iNOCULArE THIS 



Seep with 



MuLFORD Culture 



Pole Lima Beans 



INOCULATE THIS 



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 

 thin out to 2 plants to a pole. Cultivate frequently. Use 1 packet to 15 prilp<^- 1 pound to 

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



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Giant Podded Pole 



* SZ Maule's Evergreen Pole Lima ^^itlnc^^'J^te^lTtZrM^L^Trot 



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. When we add 

 its unusual superb quality, we have a lima bean that is near per- 

 fection for the home garden or market. 



Packet 10 cts,; % pound 25 cts.; pound 45 cts.; 

 5 pounds $1.75, postpaid 



Wot prepaid, 5 lbs. or over at 28 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. $25.00 



* 50 Giant Podded Pole Lima ^p?„f Xfa Ji"V%tdJd^^o?t 



Pods measure 7 to 8 inches In length. The beans are of extra ■■/iiiiiibiiiiiiii 



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

 mendous groAvth of foliage which soon covers the poles, producing 



an abundant supply of tender, rich, buttery beans in about 90 days im ibiihiiiiihiii i 



and bear until frost. No garden should be without this excellent BIWlllll lllWlil illl | 



giant podded pole lima. ii™i«™mmi.i 

 Packet 15 cts.; % pound 30 cts.; pound 50 cts.; 

 5 pounds $2.00, postpaid 

 Not prepaid, 5 lbs. or over at 30 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. $25.00 



4* S3 King of the Garden Pole Lima 



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



It is vigorous in growth and immensely productive. The vine 

 begins to produce 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 or even 

 seven inches, with five or six full and perfectly formed beans in 

 each pod. Ready for the table in 90 days. 



Packet 10 cts.; % pound 25 cts.; pound 40 cts.; 



5 pounds $1.50, postpaid 



Wot prepaid, 5 lbs. or over at 25 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. $22.00 



y/l O > e 1- I_ 75 days. [The Earliest Large Podded 



49 Burpee's Sunnybrook ' Poie Lima 



The main feature of this fine new pole lima bean are its extreme 

 earliness and tremendous prolificness. 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. 

 The long flower-spikes are produced in great abundance from the 

 base of the plant to the very summit of the vine, in some instances 

 even before the vines have taken hold of the pole. The individual 

 spikes carry from 5 to 10 pods of large size. Each pod is closely 

 packed with 4, and often 5, large, thick, meaty, light green beans 

 of the finest quality. 



Packet 15 cts.; % pound 30 cts.; pound 50 cts.; 



5 pounds $2.00, postpaid 



Wot prepaid, 5 lbs. or over at 30 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. $2S.00 



S4 Early Leviathan «° ^''''- l^oddTd^'loft""''''' "^^''^ 



Early, hardy, and prolific. It will not only give large lima 

 beans earlier than any other strain, excepting Burpee's Sunnybrook 

 Pole Lima, but is also extremely productive, both early and through- 

 out the season. 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. They are borne in large 

 clusters and contain 3 or 4, and sometimes 5, large beans each. An 

 excellent home garden and market variety. 



Packet 10 cts.; % pound 25 cts.; pound, 45 cts.; 

 5 pounds $1.75, postpaid 

 Wot prepaid, 5 lbs. or over at 25 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. $23.00 

 »/■ T> » t J 90 days. iThe So-called Challenger or 



56 Dreer's Improved Potato Lima 



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 maturing. 

 The pods, which are borne in clusters, average four or five inches in 

 length, and each pod contains four or five thick beans., which shell 

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

 Packet 10 cts.; % pound 25 cts.; pound 45 cts.; 

 5 pounds $1.75, postpaid 

 Wot prepaid, 5 lbs. or over at 28 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. $25.00 

 CT r% !• o* 75 days. The Baby Lima, Known as the 



b( Carolina or iSieva Butterbean of the South 



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. Makes an 

 excellent dried lima bean for winter use. 



Packet 10 cts.; % lb. 25 cts.; lb. 40 ets.; 5 lbs. $1.50, postpaid 

 Wot prepaid. 5 Ihs. or over at 23 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. .$20.00 



53 King of the Garden 



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



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