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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY. BOSTON, VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Bean. Burpee's Bush Lima. Improved. 



LIMA BEANS. 



Pole Lima Beans are usually grown in hills 4 feet apart each way , 

 5 or 6 plants to each hill. The Dwarf varieties may be planted in 

 rows 4 feet apart and 6 inches distant in the row. Sow in a light 

 sandy soil, with warm exposure. 



DWARF VARIETIES. 



Burpee's Bush Lima. Improved, a bush form 



of the true large White Lima. Plants uniformly dwarf and 

 enormously productive. Pods large, containing 4 to 6 large 

 thick beans of superior quahty. 



Pt., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; 4 qts., $3.00. 



Fordhook Bush Lima. A greatly improved form of the Kumerle 

 Lima producing large handsome pods, each containing 4 to 5 

 beans which retain their flavor throughout the season. The 

 plants are of upright growth and very productive. 



Pt., SOcts.; qt., 90cts.; 4 qts., $3.50. 



Henderson's Bush Lima. A dwarf form of the Sieva Lima, 

 valuable for its earhness. Pods short, containing 2 to 4 beans 

 of excellent quality. Vines continue to grow and set pods 

 until frost. Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; 4 qts., .?2.50. 



Dreer's Bush Lima, or Kumerle. An excellent large-seeded vari- 

 ety. Pods thick and large, each containing 3 to 5 thick beans of 

 the best quality. Pt., 50 cts.; qt., 90 cts. 



POLE VARIETIES. 



Early Leviathan Pole Lima. The earhest large poie 



Lima with long, broad pods, containing 5 to 6 beans of unexcelled 

 quahty, remarkably productive. 



P_t., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; 4 qts., $3.25 



_ A vigorous and 



productive sort, pods very long, each containing 5 to 6 large 

 beans of delicious flavor. Pt., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; 4 qts., $3.25 

 Sieva, or Small Pole Lima. A popular small-seeded variety; 

 vigorous grower; pods short; very productive. 



Pt., 45 cts.; qt 85 cts.; 4 qts., $3.25 

 Dreer's Improved, or Challenger Pole Lima. The vines of 



this variety are vigorous and productive, the pods thick, and 

 contain 4 to 5 beans of excellent quality. 



Pt., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; 4 qts., $3.25 



King of the Garden Pole Lima. 



POLE BEANS. 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES. 



Farquhar' s Worcester Pole, a very eariy 



and remarkably productive form of Horticultural Pole 

 Bean. The long pods are highlj- colored, being beau- 

 tifully striped and splashed with bright crimson. One 

 of the best Shell Beans. 



Pt., 45 cts.; qt., So cts.; 4 qts., $3.00 



Improved Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. A 



valuable green podded variety. The pods, hanging in 

 clusters, are large, entirely stringless and tender. 



Pt., 45 cts.; qt.. So cts.; 4 qts., $3.00 



Saint Fiacre. A remarkable chmbing variety, pro- 

 ducing manj' clusters of fleshy pods almost stringless, 

 which are long, tender and deUcious. The plants con- 

 tinue to bear for a long period. Pt., 40 cts. ; qt. , 75 cts. 



Scarlet Runner* A popular variety, for ornamental 

 as well as culinary purposes, with large green pods, 

 very productive. Pt., 45 cts.; qt., 80 cts. 



WAX-PODDED VARIETIES. 



FaPquhar'S Everbeaping-. Very early and a con- 

 tinuous cropper; long tender pods borne in large 

 clusters. Pt., 60 cts. ; qt., $1.00. 



Kentucky Wonder Wax. An extremely prolific variety 

 bearing large golden-j'ellow pods, stringless and tender. 

 Pt., 50 cts.; qt., 90 cts.; 4 qts., S3.50. 



Mont d'Or, or Golden Butter. Long fleshy pods 

 produced in clusters; tender. 



Pt., 50 cts.; qt., 90 cts.; 4 qts., $3.25 



Golden Cluster. An early and beautiful sort, producing 



an abundance of bright golden-yeUow pods which are 



fleshy and tender. Pt., 60 cts.; qt., $1.00; 4 qts., .$3.50 



Indian Chief, or Wax. An excellent variety, with 



long white fleshy pods, quite stringless and tender. 



Pt., 50 cts.; qt., 90 cts.; 4 qts., $3.25 



Farquhar's Worcester Pole Bean. 

 Packets of all Varieties of Poie and Lima Beans, 20 cents eacli. Postpaid. 



