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



POLE BEANS. 



Bean. Burpee's Bush Lima. Improved. 



LIMA BEANS. 



Pole Lima Beans are usuall.v grown in hills 4 feet apart each way, 

 5 or 6 plants to each hill. Sow in a light sandy soil, with warm 

 exposure. The Dwarf varieties may be planted in rows 4 feet apart 

 and 6 inches distant in the row. 



DWARF VARIETIES. 



Burpee's Bush Lima. Improved, a bush form 



of the true large ^Yhite Lima. Plants uniformly dwarf and 

 enormously productive. Pods large, containing 4 to 6 large 

 thick beans of superior quality. 



Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; i pk., $L75; pk., .?3.25 



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 verv productive. 



Pt., 80 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; \ pk., $2.00; pk., $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 un- 

 til frost. Pt., 25 cts.; nt., 40 cts.; i pk., $1.25; pk., .S2.25 



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

 ety. Pods thick and large, each containing 3 to 5 thick beansof the 

 best quality. Pt., 25 cts,; ,,t., 40 cts.; \ pk., $1.50; pk., $2. .50 



POLE VARIETIES. 



Early Leviathan Pole Lima. The earliest large poie 



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

 qualitv, remarkably productive. 



Pt., 25 cts.: qt., ..'■)0; I pk., $1.75; pk., $3.25 



King of the Garden Pole Lima, a vigorous and 



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

 beans of delicious flavor. 



Pt., 30 cts.; (it., .50 cts.; \ pk., $L50; pk., $2.75 

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

 vigorous grower; pods sliorl ; very i)roduc(ive. 



Pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 ets. ; \ pk.", .?1 25; pk.. $2.25; bush., $8.00 

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

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

 contain 4 to 5 beans of excellent qualitv. 



Pt., 25 cts.: (jt., 40 cts.; \ pk., $1.25; jik., S2.25; bush, .S8.i)(), 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Worcester Pole, a very early 



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., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; \ pk., S1.35; pk., S2.50 



Improved Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. A 

 valuable green podded variety. The pods, hanging in 

 clusters, are large, entirely stringless and tender. 



Pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; ^ pk., $1.50; pk., $2.50 



Saint Fiacre. A remarkable climbing variety, pro- 

 ducing many clusters of fleshy pods almost stringless, 

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

 tinue to bear for a long period. \ pint, 40 cts.; pint, 

 75 cts. 



Scarlet Runner. A popular variety, for ornamental 

 as well as culinary purposes, with large green pods, 

 very productive. Pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts.; pk., $3.00 



Yard Long Pod. A curious and interesting variety, with 

 pods 30 to 36 inches long ... ... 5 pt., 25 cts. 



WAX PODDED VARIETIES. 



Mont d'Or, or Golden Butter, one of the 



best early sorts, with long fleshy pods produced in 

 clusters, very tender. 



Pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; pk., $2.75 



Golden Cluster. An early and beautiful sort, producing 



an abundance of bright golden vellow pods which are 



thick, fleshy and tender. Pt., ^25; qt., .40; pk., $3.00 



Indian Chief, or Wax. An excellent variety, with 



long white fleshy pods, quite stringless and tender. 



Pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; pk., $3.00 



Farquhar's Worcester Pole Bean. 



Packets of all Varieties of Pole and Lima Beans, 10 cents each. Postpaid. 



