



POLE LIMA BEANS. 
PANMURE EXTRA EARLY.—The earli- 
est of alllimas. (See page 16.) 
SEIBERT’S EARLY LIMA.—After Pan- 
mure Extra Early the earliest of the pole limas 
and one of the best for practical farmers and 
truckers who wish to be first inthe market. It 
is the result of careful selection and high breed- 
ing, with three ends in view, namely: Earliness, 
agreen bean andathin pod. It is of large size 
and excellent quality, the beans being tender 
and succulent. It now holds a deservedly high 
place in public esteem, being valued for home 
use as well as for market. It is everywhere ad- 
mitted to be a strain of exceedingly high merit. 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 45 cents, 
postpaid, Peck, $1.75. 
SALEM IMPROVED LARGE LIMA. — 
This is a selected strain of the large pole lima, 
but so distinctly superior to the lima beans 
with which most of my customers are familiar 
that I give it a prominent place in my cata- 
logue. It is one of the most prolific lima beans 
on the market, as well as one of the best in table 
quality. The pods are borne in clusters, often 
with five or six large beans ina pod. It ripens 
shortly after Seibert’s Early, and bears until 
frost. I recommend it especially as a table 
| bean, though it is not less desirable for market 
| purposes. It should be tried by truckers for 
| their late or general crop. Every lover of this 
| delicious vegetable should by all means at least 
try this fine lima bean. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 ets.; 
| qt., 40 cts., postpaid. Peck, $1.50. 
DREER’S IMPROVED LIMA.--Alsocalled 
Challenger Lima, Thorburn’s Lima, Potato Li- 
ma, ete. This is a bean of rather peculiar shape, 
being thick and plump rather than flat and 
oval. Itis a very ‘‘meaty” bean, of excellent 
| flavor and high table quality. The vine has the 
| lima habit of growth, and is very productive, 
| with pods always well filled. The beans are de- 
licious. When green they nearly equal the ordi- 
nary 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 clusters, average four 
or five inches in length, and each pod contains 
four or five thick beans, squared at the ends by 
pressure. 
in wide favor. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; 
quart, 50 cents, postpaid. Peck, $1.75. ea 

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| dered by express or freight, 8 cents per pint or 15 
cents per quart may be deducted from prices 
quoted. Pecks and bushels are sent by express 
| or freight at purchaser's expense. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS. 
BURPEEX’S BUSH LIMA.—A dwarf or bush form of the large climbing lima. The climbing 
habit has been almost wholly obliterated, and no poles are required. The pods and seeds are of 
full limasize. The strain which I control is of uniformly dwarf or bushy habit. The plant grows 
18 or 20 inches high, and has anerect branching stem. The common yield is from 50 to 200 market- 
able pods per plant. The size and luscious flavor of the bean are exactly the same as with the 
climbing lima types. Sow in rows 3 feet apart and thin to 20 inches. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 
25 cents; quart, 45 cents, postpaid. Peck, $1.75. 
QUARTER CENTURY STRAIN BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA. — This is claimed to be ear- 
Her than the ordinary strain of bush lima and may be called an improvement, as it is free from 
that tendency to bear out on 
the prongs where the beans are 
apt to drop off in hot weather. 
One grower claims it to be 2 to3 
weeks earlier than the regular 
stock of Burpee’s Bush Lima. 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; 
quart, 50 cents. : 
HENDERSON’S BUSH 
LIMA.—The earliest of the bush 
limas; two weeks earlier than 
any of the climbing beans. It is 
Small in size, but of high table 
merit, and in favor with house- 
keepers on account of its delici- 
ous flavor and great productive- 
ness. The plant requires no sup- 
port of any kind. It bears until 
frost, and a small patch will sup- 
ply a family. Its bearing ability 
was demonstrated some years 
ago when I offered a prize of $150 
in cash for the largest yield. The 
winning plant carried 323 well 
developed pods. Packet, 10 cts., 
pint, 25 cts.; quart, 45 cts., post- 
paid. Peck, $1.75. 
DREER’S BUSH LIMA.— 
This is a dwarf form of the Dreer 
or Thorburn pole lima, interme- 
diate in size between Burpee and 
Henderson. It isa thick meaty 
bean, of extra good flavor and 
high food value. The plant grows 
12 to 18 inches high, and the 
bush form of growth is well es- 
tablished. It is very productive, 
the pods, like the leaves, being 
short and thick. Packet, 10 cts.; 
pint, 30 cts.; quart, 50 cts., post- 
paid. Peck, $2.00. 
WOOD’S PROLIFIC BUSH 
LIMA. — An improved type of 
true bushlima. (See page 24.) 



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It is no longer a new bean, but 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. 
No lima bean is more widely or more favorably 
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King of the Garden. It is a market favorite. F} 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; 
postpaid. Peck, $1.50. 
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