_ en (Green Seeded Lima) 
67 days 
Plant—15 to 18 inches tall, upright to 
spreading, with dark green foliage. 
Pods—38 inches long x % inch wide, simi- 
lar to Henderson. 
Seed—small, flat and light green in edible 
stage. Averages 3 seeds per pod. 
Somewhat later maturing than Hender- 
son’s Bush Lima, it is an excellent 
freezing and canning variety. 
Triumph (USDA 343) 70 days 
Plant—14 to 15 inches tall, shorter and 
more compact than Henderson, leaves 
thick and dull green in color. 
Pods—3 inches long x % inch wide, 
straight, narrow, thick, with 3 to 4 
seeds per pod which are borne in clus- 
ters under foliage. 
Seed—small, thick-flat and light green in 
edible stage. 
This new Lima has a uniform light green 
cotyledon and seed coat. An attractive, 
high quality baby lima for table use, 
canning and freezing. 
Pole Lima 
Florida Butter (Speckled Pole Lima) 
90 days 
Plant—8 to 10 feet tall, dark glossy-green 
foliage, and similar to Sieva in toler- 
ance to heat. 
Pods—3% inches long x % inch wide, flat, 
slightly curved, smooth and medium 
park green with 3 to 4 large beans per 
pod. 
Seed—small, flat, light buff splashed with 
dark purple. 
‘Commonly grown in the South and used 
as a green shell bean or dry bean. A 
prolific and continuous producer. 
Sieva (Carolina) 
King of the Garden Lima 
(Large White) 88 days 
Plant—8 to 10 feet tall, medium dark 
green foliage, a good climber and 
productive. 
Pods—6 inches long x 14% inches wide, 
flat and smooth with 4 to 5 large seeds 
per pod. 
Seed—large, flat and cream-white to very 
pale green. 
Popular because of high yield. Excellent 
for home garden use and the produc- 
tion of large seeded dry Limas. 
78 days 
Plant—10 feet tall, very dark glossy- 
green foliage, 
very productive. 
a good 
climber and 
Pods—3% inches long x % inch wide, 
flat and medium green with 3 to 4 
small, medium green beans per pod. 
Seed—small, flat and dull white. Excellent 
quality. 
A pole-type Henderson, this small Lima 
is known as the Pole Butterbean of the 
South. 
Pole or Running Green and Wax Pods 
Asparagus or Yard Long 70 days 
Plant—5% to 6% feet tall, dark green, 
vigorous. 
Pods—18 inches long x % inch wide, oval, 
light green, with some stringiness. 
Seed—very small, reddish-brown with 
black eye. 
Novelty item for home gardener. Plant 
resembles the Cowpea and is_ best 
adapted in the South. 
Blue Lake Stringless 64 days 
Plant—4 to 5 feet tall, vigorous and pro- 
ductive with large, medium dark green 
leaves, 
Pods—6 inches long x *% inch wide, round, 
stringless, medium green and of unsur- 
passed quality. 
Seed—small, kidney shaped, white. 
Differs from Blue Lake in that pods are 
stringless at all stages. Resistant to 
common bean mosaic and certain strains 
of rust. An excellent freezing and can- 
ning bean especially for the Northwest. 
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