I am trying to save as much of Robert Lobitz's bean legacy as I can. Robert Lobitz was a Seed Saver Exchange member from about 1982 to the time of his death in January of 2006. Robert spent much time, energy, and enthusiasm in his short life to bring these beans into the world. I think it would be a sad thing to just allow them to pass out of existence. I think there maybe some of his varieties that are at risk of going extinct. I had acquired a list of Robert's original named beans from Ron Thuma of Hartford, Kansas who had obtianed this list from Robert's brother James Lobitz. Over the last eight years I have acquired 71 of Robert's 103 named beans. If anyone has, is keeping, or knows of a source for any of the following beans. Could you please share a sample or trade me for something in my yearbook listing, or share the source information as to where they can be obtained. I am not even sure if all of these named beans even exist. So the following varieties are the names of Robert's original named beans that I have not yet obtained.
1.) Abundant Little Gem
2.) Bonanza Valley Navy
3.) Clarisa
4.) Cokato
5.) Crow River Speckles
6.) Eagle Island White
7.) Early Bird
8.) Early Dawn Pinto
9.) Eden Lake Pearls
10.) Eagle Island White
11.) Koronis Giant Pinto
12.) Koronis Little Red Trout
13.) Koronis Little White
14.) Koronis Red Eye
15.) Koronis White Oaks
16.) Koronis Yellow
17.) Little Baby Pinto
18.) Little Cloud Lepard
19.) North Star Yellow Eye
20.) North Town Brown Eye
21.) Oak Tree Pinto
22.) Purple Glory
23.) Purple Tiger
24.) Red Poded Red Swan
25.) Salt Spring Gold
26.) Snowbird Pinto
27.) Spring Valley Pinto
28.) Swan Island
29.) Swan River
30.) Queen Bee
31.) White Hawk
32.) White Sun
