. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. PHASEOLUS PHASEOLUS 1295 4. rettisus, Benth. Metcalfe Bean. Root very large, said sometimes to weigh 30 lbs., running deep into ttie ground: stem trailing, roughisli: Ifts. rhombic to oblong, mostly obtuse and often retuse, rough on both sides; fls. in loose, interrupted racemes, rather small,purple: pod flat,
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. PHASEOLUS PHASEOLUS 1295 4. rettisus, Benth. Metcalfe Bean. Root very large, said sometimes to weigh 30 lbs., running deep into ttie ground: stem trailing, roughisli: Ifts. rhombic to oblong, mostly obtuse and often retuse, rough on both sides; fls. in loose, interrupted racemes, rather small,purple: pod flat, short, broadly oblong, some- what curved. Tex., west and. 1741. Sieva Bean— Phaseoluslunatus (X ^'o) 1742. Pods of Sieva, Large Lima. Potato Lima (X ^3}, Tlie two last are forms of P. lu- natus, var. macrocarpus. south. —Lately recommended as a forage plant in the dry regions of the Southwest. The Ivs. are thick and heavy and well adapted to dry, hot climates. Stems grow 8-10 ft. or more long. AAA. Annual {at least in the JV.), either twining or ^^busli," the Ivs. rnostly pubescent, cult, for food. — Garden beans of various kinds. B. Pod usually K in. or less broad: usually not climbing. 5. aconitlSolius, Jacq. Moth Bean. A diffuse, bushy or somewhat trailing plant with loosely brown hairy. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954 ed; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869, joint author. New York [etc. ] The Macmillan company
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