Pole Lima Beans 



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50 Burpee's 

 Giant-Podded 

 Pole Lima 



Inoculate this 

 Seed with 



MuLFORD Culture 



Culture — ^A warm, sandy loam, enriched with well rotted stable manure is best. Must not 

 be sown until the ground is warm and dry. When poles are used for support they should be 

 set not less than 4 feet apart each way. Plant 4 to 6 beans to a pole, eyes down, 2 inches 

 deep. When well started thjn out to 2 plants to a pole. Cultivate frequently. Use 1 pacltet 

 to 15 poles; 1 pound to 50 poles; 40 pounds to the acre. Ready to use in 75 to 90 days. 



^ 50 Giant Podded Pole Lima 



The Heaviest Cropping Mammoth Podded Sort, 90 days 



Pods measure 7 to 8 inches in lengtli. The beans are of extra 

 large size. The vines grow so rapidly that they make a tre- 

 mendous growth of foliage which soon covers the poles, producing 

 an abundant supply of tender, rich, buttery beans in about 90 days. 

 Pkt. lOe; % lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. SOc; 5 lbs. $1.75; 

 10 lbs. $3.25, postpaid 

 Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.75; 25 lbs. $6.00; 50 lbs. $11.75; 100 lbs. $23.00 



4^ 52 Maule's Evergreen Pole Lima 



Named Because It Retains the Green Color the Best for Main Crop. 90 days 



Maule's Evergreen is a strong, robust, vigorous grower, very 

 prolific, producing large green limas in 90 days. Is one of the best 

 main crop pole lima beans, with enormous size pods. Some reach- 

 ing 7 inches in length, and are produced in large clusters, with 5 

 to 6 large beans to a pod. The dry bean retains the green color 

 longer than any other variety of which we know. 



Pkt. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. SOc; 5 lbs. $1.75; 



10 lbs. $3.25, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.30; 25 lbs. $5.25; 50 lbs. $10.25; 100 lbs. $20.00 



m 53 King of the Garden Pole Lima 



A Standard Sort; the Gardener's Favorite. 90 days 

 It is vigorous in growth and immensely productive. The vine 

 begins to produce pods near the foot of tlie pole and the bearing 

 season continues w^ithout interruption until frost. The pods are 

 large, numerous and well filled, and the beans are of mammoth 

 size. Ready for the table in 90 days. 



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



10 lbs. $2.75, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.15; 25 lbs. $5.00; 50 lbs. $9.75; 100 lbs. $19.00 



4e 49 Bwpee's Sunnybrook ■^''Vouuma^^fdays''^'' 



The main features of this fine new pole lima bean are its ex- 

 treme earliness and tremendous proliflcness. The combination of 

 these two valuable characteristics is sure to win a foremost place 

 for the variety in the home garden as well as with the market 

 grower. 



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



10 lbs. $2.75, postpaid 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.15; 25 lbs. $5.00; 50 lbs. $9.75; 100 lbs. $19.00 



54 Early Leviathan Extremely Early, Large Podded 

 •' Sort. 85 days 



Early, hardy and prolific. It is a strong grower, clinging well 

 to the poles and is a sure cropper. The pods differ from those of 

 other early pole limas in being straighter and longer. An excel- 

 lent home garden and market variety. 



Pkt. 10c; 14 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 



56 Dreer's Improved ''"''pof °t""L.ima*^'' go^Xys °' 



Of peculiar shape, being thick and plump. It is a very "meaty" 

 bean, of excellent flavor and high table quality. The beans are 

 delicious. They remain green in the pod a long time after matur- 

 ing. The pods, which are borne in clusters, average 4 or 5 inches 

 in length, and each pod contains 4 or 5 thick beans, w^hich shell 

 out more beans than other pole limas. Fit for picking in 90 days. 

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

 10 lbs. $3.65, postpaid 

 Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $4.05; 25 lbs. $6.50; 50 lbs. $12.75; 100 lbs. $25.00 



57 Carolina or Sieva The Baby Linia, Known as the Butterbean 



of the South. 75 days 



This very early and reliable small seeded pole lima is especially 

 adapted for planting in the South; does equally as well planted in 

 the north, especially in sections where early frosts will not permit 

 other limas to mature their crop. A continuous and prolific bearer, 

 maturing its pods in 75 days and continues until frost. 



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



10 lbs. $2.75, postpaid 52 Maule's Ever- 



Not prepaid, 15 lbs. $3.15; 25 lbs. $5.00; 50 lbs. $9.75; 100 lbs. $19.00 green Pole Lima 



53 King of the Garden Pole Lima Bean 



Place Lima Bean with the "eye" down; plants will appear quicker and less liable to rot 



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