24 — W'^x'table Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



POLE LIMA BEANS 





56 Dreer's Improved 



Also called Challenger Lima, Potato Lim^, 

 etc. Of peculiar shape, being thick and plump 

 rather than flat and oval. It is a very "meaty" 

 bean, of excellent flavor and high table quality. 

 The beans are delicious. When green they 

 nearly equal the ordinary large lima bean In 

 size, but are thicker, sweeter and more tender. 

 They remain green in the pod a long time after 

 maturing. The pods, which are borne in clus- 

 ters, average four or five inches in length, and 

 each pod contains four or five thick beans, 

 easily shelled. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; 

 quart, 55 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freiglit, not prepaid, quart, 40 cts.; i qts., 

 S1.40; peck, S3. 50; bnsliel, S9.00. 



48 Early Leviathan 



An early variety of large size. The pods 

 differ from those of other early pole limas in 

 being straighter and longer. The pods hang 

 out from the foliage in large clusters; we have 

 frequently seen five to ten In a cluster, each 

 containing from four to six large beans to the 

 pod. An excellent home or market sort, giving 

 satisfaction everywhere. Paclset. 10 cts.; pint, 

 30 cts.; qtiart, 55 cts., postpaid. By express 

 or freight, not prei)aid, qnart, 40 cts.; 

 4 quarts, S1.40; peck, §2.50; busliel, S9.00. 



CtJLTURE. — A warm, sandy loam, enriched 

 with well rotted stable or poultry manure is 

 best. Must not be sown until the ground is 

 warm and dry. When poles are used for sup- 

 port 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 

 thin out to 2 plants to a hill. Cultivate fre- 

 quently but shallow. Use 1 quart to 100 hills, 

 20 quarts to the acre. 



5; Panmure Extra Early 



By carefully selecting the earliest pods year 

 after year we have secured a bean that is posi- 

 tively two weeks earlier than any other. Beans 

 are as large as the ordinary large lima, pods 

 containing four and five beans. Tested 

 alongside of thirty other varieties, it proved 

 one to two weeks earlier than the others. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.; qt., 55 cts., post- 

 paid. By express or freiglit; xiot prepaid, 

 quart, 40 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.40, peck, $3.50; 

 bushel, S9.00. 



53 King of the Garden 



This old standard market sort Is one of the best 

 for main crop. It is vigorous in growth and 

 Immensely productive. The vine begins to pro- 

 duce pods near the foot of the pole, and the 

 bearing season continues without interruption 

 until frost. The pods are large, numerous and 

 well filled, and the beans are of mammoth size. 

 The handsome pods often attain a length of five, 

 six, seven or even eight inches, with five or 

 six full and perfectly formed beans in each pod. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.; qt., 55 cts., post- 

 paid. By ex. or freight, not prepaid, qt., 

 40 cts.; 4 qts., $1.40; pk., $3.50; bu., $9.00. 



54 New Ideal 



Pods are of enormous size; some reaching 8 

 inches in length, and are produced in large 

 clusters, with .5 to 7 large beans to a pod. The 

 vines are remarkably productive. The superb 

 quality, tenderness and rich flavor, make New 

 Ideal one of the best main crop limas for home 

 garden or market. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 

 30 cts.; qnart, 50 cts., postpaid. By express 

 or freight, not prepaid, quart, 35 cents; 

 4 quarts, $1.35; peck, $2.35; bushel, $8.50. 



57 Carolina or Sieva 



(The Butter Bean of the South.) Grows 

 quickly, matures early and is Immensely pro- 

 ductive and bears continuously throughout the 

 season. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts., 

 postpaid. By ex. or freight, not prepaid, 

 qt., 35c.; 4 qts., $1.35; pk., $3.35; bu., $8.50. 



55 Salem Improved 



This is one of the most prolific large lima 

 beans on the market, as well as one of the best 

 in table quality. The pods are borne in clus- 

 ters, often with five or six large beans in a pod. 

 put., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts., post- 

 paid. By ex. or freiglit, not prepaid, qt., 

 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.35; pk., $3.25; bu., $8.50. 



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Maule's Evergreen 



Maule's Evergreen is a strong, robust, vigor- 

 ous gi-ower, very productive, and the dry bean 

 retains the green color longer than any other 

 variety of which we know; hence its name, 

 Evergreen. "When we add its unusual superb 

 quality, we have a lima bean that is near 

 perfection. Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; 

 quart, ,55 cts., postpaid. By ex, or freight, 

 not prepaid, qt., 40 cts.; 4 quarts, $1.40; 

 peck, $2.50; bushel, $9.00. 



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