Place Lima Beans with the ''eye'' 



down; plants will appear quicker and less liable to rot 



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Culture — 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 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 j)m shallow Use 1 

 pacliet to 15 poles; 1 pound to 50 poles; 40 pounds to the acre. 

 Pole Lima Beans are ready to use'in 70 to 90 days. 

 rrj /^ • J. D JJl J The heaviest cropping 



OU Vaia.ni r OdaCCl mammotli podded sort 



Pods ineasure7 to 8 inches in length. The beans are of extra 

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

 mendous growth of foliage which soou'covers the poles, produc- MKfF'' I 

 ing an abundant supply of tender, rich, buttery beans in about ' ' '" " 

 90 days and bear until frost. No home garden should be with- 

 out this excellent giant podded pole lima. 



Packet 13 cts. ; J4 pound 30 ots. ; pound, 50 cts., postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, pound, 38 cts. ; 10 pounds or over at 35 cents per 

 pound; lUO pounds, $30.00. 



s\ Panmure Extra Early pXtd"poio uml 



By carefully selecting the earliest pods year after year we 

 have secured a bean that produces limas ready for the table 

 in 80 days. Beans are as large as the ordinary large lima, pods 

 containing four to five beans. Tested alongside of thirty other 

 varieties, it proved one to two weeks earlier than the others. 

 Packet, 12 cts.; 3^ poiind, 33 cts.; pound, 40 cts., postpaid. 

 Not prepalfl, pound, 27 cts.; 10 pounds or over at 23 cents 

 per pound; 100 pounds, S33.00. 



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52 MaUle S tVergreen tains Us green color 



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

 prolific, producing large green limas in 85 days. 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 perfection for home or market. 

 Packet, 12 cts.; % ponnd, 25 cts.; pound, 40 cts., postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, pound, 27 cts.; 10 pounds or over at 23 cents 

 per pound; 100 pounds, $22.00. 



5^ iCing of the Garden besffor^auf cVop^ 



It is vigorous in growth and imn:iensely productive. The vine 

 begins to produce jiods near the foot of the pole, and the bear- 

 lug season continues without interruption until frost. The pods 

 are large, numerous and well filled, and the beans are of mam- 

 moth 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. Ready for the table in 85 days. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ^ pound, 23 cts.; pound, 40 cts., postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, pound, 27 cts.: 10 pounds or over at 23 cents 

 per pound; 100 pounds, $22.00. 



re C 1 ¥ . J ^^ enormous cropper of 



•>■> Oalem ImprOVea large pods and beans 



This is one of the most prolific large lima beans on the mar- 

 ket, as well as one of the best in table quality. The pods are 

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

 A choice large lima for main crop, either for home use or mar- 

 ket, bearing a crop in 9U days and continuing until frost. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; 3^ pound, 25 cts.; pound, 40 cts., postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, pound, 23 cts.; 10 pounds or over at 23 cents 

 per pound; 100 pounds, S22.00. 



The so-called Challenger 

 or Potato ULma 



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

 "meaty" bean, of excellent flavor and high table qualitj-. 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, easily shelled. Fit for picking In 85 days, and 

 continues bearing until very late in season. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ^^, pound, 23 cts.; pound, 40 cts., postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, pound, 2.5 cts.; 10 pounds or over at 23 cents 

 per pound; 100 pounds, S21.00. \ 



r^ t~^ \' C* SmallLlma, known as the 



01 ^^arOlma or OieVaButterbean of the south 



This very early and reliable small seeded pole lima is espe- 

 cially adopted 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 70 days and continues 

 until frost. Wakes an excellent dried lima bean tor winter use. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ^2 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 40 cts., postpaid. 

 Not prepaid, pound, 23 cts.; 10 pounds or over at 23 cents 

 per pound ;100 pounds, S21. 00. 



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