264 Gardening 
time the hills are prepared. A stout pole may be placed 
in the ground in the middle of each hill, or lighter poles 
or laths may be used. When the lighter supports are 
used, it is a good plan to lean together those from three 
or four adjacent hills of two rows, tying them together 
securely at the top. The giant-podded sorts of pole 
Limas are somewhat more difficult to grow than the 
small-seeded pole Limas. The Sieva or Carolina, well 
known in the South as the “ butter bean,” is one of the 
best of the small-seeded sorts. 
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Fics. 146 and 147. Planting Lima beans. This crop is more difficult to grow 
than the kidney bean. It will not be a success unless the soil is rich and well 
prepared, the seed planted at just the right time and depth, and the plants well 
cared for through the entire season. 
