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



POLE BEANS. 



Bean. Burpee's Bush Lima. Improved. 



LIMA BEANS. 



Culture. Pole Lima Beans are even more tender than the dwarf type and 

 should not be planted until toward the end of May or when all danger of frost 

 has passed. Set the poles about 4 feet apart each way and plant 4 to 6 beans 

 eye downward around each pole. When the plants are up thin out three plants 

 to a pole. When the vines have reached the top of the pole pinch them and so 

 increase the yield One quart will plant 75 to 100 hills. 



Bush Limas. Sow after May 15th and only if the ground is warm in rows 

 2£ feet apart and about 2 inches deep, putting the beans 2 inches apart in the row 

 "eyedown," later thinning so that the plants stand 6 to 8 inches apart. All Limas 

 being gross feeders, should be sown on well enriched land. One Quart of Dwarf 

 Limas will plant 100 feet. -J bushel will plant one acre. 



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



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 



POLE VARIETIES 



Carpinteria or Large Green-Seeded, a very 



productive variety producing large, tender beans, which retain 

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



Early Leviathan Pole Lima. The earliest large pole Lima with 

 long, broad pods, containing 5 to 6 beans of unexcelled quality, 

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



Culture. Sow from the middle to the latter part of May in hills 4 feet each 

 way. Poles 8 to 10 feet long should be firmly set in the hills before planting seed. 

 Set poles 4 feet apart each way and plant 4 to 6 beans about one inch deep around 

 each pole. Thin out to three plants to a pole if the soil is rich. Hill applica- 

 tions of well composted manure are of value. One quart of seed will plant 150to 

 200 hills according to the variety. 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES. 



lender and IrUe. A climbing French Bean yielding for a 

 long period a great profusion of long succulent and fleshy pods. 

 Almost stringless. Pt. 75 cts.; qt., $1.50 



Farquhar'S Worcester Pole. A very early and re- 

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



Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. A valuable green 

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

 tirely stringless and tender. Pt., 40 cts. ; qt., 75 cts. ; 4 qts., $2.75 



Scarlet Runner. A popular variety for ornamental as well as 

 culinary purposes, with large green pods. Very productive. 



Pt. 45 cts.; qt., 85 cts. 



WAX-PODDED VARIETIES. 



Kentucky Wonder Wax. An extremely prolific variety bearing 

 large golden-yellow pods, stringless and tender. 



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



Mont d'Or, or Golden Butter. 



clusters; tender. 



Long fleshy pods produced in 

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



Golden Cluster Wax. An early and beautiful sort, producing 

 an abundance of bright golden-yellow pods which are fleshy 

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



Farquhar's Worcester Pole Bean. 



Packets of all Varieties of Pole and Lima Beans, 20 cents each, Postpaid. 



