DWARF OR BUSH LIMA BEANS 
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Dixie Butterpea, Speckled — A miniature lima 
similar to the White Butterpea in size, maturity, 
d length and appearance. The seed is reddish- 
rown speckled with dark brown. Equally as fine 
as the white variety. 60 Days. 
Henderson Bush Lima — Principal home, market 
garden, and canning variety among the limas, be- 
cause of its uniform quality, productiveness, and 
disease-resistance. Bush is about 16 inches high, 
erect, dark green and thick. Pods are 3 to 3% 
inches long by % inch wide, flat and broad, some- 
what curved, dark green, contain 3 to 4 seeds. 
Seed is white, flat and thin, small. 65 Days. 
Jackson Wonder — A hardy, productive speckled 
lima which is popular with gardeners in the South. 
Bush is about 18 inches high, thick and spreading, 
dark green, very prolific. Pods are about 8 inches 
long by % inches wide, flat and broad, dark green, 
with 3 to 4 seeds per pod. Seed is buff colored, 
speckled with black. 68 Days. 
LARGE SEEDED TYPES: 
Burpees Improved Bush Lima — Larger podded 
and more productive than regular Burpees Dwarf 
Lima, and few days earlier. Bush is about 20 
inches high, dark green, thick, vigorous growth. 
Pods are about 5 inches long by 1 inch thick, flat 
and broad, medium green, contain 4 to 5 seeds. 
Seeds are pale green and meaty at cooking stage. 
Dry seeds are large, thick and flat, white. 75 days. 
Fordhook Bush Lima — Principal large lima for 
market garden, shipping and freezing. Plant is 
about 18 inches tall, uniform, dark green, pro- 
ductive. Pods are about 4% inches long by 1% 
inches wide, plump, straight, thick, medium green, 
_ contain 3 to 4 seeds. Bean is pale green at best 
cooking stage and with distinctive flavor. Dry seed 
| is white, thick oval, large. 75 days. 
- Fordhook 242 Bush Lima — A Fordhook type with 
the ability to yield under adverse weather condi- 
tions; less sensitive to soil and weather conditions 
than regular Fordhook. Plant is about 18 inches 
_ tall, spreading, dark green, productive over a long 
period. Pods are 31% inches long by % inch wide, 
about ™% inch shorter than regular Fordhook and 
slightly more narrow, curved, plump, contain 8 
to 4 seeds per pod. Dry seed is large, plump, oval, 
' white. 75 days. 
_ Peerless Bush Lima — A cross from Fordhook and 
Henderson, resulting in a fine variety for canning 
, and freezing, and for gardening. Plant is small 
' like Henderson but pods are like Fordhook with 
beans about 2/3 as large as Fordhook. Bush is 
about 16 inches tall, prolific, dark green. Pods are 
3 to 3% inches long by 1 inch wide, plump, medium 
green, contain $3 to 4 seeds per pod. Dry seeds are 
_ white thick-flat, medium size. 70 days. 
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