24 .”. JOHNSON &:. St SSPOKES (REMADE PETAL: 
THE CREAM OF THE LIMA BEANS 
= MannoTH * PODDED LIMA - 
This grand new Lima Bean, first introduced by us, is the 
result of over twenty years’ selection by one of the oldest and 
most successful market gardeners around Philadelphia, whose 
name it bears. No novelty we have ever offered cost us so 
much money to obtain seed stock, and even at the fabulous 
price offered Mr. Ford for his entire stock, he hesitated before 
selling, but finally accepted our offer. Its great value can be 
realized when we say from our own personal knowledge, it 
far surpassesin mammoth size, great productiveness 
and fine quality such excellent varieties as the King of the 
Garden, Salem Improved and other fine sorts. The pods 
grow to an average length of eight inches, as shown in the 
accompanying engraving made from nature, and are produced 
in immense clusters, containing from five to seven large 
beans per pod, of the most excellent quality, for using either 
in the green or dry state. The vines grow vigorously, setting 
the beans early at the bottom of the pole, and continue in 
bearing right up to frost. Ford’s Mammoth Podded is 
absolutely, without exception, the largest podded, finest 
flavored and most productive of all Lima Beans. Pkt., 
15e.; pint, 60c.; qt., $1.00, post-paid; by freight or express, qt., 
85e.; 4 qts., $3.00; peck, $5.00. 
STOKES’ EVERGREEN 
4 4 4 4 LIMA BEAN. 
In this new Lima, offered last Spring for the first time, we 
have the result of several years’ patient selection from our 
Salem Mammoth, which, as is well known, is the largest 
in size of bean ofall other Limas. The Stokes’ Evergreen 
not only holds the full size (double that of any other Lima) 
and great productiveness of the Salem Mammoth, but 
has the very remarkable additional quality of holding entirely 
the deep green color of the unripe or green state in all 
stages of growth and.even when dry and shelled, thus giy- 
ing the dry beans when cooked for use during the winter 
and spring months not only the entire green appearance but 
also the delicious flavor of beans just pulled or fresh from the 
vine. This very valuable evergreen quality is now entirely 
fixed and thoroughbred in this variety, as in the product of 
our own field-of four acres this season there was not a bean 
that showed the least whiteness when threshed out, all 
retaining their beautiful deep green color and superb flavor 
when cooked. Could a more valuable acquisition in Lima 
Beans be wished for? Seed searee. Pkt., 15¢.; pint, 60c.; 
qt., $1.00, post-paid; qt., 85e.; 4 qts., $3.00, by freight or 
express. 
JEKSEY EXTKA EARLY LIMA. 
Four years’ careful comparative tests by several of our 
most prominent Lima Bean growers has proved this selection 
to be fully ten days or two weeks earlier than any other. 
The pods are large and numerous, invariably having from 
four to five beans of a pleasant shade of green in each pod. 
These beans for the past few seasons have appeared in Phila- 
delphia markets abcut two weeks ahead of all other Limas, 
selling at from $3.60 to $4.00 per bushel of pods. We advise 
all our customers who grow for market and want a “ profit- 
able thing”’ in Lima Beans to plant this sort largely. Pkt., 
10c.; pint, 35c.; qt., 60¢e., post-paid; qt., 45¢e.; 4 qts., $1.50; 
peck, $2.75; bush., $10.00, by express or freight. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA. 
This new Lima Bean has fully sustained the strong claims 
made for it. They are vigorous growers, setting their beans 
early at bottom of pole, producing continuously to the end of 
the season. They are more prolific than the ordinary Lima, 
bearing their pods five to seven inches long in clusters of four 
and five, with five to six beans in a pod. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 
25e.; qt., 50c., postpaid; qt., 35c.; 4 qts., $1.25; peck, $2.25; 
bush., $9.00, 
« « DREER’S + + 
IMPKOVED OK CHALLENGER LIMA. 
Very productive and of superior quality: when green 
p they are nearly as large as the Large Lima, thicker, sweeter 
sil Z \ a) and more tender and nutritious, remaining green in the pod 
Lert for a long time after maturing. Pint, 30c.; qt., 55¢.; peck, 
Pkt., 15c.; pint, 60c.; qt., $1.00, post-paid. $2.50 
