Bush Lima Beans, Speckled Butterpea 
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 the pole, eyes down, and 2 
inches deep. After they are well started, thin to 
2 vines to the pole and cultivate often. 
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 Hen- 
derson Bush. 
GIANT OR LARGE-PODDED 
(Days to Maturity, 88) 
Uses: Home gardens. 
Vine: 10 to 12 feet tall. 
Pods: Large pod, 7 to 8 inches in length. 
Seed: Large, green shelled beans. 
Richmond, Virginia 
SPECKLED BUTTERPEA LIMA 
ANEW VARIETY FOR 1954 
(Days to Maturity, 75) 
Similar to White Dixie Butterpea, except for 
seed color, and more hardy. Will produce under 
hot, dry conditions. 
Uses: Home gardens. 
Vine: 18 inches tall, vigorous, medium dark 
green, bushy, very prolific. 
Pods: 3 inches long, dark green, slightly 
curved, thick. 
Seed: Light, bright red speckled with dark 
carmine. Small and thick, almost round. 
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, King of the Garden 
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% inches long, light green, flat, 
4 to 5 beans per pod. 
Seed: White, large, thick and flat. 
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