er, and the
spots and markings duller. Cultivation and uses the same.

WHITE-RUNNER.

A variety of the Scarlet-runner. The plants are less vigorous, the pods
are longer and less wrinkled, and the flowers and seeds pure white.

The green pods are used in the same manner as those of the
Scarlet-runner, and are similar in texture and flavor; but the
shelled-beans, either green or ripe, are generally considered superior
to those of the Scarlet variety. They are sometimes seen in vegetable
markets under the name of the "Lima;" and are probably often cultivated,
as well as purchased and consumed, as the Lima. The White-runner beans,
however, are easily distinguished by their greater thickness, more
rounded form, and especially by their uniform whiteness.

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SIEVA.

Carolina. Saba. West-Indian. Small Lima. Carolina Sewee. Phaseolus
lunatus, var.

The Sieva is a variety of the Lima, attaining a height of ten or twelve
feet. The leaves and flowers resemble those of the Common Lima. The
pods, however, are much smaller, and remarkable for their uniform size;
generally measuring three inches in length, and about seven-eighths of
an inch in width: they are green and wrinkled while young, pale
yellowish-brown when ripe, and contain three, and sometimes four, seeds.

Though several days earlier than the Lima, the Sieva Bean requires the
whole season for its complete maturity; and even when planted early, and
receiving the advantage of a warm summer and a favorable autumn, it is
seldom fully perfected in the Northern States: for, though much of the
crop may ripen, a large portion almost invariably is prematurely
destroyed by frost.

The variety will blossom in eight weeks from the time of planting,
afford pods for shelling in twelve weeks, and ripen from near the middle
of September till destroyed by frost.

The seeds are white or dull yellowish-white, broad-kidney-shaped, much
flattened, five-eighths of an inch long, and nearly half an inch broad.
A quart contains about sixteen hundred, and will plant about a hundred
and fifty hills.

The Sieva is one of the most productive of all varieties. The young
pods, however, are tough and hard, and are never eaten. The beans, in
their green or ripe state, are similar to the Lima, and are nearly as
delicate and richly flavored. It is from two to three weeks earlier than
the last named, and would yield a certain abundance in seasons when th