 to 4 seeds per pod. 
Seed: Buff splashed with purplish black. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE: One pound is enough for 50 poles; 30 
pounds per acre. Poles should be set about 4 feet 
apart each way. When the ground is warm, plant 
4 to 6 beans to tne pole, eyes down, and 2 inches 
deep. After they are well started, thin to 2 vines 
to the pole and cultivate often. 
Pole Lima Beans, King of the Garden 
e KING OF THE GARDEN 
(Days to Maturity, 85) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Well adapted 
for freezing. 
Vine: 7 to 9 feet tall, vigorous, medium green 
foliage. 
Pods: 5 to 6!/5 inches long, light green, flat, 4 to 
5 beans per pod. 
Seed: White, large, thick and flat. 
e SIEVA OR CAROLINA 
(Days to Maturity, 77) 
Uses: Market and home gardens. 
Vine: 9 to 10 feet tall, dark green foliage. 
Pods: 3 inches long, broad, flat, medium green, 
3 to 4 beans per pod. 
Seed: White, small and flat. Similar to Hender- 
son Bush. 
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