Dwarf or Bush Lima Beans 



Culture — Succeed best in warm, sandy loam, enriched with well rotted 

 stable or poultry manure. Must not be sown until the ground is warm and 

 dry. Sow in drills 3 feet apart, placing' the eye down, 18 to 24 inches apart 

 in the drills; or in hills 3 feet apart each ■way, allow^ing 1 or 2 plants to 

 each hill. A packet w^ill plant about 25 feet of row; use 1 pound to 100 

 feet, 25 to 30 pounds to the acre. Ready for use in 65 to 85 days. 



« 60 Improved Fordhook Bush Lima 



A True Bush Form of the Famous Fordhook Bush Lima, Producing Larger 

 Pods with Thicker, Always Green Beans. 75 days 



Its strong, erect, true bush-form plant produces a thick growth of 

 dark green foliage, protecting the blossoms and pods from direct sun. The 

 larger and plumper pods are produced in clusters of from five to eight. 

 Each pod contains four to five thicker, more meaty, and plumper, always 

 green beans. Improved Fordhook Bush Lima yields a very heavy crop in 

 about 75 days, just as early as the original stock. 

 Pkt. 15c; Va lb. 30e; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. §2.25; 10 lbs. $4.25, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. ?5.10; 25 lbs. §8.25; 50 lbs. $16.25; 100 lbs. $32.00 



€t 64 Burpee's Improved Bush Lima 



Enormous Pods of Excellently Flavored Beans. 80 days 



This bean produces a magnificent crop of pods, which measure from 5 

 to 6 inches long by 1% inches vs'ide. Compared with Burpee's Bush Lima, 

 both pods and beans are much larger -while the beans, either green or dry, 

 are nearly twice as thick. The sturdy bushes are loaded with pods that 

 are truly enormous in size. The luscious green beans, ready for use in 

 about 80 days, are much larger than any bush lima. 



Pkt. 15c; % lb. 30c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.65, postpaid 

 Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $4.35; 25 lbs. $7.00; 5.0 lbs. $13.75; 100 lbs. $27.00 



^ 58 Fordhook Bush Lima 



The True Bush Form of the Popular "Potato" Lima. Enormous Bearer of 

 Plump Pods Filled with Thick, Meaty, Tender Beans. 75 days 



Fordhook produces a strong, erect, true bush-like growth. The pods 

 are borne in "clusters" of from four to eight, measure from 4 to 5% inches 

 long, about 1% inches wide by as much as three-fourths of an inch thick. 

 The pods contain three to five large beans with an average of four. Ma- 

 turing in about 75 days. 

 Pkt. 15c; Vz lb. 30c; lb. ."iOc; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75, postpaid 



Not prepaid. 15 lbs. $5.50; 25 lbs. $9.00; 50 lbs. $17.75; 100 lbs. $30.00 



61 Wood's Prolific Bush Lima 



The Earliest of All Limas; a Long and Continuous Bearer. €5 days 



Gro-n n for its extreme earliness. Its true bush form plants are prac- 

 tically loaded down with pods, which are borne from early in the season and 

 continue till frost. Pods contain 3 to 4 beans. Valuable as a shell bean 

 for w^inter use. Ready for the table in 65 days. 

 Pkt. 10c; Vs lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.25, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.60; 25 lbs. $5.75; 50 lbs. $11.25; 100 lbs. $22.00 - 



62 Burpee's Bush Lima 



64 Burpee's 

 Improved 



Beans as Large as Pole Limas; Luscious Quality and Productive. 85 days 



The plant grows 18 or 20 inches high, and has an erect branching stem. 

 The size and luscious flavor of the bean are exactly the same as with the 

 climbing lima types, maturing in about 85 days. 

 Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. SOc; 5 lbs. $1.80; 10 lbs. $3.35, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $6.50; 50 lbs. $12.75; 100 lbs. $25.00 



Improved Fordhook 



Dwarf Shell or Field Beans 



Note: Field beans have a tendency to send out runners or trailers. 



Culture — Succeed best in ^varm, sandy soil. Sow in drills 2 or 3 feet apart, placing 

 the beans 2 to 3 inches apart and cover the seeds with 2 inches of soil. Can be sown any 

 time from May until July 10, maturing the dry beans in about 60 to 65 days. A packet 

 will sow about 25 feet of row, a pound about 200 feet; 30 to 45 pounds per acre. 



^ 21 Robust Pea Bean 



The Standard Sort for Winter Use. 60 days 



This improved strain of ■n'hite field bean, which w^as introduced by the Michigan 

 Agricultural College, is such an improvement over the old standard sorts that it has 

 taken the place of the Boston Pea and Burlingame Medium field beans. We recommend 

 New Robust Pea Bean to our customers on account of its heavy yielding and disease- 

 resistant qualities. The strong, upright plant carries the pods well above the ground, 

 which keeps them from getting injured by w^et ■weather before harvesting. Ripens its 

 crop of medium size, dry, pearly white beans in about 60 days. 



Pkt. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.65, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $2.70; 25 lbs. $4.25; 50 lbs. $8.25; 100 lbs. $16.00 



24 White Marrowfat 



« 15 Red Kidney 



The Good Old-Fashioned Baking Bean. 60 days 



This well known field bean is one of the best varieties for 



use as a dry bean. Producing large, flat, green pods, well 



filled w^ith large, red, kidnes'-shaped beans, rich in flavor, and 



is one of the largest of all baking beans. Matures in 60 days. 



Pkt. 10c; Va lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 



10 lbs. $2.75, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.30: 25 lbs. $5.25; 50 lbs. $10.25; 



100 lbs. $20.00 



it 24 White Marrov^fat 



The Popular Large White Seeded Sort. 65 days 



This remarkable shell bean, grown so generally in all sec- 

 tions, is probably the most popular of all. Requiring only 

 about 65 days to mature and ripen its large white beans. 

 Plants are healthy and vigorous and a prodigious yielder. 

 Pkt. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 

 10 lbs. $2.75, postpaid 

 Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.00; 25 lbs. $4.75; 50 lbs. $9.25; 

 100 lbs. $18.00 



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WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA., 1931 



