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



LIMA BEANS. 



Farqxihar's Worcester Pole Bean. 



Pole Lima Beans are usually 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 White Lima. Plants uniformly dwarf and 

 enormously productive. Pods large, containing 4 to 6 large 

 thick beans of superior quality. 



Pt., .25; qt., .40; + pk., 1.50; pk., 2.75 



FoPdhook 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., .30; qt., .50; f pk., 1.75; pk., 3.00- 



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

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

 of excellent quality. Vines continue to grow and set pods un- 

 til frost. Pt., .25; qt., .40; * pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25; bush., 8.00 



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

 variety. Pods thick and large, each containing 3 to 5. thick 

 beans of the best quality. 



Pt., .20; qt., .35; i pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25; bush., 8.00 



POLE VARIETIES. 



Early Leviathan Pole Lima. The earliest large poie 



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

 excelled quality, remarkably productive. 



Pt., .25; qt., .40; i pk., 1.35; pk., 2.50 



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., .25; qt., .40; § pk., 1.35; pk., 2.50 

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

 vigorous grower; pods short; very productive. 



Pt.,.25;qt., .40;*pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25; bush., 8.00 

 Dreer's Improved, or Challenger Pole Lima. The v-ines 

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

 contain 4 to 5 beans of excellent quality. 



Pt., .20; qt.. .35; | pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25; bush., 8.00 



POLE BEANS. 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES. 



Farquhar'S Worcester Pole, a very early and remarkably 

 productive form of Horticultural Pole Bean. The long pods are 

 highly colored, being beautifully striped and splashed with bright 

 crimson. One of the best Shell Beans. 



Pt., .25; qt., 40; i pk., 1.35; pk., 2.50; bush., 9.00 



Improved Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. A valuable 

 green podded variety. The pods, hanging in clusters, are large, en- 

 tirely stringless, and tender. 



Pt., .25; qt., .40; i pk., 1.50; pk., 2.50 



Arlington Red Cranberry. A fine variety for string or snap, 

 almost stringless, tender and productive. Largely used as a dry Bean 

 when ripe Pt.,\20; qt., .35; pk., 2.00 



Searlet Runner. A popular variety, for ornamental as well as culinary 

 purposes, with large green pods, very productive. 



„ . . . , Pt-, .25; qt., .40; pk., 2.50 



Yard Long Pod. A curious and interesting variety, with pods 30 

 to 36 inches long i pt., .25 



WAX PODDED VARIETIES. 



Golden Carmine. A handsome variety, with golden yellow pods beau- 

 tifully striped witli bright crimson. It is very productive and is of 

 excellent quality both as a Snap and SlicU Bean. 



Pt., .20; qt., .35; h pk., 1.25; pk., 2.25; bush., 8.00 

 Golden Cluster. An early and beautiful sort, producing an abundance 

 of bright golden yellow pods which are thick, fleshy and tender. 



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



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



.sorts, with long (Irsliy puds produced in clusters, very tender. 



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

 Indian Chief, or Wax. An excellent variety, with long white 

 fleshy pods, quite stringless and tender. Pt., .20; qt., .35; pk., 2.50 



Burpee's Improved Bush Lima Bean 



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



