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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 in- 

 ches 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 quality. - 



Pt., 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts.; 4 qts., S3.00 



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



Henderson'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 until 

 frost. Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; 4 qts., $2.75 



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., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts. 



POLE VARIETIES. 



Early Leviathan Pole Lima. The earliest large P oie 



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

 quality, remarkably productive. 



Pt,, 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; 4 qts., $2.75 



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



Carpi nteria. A very productive variety producing large, tender 

 beans, which retain their green color. 



Pt. 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; 4 qts., $2.75. 



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

 vigorous grower; pods short; very productive. 



Pt., 40 cts. ; qt,, 75 cts. ; 4 qts., $2.75. 



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

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

 excellent quality. Pt., 35 cts.; qt., 60 cts.; 4 qts., $2.25. 



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 beau- 

 tifully striped and splashed with bright crimson. One 

 of the best Shell Beans. 



Pt,, 45 cts.; qt., 85 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., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts.; 4 qts., $2.75. 



Farquhar's Abundance. A remarkable climbing va- 

 riety, producing many clusters of fleshy pods almost 

 stringless, which are long, tender and delicious. The 

 plants continue 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., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts. 



WAX-PODDED VARIETIES. 



Farquhar's Everbearing. Very early and a con- 

 tinuous cropper; long tender pods borne in large 

 clusters. Pt., 75 cts.; qt., $1.50. 



Kentucky Wonder Wax. An extremely prolific variety 

 bearing large golden-vellow pods, stringless and tender. 

 Pt., 50 cts.; qt., 90 cts.; 4 qts., $3.50. 



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

 produced in clusters; tender. Pt., 75 cts.; qt., $1.50. 



Golden Cluster. An early and beautiful sort, producing 

 an abundance of bright golden-yellow pods which are 

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



Indian Chief, or Wax. An excellent variety, with 

 long white fleshy pods, quite stringless and tender. 



(Prop jailed.) 



Farquhar's Worcester Pole Bean. 



Packets of all Varieties of Pole and Lima Beans, 15 cents each. Postpaid. 



